Edward M Mcnally

May 16, 2017 | Delaware Business Court Insider

There are always risks involved in buying a company. Until you are actually inside a company's operations, you can never be sure you know everything about it.

By Edward M. McNally and Patricia A. Winston

8 minute read

March 14, 2017 | Delaware Business Court Insider

There is perhaps one single obligation that most aggravates corporate boards of directors: Paying your opponent's legal fees when you are convinced he has done you wrong. How then is that not just possible, but a regular occurrence?

By Edward M. McNally and Patricia A. Winston

12 minute read

January 11, 2017 | Delaware Business Court Insider

Under the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act, a non-Delaware resident may be deemed to have consented to being sued in Delaware if she is a “manager” of the LLC. But who, exactly, is such a manager?

By Edward M. McNally and Patricia A. Winston

9 minute read

October 05, 2016 | Delaware Business Court Insider

The business of third-party funding of litigation is said to be rapidly growing. Typically, the entity putting up the money (a funder) signs a contract with a plaintiff to pay the costs of a lawsuit in return for a percentage of any recovery.

By Edward M. McNally

11 minute read

August 17, 2016 | Delaware Business Court Insider

Among the most discussed issues in corporate law today is whether appraisal actions should be curtailed.

By Edward M. McNally

10 minute read

June 29, 2016 | Delaware Business Court Insider

A recent decision by the Delaware Court of Chancery has caused the defenders of all things corporate America wants from its courts to complain once again of unfair treatment. While their complaints are misplaced in this particular case, they do raise the question of how Delaware values business entities.

By Edward M. McNally

13 minute read

May 11, 2016 | Delaware Business Court Insider

Perhaps the longest-running litigation in recent Delaware Court of Chancery history has been settled, after the plaintiff class lost at trial.

By Edward M. McNally

9 minute read

March 23, 2016 | Delaware Business Court Insider

Are "disclosure only" claims now at an end in Delaware?

By Edward M. McNally

9 minute read

February 03, 2016 | Delaware Business Court Insider

The increasing activist stockholder demands upon boards of directors call for careful responses.

By Edward M. McNally

5 minute read

December 16, 2015 | Delaware Business Court Insider

Delaware corporate law has long recognized the importance of how a stockholder's claim is characterized.

By Edward M. McNally

5 minute read