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Stymied in its hostile takeover bid for magicJack VocalTec, San Antonio communications company Carnegie Technologies Holdings is now seeking the help of an Israeli court.

Carnegie and founder Paul Posner filed a lawsuit Wednesday in an attempt to get the court to direct magicJack to amend the agenda for its annual shareholders’ meeting to include Carnegie’s nominees for the board of directors.

Last month, magicJack said Carnegie’s push to nominate new board directors was “invalid” because the proposal didn’t meet Israeli company requirements.

Carnegie and Posner also alleged in their suit that magicJack has not provided them Nakitbahis shareholder information to be able to communicate with other shareholders.

“It is unconscionable that magicJack is trying to deny shareholders the opportunity to hear from us and to vote for validly nominated directors,” Posner said in a statement. He and Carnegie own 1.6 percent of magicJack, which invented a device that provides users free phone service through the internet.

Carnegie has said it plans to make an unsolicited offer of $8.50 a share, or about $135 million, for magicJack. The shares closed at $7.25 Wednesday.

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