October 23, 2024 | Delaware Business Court Insider
Court of Chancery's Recent Use of Res Judicata in 'Chai v. Maginn'This article delves into the Delaware Court of Chancery's recent use of res judicata to remind readers of the doctrine's applications and implications.
By Mackenzie M. Wrobel
8 minute read
October 18, 2023 | Delaware Business Court Insider
Decision Is a Reminder of Limits on Integration Clauses in Matters Arising From 2021 Deal DaysThe decision saved threatened claims from a motion to dismiss and is a timely reminder of the limits on integration clauses during a time when corporate and commercial litigators are seeing an uptick in matters arising from acquisitions completed during the busy deal days of 2021.
By Mackenzie M. Wrobel
6 minute read
April 06, 2022 | Delaware Business Court Insider
TRO Ruling Resolves Competing Proposed Orders; Says Company Neutrality Is a Must in a Control DisputeVice Chancellor Lori Will in In re Aerojet Stockholder Litigation, No. 2022-0127-LWW, confirms that the middle, in a field of neutrality, is exactly where a company and its resources must remain in the midst of contested director elections involving a mixed bag of incumbent directors and insurgents.
By Mackenzie M. Wrobel
7 minute read
April 07, 2021 | Delaware Business Court Insider
Chancery Enforces Rule 15(aaa) in Its Fight Against Serial Amendments to PleadingsTo amend, or not to amend? That may not be "the question" posed in William Shakespeare's "Hamlet," but it is "the question" a plaintiff should ask itself upon receiving, and before responding to, a motion from the defendant to dismiss a complaint.
By Mackenzie M. Wrobel,
11 minute read
May 13, 2020 | Delaware Business Court Insider
Chancery Decision in 'Highway to Health' Puts Specific Jurisdiction in SpotlightThe "close, but no cigar" nature of the Delaware Court of Chancery's decision reminds litigants that specific personal jurisdiction may be established in a variety of ways—including through the "cumulative effect" theory or by enforcement of a forum selection clause against nonsignatories.
By Mackenzie M. Wrobel
8 minute read
July 31, 2019 | Delaware Business Court Insider
Chancery Forecloses Reliance on Technical Truths, Delayed Disclosures as Defenses to Disclosure-Related Breach of Fiduciary Duty ClaimsFiduciary duties are fundamental concepts in Delaware corporate law. Directors and officers owe duties of care and loyalty, and from these obligations flows a duty to disclose information to stockholders
By Mackenzie M. Wrobel
6 minute read