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Publication Date: 2021-03-10
Practice Area: Corporate Entities
Industry: Energy | Investments and Investment Advisory
Court: Court of Chancery
Judge: Vice Chancellor Slights
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Blake A. Bennett, Cooch and Taylor, P.A., Wilmington, DE; Sam Bonderoff, James Ostaszewski, Matthew Hendrickson, Zamansky LLC, New York, NY for plaintiffs.
for defendant: Kevin G. Abrams, John M. Seaman, Eliezer Y. Feinstein, Abrams & Bayliss LLP, Wilmington, DE for defendant.
Case Number: D69321
Stockholder established a proper purpose for the inspection of corporate books and records, but the court limited the scope of some of the requests.
Publication Date: 2021-02-17
Practice Area: Employment Litigation
Industry: Food and Beverage
Court: Court of Chancery
Judge: Vice Chancellor Slights
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Garrett B. Moritz, S. Reiko Rogozen, Holly E. Newell, Ross Aronstam & Moritz LLP, Wilmington, DE; Wil-liam Savitt, Anitha Reddy, Sarah K. Eddy, Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz, New York, NY; Ronald L. Olson, John W. Spiegel, Luis Li, Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP, Los Angeles, CA; Jonathan I Kravis, Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP, Washington, DC for plaintiff.
for defendant: Daniel C. Herr, Law Office of Daniel C. Herr, LLC, Wilmington, DE; Kristen E. Hudson, The Benson Firm PLLC, Austin, TX for defendant.
Case Number: D69299
The court denied defendant's motions to dismiss because the parties did not incorporate a forum selection clause into their separation agreement, and plaintiff alleged sufficient facts to support its claim for fraud in the inducement.
Publication Date: 2021-02-10
Practice Area: Intellectual Property
Industry: E-Commerce
Court: Court of Chancery
Judge: Vice Chancellor Slights
Attorneys: For plaintiff: James P. Hughes, Jr., Lauren Dunkle Fortunato, Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor, LLP, Wilmington, DE; Matthew T. McLaughlin, Kacey Houston Walker, Nixon Peabody LLP, Boston, MA for plaintiff.
for defendant: Ryan D. Stottmann, Sarah P. Kaboly, Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell LLP, Wilmington, DE; Clement S. Roberts, Nathan Shaffer, Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP, San Francisco, CA for defendant.
Case Number: D69286
Claim of unjust enrichment arising from facts alleging misappropriation of trade secrets was preempted by the Delaware Uniform Trade Secret Act, which displaced all claims providing a remedy of restitution.
Publication Date: 2021-01-13
Practice Area: Corporate Governance
Industry: Technology Media and Telecom
Court: Court of Chancery
Judge: Vice Chancellor Slights
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Gregory V. Varallo, Bernstein Litowitz Berger & Grossmann LLP, Wilmington, DE; Jeroen van Kwawegen, Edward G. Timlin, Andrew E. Blumberg, Daniel E. Meyer, Bernstein Litowitz Berger & Grossmann LLP, New York, NY; Chad Johnson, Noam Mandel, Desiree Cummings, Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP, New York, NY; Christopher H. Lyons, Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP, Nashville, TN; Francis A. Bottini, Jr., Anne B. Beste, Bottini & Bottini, Inc., La Jolla, CA for plaintiffs.
for defendant: Matthew E. Fischer, Michael A. Pittenger, Christopher N. Kelly, J. Matthew Belger, Jacqueline A. Rogers, Callan R. Jackson, Potter Anderson & Corroon LLP, Wilmington, DE; Victor L. Hou, Rahul Mukhi, Mark E. McDonald, Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP, New York, NY; Gregory P. Williams, Blake Rohrbacher, Kevin M. Regan, Richards, Layton & Finger, P.A., Wilmington, DE; Robert H. Baron, Gary A. Bornstein, Rory A. Leraris, Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP, New York, NY; Jon E. Abramczyk, D. McKinley Measley, Alexandra M. Cumings, Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell LLP, Wilmington, DE; Stuart J. Baskin Randall Martin, Shearman & Sterling LLP, New York, NY for defendants.
Case Number: D69255
Controller standing on both sides of a merger transaction without dual protections for minority shareholders was required to defend transaction under entire fairness review standard rather than business judgment rule.
Publication Date: 2020-12-09
Practice Area: Mergers and Acquisitions
Industry: Investments and Investment Advisory | Manufacturing
Court: Court of Chancery
Judge: Vice Chancellor Slights
Attorneys: For plaintiff: R. Craig Martin, Peter H. Kyle, Kelly L. Freund, DLA Piper LLP (US), Wilmington, DE for plaintiffs.
for defendant: John P. DiTomo, Ryan D. Stottmann, Aubrey J. Morin, Morris, Nichols, Arsht, & Tunnell LLP, Wilmington, DE for defendants.
