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Publication Date: 2024-06-11
Practice Area: Corporate Governance
Industry: Insurance
Court: Court of Chancery
Judge: Vice Chancellor Laster
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Peter B. Andrews, Craig J. Springer, David M. Sborz, Andrew J. Peach, Jackson E. Warren, Jacob D. Jeifa, Andrews & Springer LLC, Wilmington, DE; Steven J. Purcell, Robert H. Lefkowitz, Purcell & Lefkowitz LLP, New York, NY for plaintiff.
for defendant: S. Mark Hurd, Lauren K. Neal, Alec F. Hoeschel, Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell LLP, Wilmington, DE for defendant.
Case Number: 2023-0150-JTL
Although founder pre-approval requirements violated provisions of the Delaware General Corporation Law, founders' post-lawsuit agreement to defer to unanimous approval of independent director committee was a sufficient mechanism to defeat facial challenges to the requirements.
Publication Date: 2024-06-11
Practice Area: Business Torts
Industry: Technology Media and Telecom
Court: Delaware Superior Court
Judge: Judge Davis
Attorneys: For plaintiff: David J. Soldo, Morris James LLP, Wilmington, DE; Anne Mercado Clark, Jeffrey D. Coren, Phillips Lytle LLP, Buffalo, NY for plaintiff.
for defendant: Catherine A. Gaul, Randall J. Teti, Ashby & Geddes, Wilmington, DE; George A. Gasper, Ice Miller LLP, Indianapolis, IN; Ethan H. Townsend, Daniel T. Menken, McDermott Will & Emery LLP, Wilmington, DE for defendants.
Case Number: N23C-06-090 EMD CCLD
Aiding and abetting clause plausibly alleged as to sellers' advisors where they were involved in due diligence and thus plausibly could have assisted sellers in withholding material information, which breached representations and warranties.
Publication Date: 2024-06-11
Practice Area: Corporate Governance
Industry: Automotive | Manufacturing | Technology Media and Telecom
Court: Court of Chancery
Judge: Vice Chancellor McCormick
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Gregory V. Varallo, Glenn R. McGillivray, Bernstein Litowitz Berger & Grossmann LLP, Wilmington, DE; Peter B. Andrews, Craig J. Springer, David M. Sborz, Andrew J. Peach, Jackson E. Warren, Andrews & Springer LLC, Wilmington, DE; Catherine A. Gaul, Ashby & Geddes, P.A., Wilmington, DE; John L. Reed, Ronald N. Brown, III, Caleb G. Johnson, Daniel P. Klusman, DLA Piper LLP (US), Wilmington, DE for plaintiff.
for defendant: David E. Ross, Garrett B. Moritz, Thomas C. Mandracchia, Ross Aronstam & Moritz LLP, Wilmington, DE; William M. Lafferty, Susan W. Waesco, Ryan D. Stottmann, Miranda N. Gilbert, Jacob M. Perrone, Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell LLP, Wilmington, DE; Rudolf Koch, John D. Hendershot, Kevin M. Gallagher, Andrew L. Milam, Richards, Layton & Finger, P.A., Wilmington, DE for defendants.
Case Number: 2018-0408-KSJM
Court denied plaintiff's motions to expedite resolution of post-trial issues based on defendants' assertion that an upcoming shareholder proxy vote would not affect the litigation.
Publication Date: 2024-06-11
Practice Area: Mergers and Acquisitions
Industry: Education | Investments and Investment Advisory | Technology Media and Telecom
Court: Court of Chancery
Judge: Vice Chancellor Glasscock
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Thaddeus J. Weaver, Dilworth Paxson LLP, Wilmington, DE; Thomas S. Biemer, Patrick M. Northen, Dilworth Paxson LLP, Philadelphia, PA for plaintiff.
for defendant: Robert L. Burns, Kyle H. Lachmund, Richards Layton & Finger, P.A., Wilmington, DE; Thomas A. Uebler, McCollom D’Emilio Smith Uebler LLC, Wilmington, DE; Steven M. Hecht, Rolnick Kramer Sadighi LLP, New York, NY for defendants.
Case Number: 2022-0719-SG
Investor's contractual claims arising from company's acquisition failed where investor failed to adequately plead a frustration of its contractual rights by defendants or the existence of such rights under the parties' agreements.
Publication Date: 2024-06-11
Practice Area: Corporate Entities
Industry: Electronics | Investments and Investment Advisory | Software
Court: Court of Chancery
Judge: Vice Chancellor Glasscock
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Thaddeus J. Weaver, Dilworth Paxson LLP, Wilmington, DE for plaintiff.
for defendant: Robert L. Burns, Kyle H. Lachmund, Craig K. Ferrere, Naseeba Saeed, Richards Layton & Finger, P.A., Wilmington, DE for defendant.
