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Publication Date: 2021-05-26
Practice Area: Corporate Governance
Industry: Biotechnology
Court: U.S. District Court of Delaware
Judge: District Judge Bibas
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Brian E. Farnan, Michael J. Farnan, Farnan LLP, Wilmington, DE; Phillip Kim, The Rosen Law Firm, P.A., New York, NY; Matthew M. Houston, Benjamin I. Sachs-Michaels, Glancy Prongay & Murray LLP, New York, NY; Robert V. Prongay, Pavithra Rajesh, Glancy Prongay & Murray LLP, Los Angeles, CA; Timothy Brown, The Brown Law Firm, P.C., Oyster Bay, NY for plaintiffs.
for defendant: Lori W. Will, Ian R. Liston, Lindsay K. Faccenda, Jeremy W. Gagas, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, P.C., Wilmington, DE for defendants.
Case Number: D69407
Shareholder's derivative complaint barred by release in prior class action asserting direct shareholder claims where the release barred all claims that could be asserted by the shareholders, and derivative claims, though belonging to the corporation, were asserted by shareholders.
Publication Date: 2021-04-14
Practice Area: Corporate Governance
Industry: Financial Services and Banking | E-Commerce | Investments and Investment Advisory
Court: Court of Chancery
Judge: Chancellor Bouchard
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Blake A. Bennett, Cooch and Taylor, P.A., Wilmington, DE; Brian J. Robbins, Stephen J. Oddo, Emily R. Bishop, Robbins LLP, San Diego, CA for plaintiff.
for defendant: A. Thompson Bayliss, Joseph A. Sparco, Abrams & Bayliss LLP, Wilmington, DE; James N. Kramer, Alexander K. Talarides, Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP, San Francisco, CA for defendants.
Case Number: D69359
Derivative complaint dismissed for failure to make pre-suit demand where lack of evidence that a majority of directors acted knowingly and deliberately in permitting the company to violate consumer protection laws or providing false and misleading information to the public meant that directors were exculpated from bad faith claims and therefore faced no substantial likelihood of personal liability and could independently evaluate a litigation demand.
Publication Date: 2021-03-31
Practice Area: Corporate Governance
Industry: Investments and Investment Advisory
Court: Court of Chancery
Judge: Vice Chancellor Glasscock
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Philip Trainer, Jr., Marie M. Degnan, Ashby & Geddes, Wilmington, DE; John P. Coffey, Gregory A. Horo-witz, Jeffrey S. Trachtman, Leah S. Friedman, Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP, New York, NY for plain-tiff.
for defendant: Daniel A. Mason, Paull, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP, Wilmington, DE; Allan J. Arffa, Gregory F. Laufer of Paull, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP, New York, NY for defendants.
Case Number: D69348
The court granted summary judgment because a corporate controller did not breach his fiduciary duty by making a business decision regarding how he would vote his shares.
Publication Date: 2021-03-24
Practice Area: Corporate Governance
Industry: Energy | Investments and Investment Advisory
Court: U.S. District Court of Delaware
Judge: District Judge Stark
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Carmella P. Keener, Cooch and Taylor, P.A., Wilmington, DE; Daniel S. Sommers, Joshua Handelsman, Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll PLLC, Washington, DC; Richard A. Speirs, Amy Miller, Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll PLLC, New York, NY; Kip B. Shuman, Shuman, Glenn & Stecker, San Francisco, CA; Rusty E. Glenn, Shuman, Glenn & Stecker, Denver, CO; Brett D. Stecker, Shuman, Glenn & Stecker, Ardmore, PA; Ronald A. King, Clark Hill PLC, Lansing, MI for plaintiff.
for defendant: Gregory P. Williams, Raymond J. DiCamillo, Katharine L. Mowery, Richards, Layton & Finger, P.A., Wilmington, DE; Walter C. Carlson, Nilofer Umar, Caroline A. Wong, Sidley Austin LLP, Chicago, IL for defendants.
Case Number: D69335
Derivative claim of breach of loyalty dismissed where demand was not excused as plaintiff failed to show that directors were likely to face liability on underlying claim and therefore could not be disinterested and independent.
Publication Date: 2021-03-17
Practice Area: Corporate Governance
Industry: Consumer Products | Food and Beverage | Investments and Investment Advisory
Court: Court of Chancery
Judge: Vice Chancellor Zurn
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Sean J. Bellew, Bellew LLP, Wilmington, DE; Gerard P. Fox, Marina V. Bogorad, Gerard Fox Law P.C., Los Angeles, CA for plaintiffs.
for defendant: Sean A. Meluney, Matthew D. Beebe, Benesch, Friedlander, Coplan & Aronoff LLP, Wilmington, DE; David B. Anthony, Berger Harris LLP, Wilmington, DE; Perry J. Woodward, Hopkins & Carley, A Law Corporation, San Jose, CA for defendants.
