Case Title: Ryan v. Buckeye Partners, L.P.

Citation: 

Docket Number: 77, 2022

State: delaware

Court: Delaware Supreme Court

Date: 2022-10-03T00:00:00Z

Document:
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE 
WALTER E. RYAN, JR., individually  § 
and on behalf of others similarly   
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situated, 
 
 
 
 
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No. 77, 2022 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Plaintiff Below, Appellant,  
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Court Below:  Court of Chancery 
 
v. 
 
 
 
 
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of the State of Delaware 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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BUCKEYE PARTNERS, L.P.,  
 
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BUCKEYE GP LLC, CLARK C.   
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C.A. No. 2021-0432 
SMITH, PEITER BAKKER,  
 
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BARBARA M. BAUMANN, 
 
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BARBARA J. DUGANIER, JOSEPH 
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A. LASCALA, JR., MARK C.  
 
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MCKINLEY, LARRY C. PAYNE, 
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OLIVER G. RICHARD, III, FRANK S. § 
SOWINSKI, MARTIN A. WHITE, IFM § 
INVESTORS PTY LTD, IFM GLOBAL § 
INFRASTRUCTURE FUND,  
 
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HERCULES INTERMEDIATE  
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HOLDINGS LLC,  
 
 
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Defendants Below, Appellees. 
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Submitted: 
September 14, 2022 
Decided: 
October 3, 2022 
 
Before SEITZ, Chief Justice; VALIHURA, and TRAYNOR, Justices. 
 
O R D E R 
 
 
This 3rd day of October 2022, having considered this matter on the briefs of the 
parties and the record below, and having concluded that the same should be affirmed on 
the basis of and for the reasons assigned by the Court of Chancery in its Memorandum 
Opinion dated February 9, 2022; 
 
NOW THEREFORE IT IS ORDERED that the judgment of the Court of Chancery 
be and the same hereby is AFFIRMED. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
BY THE COURT: 
 
 
 
 
 
 
/s/ Karen L. Valihura 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Justice