New York courts should follow Delaware’s no-discovery rule once a shareholder plaintiff has made a presuit demand upon a corporate board that is refused, a unanimous panel on the Appellate Division, First Department held last week.

The so-called “demand refusal” context arises when a shareholder plaintiff in a derivative proceeding urges a board to bring suit against a corporation but the board refuses after review.

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