01 Jul, 2024 2024 Delaware General Corporation Law Amendments By K. Tyler O'Connell ABA Business Law Today (BLT) As part of the annual process of reviewing and updating the Delaware General Corporation Law (“DGCL”),...
19 Jun, 2024 Chancery Reviews SPAC Precedents and Dismisses Complaint for Failure to Show Impairment of Stockholders’ Redemption Rights By K. Tyler O'Connell Delaware Business Court Insider In In re MultiPlan Stockholders Litigation, the Delaware Court of Chancery reasoned that common special...
30 May, 2024 Ediscovery Attorney Joe Leonard Publishes Article on Data Competence By Joseph C. Leonard Ediscovery attorney Joe Leonard has authored the article "Data Competence: Attorney Obligations in Handling Firm and Client Information"...
22 May, 2024 Del. Exclusive Forum Selection Clause Does Not Bind Contracting Party’s Managers, Principals, Owners Who Do Not Directly Benefit From Contract By Barnaby Grzaslewicz Delaware Business Court Insider Parties to transaction agreements often choose Delaware as the exclusive forum for disputes arising out...
08 Sep, 2021 Court of Chancery Dismisses Complaint Attacking Merger Transaction By Lewis H. Lazarus Delaware Business Court Insider A stockholder complaining about a merger transaction materially enhances her prospects of overcoming a...
15 Jul, 2021 International Institute for Conflict Prevention and Resolution Names Lewis Lazarus as a Distinguished Neutral By Lewis H. Lazarus Partner Lewis Lazarus has been named a Distinguished Neutral for arbitrations and mediations by the International Institute for Conflict...
25 May, 2021 Chambers USA Ranks Morris James as a Leading Delaware Law Firm By Morris James LLP Chambers USA Morris James is once again recognized as a leading Delaware law firm for its preeminence, achievements and client service in...
10 May, 2021 Corporate Litigation Partners Participate in Corporation Law Section Seminar By Lewis H. Lazarus Albert J. Carroll Corporate Litigation Partners Lewis H. Lazarus and Albert J. Carroll will participate in the 2021 DSBA Corporation Law Council annual...
29 Apr, 2021 Court of Chancery Permits Section 220 Inspection, Notwithstanding Attorneys’ Heavy Involvement in Crafting Demand By R. Eric Hacker Lewis H. Lazarus Delaware Business Court Insider Section 220 of the DGCL enables a stockholder to obtain limited corporate information if they can state a...
27 Oct, 2020 Pro Bono Attorneys: Lewis H. Lazarus By Lewis H. Lazarus Lewis H. Lazarus serves as a pro bono attorney with the Office of the Child Advocate (OCA), a state agency charged with safeguarding the...
22 Oct, 2020 Court of Chancery Dismisses Claim of Aiding and Abetting Against a Minority Stockholder By Lewis H. Lazarus Delaware Business Court Insider A claim for aiding and abetting a breach of fiduciary duty fails if a plaintiff cannot allege an...
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 Apr, 2020 The Court of Chancery Dismisses Effort to Plead Around Rule 23 in CEO's Attempt to Escape Alleged Oversight Failures By P. Clarkson Collins Jr. Delaware Business Court Insider Judges and commentators frequently characterize Caremark claims (claims seeking to hold directors liable...
18 Mar, 2020 Belated Use of Special Committee and Uninformed Stockholder Vote Undermine Bid for Business Judgment Review of Going-Private Merger By K. Tyler O'Connell Delaware Business Court Insider The Court of Chancery’s recent decision in Salladay v. Lev, 2020 WL 954032 (Del. Ch. Feb. 27, 2020)...
11 Mar, 2020 Delaware Courts Issue Standing Orders Addressing Coronavirus Concerns By Morris James LLP Over the last several days, the Delaware Supreme Court, the Court of Chancery and the Superior Court have entered orders concerning...
20 Feb, 2020 Lewis H. Lazarus Discusses McKesson Corporation Derivative Settlement of Opioid Litigation By Lewis H. Lazarus Lewis H. Lazarus, a partner in the Morris James LLP Corporate and Commercial Litigation Group, discusses with Agenda a recent settlement...