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IN THE COURT OF CHANCERY OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE


LAWRENCE ZUCKER,

   Plaintiff,
v.

MARC L. ANDREESSEN, LAWRENCE T. BABBIO, Jr., SARI M. BALDAUF, RAJIV L. GUPTA, JOHN H. HAMMERGREN, JOEL Z. HYATT, JOHN R. JOYCE, ROBERT L. RYAN, LUCILLE S. SALHANY, and G. KENNEDY THOMPSON,

   Defendants,
and

HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY, a Delaware Corporation,
   Nominal Defendant.
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C.A. No. 6014-VCP


MEMORANDUM OPINION
Submitted:  March 5, 2012
Decided:  June 21, 2012

Michael W. McDermott, Esq., David B. Anthony, Esq., BERGER HARRIS, LLC, Wilmington, Delaware; Eduard Korsinsky, Esq., Eric M. Andersen, Esq., LEVI & KORSINSKY LLP, New York, New York; Gregory M. Nespole, Esq., Stacey T. Kelly, Esq., WOLF HALDENSTEIN ADLER FREEMAN & HERZ LLP, New York, New York; Attorneys for Plaintiff.

Collins J. Seitz, Jr., Esq., Bradley R. Aronstam, Esq., SEITZ ROSS ARONSTAM & MORITZ LLP, Wilmington, Delaware; Attorneys for Defendants Marc L. Andreessen, Lawrence T. Babbio, Jr., Sari M. Baldauf, Rajiv L. Gupta, John H. Hammergren, Joel Z. Hyatt, John R. Joyce, Robert L. Ryan, Lucille S. Salhany, and G. Kennedy Thompson.

Peter J. Walsh, Esq., Stephen C. Norman, Esq., Christian R. Walker, Esq., Matthew D. Stachel, Esq., POTTER ANDERSON & CORROON LLP, Wilmington, Delaware; Marc J. Sonnenfeld, Esq., Karen Pieslak Pohlmann, Esq., MORGAN, LEWIS & BOCKIUS LLP, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Steven M. Schatz, Esq., Boris Feldman, Esq., Katherine L. Henderson, Esq., Brian Danitz, Esq., WILSON SONSINI GOODRICH & ROSATI, Palo Alto, California; Attorneys for Nominal Defendant Hewlett-Packard Co.

PARSONS, Vice Chancellor.  
This is a derivative action brought on behalf of Hewlett-Packard Company (

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