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Publication Date: 2021-09-01
Practice Area: Contractual Disputes
Industry: Chemicals and Materials | Manufacturing
Court: Court of Chancery
Judge: Vice Chancellor Laster
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Kevin R. Shannon, Christopher N. Kelly and Daniel M. Rusk, IV, Potter Anderson & Corroon LLP, Wilmington, DE; William C. O’Neil, Joanna R. Travalini, Adam J. Smith, Winston & Strawn LLP, Chicago, IL for plaintiffs.
for defendant: A. Thompson Bayliss, J. Peter Shindel, Adam K. Schulman, Abrams & Bayliss LLP, Wilmington, DE; Layne E. Kruse, Joy Soloway, Kelly Potter, Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP, Houston, TX for defendants.
Case Number: D69522
Seller's subsidiary was bound to a forum selection clause based on estoppel, even though it was not a signatory to the sale agreement.
Publication Date: 2021-08-18
Practice Area: Securities Litigation
Industry: Investments and Investment Advisory
Court: Court of Chancery
Judge: Vice Chancellor Laster
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Kevin G. Abrams, John M. Seaman, Stephen C. Childs, Abrams & Bayliss LLP, Wilmington, DE for plaintiff.
for defendant: Brian C. Ralston, Jaclyn C. Levy, Callan R. Jackson, Potter Anderson & Corroon LLP, Wilmington, DE for defendants.
Case Number: D69503
Company did not breach its obligations under stock redemption agreement when it initially declined to redeem all of participating stockholders' shares, where company's directors engaged in reasonable, good faith analysis that led the directors to conclude that redeeming all participating shares could jeopardize company's status as going concern.
Publication Date: 2021-07-14
Practice Area: Trusts and Estates
Industry: Non-Profit
Court: Court of Chancery
Judge: Vice Chancellor Laster
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Vincent C. Thomas, Kevin A. Guerke, Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor, LLP, Wilmington, DE for petition-er.
for defendant: P. Clarkson Collins, Jr., James J. Gallagher, Bryan Townsend, Morris James LLP, Wilmington, DE for re-spondent Mills. Matthew P. D’Emilio, Joseph L. Christensen, Kerry M. Porter, McCollom D’Emilio Smith Uebler LLC, Wilmington, DE for James B. Wyeth, executor of the Estate of Phyllis Mills Wyeth. W. Donald Sparks, II, Chad M. Shandler, Christine D. Haynes, Richards, Layton & Finger, P.A., Wilmington, DE for The Wyeth Foundation.
Case Number: D69469
A trust agreement did not authorize the holder of a power of appointment to exercise it in favor of a chari-table organization, so the court invalidated the appointment.
Publication Date: 2021-06-02
Practice Area: Mergers and Acquisitions
Industry: Entertainment and Leisure
Court: Court of Chancery
Judge: Vice Chancellor Laster
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Samuel T. Hirzel, II, Jamie L. Brown, Heyman Enerio Gattuso & Hirzel LLP, Wilmington, DE; David J. Margules, Elizabeth A. Sloan, Ballard Spahr LLP, Wilmington, DE; Thomas E. Redburn, Jr., Maya Ginsburg, Lowenstein Sandler LLP, New York, NY for petitioners.
for defendant: Robert S. Saunders, Jenness E. Parker, Lauren N. Rosenello, Kaitlin E. Maloney, Justin C. Barrett, Andrew D. Kinsey, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, Wilmington, DE for respondents.
Case Number: D69419
In this statutory appraisal proceeding, the court relied on the deal price minus synergies, and then added value connected with changes which occurred between the time of the merger agreement and the closing date.
Publication Date: 2021-05-05
Practice Area: Contractual Disputes
Industry: Biotechnology
Court: Court of Chancery
Judge: Vice Chancellor Laster
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Richard P. Rollo, Susan M. Hannigan, John T. Miraglia, Richards, Layton & Finger, P.A., Wilmington, DE; Naveen Modi, Paul Hastings LLP, Washington, DC; Eric W. Dittmann, Joshua M. Bennett, Paul Hastings LLP, New York, NY for plaintiff.
for defendant: David J. Teklits, Kevin M. Coen, Alexandra M. Cumings, Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell LLP, Wilmington, DE; Michael E. Swartz, Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP, New York, NY for defendant.
Case Number: D69387
Where the court in a prior proceeding dismissed plaintiff's contempt motion and ordered him to file a new proceeding, dismissal of the second contempt matter was inequitable.
