29 Apr, 2010 Delaware Superior Court Creates Commercial Litigation Division By Morris James LLP Delaware's Superior Court has joined the ranks of courts in other states by creating a "business court" for commercial disputes between...
29 Apr, 2010 Court of Chancery Extends Revlon to Convertible Notes By Morris James LLP Binks v. DSL.net Inc., C.A. 2823-VCN (April 29, 2010) In this unusual case filed by a pro se litigant, the Court extended Revlon duties...
23 Apr, 2010 Court of Chancery Upholds Forum Selection in England By Morris James LLP Ashall Homes Limited v. ROK Entertainment Group Inc., C.A. 4643-VCS (April 23, 2010) This decision is interesting because it upholds a...
23 Apr, 2010 Court of Chancery Rejects Market in Appraisal Determination By Morris James LLP Global GT LP v. Golden Telecom Inc., C.A. 3698 (April 23, 2010) This is an interesting appraisal decision for 2 reasons. First, the...
23 Apr, 2010 Court Of Chancery Awards Big Damages In Stealing Business Case By Morris James LLP Beard Research Inc. v Kates, C.A. 1316-VCP (April 23, 2010) This is an excellent primer on how to litigate a business tort case arising...
21 Apr, 2010 Supreme Court Clarifies Vote Buying Rules By Morris James LLP Crown EMAK Partners LLC v. Kurz, C.A. 64, 2010 (Del. April 21, 2010) This important decision focuses on the increasingly controversial...
21 Apr, 2010 Delaware Superior Court Awards Large Fee For Discovery Abuse By Morris James LLP M&G Polymers USA LLC v. Carestream Health Inc., C.A. 07C-11-242 PLA (Del. Super., April 21, 2010) In this 193 page opinion, the Court...
20 Apr, 2010 Supreme Court Clarifies Forum Non Conveniens Rules By Morris James LLP Lisa, S.A. v. Mayorga, C.A. 410, 2009 (Del. April 20, 2010) This decision clarifies the effect of where an action is first filed. ...
15 Apr, 2010 Court Of Chancery Upholds Stockholder Representative Standing By Morris James LLP Coughlan v. NXP B.V. , C.A. 5110-CC (April 15, 2010) When a payout in an M&A deal is dependent on post closing events, somehow the...
12 Apr, 2010 The Court of Chancery Reaffirms the Vitality of Claims Asserting Insider Trading as a Breach of the Fiduciary Duty of Loyalty By P. Clarkson Collins Jr. Pfeiffer v. Toll, C.A. 4140-VCL (March 3, 2010) Vice Chancellor Laster recently affirmed the continuing vitality of state law “Brophy”...
06 Apr, 2010 Supreme Court Divides Over When Fair Dealing Claim Exists By Morris James LLP Nemec v. Shrader , C.A. 305, 2009 (April 4, 2010) In a rare split amongst the Justices, the Delaware Supreme Court has divided over when...