27 Nov, 2017 Court Of Chancery Finds Pre-Merger Suit Unripe By Morris James LLP Posted In Fiduciary Duty In re Straight Path Communications Inc. Shareholders Litigation, C.A. No. 2017-0486-SG (Nov. 20, 2017) This is...
27 Nov, 2017 Court of Chancery Finds Pre-Merger Suit Unripe By Morris James LLP In re Straight Path Communications Inc. Shareholders Litigation, C.A. No. 2017-0486-SG (Nov. 20, 2017) This is an interesting decision...
22 Nov, 2017 Court of Chancery Dismisses Derivative Action for Failure to Plead Demand Futility By Lewis H. Lazarus A cardinal principle of Delaware law is that directors manage the business and affairs of a Delaware corporation. This includes decisions...
17 Nov, 2017 Be Careful What You Ask For in a Section 225 Case By Morris James LLP Delaware recognizes the need to promptly resolve disputes over the composition of the board of directors of a Delaware corporation....
17 Nov, 2017 Court Of Chancery Rejects Attorney-Driven Books And Records Demand By Albert J. Carroll Wilkinson v. A. Schulman, Inc., C.A. No. 2017-0138-VCL (Nov. 13, 2017) This decision has potential far-reaching consequences for...
14 Nov, 2017 Morris James Leads in Delaware Today “Top Lawyers” Issue with 28 Attorney Recognitions By Morris James LLP Morris James LLP is pleased to announce it received 28 recognitions in Delaware Today magazine’s 2017 Delaware Top Lawyers issue. The...
13 Nov, 2017 Can I sue for additional compensation if I'm not satisfied with my settlement? By Morris James LLP Faced with mounting medical bills, immediate and long-term recovery costs, property damage, and ongoing physical pain and emotional...
10 Nov, 2017 Court Of Chancery Issues A Definitive Opinion on Aronson By Albert J. Carroll Lenois v. Lawal, C.A. No. 11963-VCMR (Nov. 7, 2017) This case illustrates the power of well-functioning special committee to diffuse the...
10 Nov, 2017 Court Of Chancery Explains Limitations Period In Equity By Albert J. Carroll Posted In Breach of Contract, Statute of Limitations Bioveris Corporation v. Meso Scale Diagnostics, C.A. No. 8692-VCMR (Nov. 2, 2017)...
10 Nov, 2017 Court of Chancery Explains Limitations Period in Equity By Albert J. Carroll Bioveris Corporation v. Meso Scale Diagnostics, C.A. No. 8692-VCMR (Nov. 2, 2017) Some assume that a statute of limitations will not...
09 Nov, 2017 Partner Patricia A. Winston Appointed to Jurisdiction Improvement Committee Tasked with Improving the Efficient Resolution of Citizens’ Disputes By Morris James LLP As a member of the Jurisdictional Improvement Committee, Morris James Partner Patricia A. Winston will serve on a team tasked with taking...
07 Nov, 2017 Court Of Chancery Favors Plain Language In Earn-Out Dispute And Declines To Imply Contractual Terms By Albert J. Carroll Greenstar IH Rep. LLC v. Tutor Perini Corporation, C.A. No. 12885-VCS (Oct. 31, 2017) With every contract under Delaware law comes the...
02 Nov, 2017 Court of Chancery Enforces Arbitration Clause Despite Designated Arbitrator’s Unavailability By Albert J. Carroll In re Good Technology Corporation Stockholder Litigation, C.A. No. 11580-VCL (Oct. 27, 2017) This decision resolves a unique dilemma:...
02 Nov, 2017 Delaware Supreme Court Sets A New Standard And Clarifies The Spectrum Of Forum Non Conveniens Standards By Albert J. Carroll Gramercy Emerging Markets Fund v. Allied Irish Banks P.L.C., No. 49, 2017 (Oct. 27, 2017) Under the Cryo-Maid factors, a Delaware court...
01 Nov, 2017 Planning Is Key to Treatment of Charities’ Endowment Funds in Bankruptcy By Eric J. Monzo Turnaround Management Association The charitable nonprofit form creates unique issues of corporate governance. Officers and directors owe...
01 Nov, 2017 Chancery Approves Incorporation of Reference Condition in Section 220 Litigation By Morris James LLP Delaware Business Court Insider Books and records actions are heralded as the “tools at hand” for litigators pursuing shareholder claims...