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Bryan Sullivan’s article “Katzenberg’s DreamWorks New Media Deal — Was It Fair?” appeared in Forbes on July 11, 2016. The article discusses the class-action lawsuit brought by minority shareholders against Jeffrey Katzenberg regarding his role in the Comcast-DreamWorks merger. According to Bryan, plaintiffs must be able to prove that Katzenberg’s personal deal and the acquisition were both unreasonable in order for this case to have any worthwhile outcome. Minority shareholder lawsuits against the majority are often expensive and very difficult to prove, especially in this case given Katzenberg’s iconic Hollywood status as a pioneer in animation and co-founder of DreamWorks.

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