Tyler

November 20, 2019 | Delaware Business Court Insider

In denying the stockholder's inspection request, Vice Chancellor Joseph R. Slights III acknowledged that the law is "murky" in this area, but reasoned that the court need not answer the question in the abstract, because the circumstances of this case counseled in favor of denying the inspection.

By K. Tyler O'Connell

5 minute read

November 01, 2019 | New York Law Journal

This article discusses a few key pointers that may help candidates navigate this stressful, and sometimes confusing, process.

By Tyler Maulsby and Nicole I. Hyland

9 minute read

October 17, 2019 | Legaltech News

Treat your future-self right, and run your law firm like the business it is by following these simple recommendations for leveraging remote help and technology, ethically and effectively.

By Maddy Martin, Smith.ai; Dorna Moini, Documate and Kristin Tyler, LAWCLERK

7 minute read

October 04, 2019 | National Law Journal

A high court comprising men and women who serve for a time and of a time, and not for all time like an English monarch, would be a welcome change to our democracy.

By Tyler Cooper

5 minute read

September 18, 2019 | Delaware Business Court Insider

Disclosure-only settlements of M&A class actions have received increased scrutiny since decisions like the Delaware Court of Chancery's 2016 Trulia opinion and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit's Walgreens decision from later that year.

By K. Tyler O'Connell

5 minute read

July 31, 2019 | Delaware Business Court Insider

Enforcement mechanisms available to creditors of Delaware corporations may include, inter alia, claims against directors to recover unlawful dividends under Section 174 of the Delaware General Corporation Law; and fraudulent transfer claims against the corporation and transferees including, where Delaware law applies, under Delaware's Uniform Fraudulent Transfer Act.

By K. Tyler O'Connell and Albert J. Carroll

8 minute read

May 09, 2019 | New York Law Journal

This article addresses a prosecutor's ethical obligations under the New York Rules of Professional Conduct upon learning of new evidence that might exonerate a convicted defendant.

By Tyler Maulsby

6 minute read

January 23, 2019 | Delaware Business Court Insider

The implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing inheres in all contracts governed by Delaware law. In some circumstances, the implied covenant may apply to fill “gaps” in an agreement consistent with the parties' reasonable expectations at the time of contracting.

By K. Tyler O'Connell

8 minute read

November 07, 2018 | The Recorder

In what seems like an uncharacteristic move for the historically consumer-friendly state, California recently added new safe harbors protecting product manufacturers from claims of “slack fill” in packaging, signaling a dwindling receptivity to the recent spurt of slack fill litigation in that state.

By Sarah L. Brew, Tyler A. Young, Emily R. Bodtke and Rita Mansuryan

7 minute read

July 16, 2018 | Delaware Business Court Insider

These decisions support that stockholder-plaintiffs who are willing to invest resources in a pre-suit books and record demand may have a viable path to a post-Corwin claim.

By K. Tyler O'Connell

10 minute read