24 Jan, 2017 Delaware Supreme Court Signals Due Process Might Prevent Dismissal Based On Demand Futility Issue Preclusion By Albert J. Carroll California State Teachers Retirement System v. Alvarez, No. 295, 2016 (January 18, 2017) When a derivative suit is dismissed for the...
24 Jan, 2017 Court Of Chancery Explains Pleading Rules For A Caremark Claim By Albert J. Carroll Horman v. Abney, C.A. 12290-VCS (January 19, 2017) At first look, this decision seems to involve just another unsuccessful failure of...
23 Jan, 2017 Delaware Supreme Court Implies Duty Of Disclosure For Limited Partnership Conflicts Provision By Albert J. Carroll Dieckman v Regency GP LP, No. 208, 2016 (January 20, 2017) Agreements for publicly-traded limited partnerships often disclaim any...
20 Jan, 2017 Court of Chancery Explains Role of Records Demand in Alleging Wrongful Pre-Suit Demand Refusal By Albert J. Carroll Andersen v. Mattel, Inc., C.A. 11816-VCMR (January 19, 2017) This decision examines when pre-suit demand may be excused because the board...
17 Jan, 2017 Delaware Corporate and Commercial Case Law Year In Review – 2016 By Lewis H. Lazarus Albert H. Manwaring IV Albert J. Carroll Morris James attorneys Lewis Lazarus, Albert Manwaring and Albert Carroll authored an article published in Transaction Advisors titled...
11 Jan, 2017 When is a Manager Not Really a Manager? By Morris James LLP Under the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act, a non-Delaware resident may be deemed to have consented to being sued in Delaware if...
06 Jan, 2017 Court Of Chancery Explains Disclosure Pleading Standards And Burdens For A Corwin Defense By Albert J. Carroll In Re Solera Holdings Inc. Stockholder Litigation, C.A. No. 11524-CB (January 5, 2017) The well-known Corwin decision requires that the...
06 Jan, 2017 Court Of Chancery Explains Limits On Stockholder Challenges To Short-Form Mergers By Albert J. Carroll In Re United Capital Corp. Stockholders Litigation, C.A. 11619-VCMR (January 4, 2017) It is well understood that minority stockholders...
04 Jan, 2017 Supreme Court Clarifies Attorney Lien Rights By Albert J. Carroll Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP v. Sutherland, No. 151, 2016 (January 3, 2017) This decision explains the extent of an attorney fee lien in...
01 Jan, 2017 Patricia A. Winston and James J. Gallagher, II Elected As Partners By Morris James LLP Morris James LLP is pleased to announce that Patricia A. Winston and James J. Gallagher, II have been elected partners effective January...