As discussed in a prior client alert, on October 1, 2018, the Delaware Court of Chancery upheld a buyer’s termination of a merger agreement and found that the target had suffered a material adverse effect (“MAE”). Following...more
The frequently cited axiom of M&A litigation that no Delaware court has ever found a material adverse event (MAE) is no longer true. On October 1, 2018, the Court of Chancery (Laster, VC) ruled in favor of a buyer that had...more
New York’s highest court has rejected an attempt to expand the state’s common-interest doctrine, and reinstated the New York rule that the doctrine only applies in the context of actual or threatened litigation. Citing the...more