29 May, 2015 Court Of Chancery Confirms Jurisdiction Over Escrows By Morris James LLP East Balt LLC v. East Balt US LLC, C.A. 10462-VCN (May 28, 2015) There are often disputes over funds held in escrow under earn out or...
29 May, 2015 Court of Chancery Upholds Cash Calls to Eliminate Minority Owner By Morris James LLP CanCan Development LLC v. Manno, C.A. 6429-VCL (May 27, 2015) This is a great decision on how to get rid of a minority owner in an LLC...
29 May, 2015 Court Of Chancery Explains The “Personal Claim” Exception To Advancement Rights By Morris James LLP Mooney v. Echo Therapeutics Inc., C.A. 10054-VCP (May 28, 2015) In the area of what claims are subject to the right to have fees advanced...
29 May, 2015 Court of Chancery Upholds Right To Secondary Offering By Morris James LLP In Re Molycorp Inc. Shareholder Derivative Litigation, C.A. 7282-VCN (May 27, 2015) When investors bargain for the right to have their...
29 May, 2015 Court of Chancery Limits Conditional Advancement Contracts By Morris James LLP Blankenship v. Alpha Appalachia Holdings Inc., C.A. 10610-CB (May 28, 2015) Corporations continue to regret conferring broad advancement...
27 May, 2015 CorpCast Episode 5: The eDiscovery Big Picture By Morris James LLP Many attorneys view eDiscovery as merely something they “have to do.” On Episode 5, we speak to Ian McCauley, Morris James’ eDiscovery...
27 May, 2015 How Collateral Estoppel Can Be Your Best Friend in Stockholder Litigation By Morris James LLP Two recent decisions from the Delaware Court of Chancery have dusted off the venerable doctrine of collateral estoppel to dismiss...
22 May, 2015 Court of Chancery Awards Major Fee By Morris James LLP In re Activision Blizzard Inc. Stockholder Litigation, C.A. 8885-VCL (May 20, 2015, revised May 21, 2015) This decision will be...
21 May, 2015 Thirteen Morris James Attorneys Recognized in Chambers USA 2015 By Morris James LLP Morris James LLP is pleased to announce that thirteen attorneys in six separate practice areas have been ranked among the leading...
20 May, 2015 Violation of Corporate Charter: Breach of Contract, Fiduciary Duties or Both By Albert H. Manwaring IV When a company takes action through its board in violation of its certificate of incorporation, may a plaintiff stockholder bring suit...
18 May, 2015 Supreme Court Clarifies When Independent Directors May Be Dismissed From Case By Morris James LLP In re Cornerstone Therapeutics Inc. Stockholder Litigation, No. 564, 2014 (May 14, 2015) This important Supreme Court decision clarifies...
15 May, 2015 Delaware Super Lawyers® 2015 Recognizes 8 Morris James Attorneys By Morris James LLP Delaware Super Lawyers® magazine has recognized four Morris James partners as top legal counsel in Delaware and four "Rising Stars®"...
15 May, 2015 Court of Chancery Clarifies Creditors' Rights By Morris James LLP A just-issued Court of Chancery decision clarifies, and possibly expands, creditors' rights. In 2007, the Delaware Supreme Court ruled...
13 May, 2015 Court of Chancery Clarifies Creditors' Rights By Morris James LLP Delaware Business Court Insider A just-issued Court of Chancery decision clarifies, and possibly expands, creditors' rights. In 2007, the...
13 May, 2015 Court of Chancery Explains Standard of Review of Special Litigation Committee Report By Morris James LLP Iron Workers District Council Of Philadelphia & Vicinity Retirement & Pension Plan v. Andreotti, C.A. No. 9714-VCG (May 8, 2015) This may...
13 May, 2015 Court Of Chancery Awards Loser Fees By Morris James LLP In re Nine Systems Corporation Shareholder Litigation, C.A. No. 3940-VCN (May 7, 2015) After years of litigating a breach of fiduciary...