• LVI Grp. Inv., LLC v. NCM Grp. Holdings, LLC

    Publication Date: 2018-04-18
    Practice Area: Business Torts | Civil Procedure | Mergers and Acquisitions
    Industry: Construction
    Court: Court of Chancery
    Judge: Vice Chancellor Glasscock
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Rudolf Koch, Matthew W. Murphy, and Matthew D. Perri, Richards, Layton & Finger, P.A., Wilmington, DE; Steven C. Florsheim, Greg Shinall, Daniel A. Shmikler, Michael G. Dicker, and Trevor K. Scheetz, Sperling & Slater, P.C., Chicago, IL, attorneys for plaintiff
    for defendant: Richard D. Heins, Philip Trainer, Jr., and Hayley M. Lenahan, Ashby & Geddes, Wilmington, DE; Stephen Novack, Donald A. Tarkington, Andrew D. Campbell, Elizabeth C. Wolicki, and Yvette V. Mishev, Novack and Macey, LLP, Chicago, IL, attorneys for defendants.

    Case Number: D68112

    Fraud complaint against majority stakeholder of merged corporation, and the stakeholders principals, maintained where counterparty to merger pled that defendants intentionally directed falsification of merged corporations pre-merger financials.

  • In re Tesla Motors, Inc. Stockholders Litig.

    Publication Date: 2018-04-11
    Practice Area: Corporate Governance | Mergers and Acquisitions
    Industry: Automotive | Energy | Manufacturing
    Court: Court of Chancery
    Judge: Vice Chancellor Slights
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Jay W. Eisenhofer, James J. Sabella, Michael Hanrahan, Paul A. Fioravanti, Jr., Samuel L. Closic, Ned Weinberger, Ryan T. Keating, Thomas, Curry, Joel Friedlander, Jeffrey M. Gorris, Justin S. Brooks, Randall J. Baron, David T. Wissbroecker, Maxwell R. Huffman, Lee D. Rudy, Eric L. Zagar, Robin Win-chester, Kristen L. Ross, Mark Lebovitch and Jeroen van Kwawegen for plaintiffs
    for defendant: David E. Ross, Garrett B. Moritz, Benjamin Z. Grossberg, William Savitt, Graham W. Meli, Steven Winter and David E. Kirk for defendants.

    Case Number: D68107

    Plaintiffs in this derivative action alleged sufficient facts to show that a minority stockholder was actually a controlling stockholder due to the amount of influence he had over the company and the board.

  • In re Rouse Prop. Inc., Fiduciary Litig.,

    Publication Date: 2018-03-21
    Practice Area: Corporate Governance | Mergers and Acquisitions
    Industry: Real Estate
    Court: Court of Chancery
    Judge: Vice Chancellor Slights
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Stuart M. Grant, Cynthia A. Calder, Nathan A. Cook, and Michael T. Manuel, Grant & Eisenhofer P.A., Wilmington, DE; Jason M. Leviton and Bradley Vettraino, Block & Leviton LLP, Boston, MA, attorneys for plaintiffs;
    for defendant: Stephen C. Norman, Kevin R. Shannon, and Jaclyn C. Levin, Potter Anderson & Corroon LLP, Wilmington, DE; Andrew W. Stern, Jon W. Muenz, and Leah R. Milbauer, Sidley Austin LLP, New York, NY; Kevin G. Abrams, Daniel R. Ciarrocki, Matthew L. Miller, Abrams & Bayliss, LLP, Wilmington, DE; John A. Neuwirth, Seth Goodchild, Evert J. Christensen, Matthew S. Connors, Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP, New York, NY, attorneys for defendants.

    Case Number: D68080

    Stockholders breach of fiduciary duty claims arising from merger transaction with alleged controlling minority stockholder brought against board and alleged controller failed where allegations insufficient to find that alleged controller exerted control or dominance over board or directors or special committee designated to negotiate merger.

  • In re ExamWorks Group, Inc.

    Publication Date: 2018-03-07
    Practice Area: Discovery | Mergers and Acquisitions
    Industry: Consulting | Health Care
    Court: Court of Chancery
    Judge: Vice Chancellor Laster
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Stuart M. Grant, Michael J. Barry, Jeff A. Almeida, Kimberly A. Evans, Rebecca Musarra, Vincent R. Cappucci and Jordan A. Cortez for petitioners
    for defendant: Raymond J. DiCamillo, Kevin M. Gallagher, Ryan P. Durkin, Michele D. Johnson and Kristin N. Murphy for respondent.

    Case Number: D68068

    Parties who provided late discovery without adequate explanation engaged in discovery abuse.

  • In re Appraisal of AOL Inc.

    Publication Date: 2018-03-07
    Practice Area: Corporate Governance | Mergers and Acquisitions
    Industry: Technology Media and Telecom
    Court: Court of Chancery
    Judge: Vice Chancellor Glasscock
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Stuart M. Grant, Mary S. Thomas and Laina M Herbert for petitioners
    for defendant: Kevin R. Shannon, Berton W. Ashman, Jr., Christopher N. Kelly, William Savitt, Ryan A. McLeod, An-drew J.H. Cheung, Nicholas Walter and Courtney L. Shike for respondent.

