31 Jul, 2007 Court of Chancery Permits Security for Advancement By Morris James LLP Thompson v. The Williams Companies, Inc., C.A. No. 2716-VCS (July 31, 2007). Companies often find that they are required to provide...
31 Jul, 2007 District Court Denies Motion to Dismiss Fiduciary Duty Claims Under ERISA By Morris James LLP Cannon v. MBNA Corp., 2007 WL 2009672 (D. Del. July 6, 2007) In this class action lawsuit brought by former MBNA employees, Plaintiffs...
30 Jul, 2007 District Court Grants in Part, Denies in Part Motion to Dismiss Exchange Act Claims By Morris James LLP Baker v. MBNA Corp., 2007 WL 2009673 (D. Del. July 6, 2007) This case is a consolidated class action against MBNA and certain officers...
30 Jul, 2007 District Court Grants Canadian Corporation's Motion to Dismiss for Lack of Jurisdiction By Morris James LLP Alcoa Inc. v. Alcan Inc., C.A. No. 06-451-SLR (D.Del. July 17, 2007) In this action for declaratory judgment, Plaintiff sought a ruling...
30 Jul, 2007 District Court Allows Estoppel, Breach of Contract, Fraud Claims Against LLC Member, Dismisses Other Defendants By Morris James LLP Christ v. Cormick, 2007 WL 2022053 (D.Del. Jul 10, 2007) In this action for damages based on promissory estoppel, breach of contract,...
21 Jul, 2007 Court of Chancery Limits Inspection Rights By Morris James LLP NAMA Holdings LLC v. World Market Center Venture LLC, C.A. No. 2756-VCL (July 20, 2007). Frequently the rights of a member of an LLC or...
20 Jul, 2007 Court of Chancery Sets Standards for Injunction During Appeal By Morris James LLP Gradient OC Master Ltd. v. NBC Universal, C.A. No. 3021 (July 20,2007). This decision sets out the principles that govern when an...
20 Jul, 2007 Court of Chancey Upholds Fraud Claim In Company Sale By Morris James LLP Cobalt Operating LLC v. James Crystal Enterprises LLC, C.A. No. 714-VCS (July 20, 2007). This factually intense case is interesting for...
20 Jul, 2007 Court of Chancery Denies Stay In Backdating Case By Morris James LLP Brand v. Deason, C.A. No. 2123-VCL (July 20, 2007). When the Court is interested in the issues presented by a case and those issues are...
19 Jul, 2007 Court of Chancery Rejects Class Action Settlement By Morris James LLP In Re: TD Banknorth Shareholders Litigation, C.A. No. 2557-VCL (July 19, 2007). It is a mistake to take for granted that the Court of...
18 Jul, 2007 District Court Denies Motion to Dismiss for Failure to Join Indispensable Party By Morris James LLP Alcoa Inc. v. Alcan Inc., 2007 WL 2083813 (D.Del. July 17, 2007) In this action for declaratory judgment, Plaintiff sought a ruling that...
17 Jul, 2007 Court of Chancery Expands Right To Bring Direct Claims By Morris James LLP Rhodes v. Silkroad Equity LLC, C.A. No. 2133-VCN (July 7, 2007). The line between what is a direct claim and a derivative claim is...
12 Jul, 2007 Court of Chancery Defines Coercion By Morris James LLP Gradient OC Master Ltd. v. NBC Universal Inc., C.A. No. 3021-VCP (July 12, 2007). A line of Delaware decisions recognizes that it is...
06 Jul, 2007 Court of Chancery Rejects Late Acceptance By Morris James LLP Centreville Veterinary Hospital Inc. v. Butler-Baird, C.A. No. 1552-VCP (July 6, 2007). Second thoughts sometimes reach the right...
03 Jul, 2007 Superior Court Orders Insurers to Pay Defense Costs to Sun-Times Media Group, Denies Insurers' Motion to Dismiss or Stay By Morris James LLP Sun-Times Media Group, Inc. v. Royal & SunAlliance Ins. Co., C.A. No. 06C-11-108 RRC, 2007 WL 1811265 (Del. Super. Ct. June 20, 2007)....
03 Jul, 2007 Superior Court Acts as "Gatekeeper," Excludes Experts' Testimony on Damages By Morris James LLP Empire Financial Services, Inc. v. Bank of New York (Delaware), C.A. 00C-09-235 SCD, 2007 WL 1677580 (Del. Super. Ct. June 8, 2007). The...