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Publication Date: 2021-10-20
Practice Area: Corporate Governance
Industry: E-Commerce | Technology Media and Telecom
Court: Court of Chancery
Judge: Vice Chancellor Slights
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Daniel K. Astin, Ciardi Ciardi & Astin, Wilmington, DE; Richard D. Greenfield, Marguerite R. Goodman, Ann M. Caldwell, Greenfield & Goodman LLC, Philadelphia, PA; Albert A. Ciardi III, Walter W. Gouldsbury III, Ciardi, Ciardi & Astin, Philadelphia, PA; Kevin H. Davenport, Samuel L. Closic, John G. Day, Elizabeth Wang, Prickett, Jones & Elliott, P.A., Wilmington, DE; Peter B. Andrews; Craig J. Springer, David M. Sborz, Andrews & Springer, LLC; Geoffrey M. Johnson, Scott+Scott Attorneys At Law LLP, Cleveland Heights, OH; Donald A. Broggi, William C. Fredericks, Scott R. Jacobsen, Jing-Li Yu, Scott+Scott Attorneys At Law LLP, New York, NY; Daniel B. Rehns, Frank R. Schirripa, Kurt M. Hunciker, Kathryn Hettler, Hach Rose Schirripa & Cheverie LLP, New York, NY; Brian J. Robbins, Stephen J. Oddo, Gregory E. Del Gaizo, Rob-bins LLP, San Diego, CA; Thomas J. McKenna, Gregory M. Egleston, Gainey McKenna & Egleston, New York, NY; Joseph J. Tabacco, Jr., Daniel E. Barenbaum, Berman Tabacco, San Francisco, CA; Joseph W. Cotchett, Mark Molumphy, Julia Peng, Cotchett Pitre & McCarthy LLP; Thaddeus J. Weaver, Dilworth Paxson LLP, Wilmington, DE; Frederic S. Fox, Laurence D. King, Hae Sung Nam, Donnie Hall, Aaron Schwartz, Kaplan Fox & Kilsheimer LLP, New York, NY; Kathleen A. Herkenhoff, Kaplan Fox & Kilsheimer LLP, Oakland, CA; Catherine Pratsinakis, Dilworth Paxson LLP, Philadelphia, PA; Nathan A. Cook, Mae Oberste, Block & Leviton LLP, Wilmington, DE; Kurt M. Heyman, Melissa N. Donimirski, Aaron M. Nelson, Heyman Enerio Gattuso & Hirzel LLP, Wilmington, DE; Jason M. Leviton, Joel Fleming, Lauren G. Milgroom, Block & Leviton LLP, Boston, MA for plaintiffs.
for defendant: David E. Ross, R. Garrett Rice, Ross Aronstam & Moritz LLP, Wilmington, DE; Orin Snyder, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, New York, NY; Brian M. Lutz, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, San Francisco, CA; Paul J. Collins, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, Palo Alto, CA; Joshua S. Lipshutz, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, Washington, DC for defendants.
Case Number: D69574
The court held that consolidation of cases was not appropriate where one case's derivative plaintiffs made no demand on the corporate board and the other case's single plaintiff chose to make a demand that was subsequently refused.
Publication Date: 2021-10-13
Practice Area: Corporate Governance
Industry: Insurance | Investments and Investment Advisory
Court: Court of Chancery
Judge: Vice Chancellor Slights
Attorneys: For plaintiff: P. Bradford deLeeuw, deLeeuw Law LLC, Wilmington, DE; David R. Scott, Scott+Scott Attorneys at Law LLP, Colchester, CT; Thomas L. Laughlin IV, Scott Jacobsen, Scott+Scott Attorneys at Law LLP, New York, NY; Robert C. Schubert, Willem F. Jonckheer, Dustin L. Schubert, Schubert Jonckheer & Kilbe LLP, San Francisco, CA; Robert B. Weiser, James M. Ficaro, The Weiser Law Firm P.C., Berwyn, PA; Brett D. Stecker, Shuman, Glenn & Stecker, Ardmore, PA; Michael I. Fistel, Jr., Johnson & Weaver, LLP, Marietta, GA; Corey D. Holzer, Holzer & Holzer, LLC, Atlanta, GA for plaintiffs.
for defendant: Srinivas M. Raju, Richards, Layton & Finger, P.A., Wilmington, DE; Greg A. Danilow, Caroline Hickey Zalka, John A. Neuwirth, Evert J. Christensen, Jr., Amanda K. Pooler, Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP, New York, NY for defendants.
