[neilv]

Another angle: If a CEO denies to employees that an acquisition is in the works, to retain employees, but there actually was an acquisition in the works, and an acquisition happened, and it included employees' stock becoming officially worth $0 (or some other arguable financial harm)... could that constitute legally actionable fraud?

[mndgs]

Or, if it really was an acquihire, then you don't run around telling this to employees, not to scare them off .. (certaily this was a clause in the LOU/SPA)