30 Nov, 2007 Court of Chancery Dismisses Merger Claims By Morris James LLP Globis Partners LP v. Plumtree Software, Inc., C.A. No. 1577-VCP (November 30, 2007). This decision explains why some attacks on a merger...
27 Nov, 2007 Court of Chancery Upholds Jurisdiction Over Nonresident Attorney By Morris James LLP Sample v. Morgan, C.A. No. 1214-VCS (November 27, 2007). In this major decision, the Court of Chancery has upheld its jurisdiction over a...
26 Nov, 2007 Superior Court Holds Date-of-Discovery Rule Doesn't Toll Statute of Limitations in Legal Malpractice Action By Morris James LLP Boerger v. Heiman, 2007 WL 3378667 (Del. Super. Oct. 31, 2007) The three-year statute of limitations under 10 Del. C. ยง 8106, which...
26 Nov, 2007 Supreme Court: When Standing is Closely Related to Merits, 12(b)(6) Applies, Not 12(b)(1) By Morris James LLP Appriva Shareholder Litig. Co., LLC v. EV3, Inc., -- A.2d --, 2007 WL 3208783 (Del. Nov. 1, 2007) Deciding whether a motion to dismiss...
22 Nov, 2007 Court of Chancery Limits Jurisdiction Over Officers By Morris James LLP Ryan v. Gifford, C.A. No. 2213-CC (November 21, 2007). In 2003, Delaware amended its long arm statute to cover corporate officers who...
21 Nov, 2007 Court of Chancery Extends Books and Records Inspection By Morris James LLP Melzer v. CNET Networks, Inc., C.A. No. 3023-CC (November 21, 2007). The scope of inspection rights may be affected by when a stockholder...
20 Nov, 2007 Court of Chancery Holds Advancement Lost Despite Conversion By Morris James LLP Bernstein v. Tractmanager Inc., C.A. No. 7263-VCL (November 20, 2007). This decision illustrates the perils in converting from an LLC to...
15 Nov, 2007 Supreme Court Upholds Preferred Stock Provision By Morris James LLP Hildreth v. Castle Dental Centers, Inc., Del. Sup. C.A. No. 195, 2007 (November 15, 2007). A tricky issue arises when a defective...
09 Nov, 2007 Superior Court: No Ambiguity, No Extrinsic Evidence, No Dice By Morris James LLP Dubuque v. Taylor, 2007 WL 3106451 (Del. Super. Oct. 1, 2007) This case demonstrates that a Delaware court will not consider extrinsic...
08 Nov, 2007 Court of Chancery Upholds Objective Theory of Contract Interpretation By Morris James LLP Seidensticker v. The Gasparilla Inn Inc., C.A. No. 2555-CC (November 8, 2007). In this decision, the Court of Chancery has once again...
02 Nov, 2007 District Court Finds No Ambiguity or Third Party Beneficiary Status, Grants Motion for Summary Judgment By Morris James LLP MBIA Ins. Corp. v. Royal Indem. Co., 2007 WL 3125319 (D.Del. Oct. 25, 2007) In this opinion the District Court resolved cross-motions for...
02 Nov, 2007 Court of Chancery Explains Limits of Requirements Contract By Morris James LLP XO Communications LLC v. Level 3 Communications Inc., C.A. No. 2131-VCL (November 2, 2007). While the actual terms of a contract will...
01 Nov, 2007 Court of Chancery Explains Fair Summary Rules By Morris James LLP In re Checkfree Corporation Shareholders Litigation, C.A. No. 3193-CC (November 1, 2007). Exactly what needs to be included in a proxy...