Several recent decisions applying Delaware law offer helpful insight about the impact that activist investor involvement has on board decision-making leading to a transaction and how those decisions will be reviewed by the...more
11/22/2017
/ Board of Directors ,
Corporate Governance ,
Corwin Doctrine ,
Delaware General Corporation Law ,
Duty of Care ,
Duty of Loyalty ,
Duty to Disclose ,
Fiduciary Duty ,
Jurisdiction ,
Mergers ,
Morrison v National Australia Bank ,
Pleading Standards ,
Proxy Contests ,
Shareholder Activism ,
Shareholder Litigation ,
Shareholders ,
Standard of Review ,
Totality of Circumstances Test ,
TRO
What is the most significant recent development in Delaware, from a litigation standpoint?
The most significant recent development impacting deal litigation in Delaware is the continuing evolution of the Corwin doctrine,...more
5/8/2017
/ Appraisal Rights ,
Board of Directors ,
Books & Records ,
Breach of Duty ,
Business Judgment Rule ,
Corwin Doctrine ,
DE Supreme Court ,
Delaware General Corporation Law ,
Exclusive Forum ,
Fiduciary Duty ,
Independent Directors ,
Irrebuttable Presumptions ,
Mergers ,
Multidistrict Litigation ,
Section 220 Request ,
Shareholder Litigation ,
Shareholders ,
Standard of Review ,
Trulia
On June 16, 2016, Delaware Gov. Jack Markell signed into law amendments to the Delaware General Corporation Law (DGCL) described in our March 16, 2016, client alert. Among the amendments are changes to Section 262 to impose...more
6/20/2016
/ Appraisal Rights ,
Asset Purchaser ,
Board of Directors ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Delaware General Corporation Law ,
Mergers ,
New Amendments ,
Shareholder Rights ,
Shareholders ,
Short-Form Mergers ,
Stock Purchase Agreement ,
Tender Offers
The Delaware courts weighed in on familiar issues of importance last year, including multiforum deal litigation and the emphasis on an independent board process, while also delving into relatively new territory such as...more
On May 8, 2014, the Delaware Supreme Court issued an opinion in ATP Tour, Inc. v. Deutscher Tennis Bund (German Tennis Federation), No. 534, 2013 (Del. May 8, 2014), holding that fee-shifting provisions in a Delaware...more
William F. Ruprecht, et al., and Sotheby’s, which, in essence, recognized that a board of directors could adopt a shareholder rights plan as a reasonable response to a threat posed by an activist shareholder....more
In This Issue:
- U.S. SUPREME COURT:
..Lawson v. FMR LLC, No. 12-3 (U.S. March 4, 2014)
..Chadbourne & Parke LLP v. Troice, No. 12-79 (U.S. Feb. 26, 2014)
- CLASS CERTIFICATION:
..In re BP...more
3/5/2014
/ Breach of Duty ,
Chadbourne & Parke LLP v Troice ,
Claim Preclusion ,
Class Action ,
Class Certification ,
Demand Futility ,
Deutsche Bank ,
Fiduciary Duty ,
Hewlett-Packard ,
Lawson v FMR ,
Pensions ,
Preemption ,
SCOTUS ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Exchange Act ,
Shareholder Litigation ,
Shareholders ,
SLUSA
This issue of Inside the Courts, Skadden's securities litigation newsletter, includes summaries and associated court opinions of selected noteworthy cases principally decided from July to November 2012. This edition addresses...more
1/7/2013
/ Annual Meeting ,
Auditors ,
Burden of Proof ,
CAFA ,
Class Action ,
Demand Futility ,
Derivatives ,
Directors ,
Dodd-Frank ,
Economic Loss Doctrine ,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) ,
Fiduciary Duty ,
Foreign Corporations ,
Fraud ,
Insider Trading ,
Investment Company Act of 1940 ,
Loss Causation ,
Materiality ,
Misrepresentation ,
Pleadings ,
PLSRA ,
RMBS ,
Scienter ,
Shareholders ,
Underwriting