23 Jul, 2015 Delaware Expands Jurisdiction Over Directors By Morris James LLP A recent but little-known decision by a Delaware court may have substantially expanded the state's jurisdiction over the directors of a...
23 Jul, 2015 CorpCast Episode 8: The Controlling Stockholder By Morris James LLP In this episode of CorpCast we go back to basics on the concept of the controlling stockholder. We address what constitutes a...
15 Jul, 2015 Court of Chancery Dismisses Appraisal Case For Violation Of The Continuous Ownership Rule By Morris James LLP In re Appraisal Of Dell Inc., C.A. No. 9322-VCL (July 13, 2015) To obtain appraisal rights following a merger a stockholder needs to...
15 Jul, 2015 Court Of Chancery Explains The Continuing Wrong Doctrine By Morris James LLP REDUS Peninsula Millsboro LLC v. Mayer, C.A. No. 8835-VCN (July 13, 2015) It is settled law that a cause of action accrues when the wrong...
15 Jul, 2015 Court of Chancery Explains That the Existence of a Controlling Stockholder Does Not Determine Demand is Excused By Morris James LLP Posted In Derivative Claims Teamsters Union 25 Health Services & Insurance Plan v. Baiera, C.A. No. 9503-CB (July 13, 2015) A...
14 Jul, 2015 Court of Chancery Explains Jurisdiction Despite Declaratory Judgment By Morris James LLP Doe v. Coupe, C.A. No. 10983-VCP (July 14, 2015) It is often contended that the availability of a declaratory judgment in Superior Court...
09 Jul, 2015 Delaware Superior Court Explains Fraudulent Inducement Claims By Morris James LLP ITW Global Investments Inc. v. American International Partners Capital Fund IV, L.P., C.A. No. 14C-10-236 JRJ (June 24, 2015) This...
08 Jul, 2015 Delaware Superior Court Addressed Limitations On Damages Clause By Morris James LLP Delphi Petroleum v. Magellan Terminals Holdings L.P., C.A. No. 12C-02-302 FWW ( June 23, 2015) This decision explains when a limitations...
08 Jul, 2015 Chancery Court Upholds Indicted Ex-Director's Advancement Rights By P. Clarkson Collins Jr. Advancement provides corporate officials with immediate interim relief from the personal out-of-pocket financial burden of paying the...
08 Jul, 2015 Delaware Superior Court Clarifies Breach Of Implied Covenant Claims By Morris James LLP Charlotte Broadcasting LLC v. Davis Broadcasting of Atlanta LLC, C.A. 13C-04-143-WCC (June 10, 2015) This is an interesting decision...
07 Jul, 2015 Delaware Student Data Privacy Protection Act Awaits Governor’s Signature By Carl "Chuck" N. Kunz III With the continuing push for more prolific and creative use of technology in Kindergarten through 12th grade classrooms, student data has...
02 Jul, 2015 Federal District Court Limits Fee Request By Morris James LLP Mor v. Collis, D. Del., No. 13-242-RGA (June 30, 2015) This is an interesting decision for the way it treats a fee request in connection...
02 Jul, 2015 Court Of Chancery Declines To Second Guess On Compensation By Morris James LLP Friedman v. Dolan, C.A. No. 9425-VCP (June 30, 2015) This is another in the line of decisions that goes back at least as far as the...
02 Jul, 2015 Do Equities Militate Against Restrictions Barring Petition for Dissolution? By Albert H. Manwaring IV Delaware Business Court Insider Delaware courts often emphasize the freedom of contract of parties to define their rights, powers,...
01 Jul, 2015 Court of Chancery Rejects Management Projections in An Appraisal By Morris James LLP LongPath Capital LLC v. Ramtron International Corp. C.A. No. 8094-VCP (June 30, 2015) This decision turns on rejecting the projections...
01 Jul, 2015 Court Of Chancery Explores Risk Management Duties By Morris James LLP In re General Motors Company Derivative Litigation, C.A. 9627-VCG (June 26, 2015) This decision involves the currently hot topic of the...