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Publication Date: 2021-04-07
Practice Area: Securities Litigation
Industry: Investments and Investment Advisory
Court: Court of Chancery
Judge: Vice Chancellor Laster
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Jeremy D. Anderson, Fish & Richardson, P.C., Wilmington, DE for petitioner.
for defendant: N/A
Case Number: D69353
Delaware had a public policy interest in preventing the use of Delaware entities to circumvent federal se-curities laws, so the court appointed an amicus curiae to provide an independent review before ruling on the pending petition.
Publication Date: 2021-03-24
Practice Area: Fee Disputes
Industry: Real Estate
Court: Court of Chancery
Judge: Vice Chancellor Laster
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Dean A. Campbell, Law Office of Dean A. Campbell, P.A., Georgetown, DE for plaintiff.
for defendant: Stephen A. Spence, Baird Mandalas Brockstedt, LLC, Lewes, DE for defendant.
Case Number: D69334
Condominium unit owner's legal fees shifted to condominium association pursuant to Delaware Uniform Common Interest Ownership Act where association acted unreasonably by failing to give owner notice of violation before levying fines and expenses and employing violation and appeal policies against the owner that it had not imposed against other similarly-situated owners.
Publication Date: 2021-03-17
Practice Area: Mergers and Acquisitions
Industry: Energy
Court: Court of Chancery
Judge: Vice Chancellor Laster
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Ned Weinberger, Derrick Farrell, Labaton Sucharow LLP, Wilmington, DE; Gregory V. Varallo, Bernstein Litowitz Berger & Grossmann LLP, Wilmington, DE; Jeroen van Kwawegen, Christopher J. Orrico and Alla Zayenchik, Bernstein Litowitz Berger & Grossmann LLP, New York, NY; Stephen E. Jenkins, Marie M. Degnan, Ashby & Geddes, P.A., Wilmington, DE for plaintiffs.
for defendant: Martin S. Lessner, James M. Yoch, Jr., Paul J. Loughman, Kevin P. Rickert, Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor, LLP, Wilmington, DE; Brian J. Massengill, Matthew C. Sostrin, Linda X. Shi, Mayer Brown LLP, Chi-cago, IL for defendants.
Case Number: D69329
Neither collateral estoppel nor the doctrine of stare decisis precluded plaintiffs' claims.
Publication Date: 2021-02-24
Practice Area: Mergers and Acquisitions
Industry: Investments and Investment Advisory
Court: Court of Chancery
Judge: Vice Chancellor Laster
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Michael Hanrahan, Samuel L. Closic, Stephen D. Dargitz, Jason W. Rigby, Prickett, Jones & Elliott, P.A., Wilmington, DE; Lee D. Rudy, J. Daniel Albert, Stacey A. Greenspan, Kessler Topaz Meltzer & Check, LLP, Radnor, PA for plaintiff.
for defendant: Kevin R. Shannon, Berton W. Ashman, Jr., Daniel M. Rusk, IV, Potter Anderson & Corroon LLP, Wilmington, DE; Ryan A. McLeod, Alexandra P. Sadinsky, Wilfred T. Beaye, Jr., Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz, New York, NY; William M. Lafferty, John P. DiTomo, Alexandra M. Cumings, Sara Toscano, Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell LLP, Wilmington, DE; Scott B. Luftglass, Rebecca L. Martin, Anne S. Aufhauser, Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP, New York, NY; Raymond J. DiCamillo, Kevin M. Gallagher, Megan E. O’Connor, Richards, Layton & Finger, P.A, Wilmington, DE; John L. Hardiman, Sullivan & Cromwell LLP, New York, NY; A. Thompson Bayliss, E. Wade Houston, Abrams & Bayliss LLP, Wilmington, DE; Matthew Solum, Courtney A. Carvill, Kirkland & Ellis LLP, New York, NY for defendants.
Case Number: D69302
CEO held personal interest in proposed acquisition transaction that he was not entitled to exculpation for, and company's financial advisor and winning bidder aided and abetted breaches of fiduciary duties by exchanging information regarding the company's bidding process.
Publication Date: 2021-02-17
Practice Area: Discovery
Industry: Insurance | Investments and Investment Advisory
Court: Court of Chancery
Judge: Vice Chancellor Laster
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Michael W. Teichman, Elio Battista, Jr., Judy M. Jones, Parkowski, Guerke & Swayze, P.A., Wilmington, DE; Eric P. Haas, Gardner Haas PLLC, Dallas, TX for plaintiffs.
for defendant: Paul D. Brown, Chipman Brown Cicero & Cole, LLP, Wilmington, DE; William B. Kerr, Kerr, LLP, New York, NY for defendants.
Case Number: D69301
The court granted plaintiffs' motion to compel production, and it denied defendants' motion for a retroac-tive extension of time in which to respond to plaintiffs' discovery requests.
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