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Publication Date: 2021-02-17
Practice Area: Mergers and Acquisitions
Industry: Financial Services and Banking | Investments and Investment Advisory
Court: Court of Chancery
Judge: Vice Chancellor Fioravanti
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Michael Maimone, Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP, Wilmington, DE; Randall E. Kahnke, Peter C. Mag-nuson, Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP, Minneapolis, MN for plaintiff.
for defendant: David E. Ross, Elizabeth M. Taylor, Ross Aronstam & Moritz LLP, Wilmington, DE; Erin C. Johnston, P.C.; McClain Thompson, Mariel A. Brookins, Kirkland & Ellis LLP, New York, NY for defendant.
Case Number: D69297
In this post-merger dispute, the court granted the seller's motion for dismissal of plaintiff's complaint be-cause the merger agreement specifically identified the accounting principles applicable to the post-closing price adjustment.
Publication Date: 2021-02-10
Practice Area: Mergers and Acquisitions
Industry: Energy | Investments and Investment Advisory
Court: Delaware Supreme Court
Judge: Justice Seitz
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Michael J. Barry, Rebecca A. Musarra, Grant & Eisenhoffer P.A., Wilmington, DE; Peter B. Andrews, Craig J. Springer, David M. 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: Robert S. Saunders, Ronald N. Brown, III, Ryan M. Linsay, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, Wilmington, DE; Noelle M. Reed, Daniel S. Mayerfeld, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, Hou-ston, TX for defendant.
Case Number: D69293
The trial court erred in applying a litigation risk discount on a motion to dismiss for lack of standing.
Publication Date: 2021-02-03
Practice Area: Mergers and Acquisitions
Industry: Construction
Court: U.S. District Court of Delaware
Judge: District Judge Connolly
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Mary Sikra Thomas, Prickett, Jones & Elliott, P.A., Wilmington, DE; Scott Commerson, John P. LeCrone, Davis Wright Tremaine LLP, Los Angelels, CA for petitioner.
for defendant: Ryan Patrick Newell, Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor, LLP, Wilmington, DE; Richard J. Frey, David M. Prager, Brock J. Seraphin, Epstein Becker & Green, P.C. , Los Angeles, CA for respondent.
Case Number: D69283
Defendant was judicially estopped from asserting a position that was inconsistent with one taken in prior litigation.
Publication Date: 2021-01-20
Practice Area: Mergers and Acquisitions
Industry: Investments and Investment Advisory | Software
Court: Court of Chancery
Judge: Vice Chancellor Glasscock
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Rudolf Koch, Robert L. Burns, Megan E. O’Connor, Richards, Layton & Finger, P.A., Wilmington, DE; Adam Slutsky, Goodwin Procter LLP, Boston, MA for plaintiffs.
for defendant: William B. Chandler III, Ian R. Liston, Jessica A. Hartwell, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, P.C., Wilmington, DE; Mark A. Kirsch, Scott A. Edelman, Aric H. Wu, Laura K. O’Boyle, Peter Wade, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, New York, NY; Lewis H. Lazarus Morris James LLP, Wilmington, DE; Peter N. Flocos, Joanna A. Diakos, K&L Gates LLP, New York, NY; David S. Eagle, Sean M. Brennecke, Klehr Harrison Harvey Branzburg LLP, Wilmington, DE; Michael K. Coran, William T. Hill, Monica Clarke Platt, Gregory R. Sellers, Klehr Harrison Harvey Branzburg LLP, Philadelphia, PA for defendants.
Case Number: D69263
Contractual fee shifting denied where plaintiffs prevailed on certain theories but recovery of minimal damages meant that neither side qualified as a "prevailing party" and equity did not warrant shifting of fees.
Publication Date: 2021-01-13
Practice Area: Mergers and Acquisitions
Industry: Health Care | Insurance
Court: Court of Chancery
Judge: Vice Chancellor McCormick
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Matthew P. Denn, Kelly L. Freund, DLA Piper LLP, Wilmington, DE; A. Thompson Bayliss, E. Wade Houston, Abrams & Bayliss LLP, Wilmington, DE for plaintiffs.
for defendant: Kevin M. Coen, Sara Toscano, Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell LLP, Wilmington, DE; Glenn M. Kurtz, White & Case LLP, New York, NY for defendants.
Case Number: D69256
Indemnification claims could not "relate back" to earlier where parties' contract required claims to be submitted prior to automatic release of escrow funds, but ambiguity as to whether claim met contractual materiality standard precluded judgment on the pleadings or summary judgment.
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Publication Date: 2020-12-23
Practice Area: Mergers and Acquisitions
Industry: Biotechnology
Court: U.S. District Court of Delaware
Judge: District Judge Connolly
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Frederick L. Cottrell, III, Jason J. Rawnsley, Alexandria M. Ewing, Richards, Layton & Finger, P.A., Wilmington, DE; Daralyn J. Durie, Eugene Novikov, Andrew L. Perito, Eneda Hoxha, Annie A. Lee, Ramsey W. Fisher, David F. McGowan, Durie Tangri LLP, San Francisco, CA; Kira A. Davis, Durie Tangri LLP, Los Angeles, CA for plaintiff.
for defendant: Brian E. Farnan, Michael J. Farnan, Farnan LLP, Wilmington, DE; Barbara A. Fiacco, Jeremy A. Younkin, Brendan Jones, Emma S. Winer, Urszula Nowak, Foley Hoag LLP, Boston, MA for defendant.
Case Number: D69230
Parties entering acquisition negotiations lacked shared legal interest in acquisition target's ongoing litigation to invoke common interest privilege in the underlying litigation.
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.
Publication Date: 2020-11-11
Practice Area: Mergers and Acquisitions
Industry: Energy
Court: Court of Chancery
Judge: Chancellor Bouchard
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Ned Weinberger, Thomas Curry, Labaton Sucharow LLP, Wilmington, DE; Gregory V. Varallo, Bernstein Litowitz Berger & Grossmann LLP, Wilmington, DE; Thomas A. Uebler, Joseph L. Christensen, Hayley M. Lenahan of McCollow D’Emilio Smith Uebler LLC, Wilmington, DE; Jeroen van Kwawegen, Edward G. Tim-lin, Alla Zayenchik, Bernstein Litowitz Berger & Grossmann LLP, New York, NY; Frank R. Schirripa, Kurt Hunciker, Hach Rose Schirripa & Cheverie LLP, New York, NY for plaintiffs.
for defendant: Kevin R. Shannon, Matthew F. Davis, Callan R. Jackson of Potter Anderson & Corroon LLP, Wilmington, DE; Samuel W. Cooper, Paul Hastings LLP, Houston, TX; Edward Han, Paul Hastings LLP, Palo Alto, CA; Michael P. Kelly, Andrew S. Dupre, Sarah E. Delia, McCarter & English, LLP, Wilmington, DE; Alan S. Goudiss, Paula H. Anderson, Grace J. Lee, Shearman & Sterling, LLP, New York, NY for defendants.
Case Number: D69185
Except for the failure to include certain information in the proxy statement, plaintiffs failed to state a claim against the company's directors for breach of fiduciary duty.
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.
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.
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