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With New Bot Law, California Puts Social Media Giants on Notice

California's new bot law is a subtle reminder to social media platforms to stay on top of the bots spreading fake information within their networks. But what happens if they don't is far from clear.
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Delaware Business Court Insider

'Blue Bell' Reaffirms but Does Not Expand the Boundaries of Oversight Liability

Plaintiffs and defendants alike may have thought they felt tremors ripple through the legal system last month when, for the first time, the Delaware Supreme Court reversed dismissal of derivative claims based on an alleged failure to monitor in Marchand v. Barnhill.
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Delaware Business Court Insider

Chancery Allows Claims to Proceed Against Stockholder Subjecting It to Entire Fairness Review

An “allegation that a transaction involves a controlling stockholder who stands on both sides is a serious one because it imposes fiduciary duties on the controlling stockholder and potentially strips directors of the deferential business judgment rule.”
6 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Disruptive Technology, Part 3:  Managing the Risks, Reaping the Rewards

Legal executives may not always have a full understanding of how disruptive technology is being used in the company.
6 minute read

Global Leaders in Law

Video: AngloGold Ashanti's Legal Executive Shares Insight on Legal Tech, Governance, Corporate Reputation and More

At this year's GLL Global General Counsel Forum at Lake Como, GLL conducted a video interview with Al-Karim Makhani, a Vice President of Consulting and…
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Delaware Business Court Insider

Chancery Decision Recites Basic Advancement Rules

In Sider, Vice Chancellor Kathaleen McCormick rejected the request for interlocutory review, reasoning that the defendant could not establish one of the elements of the interlocutory appeal standard: “that there is no just reason for denying the appeal.”
4 minute read

Delaware Business Court Insider

Chancery Reaffirms Entire Fairness Standard to Directors Awarding Compensation

The entire fairness standard requires directors to demonstrate that both the amount of compensation and the process by which the compensation is determined is “entirely fair” to the company.
5 minute read

Delaware Business Court Insider

Material Omissions in Proxy Prevents 'Corwin' Dismissal of Challenge to Merger

Since the Delaware Supreme Court's 2015 Corwin decision, practitioners in merger transactions have been able to advise clients that a transaction otherwise subject to enhanced scrutiny could be subject to business judgment review if the transaction is approved by a majority of fully informed, noncoerced shareholders.
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Delaware Business Court Insider

Chancery Enforces Contractual Protections for Privileged Pre-Merger Communications

In Shareholder Representative Services v. RSI Holdco, Vice Chancellor Kathleen McCormick addressed the question of when a buyer may use the acquired company's privileged, pre-merger attorney-client communications in post-closing litigation against the seller?
7 minute read

Daily Report Online

Meet the GC: Jay Mitchell of Jackson Healthcare

"I have been very encouraged by the increasing emphasis on compliance functions and the elevation of compliance officers within health care and nonhealth care organizations."
4 minute read

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