Case Number: D69328
Plaintiffs could proceed with breach of contract and implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing claims after alleging company and its officers breached express obligations under operating agreement and failed to act in good faith in selection of independent managers.
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Publication Date: 2021-03-03
Practice Area: Corporate Governance
Industry: Software
Court: U.S. District Court of Delaware
Judge: District Judge Noreika
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Brian E. Farnan, Michael J. Farnan, Farnan LLP, Wilmington, DE; Christopher J. Kupka, Samir Shukurov, William J. Fields, Fields Kupka & Shukurov LLP, New York, NY for plaintiff.
for defendant: A. Thompson Baylis, Daniel John McBride, Abrams & Bayliss LLP, Wilmington, DE for defendants.
Case Number: D69314
The court awarded plaintiff attorney fees in this proxy challenge litigation based on the "common corporate benefit" doctrine, but it awarded a much smaller amount than plaintiff requested.
Publication Date: 2021-02-24
Practice Area: Corporate Governance
Industry: Investments and Investment Advisory | Mining and Resources
Court: Court of Chancery
Judge: Vice Chancellor Glasscock
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Peter B. Andrew, Craig J. Springer, David Sborz, Andrews & Springer LLC, Wilmington, DE; Jeremy S. Friedman, Spencer Oster, David F.E. Tejtel, Friedman Oster & Tejtel PLLC, Bedford Hills, NY for plaintiff.
for defendant: William M. Lafferty, John P. DiTomo, Elizabeth A. Mullin, Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell LLP, Wilming-ton, DE; Bradley J. Benoit, Bryan Dumesnil, Bracewell LLP, Houston, TX; Srinivas M. Raju, Andrew J. Peach, Matthew W. Murphy, Richards, Layton & Finger, P.A., Wilmington, DE; Steven R. Selsberg, S. Sels-berg Law, PLLC, Houston, TX; Sylvia A. Mayer, S. Mayer Law PLLC, Houston, TX; Peter J. Walsh, Jr., Mat-thew F. Davis, Elizabeth M. Taylor, Potter Anderson & Corroon LLP, Wilmington, DE; Robert J. Giuffra, Jr., David M.J. Rein, Matthew A. Peller, Y. Carson Zhou, Sullivan & Cromwell LLP, New York, NY for defend-ants.
Case Number: D69305
The court granted defendant directors' motion to dismiss a breach of contract claim because plaintiff's claim was essentially one for breach of fiduciary duty.
Publication Date: 2021-02-10
Practice Area: Corporate Governance
Industry: Investments and Investment Advisory | Software
Court: Delaware Supreme Court
Judge: Justice Montgomery-Reeves
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Thomas A. Uebler, Joseph L. Christensen, Hayley M. Lenahan, McCollom D’Emilio Smith Uebler LLC, Wilmington, DE for appellants.
for defendant: Bradley R. Aronstam, Roger S. Stronach, Holly E. Newell, Ross Aronstam & Moritz LLP, Wilmington, DE; Jon M. Talotta, Hogan Lovells US LLP, Tysons, VA; Michael C. Hefter, Hogan Lovells US LLP, New York, NY for appellee.
Case Number: D69287
Court properly found controller had affirmatively deceived directors to foster quorum by publicly expressing support for CEO after making statements to others suggesting controller intended to fire the CEO.
Publication Date: 2021-01-27
Practice Area: Corporate Governance
Industry: Hospitality and Lodging
Court: Court of Chancery
Judge: Vice Chancellor Glasscock
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Andrew C. Durham, plaintiff pro se.
for defendant: John G. Harris, Berger Harris LLP, Wilmington, DE for defendant.
Case Number: D69270
LLC member's breach of fiduciary duties arising from alleged violation of member's perquisite could not be brought directly against company where contractual agreement to provide the perquisite was issued by the managing members and not from the company.
Publication Date: 2021-01-27
Practice Area: Corporate Governance
Industry: Investments and Investment Advisory | Technology Media and Telecom
Court: Court of Chancery
Judge: Vice Chancellor McCormick
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Richard P. Rollo, Travis S. Hunter, Sarah A. Clark, Robert B. Greco, Angela Lam, Richards, Layton & Fin-ger, P.A., Wilmington, DE for plaintiff.
for defendant: Brad D. Sorrels, Andrew D. Cordo, Daniyal M. Iqbal, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, P.C., Wilmington, DE; A. Thomspon Baylis, Adam K. Schulman, Abrams & Bayliss LLP, Wilmington, DE; Bruce A. Ericson, Sta-cie O. Kinser, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP, San Francisco, CA; David J. Teklits, Alexandra M. Cumings, Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell LLP, Wilmington, DE for defendants.
Case Number: D69274
The court granted motions to dismiss with respect to one group of defendants because some of plaintiff's claims were time-barred, and plaintiff failed to allege sufficient facts to support the remaining claims against those particular defendants.
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