26 Feb, 2021 Chancery Sustains Claims Against Target’s CEO, Target’s Financial Advisor, and Acquirer for Allegedly Covertly Steering Merger Bidding Process By Albert J. Carroll Bryan Townsend Firefighters’ Pension System of The City of Kansas City, Missouri Trust v. Presidio, Inc., C.A. No. 2019-0839-JTL (Del. Ch. Jan. 29,...
25 Feb, 2021 Workers' Compensation FAQs By Susan D. Ament Keith E. Donovan Matthew R. Fogg Kevin G. Healy Michael G. Owen Clayton E. Bunting Wilson A. Gualpa Ross C. Karsnitz +5 more... Show less Workers’ compensation is a benefits system that can provide wages and medical care to employees injured on the job or to the surviving...
25 Feb, 2021 7 Takeaways From Recent Del. Statutory Appraisal Litigation By Lewis H. Lazarus Bryan Townsend Statutory appraisal remains an active area of litigation in Delaware, notwithstanding recent legislation1 designed to reduce appraisal...
24 Feb, 2021 Delaware Supreme Court Concludes Out-of-Pocket Damages Are the Default Remedy for Fraudulent Misrepresentation Absent an Enforceable Agreement By Lewis H. Lazarus R. Eric Hacker Albert J. Carroll LCT Capital, LLC v. NGL Energy Partners, LLP, App. Nos. 565,2019 & 568,2019 (Del. Jan. 28, 2021) Delaware law recognizes both...
24 Feb, 2021 Chancery Construes Notice Provisions Associated With Escrowed Funds Under an Asset Purchase Agreement By Albert H. Manwaring IV Bryan Townsend Albert J. Carroll Schillinger Genetics, Inc. v. Benson Hill Seeds, Inc., C.A. No. 2020-0260-MTZ (Del. Ch. Feb. 1, 2021) Delaware courts will apply the...
24 Feb, 2021 Superior Court Applies Affiliate Privilege To Dismiss Tortious Interference Claim Against Controller, While Sustaining Fraud Claims Against Managers By Bryan Townsend Albert J. Carroll Surf’s Up Legacy Partners, LLC v. Virgin Fest, LLC, C.A. No. N19C-11-092 PRW CCLD (Del. Super. Jan. 13, 2021) In adjudicating a dispute...
19 Feb, 2021 Morris James Announces Key Leadership Changes By Carl "Chuck" N. Kunz III Sherry A. Leary CLM Stephen M. Miller Eric J. Monzo +1 more... Show less Morris James is pleased to announce important and strategic changes to its leadership structure as it prepares for another successful...
19 Feb, 2021 Car Accident FAQs By Susan D. Ament Keith E. Donovan Kevin G. Healy Matthew R. Fogg Michael G. Owen Clayton E. Bunting Ross C. Karsnitz Wilson A. Gualpa +5 more... Show less If you have been involved in a car accident, you will have many questions. Should I hire a lawyer? What if I've been hurt? What if my car...
18 Feb, 2021 Jill Spevack Di Sciullo Discusses the Fundamentals of Family Law By Jill Spevack Di Sciullo Jill Spevack DiSciullo joined a panel at the Delaware State Bar Association's February 23, 2021 seminar on the “Fundamentals of Family...
17 Feb, 2021 Delaware Corporate and Commercial Case Law Year in Review: 2020 By Albert J. Carroll Lewis H. Lazarus Albert H. Manwaring IV This top ten list summarizes significant decisions of the Delaware Supreme Court and the Delaware Court of Chancery over the past...
17 Feb, 2021 Delaware Corporate and Commercial Case Law Year in Review: 2020 By Albert J. Carroll Lewis H. Lazarus Albert H. Manwaring IV Delaware Business Court Insider This top ten list summarizes significant decisions of the Delaware Supreme Court and the Delaware Court...
16 Feb, 2021 Party Uniquely Escapes An Arbitration Provision, While The Court Reminds Us That Bootstrapped Fraud Claims Are Impermissible In Delaware By Kirsten A. Zeberkiewicz Barnaby Grzaslewicz K. Tyler O'Connell AluminumSource, LLC v. LLFlex, LLC, C.A. No: N18C-07-231-EMD CCLD (Del. Super. Jan. 21, 2021) Delaware courts commonly enforce (and...
12 Feb, 2021 Delaware Choice of Law Provision in Stock Purchase Agreement Does Not Eliminate Claim for Fraud under California Securities Act By K. Tyler O'Connell Swipe Acquisition Corp. v. Krauss, C.A. No. 2019-0509-PAF (Del. Ch. Jan. 28, 2021) This decision concerned a motion to dismiss a claim...
12 Feb, 2021 Delaware Supreme Court Adopts Post-Merger Derivative Standing Framework From In re Primedia, Inc. Shareholders Litigation By K. Tyler O'Connell Morris v. Spectra Energy Partners (DE) GP, LP, No. 489, 2019 (Del. Jan. 22, 2021) In Delaware corporate law, “the standing inquiry has...
11 Feb, 2021 Slip and Fall FAQs 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 Slip and fall cases have a reputation of being hard to win. Read our "Slip and Fall Frequently Asked Questions" for information on what...
10 Feb, 2021 Director to Attend Board Meeting Under False Pretenses to Meet Quorum Requirements Invalidated Board Action By Albert H. Manwaring IV Delaware Business Court Insider Delaware courts will use their equitable powers to invalidate otherwise valid board actions tainted by...