31 Oct, 2019 10 Mistakes People Make After a Car Accident in Delaware By Kevin G. Healy Susan D. Ament Keith E. Donovan Matthew R. Fogg Michael G. Owen Clayton E. Bunting Wilson A. Gualpa Ross C. Karsnitz +5 more... Show less Car accidents can leave victims shaken, confused or in shock. Despite having just gone through an incredibly jarring experience, crash...
31 Oct, 2019 Court of Chancery Orders Advancement of Fees for Former Directors and Officers who Sold their Stock in a Private Transaction By K. Tyler O'Connell Bryan Townsend Nielsen v. EBTH, Inc., C.A. No. 2019-0164-MTZ (Del. Ch. Sept. 30, 2019). Delaware law permits advancement of fees and expenses for...
29 Oct, 2019 Court of Chancery Clarifies a Plaintiff’s Ability to Bind a Non-Signatory to a Forum Selection Provision By R. Eric Hacker K. Tyler O'Connell Neurvana Medical, LLC v. Balt USA, LLC, C.A. No. 2019-0034-KSJM (Del. Ch. Sep. 18, 2019), reargument denied (Oct. 10, 2019). In Neurvana...
24 Oct, 2019 Chancery Enforces Preferred Stock Consent Rights By R. Eric Hacker K. Tyler O'Connell PWP Xerion Holdings III LLC v. Red Leaf Resources Inc., C.A. No. 2017-0235-JTL (Del. Ch. Oct. 23, 2019). Preferred stockholders...
24 Oct, 2019 Governor Announces High Court Picks By Morris James LLP Earlier today, Governor John Carney announced his intention to nominate Justice Collins J. Seitz, Jr. to serve as the next Chief Justice...
23 Oct, 2019 Morris James Recognized by Delaware Today Top Lawyers By Morris James LLP Morris James is pleased to announce that 47 of its lawyers in 18 practice areas were voted by their peers as Top Lawyers in a survey...
22 Oct, 2019 Morris James Leads Delaware Today Top Lawyers Rankings By Susan D. Ament Ross Antonacci Allyson M. Britton Nicholas J. Caggiano Jr. P. Clarkson Collins Jr. Jill Spevack Di Sciullo Keith E. Donovan Kenneth L. Dorsney Matthew R. Fogg Shannon S. Frazier +7 more... Show less 47 Attorneys in 18 Practice Areas Recognized Delaware Today Magazine Morris James is pleased to announce that 48 of its lawyers in 18...
15 Oct, 2019 Chancery Finds “Constellation” of Personal and Professional Relations Between Directors and Controlling Stockholder Excuses Demand By Bryan Townsend Albert J. Carroll In re BGC Partners, Inc. Derivative Litig., Consol. C.A. No. 2018-0722-AGB (Del. Ch. Sept. 30, 2019). A stockholder plaintiff seeking to...
15 Oct, 2019 What is Gross Negligence? 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 Not all negligence is created equal. Under Delaware's personal injury law, there are different types of negligence. If you were a victim...
15 Oct, 2019 Delaware Superior Court Finds Purchase Agreement Language Limits the Scope of Possible Claims Concerning Earn-Out Dispute By R. Eric Hacker Albert J. Carroll Collab9, LLC v. En Pointe Technologies Sales, LLC, C.A. No. N16C-12-032 (MMJ) (CCLD) (Del. Super. Sept. 17, 2019). Under an asset...
14 Oct, 2019 Matt Fogg Joins Morris James' Personal Injury Practice By Morris James LLP Morris James LLP is pleased to announce that Matthew R. Fogg has joined the firm as a Partner in its Personal Injury Group. His practice...
14 Oct, 2019 Chancery Construes LLC Agreement as Imposing Only the Managerial Duty to Act in Good Faith and Dismisses Claims for Failure to Plead Bad Faith By Lewis H. Lazarus Albert J. Carroll MKE Holdings v. Schwartz, C.A. No. 2018-0729-SG (Del. Ch. Sept. 26, 2019). Under Delaware law, the managers of a limited liability...
14 Oct, 2019 Chancery Rejects Attempt to Allege Gentile v. Rossette Direct Claims for Dilutive Preferred Stock Issuances By Albert H. Manwaring IV K. Tyler O'Connell Silverberg v. Padda, C.A. No. 2017-0250-KSJM (Del. Ch. Sept. 19, 2019). The Court of Chancery held that plaintiff common stockholders’...
12 Oct, 2019 Why was my workers' compensation claim denied? 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 People injured on the job in Delaware may be eligible for workers' compensation benefits such as coverage for medical expenses, and...
11 Oct, 2019 Chancery Upholds Caremark Claim Based on Alleged Failure to Adequately Monitor Biopharmaceutical Company’s Clinical Trials By Albert J. Carroll Lewis H. Lazarus In Re Clovis Oncology, Inc. Derivative Litigation, C.A. No. 2017-0222-JRS (Del. Ch. Oct. 1, 2019). The Delaware courts have observed that...
10 Oct, 2019 Chancery Applies Entire Fairness Review to Executive Compensation Decision Benefiting Controller Despite Stockholder Approval By Jonathan G. Strauss Albert J. Carroll Tornetta v. Musk, C.A. No. 2018-0408-JRS (Del. Ch. Sept. 20, 2019). Under Delaware law, executive compensation decisions by a...