25 Apr, 2008 Court of Chancery Permits Special Committee Discovery By Morris James LLP Young v. Klaassan, C.A. 2770-VCL (Del. Ch. April 25, 2008) The use of a special committee of the board to avoid derivative suits over...
23 Apr, 2008 eBay Brings Stockholder Action In Court of Chancery Against Craigslist and Its Directors for Diluting Its Minority Stake By Morris James LLP Yesterday, eBay Domestic Holdings Inc. brought an action in the Court of Chancery, C.A. 3705-CC, against Craigslist and certain of its...
23 Apr, 2008 Delaware Retains Top Ranking for Fairness of Litigation Climate By Morris James LLP For the seventh year in a row, Delaware received the highest score in a nationwide survey of state liability systems undertaken by the...
22 Apr, 2008 Superior Court Dismisses Negligent Misrepresentation Claim Because Contract Barred Reliance on Extra-Contractual Representations By Morris James LLP Transched Sys. Ltd. v. Versyss Transit Solutions, LLC, 2008 WL 948307 (Del. Super. Apr. 2, 2008) This case illustrates Delaware’s...
14 Apr, 2008 Court of Chancery Upholds Right To Nominate Directors By Morris James LLP Levitt Corp. v. Office Depot, Inc., C.A. No. 3622-VCN (Del. Ch. April 14, 2008) This is a case of bylaws gone bad. While the obvious...
11 Apr, 2008 Court of Chancery Explains Causation Rules for Attorney Fee Award By Morris James LLP Helaba Invest Kapitalanlagegesellschaft v. Fialkow, C.A. No. 2683-VCL (Del. Ch. April 11, 2008) Attorneys who cause a benefit for...
10 Apr, 2008 Preeminence of Delaware Courts for Business Litigation Highlighted By Morris James LLP In the most recent edition of the ABA's Business Law Today publication, Vice Chancellor Donald F. Parsons, Jr., of the Delaware Court of...
10 Apr, 2008 Court of Chancery Finds Duty to Speak By Morris James LLP Corporate Property Associates 14 Inc. v. CHR Holding Corp., C.A. No. 3231-VCS (Del. C. April 10, 2008) In this case of first impression,...
09 Apr, 2008 Delaware Bankruptcy Court Applies Caremark to Officers By Morris James LLP Miller v. McDonald, C.A. 07-51350 (Bankr. Del. April 9, 2008) In a case of apparent fist impression, a bankruptcy court in Delaware has...