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In Retaliation Suit, Ex-Morgan Stanley Lawyer Claims He Was Pushed Out for Raising Corruption Concerns

U.S. labor judge confronts "unsettled" litigation-funding issue in whistleblower Christopher Garvey's case against the investment bank. Morgan Stanley contends Garvey, who was based in Hong Kong, voluntarily resigned.
10 minute read

Corporate Counsel

GCs Want to Speak Out for Companies on Political Issues, But It May Not Be Worthwhile

New survey findings suggest that GCs should think twice about taking public stances on many political and cultural issues ... and never talk about Trump.
5 minute read

Delaware Business Court Insider

Chancery Rejects Merger Price as Indicator of Fair Value in Appraisal Based on Flaws in Sales Process

Appraisal is a limited statutory remedy that provides a Delaware general corporation's stockholders, who dissent to the sufficiency of the merger price, with the right to have the Delaware Court of Chancery determine the “fair value” of their shares.
1 minute read

The Recorder

Big Earners in the Golden State: Here Are Calif.'s Top 10 Best Paid GCs

Tech, entertainment and other industries fueled some big time GC salaries in California, according to the latest edition of Corporate Counsel's GC Compensation Survey.
1 minute read

Delaware Business Court Insider

Investor Files Derivative Suit Over Tableau Competition Disclosures

The lawsuit comes after the company's stock sank nearly 50 percent after the market got wind of the toll competition was having on it.
3 minute read

Delaware Business Court Insider

Court Denies Public Access to Unfiled Discovery Materials

Does public access extend to discovery materials that are not filed with the court? Vice Chancellor J. Travis Laster says no: materials developed during the pretrial discovery process are not part of the presumptively public record until they are filed with the court, such as by being placed on the docket or lodged in evidence.
1 minute read

Delaware Business Court Insider

Laster Appoints Monitor in Court-Ordered Sale of William Koch's Oxbow Carbon

The Delaware Court of Chancery on Wednesday appointed a monitor to oversee the sale of Oxbow Carbon and ordered CEO William Koch to pay tens of millions of dollars in damages to two private equity firms for derailing a deal for the energy company in 2016.
5 minute read

Delaware Business Court Insider

CBS Taps Firms, Former Prosecutors to Lead Probe Into Moonves Harassment Allegations

CBS Corp. has tapped Covington & Burling and Debevoise & Plimpton to conduct an investigation into allegations of sexual misconduct by CEO Leslie Moonves, naming two former prosecutors to lead the probe.
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Delaware Business Court Insider

Moonves Allegations Roil CBS Leadership Amid Fight With Redstone

Recent allegations of sexual harassment by CBS Corp. chief executive Leslie Moonves have brought increased scrutiny to the legal saga unfolding in the Delaware Court of Chancery over control of the New York-based broadcaster.
1 minute read

Delaware Business Court Insider

So You Think You Know Delaware Law?

We all sometimes believe we know more than what we really do understand. Despite scholarly warnings about that tendency, it continues to mislead us. Now that same error is threatening the legal profession.
1 minute read

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