Case Number: D69571
Plaintiffs in this derivative action failed to adequately plead demand futility and they also failed to allege claims for breach of fiduciary duty against officers and directors, so the court granted defendants' motions to dismiss.
Publication Date: 2021-09-15
Practice Area: Mergers and Acquisitions
Industry: Software | Transportation | Travel and Tourism
Court: Court of Chancery
Judge: Vice Chancellor Slights
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Gregory V. Varallo, Bernstein Litowitz Berger & Grossmann LLP; Wilmington, DE; Mark Lebovitch, Daniel E. Meyer, Bernstein Litowitz Berger & Grossmann LLP, New York, NY; Alisa E. Moen, Moen Law LLC, Wilmington, DE for plaintiff.
for defendant: Paul J. Lockwood, Cliff C. Gardner, Elisa M.C. Klein, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, Wilmington, DE; Tammy L. Mercer, Lakshmi A. Muthu, Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor, LLP, Wilmington, DE; Robert A. Muckenfuss, Kelly A. Warlich, McGuireWoods LLP, Charlotte, NC; Kayla J. Marshall, McGuireWoods LLP, Washington DC; Michael D. DeBaecke, F. Troupe Mickler IV, Ashby & Geddes, P.A., Wilmington, DE; Victor A. Walton, Jr., Eric W. Richardson, David F. Hine, Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP, Cincinnati, OH for defendants.
Case Number: D69537
Where plaintiff terminated a merger agreement, the termination provision in the agreement prevented plaintiff from re-covering against defendant for breach of contract.
Publication Date: 2021-09-08
Practice Area: Corporate Entities
Industry: Financial Services and Banking
Court: Court of Chancery
Judge: Vice Chancellor Slights
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Michael A. Barlow, Abrams & Bayliss LLP, Wilmington, DE; William A. Burck, Alexander J. Merton, Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP, Washington, DC; Rollo C. Baker, Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP. New York, NY for plaintiff.
for defendant: David J. Margules, Elizabeth A. Sloan, Ballard Spahr LLP, Wilmington, DE; Jason Cyrulnik, Paul Fattaruso, Roche Cyrulnik Freedman LLP, Brooklyn, NY; Devin Freedman, Roche Cyrulnik Freedman LLP, Miami, FL; Raymond J. DiCamillo, Daniel E. Kaprow, Megan E. O’Connor, Richards, Layton & Finger, P.A., Wilmington, DE; Marc E. Kasowitz, Daniel R. Benson, Mark P. Ressler, Sarmad M. Khojasteh, Joshua N. Paul, Kasowitz Benson Torres LLP, New York, NY; Albert H. Manwaring, IV, Albert J. Carroll, Morris James LLP, Wilmington, DE; Dane H. Butswinkas, David S. Blatt, Matthew B. Nicholson, Tanya M. Abrams, Williams & Connolly LLP, Washington, DC for defendants.
Case Number: D69528
Court granted a partial stay in fraud action where resolution of the case required rulings on foreign law that were currently being resolved in a related pending suit in that foreign court.
Publication Date: 2021-09-01
Practice Area: Contractual Disputes
Industry: E-Commerce
Court: Court of Chancery
Judge: Vice Chancellor Slights
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Kenneth J. Nachbar, Alexandra M. Cumings, Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell LLP, Wilmington, DE; Lee H. Rubin, Mayer Brown LLP, Palo Alto, CA for plaintiff.
for defendant: Matthew E. Fischer, Aaron R. Sims of Potter Anderson & Corroon LLP, Wilmington, DE; Shahzeb Lari, Hughes Hubbard & Reed, LLP, New York, NY for defendant.
Case Number: D69525
Factual issues precluded dismissal based on the equitable defense of laches at the pleading stage, but the court granted de-fendant's motion to dismiss plaintiff's claim for conversion.
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Publication Date: 2021-09-01
Practice Area: Mergers and Acquisitions
Industry: Biotechnology
Court: Court of Chancery
Judge: Vice Chancellor Slights
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Samuel L. Closic, Eric J. Juray, Prickett, Jones & Elliott, P.A., Wilmington, DE; Stephen J. Oddo, Gregory E. Del Gaizo, Eric M. Carrino, Robbins LLP, San Diego, CA for plaintiff.
for defendant: Robert S. Saunders, Stefania A. Rosca, Matthew R. Conrad, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, Wilmington, DE; C. Barr Flinn, Emily V. Burton, Peter J. Artese, Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor, LLP, Wilmington, DE; Douglas A. Rappaport, Kaitlin D. Shapiro, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP, New York, NY; Daniel A. Mason, Brendan W. Sullivan, Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP, Wilmington, DE; Daniel J. Toal, Geoffrey Chepiga, Caitlin E. Grusauskas, Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP, New York, NY; William M. Lafferty, Daniel T. Menken, Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell LLP, Wilmington, DE; Tariq Mundiya, Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP, New York, NY for defendants.
