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Delaware Business Court Insider

Chancery Court Clarifies What Is Required to Defeat a Motion to Dismiss a Dissolution Petition

In In re Dissolution of T&S Hardwoods KD, Vice Chancellor Morgan T. Zurn provided helpful guidance on what must be alleged to satisfy that test for purposes of overcoming a motion to dismiss.
7 minute read

Delaware Business Court Insider

Revlon Does a 'Mindbody' Good

In the 120-page opinion for In re Mindbody, Chancellor Kathaleen McCormick throws shade on Corwin, finding Mindbody's sales process run by Richard Stollmeyer—founder and then-CEO—was not cleansed by Corwin and holding him and Mindbody's private equity acquirer, Vista Equity Partners, liable.
8 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Representing Clients in Occupational Licensure Investigations/Enforcement Actions

The obvious starting point for representing many licensed professionals is the enabling legislation. These acts—such as the Medical Practice Act and Architects Licensure Law, for example—typically set forth the powers and duties of the governing board, the requirements for licensure, the prohibition against unlicensed activity, procedures for the handling of impaired professionals, and the grounds for the refusal, revocation or suspension of a license.
5 minute read

Delaware Business Court Insider

'SC SJ Holdings': Plan Modification/Revocation Deadlines Are Strictly Construed and Enforced

In a recent decision in the case of SC SJ Holdings v. Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman (In re SC SJ Holdings), Civil Action No., 22-00689 (MN), the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware (the court) affirmed a May 12, 2012, decision of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware (the Bankruptcy Court) denying the debtors' motion for relief from certain releases contained in their confirmed plan (the plan).
6 minute read

Delaware Business Court Insider

Chancery Re-Affirms That Director-Designating Investor Is Entitled to Privileged Communications From Company Counsel in Appraisal Litigation

In Hyde Park Venture Partners Fund III v. Fairxchange, the Delaware Court of Chancery reaffirmed the joint client concept of corporate privilege and held that the company could not assert privilege against a former director or his designating investor except as to a books and records demand in which the company and the director were contemporaneously adverse.
6 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

New Juror Attitudes Call for New Defense Strategies, Experts Say

"You need to be innovative and connect with the jurors, because plaintiffs attorneys certainly are," John Delany III, a shareholder at Marshall Dennehey Warner Coleman & Goggin, said.
3 minute read

The American Lawyer

Strong Client Relationships and Lateral Hiring Helped Holland & Hart Post 8% Revenue Gain

The Denver-headquartered firm followed up a banner year in 2021 with even more revenue and profits in 2022.
4 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Confirmed Superior Court Nominee Joins Parker McCay Instead

Parker McCay announced that Jill Mayer, who was confirmed as a New Jersey Superior Court judge last year but never actually took the bench, has joined the firm's Mount Laurel office to build a corporate and commercial compliance practice.
2 minute read

Daily Report Online

The Secret Sauce of a New Corporate Defense Firm With Zero Class Certifications

The new firm, Watstein Terepka, opened Friday and represents businesses in commercial disputes and defends clients in class actions across the country from its offices in Los Angeles, Miami and its home base in Atlanta.
3 minute read

Delaware Business Court Insider

Court of Chancery Allows 30(B)(6) Depositions as a Tool in Section 220 Discovery

Discovery in a Delaware books and records action involves striking a balance between the right of the parties to prepare for trial and the statutory…
9 minute read

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