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  • Sylebra Capital Partners Master Fund, Ltd. v. Perelman

    Publication Date: 2020-10-28
    Practice Area: Corporate Governance
    Industry: Entertainment and Leisure | Investments and Investment Advisory
    Court: Court of Chancery
    Judge: Vice Chancellor Slights
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Samuel T. Hirzel II, Gillian L. Andrews, Heyman Enerio Gattuso & Hirzel LLP, Wilmington, DE; Patrick J. Smith, Andrew J. Rodgers, Nicholas J. Karasimas, Smith Villazor LLP, New York, NY for plaintiffs.
    for defendant: William M. Lafferty, Susan W. Waesco, Alexandra M. Cumings, Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell LLP, Wilmington, DE; Kevin J. Orsini, Rory A. Leraris, Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP, New York, NY for defendants.
    Case Number: D69171

    The court dismissed plaintiff's complaint because the company's bylaws contained a mandatory forum selection provision in favor of another state.

  • L-5 Healthcare Partners, LLC v. Alphatec Holdings, Inc.

    Publication Date: 2020-10-28
    Practice Area: Corporate Entities
    Industry: Investments and Investment Advisory
    Court: Court of Chancery
    Judge: Vice Chancellor McCormick
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: William M. Lafferty, D. McKinley Measley, Thomas P. Will, Morris Nichols Arsht & Tunnell LLP, Wilmington, DE; Antonio Yanez, Jr., Alexander L. Cheney, Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP, New York, NY for plaintiff.
    for defendant: Philip A. Rovner, Jonathan A. Choa, Jaclyn C. Levy, Potter Anderson & Corroon LLP, Wilmington, DE for defendant.
    Case Number: D69167

    Agreement to issue convertible warrants upon drawing on credit constituted agreement sufficient to trigger preemption rights under stock purchase agreement with another party, and offer proposal failed to satisfy preemption rights due to conditional nature of the offer.

  • Brigade Leveraged Capital Structures Fund Ltd. v. Stillwater Mining Co.

    Publication Date: 2020-10-28
    Practice Area: Mergers and Acquisitions
    Industry: Investments and Investment Advisory | Mining and Resources
    Court: Delaware Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Montgomery-Reeves
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Samuel T. Hirzel, Elizabeth A. DeFelice, Heyman Enerio Gattuso & Hirzel LLP, Wilmington, DE; Lawrence M. Rolnick, Steven M. Hecht, Rolnick Kramer Sadighi LLP, New York, NY for appellants.
    for defendant: S. Mark Hurd, Lauren Neal Bennett, Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunell LLP, Wilmington, DE; James R. Warnot, Jr., Adam S. Lurie, Brenda D. DiLuigi, Nicole E. Jerry, Elizabeth M. Raulston, Linklaters LLP, New York, NY for appellee.
    Case Number: D69166

    Rejection of stockholders' appraisal action not an abuse of discretion where multiple indicia of reliability supported chancery court's decision to find deal price the most persuasive indicator of acquired company's value.

  • In re Mindbody, Inc. Stockholders Litig.

    Publication Date: 2020-10-21
    Practice Area: Mergers and Acquisitions
    Industry: Investments and Investment Advisory | Software
    Court: Court of Chancery
    Judge: Vice Chancellor McCormick
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Joel Friedlander, Jeffrey M. Gorris, Christopher M. Foulds, Christopher Quinn, Friedlander & Gorris, P.A., Wilmington, DE; Gregory V. Varallo, Bernstein Litowitz Berger & Grossmann LLP, Wilmington, DE; Mark Lebovitch, Jeroen van Kwawegen, Christopher J. Orrico, Andrew E. Blumberg, Bernstein Litowitz Berger & Grossmann LLP, New York, NY for plaintiffs.
    for defendant: Lisa A. Schmidt, Robert L. Burns, Matthew D. Perri, Richards, Layton & Finger, P.A., Wilmington, DE; Yosef J. Riemer, John Del Monaco, Ian C. Spain, Kirkland & Ellis LLP, New York, NY; Ryan D. Stottmann, Alexandra M. Cumings, Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell LLP, Wilmington, DE; Patrick Gibbs, Sarah Lightdale, Cooley LLP, New York, NY for defendants.
    Case Number: D69162

    The court granted a motion to dismiss as to a corporate director, but it declined to dismiss claims against two corporate of-ficers.