    Case Number: D68067

    In this statutory appraisal proceeding filed by a minority stockholders following a merger, the court relied on a discounted cash flow analysis to determine share value.

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  • Cumming v. Edens

    Publication Date: 2018-03-07
    Practice Area: Corporate Governance | Mergers and Acquisitions
    Industry: Health Care
    Court: Court of Chancery
    Judge: Vice Chancellor Slights
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Jeffrey Gorris, Christopher Foulds, and Christopher Quinn, Friedlander & Gorris P.A., Wilmington, DE; David Wales, David MacIssac, and John Vielandi, Bernstein Litowtiz Berger & Grossman LLP, New York, NY; Adam Warden, Saxena White P.A., Boca Raton, FL; Steven B. Singer and Joshua H. Saltzman, Saxena White P.A., White Plains, NY; J. Elazar Fruchter, Wohl & Fruchter LLP, New York, NY, attorneys for plaintiff
    for defendant: Robert S. Saunders, Ronald N. Brown, III, Sarah R. Martin, and Elisa M.C. Klein, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, Wilmington, DE, attorneys for defendants.

    Case Number: D68064

    Derivative complaint not dismissed where plaintiff pled facts of directors conflicts of interest with corporation on the other side of the challenged transaction supporting a reasonable doubt as to whether board was disinterested or independent, which constituted a non-exculpated claim.

  • Appel v. Berkman

    Publication Date: 2018-03-07
    Practice Area: Corporate Governance | Mergers and Acquisitions
    Industry: Hospitality and Lodging
    Court: Delaware Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Strine
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Jeremy Friedman, Spencer Oster, and David Tejtel, Friedman Oster & Tejtel PLLC, New York, NY; Peter B. Andrews, Craig J. Springer, and David M. Sborz, Andrews & Springer LLC, Wilmington, DE, attorneys for appellant
    for defendant: Mark A. Kirsch and Jefferson E. Bell, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, New York, NY; Brian M. Lutz, Gibson, Dunn, & Crutcher LLP, San Francisco, CA; Raymond J. DiCamillo and Elizabeth DeFelice, Richards, Layton & Finger, P.A., Wilmington, DE; Stephen B. Brauerman and Sara E. Bussiere, Bayard, P.A., Wilmington, DE, attorneys for appellees.

    Case Number: D68063

    Boards decision to exclude the chairman/founders opposition to a proposed merger transaction from the stockholders proxy statement was in error, where the facts of such opposition may have been material to a stockholders decision to approve the transaction and the omission of such facts rendered the proxy a partial, incomplete disclosure.

  • EMSI Acquisition, Inc. v. RSUI Indem. Co.

    Publication Date: 2018-02-14
    Practice Area: Corporate Governance | Mergers and Acquisitions
    Industry: Insurance
    Court: U.S. District Court of Delaware
    Judge: District Judge Stark
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Philip Trainer, Jr., Ashby & Geddes, Wilmington, DE; Lauren Neal Bennett, Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell LLP, Wilmington, DE; Stephen C. Hackney and Timothy W. Knapp, Kirkland & Ellis, Chicago, IL, attorneys for plaintiff
    for defendant: Michael F. Duggan and Emily Kara Silverstein, Marks O'Neill, O'Brien, Doherty & Kelly, P.C.; Wilmington, DE; Kevin A. Lahm, Walker Wilcox Matousek LLP, Chicago, IL, attorneys for defendant.

    Case Number: D68039

    Major shareholder exclusion under D&O liability policy did not exclude coverage, where exclusion language subject to multiple interpretations and therefore ambiguous, and was accordingly construed against insurer.

  • City of Miami General Employees and Sanitation Employees Retirement Trust v. C&J Energy Ser-vices, Inc.

    Publication Date: 2018-02-07
    Practice Area: Bankruptcy | Damages | Mergers and Acquisitions
    Industry: Energy
    Court: Court of Chancery
    Judge: Chancellor Bouchard
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Stuart M. Grant, Mary S. Thomas, Mark Lebovitch, Jeroen van Kwawegen and Christopher J. Orrico for plaintiff
    for defendant: William M. Lafferty for Nabors defendants; Stephen C. Norman, Michael A. Pittenger, Jaclyn C. Levy, Michael C. Holmes, Craig E. Zieminski, Olivia D. Howe and Meriwether Evans for remaining defendants.

    Case Number: D68033

    Plaintiff was not entitled to an award of fees in connection with a merger price reduction because plaintiff failed to make a claim in the companys bankruptcy proceeding, and it was inequitable to award fees against the estate of one of the shareholders.

  • Weyerhaeuser Co. v. Domtar Corp.

    Publication Date: 2018-01-31
    Practice Area: Contractual Disputes | Mergers and Acquisitions
    Industry: Manufacturing
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
    Judge: Judge Fuentes
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: D68029

    Seller waived certain rights under the parties agreement and such waiver was not retracted, because the seller unjustifiably delayed in giving reasonable notice of its intent to retract.