AstraZeneca’s Win in Shareholder Suit Over Viela Sale Affirmed

March 26, 2025, 2:16 PM UTC

AstraZeneca Plc‘s win over shareholders who challenged its $3 billion sale of biotech firm Viela Bio Inc. was affirmed Wednesday by the Delaware Supreme Court.

The high court’s brief order affirms a Chancery Court ruling from July 2024 that found the lawsuit failed to show the pharmaceutical company was Viela’s controlling shareholder at the time of the 2021 sale, or that it had materially misled or omitted facts in communications with investors.

  • Former Viela shareholder Stephen Sciannella alleged AstraZeneca had threatened to sell its 26.7% stake in Viela unless the biotech firm was quickly acquired
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