Delaware Business Court Insider | Commentary
By Pamela L. Millard | November 22, 2017
On June 28, 2017, the Delaware Supreme Court reversed the Court of Chancery's prior ruling in Chicago Bridge & Iron v. Westinghouse Electric, 2016 WL 7048031 (Del. Ch. Dec. 5, 2016), rev'd, 2017 WL 2774563 (Del. June 28), holding that an independent auditor appointed to resolve purchase price adjustment disputes relating to a sale transaction was not empowered to decide challenges to the seller's compliance with GAAP in connection with a post-closing true up of net working capital.
Delaware Business Court Insider | Commentary
By Jason J. Mendro and Jeffrey S. Rosenberg | November 15, 2017
It is an all-too familiar accusation to many directors: If only you had done something more, the corporation could have avoided an injury or loss. Since the mid-1990s, Delaware courts have repeatedly recognized that attempting to pin personal liability on directors for their alleged inaction is “possibly the most difficult theory in corporation law upon which a plaintiff might hope to win a judgment,” as in In re Caremark International Derivative Litigation, 698 A.2d 959, 967 (Del. Ch. 1996).
Delaware Business Court Insider | Commentary
By Edward M. McNally | November 14, 2017
Delaware recognizes the need to promptly resolve disputes over the composition of the board of directors of a Delaware corporation.
Delaware Business Court Insider | Commentary
By Barry M. Klayman and Mark E. Felger | November 8, 2017
In a significant decision in a closely watched case, Bankruptcy Judge Laurie Selber Silverstein held in In re Millennium Lab Holdings II, Case No. 15-12284 (LSS) (Del. Bankr. Oct. 3, 2017), that the bankruptcy court had constitutional adjudicatory authority to approve the nonconsensual release of nondebtor, direct nonbankruptcy common law claims against third parties as part of a confirmation order.
Delaware Business Court Insider | Commentary
By Brett M. McCartney | November 1, 2017
Books and records actions are heralded as the “tools at hand” for litigators pursuing shareholder claims against a corporation.
Delaware Business Court Insider | Commentary
By Albert H. Manwaring IV | October 26, 2017
Wilmington Trust serves as the sole trustee for certain du Pont Family Trusts established in the 1940s and 1950s. For many years, Wilmington Trust…
Delaware Business Court Insider | Commentary
By Francis G.X. Pileggi and Alexandra Rogin | October 25, 2017
The Delaware Court of Chancery issued an important evidentiary ruling in Zohar II 2005-1 Ltd. v. FSAR Holdings, finding that expert valuation reports were inadmissible as hearsay.
Delaware Business Court Insider | Commentary
By Brian M. Lutz and Colin B. Davis | October 18, 2017
As has been widely reported, for the first time in 15 years, Delaware has been dethroned as the nation's top court system according to a recent survey, which sought to explore “how fair and reasonable the states' liability systems are perceived to be by U.S. businesses.”
Delaware Business Court Insider | Commentary
By Tyler O'Connell and Albert Caroll | October 18, 2017
American courts have long recognized that the public enjoys a First Amendment right of access to judicial proceedings and records. While forceful, the right is only presumptive, and the public's interest in access may be overcome with an adequate showing of need.
Delaware Business Court Insider
By Robert B. Greco | August 23, 2017
Two recent decisions of the Delaware Court of Chancery separated by only two weeks took seemingly contradictory positions regarding the extent to which corporate disclosures must be made clear in proxy statements and other SEC filings.
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