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Publication Date: 2024-11-19
Practice Area: Corporate Governance
Industry: Investments and Investment Advisory | Technology Media and Telecom
Court: Court of Chancery
Judge: Vice Chancellor Fioravanti
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Gregory V. Varallo, Andrew E. Blumberg, Daniel E. Meyer, Bernstein Litowitz Berger & Grossmann LLP, Wilmington, DE; Christopher J. Orrico, Shiva Mohan, Bernstein Litowitz Berger & Grossmann LLP, New York, NY; Jeremy S. Friedman, David F.E. Tejtel, Alexander M. Krischik, David A. Rosenfeld, Friedman Oster & Tejtel PLLC, Bedford Hills, NY; Joel Fleming, Lauren Godles Milgroom, Equity Litigation Group LLP, Boston, MA; D. Seamus Kaskela, Adrienne Bell, Kaskela Law LLC, Newtown Square, PA for plaintiff;
for defendant: Brad D. Sorrels, Andrew D. Cordo, Nora M. Crawford, Lauren G. DeBona, Jacqueline G. Conner, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati P.C., Wilmington, DE; Colleen C. Smith, Latham & Watkins LLP, San Diego, CA; Blair Connelly, Zachary L. Rowen, Thomas Giblin, Latham & Watkins LLP, New York, NY; Ryan A. Walsh, Latham & Watkins LLP, Costa Mesa, CA; David J. Berger, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati P.C., Palo Alto, CA for defendants.
Case Number: 2024-1029-PAF
Court declined to apply supermajority voting requirement under article of company's certificate of incorporation where it lacked language specifying its applicability to all possible forms of reincorporation.
Publication Date: 2024-11-12
Practice Area: Corporate Governance
Industry: E-Commerce | Technology Media and Telecom
Court: Court of Chancery
Judge: Chancellor McCormick
Attorneys: For plaintiff: John L. Reed, Peter H. Kyle, Daniel P. Klusman, DLA Piper LLP (US), Wilmington, DE for plaintiffs.
for defendant: Scott James Leonhardt, The Rosner Law Group LLC, Wilmington, DE for defendant.
Case Number: 2023-0684-LM
Court dismissed books and records inspection requests for failures to comply with the form-and-manner requirements of §220.
Publication Date: 2024-11-05
Practice Area: Corporate Governance
Industry: E-Commerce | Technology Media and Telecom
Court: Court of Chancery
Judge: Vice Chancellor Will
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Samuel L. Closic, Seth T. Ford, Prickett, Jones & Elliott, P.A., Wilmington, DE; Brian J. Robbins, Stephen J. Oddo, Gregory E. Del Gaizo, Michael J. Nicoud, Eric M. Carrino, Robbins LLP, San Diego, CA; Daniel B. Rehns, Scott Jacobsen, Hach Rose Schirripa & Cheverie, New York, NY for plaintiff.
for defendant: Garrett B. Moritz, Dylan T. Mockensturm, Benjamin M. Whitney, Ross Aronstam & Moritz LLP, Wilmington, DE; William Savitt, Anitha Reddy, Adam M. Gogolak, Alexis J. Abboud, Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz, New York, NY for defendant.
Case Number: 2023-1251-BWD
Court denied stockholder's books and records inspection request where it failed to specifically allege corporate wrongdoing and instead made vague and overbroad allegations of mismanagement.
Publication Date: 2024-11-05
Practice Area: Corporate Governance
Industry: Biotechnology | Investments and Investment Advisory
Court: Court of Chancery
Judge: Vice Chancellor Glasscock
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Blake A. Bennett, Cooch and Taylor, P.A., Wilmington, DE; Jeffrey M. Norton, Benjamin D. Baker, Newman Ferrara LLP, New York, NY for plaintiff.
for defendant: Andrew H. Sauder, Daniel S. Atlas, Dailey LLP, Wilmington, DE; Ryan J. Levan, Dailey LLP, Philadelphia, PA for defendants.
Case Number: 2023-0469-SG
Court applied entire fairness standard to fiduciary claims where defendants could control board through their personal/financial ties to directors and found complaint plausibly alleged that merger proxy omitted material information about share value.
Publication Date: 2024-10-29
Practice Area: Corporate Governance
Industry: Investments and Investment Advisory
Court: Court of Chancery
Judge: Chancellor Molina
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Bruce E. Jameson, J. Clayton Athey, John G. Day, Christine N. Chappelear, Prickett, Jones & Elliott, P.A., Wilmington, DE; Mary S. Thomas, Thomas Law LLC, Wilmington, DE for plaintiff.
for defendant: Eric A. Veres, S. Michael Blochberger, Abrams & Bayliss LLP, Wilmington, DE for defendant.
Case Number: 2024-0637-SEM
Court denied production of records relating to litigation funding arrangements and retainer agreements where plaintiffs had potentially waived such a claim and had failed to show at trial that relevant records or information would be responsive to the request the court ultimately granted.