Case Number: 2023-0768-SG
Court declined to grant petition for appointment of receiver where petitioners potentially lacked standing and failed to demonstrate circumstances warranting a receivership.
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Publication Date: 2024-06-11
Practice Area: Contracts
Industry: Consulting | Energy
Court: Delaware Supreme Court
Judge: Justice Traynor
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Steven T. Margolin, Lisa M. Zwally, Samuel L. Moultrie, Bryan T. Reed, Greenberg Traurig, LLP, Wilmington, DE; Hal S. Shaftel, Daniel Friedman, Greenberg Traurig, LLP, New York, NY for appellants.
for defendant: John L. Reed, Peter H. Kyle, Daniel P. Klusman, DLA Piper LLP, Wilmington, DE; Benjamin D. Schuman, DLA Piper LLP, Baltimore, MD for appellee.
Case Number: N15C-08-109
Trial court erred in categorically excluding prejudgment interest from the post-judgment interest calculation where prejudgment interest was a component of the judgment.
Publication Date: 2024-06-03
Practice Area: Consumer Protection
Industry: E-Commerce | Entertainment and Leisure
Court: Court of Chancery
Judge: Vice Chancellor Zurn
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Ryan D. Stottmann, Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell LLP, Wilmington, DE for plaintiff.
for defendant: Robert J. Kriner, Jr., Chimicles, Schwartz Kriner & Donaldson-Smith LLP, Wilmington, DE for defendant.
Case Number: 2024-0040-MTZ
Court denied confidentiality of litigation record motion where parties could not rely on a contractual provision to demand confidentiality and movant failed to overcome the presumption in favor of public access.
Publication Date: 2024-06-03
Practice Area: Securities Litigation
Industry: Health Care | Investments and Investment Advisory | Software
Court: Court of Chancery
Judge: Judge Wallace
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Kevin M. Coen, Miranda N. Gilbert, Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell, Wilmington, DE; Joseph P. Rockers, Justin D. Ward, Goodwin Procter, Boston, MA for plaintiffs.
for defendant: Shannon E. German, Jeremy W. Gagas, Emmanuel J. Burrell, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, Wilmington, DE for defendant.
Case Number: 2023-1253-PRW
Investor adequately pled fraud claim by alleging that entrepreneur intentionally misappropriated a third party's intellectual property despite making contractual representations as to the validity of their ownership of their IP.
Publication Date: 2024-06-03
Practice Area: Contracts
Industry: Biotechnology | Distribution and Wholesale
Court: Court of Chancery
Judge: Vice Chancellor Cook
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Ethan H. Townsend, Daniel T. Menken, Ryan D. Konstanzer, McDermott Will & Emery LLP, Wilmington, DE for plaintiff.
for defendant: Kelly A. Green, Jason Z. Miller, Smith, Katzenstein & Jenkins LLP, Wilmington, DE for defendant.
Case Number: 2023-1189-NAC
Court denied reargument on cross-motions for injunctive relief where movant advanced implausible interpretation of the parties' contract and where the court reasonably declined to impose the implied covenant of good faith in exercising contractual discretion between sophisticated parties.
Publication Date: 2024-06-03
Practice Area: Mergers and Acquisitions
Industry: Financial Services and Banking | Technology Media and Telecom
Court: Delaware Supreme Court
Judge: Justice Traynor
Attorneys: For plaintiff: A. Thompson Bayliss, Michael A. Barlow, Eliezer Y. Feinstein, Abrams & Bayliss LLP, Wilmington, DE; R. Brian Timmons, David M. Grable, Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP, Los Angeles, CA; David Cooper, Deborah K. Brown, Nathan Goralnik, Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP, New York, NY for appellants.
for defendant: Bradley R. Aronstam, S. Michael Sirkin, Ross Aronstam & Moritz LLP, Wilmington, DE; Andrew Ditchfield, Brian M. Burnovski, Pascale Bibi, Kyra Macy Kaufman, Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP, New York, NY; Neal Kumar Katyal, Nathaniel A.G. Zelinsky, Hogan Lovells US LLP, Washington, D.C., Dennis H. Tracey, III, Hogan Lovells US LLP, New York, NY for appellees.
Case Number: 2022-0808
Court remanded for reconsideration of interpretation of contractual requirement using extrinsic evidence where both parties proffered reasonable interpretations of the provision.
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