In Kahn v. M&F Worldwide, 88 A.3d 635 (Del. 2014) (MFW), the Delaware Supreme Court ruled that a controlling stockholder transaction involving a freeze-out merger, which is structured to include approval by a well-functioning...more
Malkani v. Cunningham, C.A. 2020-1004-SG (Del. Ch. Feb. 28, 2024) -
In this decision involving a contractual fee-shifting provision, both parties argued that they were entitled to fee-shifting as the prevailing parties....more
Palkon v. Maffei, C.A. 2023-0449-JTL (Del. Ch. Feb. 20, 2024) -
This decision arose out of TripAdivor’s conversion from a Delaware corporation into a Nevada corporation. The company’s CEO and Chair had voting control and...more
Principal Growth Strategies LLC v. AGH Parent LLC, C.A. 2019-0431-JTL (Del. Ch. January 25, 2023) -
This decision provides helpful guidance to practitioners to address pleading-stage arguments for dismissal. The plaintiff...more
Buttonwood Tree Value Partners, L.P. v. R.L. Polk & Co. Inc., C.A. No. 9250-VCG (Del. Ch. Dec. 29, 2023) -
To state a claim for unjust enrichment, a plaintiff must adequately plead: (1) an enrichment; (2) an...more
This top ten list summarizes significant decisions of the Delaware Supreme Court and the Delaware Court of Chancery over the past calendar year. Our criteria for selection are that the decision either meaningfully changed...more
To fulfill their fiduciary duties to oversee and properly manage a corporation governed by the Delaware General Corporation Law (DGCL), directors have broad rights to the company’s privileged and confidential information....more
REM OA Holdings LLC v. Northern Gold Holdings LLC, C.A. No. 2022-0582-LWW (Del. Ch. Sep. 20, 2023) -
Delaware is a contractarian state and the presumption is that parties are bound by their agreements. That presumption...more
26 Capital Acquisition Corp. v. Tiger Resort Asia Ltd., CA No. 2023-0128-JTL (Del. Ch. September 7, 2023) -
Even where the parties have contractually agreed that specific performance is the preferred remedy for a breach,...more
NetApp Inc. v. Cinelli, C.A. No. 2020-1000-LWW (Del. Ch. Aug. 2, 2023) -
This decision arose out of the sale of the company Cloud Jumper to NetApp, Inc. The seller’s management had been recording internal software use as...more
LCT Capital, LLC v. NGL Energy Partners LP, C.A. No. N15C-08-109 JJC CCLD (Del. Super. Ct. June 20, 2023) -
Under Superior Court Rule 54, costs are allowed as a matter of course to the prevailing party. In this post-trial...more
Optimiscorp v. Atkins, C.A. No. 2020-0183-MTZ (Del. Ch. June 1, 2023) -
As this decision explains, when stockholder plaintiffs control the derivative claims of the company, they serve as agents of the company and owe the...more
National Amusements Inc. v. Endurance American Specialty Insurance Co. (Del. Super. April 28, 2023) -
In this D&O insurance coverage dispute, the plaintiffs moved to dismiss the defendant insurers' counterclaims, which...more
Ontario Provincial Council of Carpenters' Pension Trust Fund v. Walton, C.A. No. 2021-0827-JTL (Del. Ch. Apr. 12, 2023) -
To determine the limitations period under laches, a court must determine when a claim accrued....more
Ontario Provincial Council of Carpenters’ Pension Trust Fund v. Walton, C.A. No. 2021-0827-JTL (Del. Ch. Apr. 26, 2023) -
To assert a derivative claim, a stockholder plaintiff must plead demand futility. The plaintiffs...more
The fiduciary duty of loyalty may be modified or eliminated in the LLC context, where freedom of contract is paramount. For corporations governed by the Delaware General Corporation Law (DGCL), however, many Delaware...more
In re Mindbody Inc. Stockholder Litig., C.A. No. 2019-0442-KSJM (Del. Ch. Mar. 15, 2023) -
Under Revlon, to demonstrate that they satisfied their fiduciary duties in connection with a sale of control, directors bear the...more
In re McDonald's Corp. Stockholder Derivative Litig., CA No. 2021-0324-JTL (Del. Ch. March 1, 2023) -
A plaintiff can plead an oversight claim against a board by alleging particularized facts to support an inference that...more
In Re Orbit/FR, Inc. Stockholders Litig., C.A. No. 2018-0340-SG (Del. Ch. January 9, 2023) -
In In re Primedia, Inc. S’holders Litig., 67 A.3d 455 (Del. Ch. 2013), the Court examined whether a litigation asset being...more
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Harris v. Harris, C.A. No. 2019-0736-JTL (Del. Ch. Jan. 6, 2023) -
Delaware law allows for two exceptions to the continuous stock ownership rule for stockholders to bring and maintain standing to assert derivative claims...more
This top ten list summarizes significant decisions of the Delaware Supreme Court and the Delaware Court of Chancery over the past calendar year. Our criteria for selection are that the decision either meaningfully changed...more
Delaware courts have firmly established that directors have oversight duties under the good-faith component of the fiduciary duty of loyalty. In the seminal Caremark decision, the Delaware Court of Chancery held that...more
Erving v. ABG Intermediate Holdings 2, LLC, C.A. No. 2021-0816-NAC (Del. Ch. Nov. 28, 2022) -
Basketball legend Julius W. Erving II, also known as “Dr. J”, sold a majority interest in his trademark and other intellectual...more
Rivest v. Hauppauge Digital, Inc., C.A. No. 2019-0848-PWG (Del. Ch. Sept. 1, 2022) -
Plaintiff stockholder sought to inspect the books and records of a defendant company, requesting a narrow universe of annual and...more