BALA CYNWYD, Pa., Dec. 1, 2008 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Law office of Brodsky & Smith, LLC announces that it is investigating the legal ramifications of the proposed acquisition of Mentor Corp. ("Mentor" or the "Company") (NYSE:MNT) by Johnson & Johnson ("J&J"). J&J has offered Mentor shareholders $31.00 a share for their stock. The total deal is valued at approximately $1.2 billion. Mentor stock traded at over $40.00 a share in January 2008 and, as recently as June 2008, the stock traded at $31.44, more than the J&J offer price.
If you are a Mentor shareholder and wish to discuss the legal ramifications of the proposed acquisition by J&J, you may e-mail or call the law office of Brodsky & Smith, LLC who will, without obligation or cost to you, attempt to answer your questions. You may contact Jason L. Brodsky, Esquire or Evan J. Smith, Esquire at Brodsky & Smith, LLC, Two Bala Plaza, Suite 602, Bala Cynwyd, PA 19004, by e-mail at clients@brodsky-smith.com, or by calling toll free 877-LEGAL-90.