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Publication Date: 2022-02-15
Practice Area: Corporate Governance
Industry: Automotive | Consumer Products | Retail
Court: Court of Chancery
Judge: Vice Chancellor Will
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Martin S. Lessner, Emily V. Burton, Kevin P. Rickert, Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor LLP, Wilmington, DE; Brian J. Robbins, Stephen J. Oddo, Gregory E. Del Gaizo, Robbins LLP, San Diego, CA for plaintiffs.
for defendant: Gregory P. Williams, Matthew D. Perri, Richards, Layton & Finger, P.A., Wilmington, DE; Andrew B. Clubok, Latham & Watkins LLP, Washington, DC; Eric R. Swibel, Latham & Watkins LLP, Chicago, IL for defendants.
Case Number: D69711
The court held that the complaint failed to plead particularized facts demonstrating that demand was futile as to a majority of the demand board members.
Publication Date: 2022-02-08
Practice Area: Mergers and Acquisitions
Industry: Energy | Investments and Investment Advisory
Court: Court of Chancery
Judge: Vice Chancellor Glasscock
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Blake A. Bennett, Cooch and Taylor, P.A., Wilmington, DE; Juan E. Monteverde, Monteverde & Associates PC, New York, NY for plaintiffs.
for defendant: Kenneth J. Nachbar, Alexandra M. Cumings, Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell LLP, Wilmington, DE; Robert S. Harrell, Charles S. Kelley, Joseph De Simone, Michael Rayfield, Mayer Brown LLP, New York, NY for defendants.
Case Number: D69702
The court held that the business judgment rule applied to a merger that had been approved by a majority of stockholders.
Publication Date: 2022-02-08
Practice Area: Corporate Governance
Industry: Investments and Investment Advisory | Manufacturing
Court: Court of Chancery
Judge: Chancellor McCormick
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Kevin H. Davenport, Samuel L. Closic, Eric J. Juray, Prickett, Jones & Elliott, P.A., Wilmington, DE; Brian J. Robbins, Gregory Del Gaizo, Stephen J. Oddo, Eric M.Carrino, Robbins LLP, San Diego, CA for plaintiff.
for defendant: Bradley R. Aronstam, R. Garrett Rice, Ross Aronstam & Moritz LLP, Wilmington, DE; Geoffrey J. Ritts, Jones Day, Cleveland, OH; Marjorie P. Duffy, Jones Day, Columbus, OH; Blake Rohrbacher, Alexander M. Krischik, Andrew L. Milam, Richards, Layton & Finger, P.A., Wilmington, DE; Lawrence Portnoy, Davis Polk &Wardwell LLP, New York, NY for defendants.
Case Number: D69705
The court held that a majority of the board at the time of filing were outside directors who did not receive a material personal benefit from the challenged transaction, did not face a substantial likelihood of liability because of an exculpation provision, and did not lack independence from the controlling stockholder who was a party to the challenged transaction.
Publication Date: 2022-02-08
Practice Area: Contracts
Industry: Consumer Products | Investments and Investment Advisory
Court: Court of Chancery
Judge: Vice Chancellor Slights
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Rudolf Koch, Matthew D. Perri, Richards, Layton & Finger, P.A., Wilmington, DE; Greg Shinall, Michael G. Dickler, Sperling & Slater, P.C., Chicago, IL for plaintiffs.
for defendant: Robert S. Saunders, Sarah R. Martin, Michelle L. Davis, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, Wilmington, DE; Ryan D. Stottmann, Miranda N. Gilbert, Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell LLP, Wilmington, DE; Tamir Young, Studin Young PC, Hauppauge, NY; Peter B. Ladig, Elizabeth A. Powers, Sarah T. Andrade, Bayard, P.A., Wilmington, DE for defendants.
Case Number: D69703
The court held that because there were two competing and reasonable interpretations of certain contract language, the contract was ambiguous, and the ambiguity barred a motion to dismiss as a matter of law or on the pleadings.
Publication Date: 2022-01-25
Practice Area: Contracts
Industry: Technology Media and Telecom
Court: Court of Chancery
Judge: Vice Chancellor Will
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Thomas A. Uebler, Joseph Christensen, McCollom D’Emilio Smith Uebler LLC, Wilmington, DE; Edward D. Totino, Benjamin W. Turner, Baker Mckenzie LLP, Los Angeles, CA for plaintiff.
for defendant: Robert L. Burns, Daniel E. Kaprow, Richards, Layton & Finger, P.A., Wilmington, DE; Michele Johnson, Kristin Murphy, Lat-ham & Watkins LLP, Costa Mesa, CA; Colleen Smith, Latham & Watkins LLP, San Diego, CA for defendants.