  • Jacobs v. Meghji

    Publication Date: 2020-10-21
    Practice Area: Deals and Transactions
    Industry: Construction | Investments and Investment Advisory
    Court: Court of Chancery
    Judge: Vice Chancellor Zurn
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Stephen E. Jenkins, Richard D. Heins, Ashby & Geddes, Wilmington, DE; Donald J. Enright, Elizabeth K. Tripodi, Jordan A. Cafritz, Levi & Korsinsky, LLP, Washington, DC for plaintiff.
    for defendant: T. Brad Davey, J. Matthew Belger, Nicholas D. Mozal, Potter Anderson & Corroon LLP, Wilmington, DE; S. Michael Sirkin, Ross, Aronstam & Moritz LLP, Wilmington, DE; Yosef J. Riemer, Jeffrey Goldfine, Kirkland & Ellis LLP, New York, NY; Daniel A. Mason, Brandan W. Sullivan, Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP, Wilmington, DE; Andrew J. Ehrlich, Gregory Laufer, Anika Rappleye, Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP, New York, NY; Lisa A. Schmidt, Alexander M. Krischik, Richards, Layton & Finger, P.A., Wilmington, DE for defendants
    Case Number: D69163

    The court granted a motion to dismiss claims for aiding and abetting and for unjust enrichment, because plaintiff failed to demonstrate knowing participation in any breaches of fiduciary duty.

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  • Lacey v. Mota-Velasco

    Publication Date: 2020-10-21
    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. Andrews, 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 & Tunnel LLP, Wilmington, DE; Bradley J. Benoit, Bryan Dumesnil, Bracewell LLP, Houston, TX; Ralph D. McBride, Houston, TX; Srinivas M. Raju, Andrew J. Peach, Matthew W. Murphy, Richards Layton & Finger, P.A., Wilmington, DE; Steven R. Selsberg, S. Selsberg Law, P.L.L.C., Houston, TX; Sylvai A. Mayer, S. Mayer Law PLLC, Houston, TX; Peter J. Walsh, Jr., Matthew 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 defendants.
    Case Number: D69164

    The court granted a motion to dismiss as to a foreign defendant due to lack of personal jurisdiction, because plaintiff failed to allege any acts in Delaware which were in furtherance of a conspiracy.

  • In re: TrueCar, Inc. Stockholder Derivative Litig.

    Publication Date: 2020-10-14
    Practice Area: Corporate Governance
    Industry: Automotive | E-Commerce | Investments and Investment Advisory
    Court: Court of Chancery
    Judge: Chancellor Bouchard
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Thomas A. Uebler, Jeremy J. Riley, McCollom D’emilio Smith Uebler LLC, Wilmington, DE; P. Bradford deLeeuw, Deleeuw Law LLC, Wilmington, DE; Melinda A. Nicholson, Nicolas Kravitz, Eda Ayrim Walker, Kahn Swick & Foti, LLC, New Orleans, LA; Ashley R. Rifkin, Steven R. Wedeking, Robbins LLP, San Diego, CA; Jeffrey S. Abraham, Michael J. Klein, Abraham, Fruchter & Twersky, LLP, New York, NY for plaintiffs.
    for defendant: Shannon E. German, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, P.C., Wilmington, DE; Jerome F. Birn, Jr., Catherine Moreno, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, P.C., Palo Alto, CA; Gregory P. Williams, Brock E. Czeschin, Kevin M. Regan, Richards, Layton & Finger, P.A., Wilmington, DE; Albert H. Manwaring, IV, Albert J. Carroll, Morris James LLP, Wilmington, DE; Brian Michael Lutz, Michael J. Kahn, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, San Francisco, CA; Jon E. Abramczyk, Ryan D. Stottmann, Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell LLP, Wilmington, DE; Jon E. Abramczyk, Ryan D. Stottmann, Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell LLP, Wilmington, DE; Ralph C. Ferrara, Ann M. Ashton, Proskauer Rose LLP, Washington, DC; Julia D. Alonzo, Proskauer Rose LLP, New York, NY for defendants.
    Case Number: D69152