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Publication Date: 2024-10-15
Practice Area: Corporate Governance
Industry: Education | Investments and Investment Advisory | Software
Court: Court of Chancery
Judge: Vice Chancellor Will
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Neil R. Lapinski, Phillip A. Giordano, Madeline R. Silverman, Gordon, Fournaris & Mammarella, P.A., Wilmington, DE for plaintiff.
for defendant: Thomas A. Uebler, Kathleen A. Murphy, Adam J. Waskie, Sarah P. Kaboly, Terisa A. Shoremount, McCollom D’Emilio Smith Uebler LLC, Wilmington, DE; Thad J. Bracegirdle, Sarah T. Andrade, Bayard, P.A., Wilmington, DE for defendants.
Case Number: 2024-0393-LWW
Stockholder/director's claims for breach of stockholders' agreement were barred by res judicata, laches, and acquiescence where director served alongside other directors without objection and could have asserted her present claims in a prior action against the other directors.
Publication Date: 2024-10-15
Practice Area: Corporate Governance
Industry: Financial Services and Banking | Federal Government
Court: Court of Chancery
Judge: Vice Chancellor Will
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Samuel L. Closic, John G. Day, Seth T. Ford, Prickett, Jones & Elliott, P.A., Wilmington, DE; Laurence Paskowitz, The Paskowitz Law Firm P.C., Rego Park, NY; Emily Komlossy, Komlossy Law, P.A., Hollywood, FL; Frederic S. Fox, Kaplan Fox & Kilsheimer LLP, New York, NY; Matthew M. Houston, Glancy Prongay & Murray LLP, New York, NY; D. Seamus Kaskela, Adrienne Bell, Kaskela Law LLC, Newtown Square, PA; Alfred G. Yates, Law Office of Alfred G. Yates, Jr., P.C., Pittsburgh, PA for plaintiffs.
for defendant: Kevin M. Gallagher, Spencer V. Crawford, Richards, Layton & Finger, P.A., Wilmington, DE; Sandra C. Goldstein, Victoria J. Ryan, Mike Rusie, Kirkland & Ellis LLP, New York, NY for defendants.
Case Number: 2022-1103-LWW
Court dismissed derivative complaint for lack of demand futility where board's minor disagreements with regulators over the terms of a consent order did not rise to a willful disregard of the law or failure of oversight to constitute a breach of the duty of loyalty.
Publication Date: 2024-10-15
Practice Area: Corporate Governance
Industry: Investments and Investment Advisory | Technology Media and Telecom
Court: Court of Chancery
Judge: Vice Chancellor Zurn
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Michael Hanrahan, Prickett, Jones & Elliott, P.A., Wilmington, DE; Blake Rohrbacher, Richards, Layton & Finger, P.A., Wilmington, DE for plaintiffs.
for defendant: David E. Ross, Ross Aronstam & Moritz LLP, Wilmington, DE; William M. Lafferty, Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell LLP, Wilmington, DE for defendants.
Case Number: 2020-0505-MTZ
Stockholders could not bring fiduciary claims against purported controller of company's parent corporation without presenting evidence of controller's hard control over the parent's voting power or an exercise of actual control over the company.
Publication Date: 2024-10-01
Practice Area: Corporate Governance
Industry: Defense | Electronics | Energy
Court: Court of Chancery
Judge: Vice Chancellor Will
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Evan O. Williford, The Williford Firm LLC, Wilmington, DE for plaintiff.
for defendant: Tyler J. Leavengood, Christopher N. Kelly, Callen R. Jackson, Christopher D. Renaud, Ryan M. Ellingson, Potter Anderson & Corroon LLP, Wilmington, DE for defendants.
Case Number: 2024-0386-LWW
Early stage of litigation and lack of improper motive weighed in favor of granting petitioner's motion to dismiss the action without prejudice.
Publication Date: 2024-09-24
Practice Area: Corporate Governance
Industry: Energy | Investments and Investment Advisory
Court: Court of Chancery
Judge: Vice Chancellor Laster
Attorneys: For plaintiff: A. Thompson Bayliss, J. Peter Shindel, Jr., Daniel G. Paterno, Eric A. Veres, Samuel D. Cordle, Abrams & Bayliss LLP, Wilmington, DE for plaintiffs.
for defendant: Srinivas M. Raju, Blake Rohrbacher, Matthew D. Perri, John M. O’Toole, Richards, Layton & Finger, P.A., Wilmington, DE; Rolin P. Bissell, James M. Yoch, Jr., Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor LLP, Wilmington, DE; Daniel A. Mason, Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP, Wilmington, DE; Stephen P. Lamb, Andrew G. Gordon, Harris Fischman, Robert N. Kravitz, Carter E. Greenbaum, Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP, New York, NY; William Savitt, Sarah K. Eddy, Adam M. Gogolak, Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz, New York, NY for defendants.
Case Number: 2018-0372-JTL
Former limited partners' alternative theories of recovery against general partner in breach of partnership agreement action failed where Delaware Supreme Court had found general partner's reliance on outside counsel's opinion was entitled to conclusive presumption of good faith.
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