Case Number: D69521
The court granted defendants' motions to dismiss plaintiff's breach of fiduciary duty claims, because plaintiff did not establish any improper conduct in connection with a merger.
Publication Date: 2021-08-25
Practice Area: Contractual Disputes
Industry: E-Commerce | Investments and Investment Advisory | Technology Media and Telecom
Court: Court of Chancery
Judge: Vice Chancellor Slights
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Philip Trainer, Jr., Marie M. Degnan, Ashby & Geddes, Wilmington, DE; Andrew Zimmitti, Joshua Drian, Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP, Washington, DC for plaintiffs.
for defendant: Rudolf Koch, Travis S. Hunter, Matthew D. Perri, Richards, Layton & Finger, P.A., Wilmington, DE; Jeffrey B. Korn, Vanessa C. Richardson, Wilkie Farr & Gallagher LLP, New York, NY; Alexander L. Cheney, Wilkie Farr & Gallagher LLP, San Francisco, CA for defendants.
Case Number: D69516
Where sellers allegedly engaged in fraud in the inducement of a contract, they could not rely on limitation provisions contained in that contract to avoid plaintiffs' fraud claims.
Publication Date: 2021-08-18
Practice Area: Corporate Governance
Industry: Investments and Investment Advisory | Mining and Resources
Court: Court of Chancery
Judge: Vice Chancellor Slights
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Rudolph Koch, Kevin M. Gallagher, Daniel Kaprow, Richards, Layton & Finger, P.A., Wilmington, DE; Jason Cyrulnik, Edward Normand, Paul Fattaruso, Cyrulnik Fattaruso LLP, New York, NY for plaintiffs.
for defendant: Thomas W. Briggs, Jr., Miranda N. Gilbert, Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell LLP, Wilmington, DE; Pedro A. Jimenez, Kevin C. Logue, Kevin P. Broughel, Nicholas Bassett, Katherine K. Solomon, Katherine Rookard, Paul Hastings LLP, New York, NY for defendants.
Case Number: D69508
The court dismissed some counterclaims as untimely, but the breach of fiduciary duty, aiding and abetting, conspiracy and tortious interference counterclaims survived.
Publication Date: 2021-07-28
Practice Area: Corporate Governance
Industry: Investments and Investment Advisory | Mining and Resources
Court: Court of Chancery
Judge: Vice Chancellor Slights
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Rudolf Koch, Kevin M. Gallagher, Daniel Kaprow of Richards, Layton & Finger, P.A., Wilmington, DE; Jason Cyrulnik, Edward Normand, Paul Fattaruso, Cyrulnik Fattaruso LLP, New York, NY for plaintiffs.
for defendant: Thomas W. Briggs, Jr., Miranda N. Gilbert, Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell LLP, Wilmington, DE; Pedro A. Jimenez; Kevin C. Logue, Kevin P. Broughel, Nicholas Bassett, Katherine K. Solomon, Katherine Rookard, Paul Hastings LLP, New York, NY for defendants.
Case Number: D69484
Service upon defendants in a foreign country by mailing and posting was reasonably calculated to provide them with actual notice of the pending litigation, so the court denied defendants' motion to dismiss.
Publication Date: 2021-07-28
Practice Area: Contracts
Industry: Health Care | Insurance | Investments and Investment Advisory
Court: Court of Chancery
Judge: Vice Chancellor Slights
Attorneys: For plaintiff: John L. Reed, Matthew Denn, DLA Piper LLP (US), Wilmington, DE; Ardith Bronson, Maia Sevilla-Sharon, DLA Piper LLP (US), Miami, FL for plaintiff.
for defendant: Raymond W. Cobb, Law Offices of Raymond W. Cobb, LLC (formerly with O’Hagan Meyer LLP), Wilmington, DE; Kevin F. Berry, O’Hagan Meyer LLP, Philadelphia, PA for defendants.
Case Number: D69479
Failure to disclose the existence of adverse litigation was sufficient to support a claim of fraudulent inducement of joint venture agreement.
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