"I am sure all of the members of this Court are familiar with how Miles Lanier came to be in possession of a substantial amount of Renraku stock and therefore entitled to a position on the corporation’s Board of Directors. I am sure you are also aware that Mr. Lanier’s departure from Fuchi was under less than . .. cordial circumstances." That was certainly an understatement. Nearly everyone in the corporate world knew that Richard Villiers and Miles Lanier had ended a years-long friendship over Lanier’s departure from Fuchi. It had been the talk of the corporate gossip circuit for months.