The Costs of Conflict Resolution and Financial Distress: Evidence from the Texaco-Pennzoil Litigation
This article demonstrates that the dispute between Texaco and Pennzoil over the Getty Oil takeover reduced the combined wealth of the claimants on the two companies by over $3 billion. During the course of the litigation, Pennzoil's shareholders gained only one-sixth as much as Texaco's shareholders lost. When the litigation was settled, about two-thirds of the loss in wealth was regained. These fluctuations in value exceed most estimates of the direct costs of carrying on the litigation, and may reflect the disruption in the operations of Texaco caused by the dispute.
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1988
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Authors: | Cutler, David M. ; Summers, Lawrence H. |
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RAND Journal of Economics. - The RAND Corporation, ISSN 0741-6261. - Vol. 19.1988, 2, p. 157-172
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The RAND Corporation |
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