24 Apr, 2017 Court Of Chancery Explains Fiduciary Duty Of Preferred Stockholders’ Directors By Morris James LLP The Frederick Hsu Living Trust v. ODN Holding Corporation, C.A. 12108-VCL (April 14, 2017, corrected April 25, 2017) This decision is a...
24 Apr, 2017 Court of Chancery Explains When There Is A Basis To Investigate By Morris James LLP T.J. Rogers v. Cypress Semiconductor Corp., C.A. No. 2017-0070-AGB (April 17, 2017) This decision does a good job of explaining when...
24 Apr, 2017 Court Of Chancery Explains What Are Direct Claims For An LP By Morris James LLP Sehoy Energy LP v. Haven Real Estate Group LLC, C.A. 12387-VCG (April 17, 2017) It matters whether a claim may be characterized as a...
24 Apr, 2017 Court Of Chancery Discusses Interrelationship Between Corwin and Santa Fe By Morris James LLP In Re Paramount Gold And Silver Corp. Stockholders Litigation, C.A. 10499-CB (April 13, 2017) In its now famous Corwin decision the...
24 Apr, 2017 Court Of Chancery Explains Limits Of The Dual Claims Rule By Morris James LLP Dietrichson v. Knott, C.A. 11965-VCMR (April 19, 2017) Under the well-known Brinckerhoff decision, a claim may be both a direct claim and...
24 Apr, 2017 Court Of Chancery Limits Creditor Standing By Morris James LLP Trusa v. Nepo, C.A. No. 12071 (April 13, 2017) This decision holds that a creditor lacks standing to bring breach of fiduciary duty...
13 Apr, 2017 Stockholder Vote Enjoined Over Banker's Financial Interest in Merger By Albert H. Manwaring IV Investment bankers play a central role in the exploration, evaluation, selection and implementation of strategic alternatives for...
11 Apr, 2017 Court of Chancery Applies Ratification to Equity Grants Under Stockholder Approved Plan By Albert J. Carroll In re Investors Bancorp, Inc. Stockholder Litigation, C.A. No. 12327-VCS (April 5, 2017) Stockholder approval of an equity compensation...
11 Apr, 2017 Where is Delaware Corporate Litigation Going? By Albert J. Carroll Litigation involving Delaware corporate law is undergoing major changes. Some commentators predict that Delaware will cease to be the...
05 Apr, 2017 Court Of Chancery Denies Corwin Defense By Albert J. Carroll In re Saba Software Inc. Stockholder Litigation, C.A. 10697-VCS (March 31, 2017, revised April 11, 2017) This is a significant decision...
05 Apr, 2017 Court Gives Great Weight to Pre-Merger Negotiations in Interpreting an Ambiguous Contract By Lewis H. Lazarus Contract interpretation is a staple of litigation in the Delaware Court of Chancery. Disputes over the meaning of commercial contracts,...
03 Apr, 2017 Del. Justices Award Attorney Fees Under Promissory Note Fee-Shifting Provisions By P. Clarkson Collins Jr. Persuaded by the arguments of the appellant noteholders, the Delaware Supreme Court ruled that two fee-shifting provisions in the...