30 Sep, 2021 Chancery Addresses Common Interest and Privilege Log Issues in Matter Involving Special Discovery Master By Joseph C. Leonard Albert J. Carroll Buttonwood Tree Value Partner, L.P. v. R.L. Polk & Co., Inc., et al., C.A. No. 9250-VCG (Del Ch. Jul. 30, 2021) With increasing...
29 Sep, 2021 Rales, Aronson and … Zuckerberg: Delaware Supreme Court Adopts Three-Part Demand Futility Standard By K. Tyler O'Connell Delaware Business Court Insider On September 23, 2021, the Delaware Supreme Court decided United Food and Commercial Workers Union and...
29 Sep, 2021 Company Did Not Breach Mandatory Redemption Provision Where Special Committee Determined Company Lacked Funds To Redeem All Preferred Shares By Lewis H. Lazarus R. Eric Hacker K. Tyler O'Connell Cont’l Investors Fund LLC v. TradingScreen, Inc., C.A. No. 10164-VCL (Del. Ch. July 23, 2021)A holder of preferred stock often possesses...
28 Sep, 2021 Chancery Permits Service By Email Upon Singaporean Defendants By Lewis H. Lazarus R. Eric Hacker K. Tyler O'Connell Skye Mineral Investors, LLC v. DXS Capital (U.S.) Ltd., C.A. No. 2018-0059-JRS (Del. Ch. Jul. 15, 2021). Delaware’s long-arm statute...
28 Sep, 2021 Chancery Finds LLC Managers Liable for Self-Dealing Scheme Depleting Nearly All Investment Capital By Albert J. Carroll Kirsten A. Zeberkiewicz Stone & Paper Investors, LLC v. Blanch, C.A. No. 2018-0394-PAF (Del. Ch. July 30, 2021) This post-trial opinion involves a particularly...
24 Sep, 2021 Chancery Finds Equitable Defenses Bar LLC Dilution and Redomestication Claims, and Holds it Lacks Jurisdiction to Dissolve a Foreign Entity By K. Tyler O'Connell Barnaby Grzaslewicz In re Coinmint, LLC, C.A. No. 2019-0983-MTZ (Del. Ch. Aug. 12, 2021) This decision illustrates that, in specific circumstances, the...
23 Sep, 2021 Superior Court CCLD Dismisses Complaint Seeking Insurance Coverage for Appraisal Proceeding By Albert H. Manwaring IV Bryan Townsend K. Tyler O'Connell Jarden, LLC v. ACE Am. Ins. Co., C.A. No. N20C-03-112 AML CCLD (Del. Super. July 30, 2021)Director and corporate liability insurance...
21 Sep, 2021 Chancery Grants Special Litigation Committee’s Zapata Motion, Finds Committee Was Sufficiently Independent and Reasonable By Samuel Bashman K. Tyler O'Connell Diep v. Sather, C.A. No. 12760-CM (Del. Ch. July 30, 2021) Under Zapata, when analyzing a motion to dismiss by a special litigation...
21 Sep, 2021 Morris James Celebrates 90th Year Anniversary By Keith E. Donovan Sherry A. Leary CLM Dawn V. Sheiker Partnership and Gift to Delaware State University Supports Firm Diversity Efforts and Student Success in Law Studies Bachelor of Arts...
21 Sep, 2021 Superior Court’s Complex Commercial Litigation Division Reaffirms Delaware’s Public Policy Against Intra-Contractual Fraud By Barnaby Grzaslewicz K. Tyler O'Connell Aveanna Healthcare, LLC v. Epic/Freedom LLC, N20C-08-055 AML CCLD (July 29, 2021). Under Delaware law, parties may agree contractually to...
17 Sep, 2021 Is Suing for a Boating Accident the Same as a Car Accident? 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 Injuries from a boating accident can be very serious, even fatal. The laws that govern boats are much less restrictive than those for...
17 Sep, 2021 Morris James Sponsors Corporate Counsel Women of Color By Morris James LLP 17th Annual Career Strategies Conferences Morris James is proud to announce its sponsorship of the Corporate Counsel Women of Color -...
16 Sep, 2021 Chancery Dismisses Claims Relating to Proposed Financing of Italian Soccer Club By Bryan Townsend Albert H. Manwaring IV Albert J. Carroll Feldman v. AS Roma SPV GP, LLC, C.A. No. 2020-0314-PAF (Del. Ch. July 22, 2021) In Feldman, plaintiffs were minority members of a...
16 Sep, 2021 Motorcycle & Ebike Accident FAQs 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 The most common cause of a crash between a car and a motorcycle is driver negligence. Vehicle drivers often fail to exercise appropriate...
10 Sep, 2021 Defendant’s Litigation Tactics in Books and Records Case Crossed the Line Between Aggressive Litigation and Glaringly Egregious Conduct By Barnaby Grzaslewicz K. Tyler O'Connell Pettry, et al. v. Gilead Sciences, Inc., C.A. Nos. 2020-0132-KSJM; 2020-0138-KSJM; 2020-0155-KSJM; 2020-0173-KSJM (Del. Ch. July 22,...
09 Sep, 2021 Chancery Confirms Operation of Savings Statute and Tortious Interference Framework in Dispute Involving Fiduciaries with Competing Creditor Interests By Albert H. Manwaring IV Bryan Townsend K. Tyler O'Connell Skye Mineral Invs., LLC v. DXS Capital (U.S.) Ltd., C.A. No. 2018-0059-JRS (Del. Ch. July 28, 2021) Delaware’s savings statute—10 Del. C....