29 Jun, 2018 Does Delaware Insist on “Controller” Accountability? By Morris James LLP Once again, the Delaware courts are being accused of improperly favoring management in stockholder litigation. Those accusations have...
27 Jun, 2018 Court of Chancery Awards Damages for Breach of a Director’s Duty of Loyalty By Lewis H. Lazarus When friends go into business, their ties may fray if the business experiences difficulty and the parties have different views of how to...
26 Jun, 2018 Court Of Chancery Explains When Claim Is Direct And Survives A Merger By Albert J. Carroll In re Straight Path Communications Inc. Consolidated Stockholder Litigation, C.A. No. 2017-0486-SG (Del. Ch. June 25, 2018) When a merger...
21 Jun, 2018 Court of Chancery Explains Who Is a Controller By Jovanna Hopkins In Re Hansen Medical Inc. Stockholders Litigation, C.A. 12316-VCMR (June 18, 2018) This is another decision in a series of recent...
21 Jun, 2018 Court Of Chancery Explains Who Is A Controller By Morris James LLP Posted In Fiduciary Duty In Re Hansen Medical Inc. Stockholders Litigation, C.A. 12316-VCMR (June 18, 2018) This is another decision in a...
21 Jun, 2018 Court of Chancery Enforces Agreement to Waive Corporate Opportunity Claims By Morris James LLP Alarm.Com Holdings Inc. v. ABS Capital Partners Inc., C.A. 2017-0583-JTL (June 15, 2018) Under 8 Del C. Section 122(17) a corporation may...
20 Jun, 2018 When is a Seller's Word His Bond? By Morris James LLP Every transaction to some extent is based on trust. At least a buyer trusts that a seller is not actively trying to defraud him. But,...
15 Jun, 2018 Lewis Lazarus and Albert Manwaring Speak at DSBA Corporate Law Update By Morris James LLP Morris James partners Lewis H. Lazarus and Albert H. Manwaring IV participated in a panel discussion titled, Corwin, Appraisal and...
12 Jun, 2018 Meghan A. Adams - Certified Mediator by the DSBA and the Superior Court of Delaware By Morris James LLP Morris James is pleased to announce Meghan A. Adams has completed the Delaware State Bar Association’s Advanced Mediation Training and is...
12 Jun, 2018 Court of Chancery Awards Fees Under the Corporate Benefit Doctrine in Director Qualifications Bylaw Dispute By Albert J. Carroll Full Value Partners L.P. v. Swiss Helvetia Fund Inc., C.A. No. 2017-0303-AGB (Del. Ch. June 7, 2018) A representative plaintiff who...
12 Jun, 2018 Court of Chancery Finds Breach of Fiduciary Duty By Director Selfishly Opposing Cure of Defective Corporate Acts By Albert J. Carroll CertiSign Holding Inc. v. Kulikovsky / Kulikovsky v. CertiSign Holding Inc., C.A. No. 12055-VCS (Del. Ch. June 7, 2018) When a...
08 Jun, 2018 How is an award or settlement determined in a personal injury case? By Susan D. Ament Clayton E. Bunting Keith E. Donovan Matthew R. Fogg Wilson A. Gualpa Kevin G. Healy Ross C. Karsnitz Michael G. Owen +5 more... Show less If you were injured in an accident, you may be facing unforeseen medical bills, and a long and painful physical, mental, and emotional...
07 Jun, 2018 Court of Chancery Enforces Broad Director-Like Books and Records Rights in the LLC Context By Albert J. Carroll Obeid v. Gemini Real Estate Advisors LLC, C.A. No. 2017-0510-JTL (Del. Ch. June 5, 2018) To facilitate the proper exercise of one’s...
07 Jun, 2018 Delaware Superior Court Requires Contract Claim Be Plead For Prejudgment Interest To Start To Accrue By Morris James LLP Viking Pump Inc. v. Century Indemnity Company, C.A. N10C-06-141 PRW CCLD (May 23, 2018) This decision has an important warning. A...
07 Jun, 2018 Court of Chancery Explains Contract, Fraud, and Fiduciary Duty Standards in Contingent Deal Price Dispute By Albert J. Carroll Posted In Breach of Contract Edinburgh Holdings Inc. v. Education Affiliates Inc., C.A. No. 2017-0500-JRS (Del. Ch. June 6, 2018) It is...
07 Jun, 2018 Delaware Superior Court Explains When Statute Of Limitations Accrues By Morris James LLP Black Diamond Hope House Inc. v. U&I Investments LLC, C.A. K15C-12-034 JJC (May 22, 2018) If a contract spells out when the time to sue...