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Which of the Following Was the Result in State of Wisconsin

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Which of the following was the result in State of Wisconsin Investment Board v.William Bartlett,the case in the text in which a shareholder sought an injunction blocking the merger of the pharmaceutical company in which it owned shares,Medco,with another pharmaceutical company?


A) That the injunction would be granted because the plaintiff's allegations demonstrated that the Medco board failed to inform itself of all material facts concerning the proposed merger.
B) That because of disputed issues of material fact, the injunction would be temporarily denied and the case scheduled for a hearing on whether the board adequately informed themselves of all material information necessary to execute the merger agreement.
C) That the injunction would be granted because the plaintiff's allegations established that the board failed to act in good faith and in the honest belief that the merger was in the best interests of the company.
D) That the injunction would be granted because the plaintiff's allegations established that the board willfully left themselves uninformed in order to serve their own self-interest.
E) That the injunction would be denied because the plaintiff's allegations of self-interest did not meet the threshold necessary to rebut the presumption of the business judgment rule.

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