30 Apr, 2005 Federal Court Dismisses Claim Of Personal Jurisdiction Because Website Listing Did Not Meet Due Process Requirement By Morris James LLP Kalk v. Fairfield Language Technologies, No. Civ.A. 04-1486-JJF, 2005 WL 945715 (D.Del. Apr. 22, 2005). Pro se Plaintiff, a resident of...
30 Apr, 2005 Federal Court Awards Attorney Fees and Expenses Despite Lack of Bad Faith in Eleven Month Discovery Delay By Morris James LLP Tracinda Corp. v. Daimlerchrysler AG, No. Civ.A. 00-993-JJF, 2005 WL 927187 (D.Del. Apr. 20, 2005) This opinion relates to plaintiff's...
29 Apr, 2005 Court of Chancery Dismisses Stockholders' Claims Because Claims were Derivative and Demand was Not Excused By Morris James LLP In re J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. S'holder Litig., 2005 WL 1076069 (Del. Ch. April 29, 2005), aff'd, 2006 WL 585606 (Del. Mar. 8, 2006). J.P....
29 Apr, 2005 Court of Chancery Finds that Substantial Litigation Expenses Not a Sufficient Material Adverse Effect to Rescind a Contract By Morris James LLP Frontier Oil Corporation v. Holly Corporation, 2005 WL 1039027 (Del. Ch. April 29, 2005). Frontier Oil Corporation and Holly Corporation...
27 Apr, 2005 Federal Court Dismisses Fraud And All Securities Claims Against Defendants In DaimlerChrysler AG Merger By Morris James LLP Tracinda Corp. v. DaimlerChrysler AG, 364 F.Supp.2d 362 (D.Del. 2005). Tracinda Corporation ("Tracinda"), a Nevada entity with its...
27 Apr, 2005 Superior Court Dismisses Case Against Member of Limited Liability Company, Finding that Member Was Not Liable for the Actions of the Company By Morris James LLP Thomas v. Hobbs, C.A. No. 04C-02-010 RFS, 2005 WL 1653947 (Del. Super. Ct. Apr. 27, 2005). The Plaintiff brought an action for breach of...
26 Apr, 2005 Federal Court Dismisses Consumer Fraud And Punitive Damages Claims In Diversity Suit Under Arizona Law By Morris James LLP J-Squared Technologies, Inc. v. Motorola, Inc., 364 F.Supp.2d 449 (D.Del. Apr. 13, 2005). Plaintiff brought this suit alleging: (1)...
25 Apr, 2005 Court of Chancery Decides Atypical Appraisal Proceeding in Which Parties had Stipulated to All But One Asset of Merging Company By Morris James LLP Finkelstein v. Liberty Digital, Inc., 2005 WL 1074364 (Del. Ch. April 25, 2005). This appraisal case involved the fair value of shares of...
21 Apr, 2005 Court of Chancery Finds Change of Control Payments are Reasonable if a Majority of a Board of Directors Ceased to be "Existing Directors" By Morris James LLP California Public Employees' Retirement System v. Coulter, 2005 WL 1074354 (Del. Ch. April 21, 2005). Defendant Lone Star Steakhouse &...
18 Apr, 2005 Court of Chancery Enforces Arbitration Clause of LLC Agreement Because Claims "Arose Under" the Agreement By Morris James LLP CAPROC Manager, Inc. v. The Policemen's & Firemen's Retirement System of the City of Pontiac, 2005 WL 937613 (Del. Ch. April 18, 2005)....
10 Apr, 2005 Federal Court Examines Admissibility of Various Evidences In Trans-Atlantic Chrysler Merger By Morris James LLP Tracinda Corp. v. DaimlerChrysler AG, 362 F.Supp.2d 487 (D.Del. 2005). Tracinda Corporation ("Tracinda"), a Nevada entity with its...
05 Apr, 2005 Court of Chancery Finds Misappropriation of Trade Secrets and Awards Attorneys' Fees for Defendants' Willful and Malicious Misappropriation By Morris James LLP NuCar Consulting, Inc. v. Doyle, 2005 WL 820706 (Del. Ch. April 5, 2005). Plaintiff NuCar Consulting, Inc., claimed that Defendants,...
01 Apr, 2005 Court of Chancery Dismisses Wal-Mart's Claims Regarding Corporate-Owned Life Insurance Policies By Morris James LLP Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. v. AIG Life Ins. Co., 872 A.2d 611 (Del. Ch. 2005). Wal-Mart brought suit against all the parties involved in its...