31 May, 2011 Court of Chancery Explains Need to Plead Unfairness of Conflicted Deal By Morris James LLP The Ravenswood Investment Company LP v. Winmill, C.A. 3730-VCN (May 31, 2011) Some may think that all you need to state a claim for...
31 May, 2011 Court of Chancery Explains How to Value A Derivative Claim in Merger By Morris James LLP In re Massey Energy Company Derivative and Class Action Litigation, C.A. 5430-VCS (May 31, 2011) When a company that is subject to...
27 May, 2011 Court of Chancery Explains Class Certification Rules By Morris James LLP In re Lawson Software Inc. Shareholder Litigation, C.A. 6443-VCN (May 27, 2011) This decision explains in a clear way how the class...
27 May, 2011 Court of Chancery Explains Lead Counsel Selection Process By Morris James LLP Nierenberg v CKx, Inc., C.A. 5545-CC (May 27, 2011) This decision involves the application of the familiar standards governing the...
25 May, 2011 Chancery Decisions Highlight Importance of Independent and Disinterested Directors in Company Sale Transactions By Lewis H. Lazarus Delaware Business Court Insider Two recent decisions from the Court of Chancery — In re Orchid Cellmark Inc. Shareholders Litigation and...
24 May, 2011 Court Of Chancery Explains Revlon Application In Mixed Consideration Offers By Morris James LLP In re Smurfit-Stone Container Corp. Shareholder Litigation, C.A. 6164-VCP (May 20, 2011, revised May 24, 2011) When does the Revlon...
18 May, 2011 Delaware's Complex Civil Litigation Court: One Year Later By Morris James LLP Delaware Business Court Insider On May 1, 2010, the Delaware Superior Court established a specialized "division" within that court to...
16 May, 2011 Court Of Chancery Accepts Deal Protection Terms By Morris James LLP In re Orchid Cellmark Inc. Shareholders Litigation, C.A. 6373-VCN (May 12, 2011) In another decision reviewing whether deal protection...
16 May, 2011 Court Of Chancery Denies Fruitless Inspection By Morris James LLP Graulich v. Dell Inc., C.A. 5846-CC (May 16, 2011) The Court denied a petition to inspect corporate records for the purpose of...
11 May, 2011 The Viability of the Disclosure Only Settlement By Morris James LLP This article was originally published in the Delaware Business Court Insider | May 11, 2011 For corporations facing stockholder...
11 May, 2011 Superior Court Refuses to Permit "Pick Off" of Class Representative By Morris James LLP Stratton v. American Independent Insurance Company, C.A. 082-12-12 JRS CCLD ( May 11, 2011) In this unusual fact pattern, a defendant...
11 May, 2011 'Material Adverse Change' Clauses Protect Against Loss of Customers and Suppliers By Lewis H. Lazarus This article was originally published in the Westlaw Journal Delaware-Corporate | May 4, 2011 In the article, Lewis H. Lazarus and Jason...
04 May, 2011 Ignoring Chancery Court's Guidance on How to Act in Merger Transactions Could Jeopardize Deals By Lewis H. Lazarus This article was originally published in the Delaware Business Court Insider | May 04, 2011 The Delaware Court of Chancery, mindful of...