Meghan A Adams

Meghan A Adams

April 17, 2019 | Delaware Business Court Insider

Chancery Enjoins Unfair Merger Orchestrated by Controlling Stockholder Pending Corrective Disclosures

Under Delaware law, majority or controlling stockholders owe fiduciary duties to the company and its minority stockholders. Under certain circumstances, however, a stockholder that owns less than 50 percent of the company's outstanding stock can be deemed a controlling stockholder and therefore subject to the same fiduciary obligations.

By Meghan A. Adams

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