Delaware Business Court Insider | Commentary
By Lewis H. Lazarus | March 6, 2019
Stockholders who seek to inspect the books and records of a Delaware corporation to investigate mismanagement merely have to demonstrate a “credible suspicion” that officers or directors have breached their fiduciary duties.
Delaware Business Court Insider | News
By Tom McParland | March 5, 2019
The class-action complaint, filed by Maxwell investor Davis Rodden, targeted the company's board and sought additional discloses about Barclays Capital Inc.'s current and prior engagements outside of the all-stock deal, which was announced last month.
By Edward S. Robson | March 5, 2019
This column previously analyzed the Commonwealth Court's decision in Pittsburgh History and Landmarks Foundation, and its potential impact on the attorney-client privilege in derivative litigation. The Pennsylvania Supreme Court subsequently granted petitions for allowance of appeal in the case.
Corporate Counsel | Commentary
By Stephen J. Obie and Harriet Territt | March 4, 2019
Financial institutions were among the first wave of commercial businesses to explore how blockchain technology can be applied to different aspects of financial markets, including syndicated lending, payment systems, and administration of capital markets.
Delaware Business Court Insider | News
By Tom McParland | February 28, 2019
In a court filing made public earlier this week, Papa Johns founder John Schnatter said the plan prevented him from talking to other stockholders regarding "critical corporate matters," including a scheduled vote on the board's slate of nominees at the company's annual meeting in April.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Robert L. Hickok, Jay A. Dubow and Erica Hall Dressler | February 28, 2019
On Jan. 4, 2019, the U.S. Supreme Court granted certiorari in the matter, Emulex v. Varjabedian. A ruling by the Supreme Court will likely resolve a circuit split regarding the pleading standard for claims brought under Section 14(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that was created by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit's decision in April 2018.
Delaware Business Court Insider
By Richard L. Renck | February 27, 2019
The Delaware courts have been asked several times in the last few years to interpret contracting parties' intent when they have relegated certain disputes to “an expert, not an arbitrator” as a form of alternative dispute resolution.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Aaron Polak | February 25, 2019
I typically start thinking about my last day representing entrepreneurial clients on the first day I am retained. Although this sounds a bit cynical, bear with me, as some of this is due to the nature of my practice.
Corporate Counsel | Expert Opinion
By Jodie Baker | February 25, 2019
“Do more with less” remains a key directive for in-house legal departments, nearly half of whom —47.3 percent, to be exact—have seen their budgets stagnate or decrease, according to the latest Altman Weil Chief Legal Officer Survey.
Delaware Business Court Insider | News
By Tom McParland | February 21, 2019
The suit is the latest challenge to the transaction, which converted shares tied to Dell's interest in a valuable computer visualization firm into shares that tracked the business as a whole.
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