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Publication Date: 2018-07-04
Practice Area: Corporate Governance | Mergers and Acquisitions
Industry: Biotechnology
Court: Court of Chancery
Judge: Vice Chancellor Montgomery-Reeves
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Carmella P. Keenor, Carl L. Stine, Matthew Insley-Pruitt and Adam M. Blander for plaintiff
for defendant: Stephen C. Norman, Brian C. Ralston, Jacqueline A. Rogers, Sara B. Brody and Matthew J. Dolan for defendants Vance and Lowe; Raymond J. DiCamillo, Sarah A. Clark, Ryan P. Durkin, Rocky C. Tsai, John D. Donovan, Jr. and Martin J. Crisp for defendant Auris Surgical Robotics, Inc.; C. Barr Flinn, Kathaleen S. McCormick, Richard J. Thomas, M. Paige Valeski, Tariq Mundiya, Benjamin P. McCallen and Casey Donnelly for remaining defendants.
Case Number: D68201
Minority stockholders in this merger case alleged reasonably conceivable claims for breach of fiduciary duty, but not for aiding and abetting.
Publication Date: 2018-06-20
Practice Area: Bankruptcy | Corporate Governance
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Court: U.S. Bankruptcy Court
Judge: Judge Gross
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Case Number: D68186
In this adversary proceeding, the bankruptcy court determined that the trustee failed to allege claims for cor-porate waste, but the court granted and denied various parts of defendants' motions to dismiss the fraud, breach of fiduciary and fraudulent transfer claims.
Publication Date: 2018-06-20
Practice Area: Corporate Governance
Industry: Technology Media and Telecom
Court: Court of Chancery
Judge: Vice Chancellor Slights
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Michael A. Pittenger, Jaclyn C. Levy, Jay G. Stirling, and Tyson J. Prisbrey, Potter Anderson & Corroon LLP, Wilmington, DE, attorneys for plaintiff
for defendant: David J. Margules, Elizabeth A. Sloan, and Suzanne O. Lufadeju, Ballard Spahr LLP, Wilmington, DE; William B. Igoe, Ballard Spahr LLP, Philadelphia, PA, attorneys for defendant.
Case Number: D68182
Directors' demand for transfer of stock ownership and repayment of personal loan in exchange for agreeing to ratify defective corporate acts constituted breach of fiduciary duty of loyalty.
Publication Date: 2018-06-13
Practice Area: Corporate Governance
Industry: Software
Court: Court of Chancery
Judge: Chancellor Bouchard
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Seth D. Rigrodsky, Brian D. Long, Gina M. Serra and Jeremy J. Riley for plaintiff
for defendant: Elena C. Norman, Jordan Eth, Anna Erickson White and Ryan Keats for defendants.
Case Number: D68179
In this derivative action, the shareholder failed to demonstrate that pre-suit demand was excused.
Publication Date: 2018-05-23
Practice Area: Corporate Governance
Industry: Mining and Resources
Court: Court of Chancery
Judge: Vice Chancellor Glasscock
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Philip Trainer, Jr., Marie M. Degnan, Stanley S. Arkin, Robert C. Angelillo and Alex Reisen for plaintiff
for defendant: Gregory V. Varallo, Susan M. Hannigan, David L. Katsky, Adrienne B. Koch and Joseph Weiner for de-fendants Goggin and Goodwin; Michael Busenkell and Michael T. Leigh for defendant Collins.
Case Number: D68153
Where an operating agreement contained an exculpatory provision, plaintiff was entitled to proceed only on its breach of contract claim.
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Publication Date: 2018-04-11
Practice Area: Corporate Governance
Industry: Biotechnology | Investments and Investment Advisory
Court: Court of Chancery
Judge: Chancellor Bouchard
Attorneys: For plaintiff: T. Brad Davey and Matthew A. Golden, Potter Anderson & Corroon LLP, Wilmington, DE; Barry S. Pollack and Joshua L. Solomon, Pollack Solomon Duffy LLP, Boston, MA, attorneys for plaintiff
for defendant: Herbert W. Mondros and Krista R. Samis, Margolis Edelstein, Wilmington, DE; Michael f. Bonkowski and Nicholas J. Brannic, Cole Schotz P.C., Wilmington, DE; Roger A. Lane, Courtney Worcester, and Jasmine D. Coo, Foley & Lardner LLP, Boston, MA; Angelica Boutwell, Foley & Lardner LLP, Miami, FL, attorneys for defendants.
Case Number: D68103
Breach of fiduciary duty claims dismissed against parties not part of controlling stockholders control group, but maintained where demand excused by director conflicts that called transaction fairness into question.
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.
Publication Date: 2018-04-04
Practice Area: Corporate Governance
Industry: Software
Court: Court of Chancery
Judge: Vice Chancellor Glasscock
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Joel Friedlander, Jeffrey M. Gorris, Christopher P. Quinn, Randall J. Baron, David T. Wissbroecker, Da-vid Knotts, Brian J. Robbins, Stephen J. Oddo and Gregory Del Gaizo for plaintiff
for defendant: Elena C. Norman, Nicholas J. Rohrer, Benjamin M. Potts and Peter A. Wald for individual defendants; Thomas A. Beck, Blake Rohrbacher and Susan M. Hannigan for nominal defendant Oracle Corp.
Case Number: D68097
In this derivative action, the complaint adequately alleged that the majority of the board lacked independence, so demand on the board was futile.
Publication Date: 2018-04-04
Practice Area: Corporate Governance
Industry:
Court: Court of Chancery
Judge: Vice Chancellor Slights
Attorneys: For plaintiff: R. Bruce McNew and Scott B. Czerwonka for plaintiff
for defendant: David A. Jenkins and Kelly S. Green for defendants.
Case Number: D68100
Defendants breached their fiduciary duties in granting themselves compensation by means of an unfair process, but plaintiff did not establish the right to any remedy besides nominal damages.
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.
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