Case Number: D69215
Case dismissed where plaintiff had failed to join parties whose participation was indispensable because plaintiff's relief required adjudication of those parties' interests, and joinder of the parties to a Delaware action was not feasible.
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Publication Date: 2020-11-11
Practice Area: Government
Industry: Chemicals and Materials | State and Local Government
Court: Court of Chancery
Judge: Vice Chancellor Slights
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Melanie K. Sharp, Martin S. Lessner, Mary F. Dugan, Michael A. Laukaitis, II, Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor, LLP, Wilmington, DE; Steven S. Rosenthal, Tiffany R. Moseley, John David Taliaferro, Loeb & Loeb LLP, Washington, DC for plaintiff.
for defendant: Michael P. Kelly, David A. White, Matthew J. Rifino, McCarter & English LLP, Wilmington, DE; Jameel S. Turner, James G. Ryan, Bailey Cavalieri LLC, Columbus, OH for defendant.
Case Number: D69188
An administrative subpoena was not overly broad and was allowed under the state's revised escheat law.
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.
Publication Date: 2020-10-07
Practice Area: Mergers and Acquisitions
Industry: Cargo and Shipping | Transportation
Court: Court of Chancery
Judge: Vice Chancellor Slights
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Jody C. Barillare, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, Wilmington, DE; Troy S. Brown, Margot G. Bloom, Brian F. Morris, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, Philadelphia, PA for plaintiff.
for defendant: Kurt M. Heyman, Melissa N. Donimirski, Heyman Enerio Gattuso & Hirzel LLP, Wilmington, DE; Michael F. Cockson, Nathaniel J. Zulstra, Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP, Minneapolis, MN for defendants.
Case Number: D69146
Plaintiff failed to bring its claim for indemnification within the time period stated in the parties' contract, and it identified no gap to fill with respect to its good faith and fair dealing claim.
Publication Date: 2020-09-16
Practice Area: Corporate Governance
Industry: Financial Services and Banking
Court: Court of Chancery
Judge: Vice Chancellor Slights
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Garrett B. Moritz, Benjamin Z. Grossberg, and S. Reiko Rogozen, Ross Aronstam & Moritz LLP, Wilmington, DE; Kimberly A. Evans and Rebecca A. Musarra, Grant & Eisenhofer P.A., Wilmington, DE; Lance Gotthoffer, Chaitman, LLP, New York, NY; Catherine A. Gaul, Ashby & Geddes, P.A., Wilmington, DE; Michael Hanin and Uri Itkin, Kasowitz Benson Torres LLP, New York, NY; John W. Shaw and Jeffrey T. Castellano, Shaw Keller LLP, Wilmington, DE; Matthew A. Martel, Joseph B. Sconyers, Keith M. Kollmeyer, and Anthony M. Masero, Jones Day, Boston, MA for plaintiffs.
for defendant: Kurt M. Heyman and Melissa N. Donimirski, Enerio Gattuso & Hirzel LLP, Wilmington, DE; Erik Haas, Joshua Kipnees, George A. LoBiondo, Jared Buszin, Peter Shakro, Devon Hercher, and Jonah Wacholder, Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP, New York, NY; Jason C. Jowers, Stephen B. Brauerman, Brett M. McCartney, and Elizabeth A. Powers, Bayard, P.A., Wilmington, DE; Rebecca L. Butcher and Jennifer L. Cree, Landis Rath & Cobb LLP, Wilmington, DE; John P. Doherty and William Hao, Alston & Bird LLP, New York, NY; Stacey A. Scrivani, Stevens & Lee, P.C., Wilmington, DE for defendants.
Case Number: D69120
Because a precautionary security interest could be created simultaneously with the assignment of pledged collateral, indentured parties who received the assignment granted them the beneficial interests of the property, such that the owners of the trusts that acquired the property owed the indentured parties fiduciary duties through the owners' control over the trusts.
Publication Date: 2020-07-29
Practice Area: Business Torts
Industry: Financial Services and Banking
Court: Court of Chancery
Judge: Vice Chancellor Slights
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Kimberly A. Evans and Charles T. Caliendo, Grant & Eisenhofer P.A., Wilmington, DE and New York, NY for plaintiffs.
for defendant: Jamie L. Edmonson, Daniel A. O’Brien, Allyson B. Baker, Meredith L. Boylan, Sameer P. Sheikh and Tiffany C. Williams, Venable LLP, Wilmington, DE and Washington, DC for defendant.
Case Number: D69066
The court granted a motion to dismiss plaintiffs' claim for injurious falsehood, because the allegations of the complaint did not meet the elements of this tort.
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