30 Jun, 2020 Chancery Denies Relief in Fraudulent Inducement Claim Because Plaintiff Never Gave Defendant Fair Notice of Claim Prior to Trial By R. Eric Hacker K. Tyler O'Connell HOMF II Investment Corp. v. Altenberg, C.A. No. 2017-0293-JTL (Del. Ch. May 19, 2020) Due process requires that a plaintiff provide the...
30 Jun, 2020 Delaware Superior Court CCLD Addresses Claim of Common Interest Privilege over Merger Agreement Parties’ Post-Signing, Pre-Closing Communications By K. Tyler O'Connell The American Bottling Co. v. Repole, C.A. No. N19C-03-048 AML CCLD (Del. Super. May 12, 2020)Delaware courts will apply the common...
24 Jun, 2020 Corporate Opportunity Doctrine Waiver Does Not By Itself Constitute a Waiver of Default Fiduciary Duties under an LLC Agreement By Albert H. Manwaring IV Bryan Townsend K. Tyler O'Connell 77 Charters, Inc. v. Gould, C.A. No. 2019-0127-JRS (Del. Ch. May 18, 2020) The Court of Chancery held that a waiver of the corporate...
23 Jun, 2020 Impossibility or Impracticability of Contractual Performance Caused by COVID-19 Under Delaware Law By John H. Newcomer Jr. David J. Soldo Delaware Litigation Alert Our earlier article explored Delaware case law interpreting force majeure provisions in the context of...
19 Jun, 2020 What is Negligence? 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 If another person's negligent actions led to an accident that resulted in you being injured, you may be eager to file a personal injury...
18 Jun, 2020 Is motorcycle lane splitting legal in Delaware? 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 Maneuvering one's motorcycle between slow-moving lanes of traffic, commonly known as lane splitting, is a popular practice among...
17 Jun, 2020 New Dell Decision, Special Committee’s Narrow Mandate, Company’s Decision to Bypass Committee and Impermissible “Coercion” Prevent Dismissal Under MFW By K. Tyler O'Connell Delaware Business Court Insider The Delaware Supreme Court’s MFW decision provides a safe harbor for controlling stockholder buyouts that...
15 Jun, 2020 COVID-19: A Message from our Managing Partner By Keith E. Donovan Sherry A. Leary CLM Public health officials and medical professionals have been advocating for rapid and decisive efforts to reduce the spread of the virus...
12 Jun, 2020 Chancery Finds Stockholder Representative Did Not Control Former Stockholders’ Discoverable Material By Albert J. Carroll Fortis Advisors LLC v. Allergan W.C. Holding Inc., C.A. No. 2019-0159-MTZ (Del. Ch. May 14, 2020). Plaintiff, as representative for the...
12 Jun, 2020 Chancery Offers Guidance on the Effect of Charging Orders on Contractual Obligations By Jonathan G. Strauss K. Tyler O'Connell GMF ELCM Fund L.P. v. ELCM HCRE GP LLC, C.A. No. 2018-0840-SG (Del. Ch. May 18, 2020) Charging orders authorized by 6 Del. C. § 18-703 of...
10 Jun, 2020 The Delaware Superior Court Stays a Delaware Action to Permit Filing of Claims in California By Albert H. Manwaring IV K. Tyler O'Connell Bryan Townsend GXP Capital, LLC v. Argonaut Mfg. Servs., Inc., C.A. No. N18C-07-267 PRW CCLD (Del. Super. July 1, 2020) When evaluating a forum non...
08 Jun, 2020 Francis "Pete" J. Jones, Jr. to Serve as Delaware Superior Court Judge By Morris James LLP Morris James LLP is pleased to announce that Francis J. (Pete) Jones, Jr. has been confirmed by the Delaware Senate to serve as a Judge...
03 Jun, 2020 Chancery Dismisses Fraud, Misrepresentation and Mistake Claims Based on Anti-Reliance Provisions By K. Tyler O'Connell Midcap Funding X Trust v. Graebel Companies, Inc., C.A. No. 2018-0312-MTZ (Del. Ch. Apr. 30, 2020) The Court of Chancery found on a...
03 Jun, 2020 Superior Court Stays First-Filed Declaratory Judgment Action in Nokia Technology Dispute By Albert J. Carroll R. Eric Hacker Nokia Solutions v. Collison Comm., Inc., C.A. No. N19C-10-262 AML CCLD (Del. Super. Apr. 30, 2020) Delaware law recognizes several...
01 Jun, 2020 Chancery Dismisses Claims that Minority Stockholders who Rolled Over Equity in a Controlling Stockholder Merger Joined a “Control Group” By Lewis H. Lazarus K. Tyler O'Connell Gilbert v. Perlman, C.A. No. 2018-0453-SG (Del. Ch. Apr. 29, 2020) Delaware law imposes fiduciary duties upon controlling stockholders...