27 Apr, 2016 Exercise of General Jurisdiction Over Foreign Corporations Overturned By P. Clarkson Collins Jr. The Delaware Supreme Court overturned its long-standing precedent in Sternberg v. O'Neill, 550 A.2d 1105 (Del. 1988), and ruled that a...
21 Apr, 2016 Delaware Supreme Court Limits Jurisdiction Over Registered Corporations By Albert J. Carroll Genuine Parts Company v. Cepec, No. 528, 2015 (April 18, 2016) Under Delaware law, an entity doing any business in Delaware must...
20 Apr, 2016 Court of Chancery Eyes Duties in Deals Involving Stockholder By Albert H. Manwaring IV To determine the applicable standard of review in a stockholder challenge to a corporate transaction, a plaintiff may rebut the business...
18 Apr, 2016 What Non-Delaware Lawyers Need to Know About e-Discovery in Delaware By Morris James LLP Many non-Delaware lawyers will, at some point in their careers, find themselves practicing in a Delaware court after being admitted pro...
16 Apr, 2016 CCLD Explains The Borrowing Statute And Duplicative Claim Preclusion By Morris James LLP Furnari v. Wallpang Inc., C.A. 13C-04-287 JRJ CCLD (Del. Super. April 16, 2014) Delaware has a statue that requires a court to "borrow"...
15 Apr, 2016 Court Of Chancery Explains Limits On Discovery In Advancement Case By Albert J. Carroll Harrison v. Quivus Systems LLC, C.A. 12084-VCMR (April 7, 2016) This is an interesting bench ruling because it illustrates the limits on...
14 Apr, 2016 Court Of Chancery Explains Demand Refused Rules By Albert J. Carroll Friedman v. Maffei, C.A. 11105-VCMR (April 13, 2016) This initial formal decision by the recently-appointed Vice Chancellor shows her...
13 Apr, 2016 Breach of Fiduciary Duty Claim Subsumed by Breach of Contract Claim By Morris James LLP Defendants are often faced with complaints that assert multiple causes of action arising from the same set of facts and circumstances. A...
13 Apr, 2016 Breach of Fiduciary Duty Claim Subsumed by Breach of Contract Claim By Morris James LLP Delaware Business Court Insider Defendants are often faced with complaints that assert multiple causes of action arising from the same...
06 Apr, 2016 Court Upholds but Limits Claims Arising From Merger Agreement By Lewis H. Lazarus The Delaware courts regularly address contract claims arising out of merger agreements. Among other recurring issues are whether and how...
04 Apr, 2016 Chancery Applies 'Rales' in Dismissing Derivative Claim By Morris James LLP Delaware Business Court Insider In Sandys v. Pincus, C.A. No. 9512-CB, (Del. Ch. Feb. 29, 2016), the Delaware Court of Chancery...
01 Apr, 2016 Court of Chancery Explains Advancement Rights of Seller Representative By Albert J. Carroll Hyatt v. Al Jazeera America Holdings II, LLC, C.A. 11465-VCG (March 31, 2016) This is an interesting advancement case as it applies the...
01 Apr, 2016 Court Of Chancery Again Explains Requirements For Ratification Defense By Albert J. Carroll Larkin v. O’Connor, C.A. 11338-CB (Transcript) (March 22, 2016) This is an interesting decision because it explains the requirements for...