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Corporate Officers Board of Directors Fee-Shifting

Allen Matkins

Fee Shifting Bill Dies While Nevada Legislature Continues To Mull Other Corporate Law Amendments

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Last month, I noted the introduction of a bill, SB 304, in the Nevada legislature that would authorize fee shifting. The bill, however, enjoyed only a brief moment in the legislative sun. It never passed out of committee and...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Insights: The Delaware Edition - October 2015

We are pleased to share with you the inaugural issue of Insights: The Delaware Edition, a periodic publication addressing significant Delaware deal litigation and corporation law developments. In This Issue: - Q&A...more

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Using Corporate Bylaws and Charters to Set the Rules for Shareholder Litigation

Recent court decisions, including the Delaware Supreme Court’s opinion earlier this month in ATP Tour, Inc. v. Deutscher Tennis Bund, have focused new attention on the use of corporate bylaws and charters to establish the...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Paradigm Shift? The Delaware Supreme Court Allows Bylaw That Shifts Attorneys’ Fees to Loser in Fiduciary Duty Litigation

Under the prevailing “American rule,” shareholders and their counsel face little financial risk when they assert claims against directors and officers for breaches of fiduciary duty, typically following the announcement of a...more

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