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Abreu v. Unica Industrial Sales, Inc., La Preferida, Inc., Ralph Steinbarth, William Steinbarth, and Ebro Foods, Inc.,
Facts
Plaintiff is the president and 50% shareholder of Ebro Foods. Defendant Directors are the only directors of Defendant La Preferida, Inc., the other 50% shareholder in Ebro Foods and a company that distributes Ebro Food’s products. Plaintiff brings a derivative suit against Defendant Directors for breaching their fiduciary obligations to Ebro Foods. Plaintiff alleges that Defendant Directors attempted to procure trade secrets so that products utilizing them could be produced without going through Ebro Foods. The trial court held that Defendant Directors engaged in self dealing transactions and usurped the corporate opportunity. It awarded Plaintiff injunctive and monetary relief, attorney fees, and appointed Silvio Vega, plaintiff’s son-in-law, as a provisional director to oversee the new board of directors and break any director deadlock. Defendants appeal.
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