Delaware Business Court Insider | Commentary
By P. Clarkson Collins Jr. | November 14, 2018
The Delaware Supreme Court's two recent decisions in Dell and DFC strongly endorsed the application of market efficiency principles in appraisal actions, and gave virtually controlling weight to the deal price as the “best evidence” of a company's fair value where a robust sales process was conducted against the backdrop of a well-functioning market for the target's stock.
Daily Business Review | Commentary
By Kelly A. Schulz | November 13, 2018
It seems axiomatic that one must plan ahead when entering into a business contract, but too often contracting parties overlook the basics which could become the focus of a future contract dispute.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Pauline Markey | November 12, 2018
The 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act added a new tax provision to the Internal Revenue Code, Section 1400Z-2, which aims to provide big capital gains tax breaks to real estate and business investors who make investments in certain economically underdeveloped areas.
By Laura A. Colca and Ryan W. McNagny | November 9, 2018
In a recent decision, the Delaware Court of Chancery reaffirmed the policy of Delaware and many other states, including New York, of enforcing broad contractual waivers of fiduciary duties and demonstrated the importance of carefully negotiating contractual rights and obligations when forming or investing in a limited liability company.
Delaware Business Court Insider | News
By Tom McParland | November 5, 2018
A shareholder of Sonic Corp. has sued in Delaware federal court to halt the drive-in fast food company's $2.3 billion bid to take the company private, alleging that the board withheld key financial data about the deal.
By Jason Grant | November 1, 2018
Even though the law firm allegedly missed a central fact while doing public-stock-offering due diligence, the bank's malpractice claim was time-barred after it didn't act on a public report about fraud committed by the coal company making the stock offering, an appeals court said.
By Jason Grant | November 1, 2018
Even though the law firm allegedly missed a central fact while doing public-stock-offering due diligence, the bank's malpractice claim was time-barred after it didn't act on a public report about fraud committed by the coal company making the stock offering, an appeals court said.
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Nelson Timken | November 1, 2018
Based upon recent case pronouncements by both New York's highest court and federal courts, the doctrine of promissory estoppel should be invoked with selectivity, particularly when used to undermine the protections offered by the Statute of Frauds and other similar statutes designed to protect individuals from the risk of fraudulent conduct.
By Jason Grant | October 29, 2018
Harris Jewelry, with stories near and on military bases across the country, allegedly preyed upon and misled active-duty service members, often selling them pieces marked up 600 to 1,000 percent, including special commemorative items such as the “Mother's Medal of Honor.”
By Jason Grant | October 29, 2018
Harris Jewelry, with stores near and on military bases across the country, allegedly preyed upon and misled active-duty service members, often selling them pieces marked up 600 to 1,000 percent, including special commemorative items such as the “Mother's Medal of Honor.”
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