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Allen Matkins

Can The California Attorney General Enforce The Inspection Rights Of Stockholders And Directors Of Delaware Corporations?

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The California General Corporation Law expectedly grants inspection rights to shareholders and directors of California corporations.  Unexpectedly (at least to practitioners outside California), the GCL extends those rights...more

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Delaware Court of Chancery Bars Stockholder from Inspecting Books and Records Related to Board’s ESG-Related Decision

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Proof that an inspection demand is improperly “lawyer-driven” will overcome a stockholder’s pretextual claim for investigating wrongdoing. A stockholder does not have a proper purpose for investigating an “ordinary...more

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Litigation Does Not Necessarily Vitiate Director's Absolute Right To Inspect

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This space has previously discussed the question of just how absolute a director's "absolute" right of of inspection really is.  See When Is A Director’s Inspection Right Not Absolute? and Defining The Metes And Bounds Of A...more

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Delaware Supreme Court Focuses the Ground Rules for Stockholder Books and Records Inspection Demands

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Section 220 of the Delaware General Corporation Law affords stockholders a right to inspect a corporation’s books and records when the inspection demand comes from an existing stockholder, satisfies the statutory form and...more

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Kalisman v. Friedman – A California Analysis

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A few months ago, Vice Chancellor J. Travis Laster issued an interesting decision involving director inspection rights and the attorney-client privilege. Kalisman v. Friedman, 2013 Del. Ch. LEXIS 100 (April 17, 2013). ...more

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