Case Number: D69686
The court held that plaintiff's shares were not Lockup Shares as defined in the bylaws adopted prior to the business combination between the Special Purpose Acquisition Company and plaintiff's former company, such that plaintiff was free to trade them immediately upon receipt. Relief in Count I granted.
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Publication Date: 2022-01-25
Practice Area: Civil Procedure
Industry: Retail | Software
Court: Court of Chancery
Judge: Vice Chancellor Laster
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Daniel A. Griffith, Whiteford Taylor & Preston LLC, Wilmington, DE for plaintiff.
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Case Number: D69687
The court held that plaintiff properly moved to amend its complaint to add two new parties under Rule 15 (a) notwithstanding the entry of the default judgment against two different parties. Motion to amend granted.
Publication Date: 2022-01-18
Practice Area: Corporate Governance
Industry: Investments and Investment Advisory
Court: Court of Chancery
Judge: Vice Chancellor Will
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Gregory V. Varallo, Bernstein Litowitz Berger & Grossmann LLP, Wilmington, DE; Mark Lebovitch, Daniel E. Meyer, Margaret Sanborn- Lowing, Joseph W. Caputo, Bernstein Litowitz Berger & Grossmann LLP, New York, NY for plaintiffs.
for defendant: Raymond J. DiCamillo, Kevin M. Gallagher, Matthew D. Perri, Richards, Layton & Finger, P.A., Wilmington, DE; Jonathan K. Youngwood, Rachel S. Sparks Bradley, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP, New York, NY; Stephen P. Blake, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP, Palo Alto, CA; Bradley R. Aronstam, S. Michael Sirkin, Ross Aronstam & Moritz LLP, Wilmington, DE; John A. Neuwirth, Joshua S. Amsel, Evert J. Christensen, Jr., Matthew S. Connors, Nicole E. Prunetti, Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP, New York, NY for defendants.
Case Number: D69679
The court found that plaintiff's claim was direct, not derivative, the claims were not exclusively contractual, and that the claims were not holder claims predicated on stockholder inaction.
Publication Date: 2022-01-18
Practice Area: Corporate Governance
Industry: Energy | Mining and Resources
Court: Court of Chancery
Judge: Vice Chancellor Fioravanti
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Blake A. Bennett, Cooch and Taylor, P.A., Wilmington, DE; Michael J. Palestina, Kahn Swick & Foti, LLC, New Orleans, LA; Juan E. Monteverde, Miles D. Schreiner, Monteverde & Associates PC, New York, NY for plaintiff.
for defendant: Rolin P. Bissell, James M. Yoch, Jr., Alberto E. Chávez, Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor, LLP, Wilmington, DE; Michael C. Holmes, Virginia DeBeer, Vinson & Elkins L.L.P., Dallas, TX for defendants.
Case Number: D69678
The court held that plaintiffs' complaint failed to state causes of action against alleged controlling and conflicted stockholders and directors for breach of fiduciary duties when they approved a merger.
Publication Date: 2022-01-18
Practice Area: Dispute Resolution
Industry: Construction
Court: Court of Chancery
Judge: Vice Chancellor Fioravanti
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Patrick M. McGrory, Tighe & Contrell, P.A., Wilmington, DE for plaintiff.
for defendant: Donna L. Culver, Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnel LLP, Wilmington, DE; Richard W. Hunt, Ashley H. Buono, Parker Mccay P.A., Mt. Laurel, NJ for defendant.
Case Number: D69680
The court held that the agreement made between the parties clearly called for arbitration.
Publication Date: 2022-01-18
Practice Area: Corporate Governance
Industry: Investments and Investment Advisory
Court: Court of Chancery
Judge: Vice Chancellor Zurn
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Marc S. Casarino, Karine Sarkisian, Kelly Rowe, White and Williams LLP, Wilmington, DE; Jarrod D. Shaw and Keisha O. Coleman, McGuire Woods LLP, Pittsburgh, PA, for plaintiff.
for defendant: Kevin M. Gallagher, Angela Lam, Christian C.F. Roberts, Richards, Layton, & Finger, P.A., Wilmington, DE for defendants.
Case Number: D69681
The court held that plaintiff venture capital firm failed to state claims against its investors for tort and quasi-contract claims.
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