The Delaware Court of Chancery did not abuse its discretion when it dismissed an amended complaint because of two years of inactivity, the state Supreme Court has ruled.

A panel composed of Justices Carolyn Berger, Jack B. Jacobs and Henry duPont Ridgely issued the opinion March 16. In the ruling, the high court affirmed Chancellor Leo E. Strine Jr.’s August 2011 decision to dismissSolow v. Aspect Resources LLC . The case, a limited liability dispute, was vacated under Court of Chancery Rule 41(e), which grants the court the authority to dismiss cases for lack of activity.

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