    Stockholders' derivative action dismissed for failure to make litigation demand where plaintiffs failed to plead facts showing that directors faced reasonable risk of liability from the derivative action and thus could not impartially consider a litigation demand.

  • Legion Partners Asset Mgmt., LLC v. Underwriters at Lloyds London

    Publication Date: 2020-10-14
    Practice Area: Insurance Law
    Industry: Insurance | Investments and Investment Advisory
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge LeGrow
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: David J. Soldo, Patricia A. Winston, Morris James LLP, Wilmington, DE for plaintiff.
    for defendant: Carmella P. Keener, Cooch and Taylor, P.A., Wilmington, DE; Kim W. West, Alec H. Boyd, Clyde & Co. U.S. LLP, San Francisco, CA for defendant.
    Case Number: D69153

    Insurer was obligated to advance costs pertaining to insured's defense to counterclaims in an arbitration proceeding, because those counterclaims were within the scope of the policy.

  • Searchlight CST, L.P. v. MediaMath Holdings, Inc.

    Publication Date: 2020-10-14
    Practice Area: Contracts
    Industry: Advertising | Investments and Investment Advisory | Technology Media and Telecom
    Court: Court of Chancery
    Judge: Vice Chancellor Glasscock
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Eric D. Schwartz, Thomas W. Briggs, Jr., Thomas P. Will, Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell LLP, Wilmington, DE; Eric D. Winston, Kristen Bird, Bennett Murphy, Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP, Los Angeles, CA for plaintiff.
    for defendant: Richard I.G. Jones, Jr., Michael W. McDermott, David B. Anthony, Peter C. McGivney, Berger Harris LLP, Wilmington, DE; David H. Wollmuth, R. Scott Thompson, Brad J. Axelrod, Joshua M. Slocum, John R. Hein, Wollmuth Maher & Deutsch LLP, New York, NY for defendant.
    Case Number: D69156

    Under the unambiguous terms of the parties' agreement, defendant did not need plaintiff's consent to enter into a new loan transaction.

  • Rudd v. Brown

    Publication Date: 2020-09-30
    Practice Area: Corporate Governance
    Industry: Investments and Investment Advisory
    Court: Court of Chancery
    Judge: Vice Chancellor Zurn
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Blake A. Bennett, Cooch and Taylor, P.A., Wilmington, DE; Lawrence P. Eagel, W. Scott Holleman, Garam Choe, Bragar Eagel & Squire, P.C., New York, NY for plaintiff.
    for defendant: Daniel A. Mason, Brendan W. Sullivan, Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP, Wilmington, DE; Lewis R. Clayton, Robert N. Kravitz, Harris Fischman, Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP, New York, NY; Ashley R. Altschuler, Ethan H. Townsend, McDermott Will & Emery LLP, Wilmington, DE; Jeffrey M. Reisner, Jason D. Strabo, Paul Ferrillo, McDermott Will & Emery LLP, Los Angeles, CA for defendants.
    Case Number: D69138

    The court dismissed plaintiff's complaint for breach of fiduciary duty because the corporate charter contained an exculpatory clause, and plaintiff failed to plead facts making it reasonably conceivable that any of the defendants were conflicted.