In a recent decision, In re Facebook Inc. Derivative Litigation, Vice Chancellor J. Travis Laster of the Delaware Court of Chancery imposed litigation sanctions on a former officer and director of Meta Platforms, Inc....more
5/7/2025
/ Corporate Officers ,
Data Preservation ,
Duty to Preserve ,
e-Discovery ,
Electronically Stored Information ,
Email ,
Fiduciary Duty ,
Litigation Hold ,
Sanctions ,
Shareholder Litigation ,
Spoliation
On January 29, 2025, in State of Rhode Island Office of the General Treasurer v. Paramount Global (the “Decision”), the Delaware Court of Chancery issued a post-trial opinion, broadening the types of sources a stockholder may...more
4/2/2025
/ Acquisitions ,
Books & Records ,
Corporate Governance ,
Corporate Misconduct ,
Delaware ,
Delaware General Corporation Law ,
Fiduciary Duty ,
Mergers ,
Private Equity ,
Private Equity Firms ,
Shareholder Litigation
Last year, we discussed how stockholder complaints concerning environmental, social, and governance (“ESG”) issues were making their way to the courtroom and, specifically, how the Delaware Court of Chancery and Supreme...more
2/10/2023
/ Bad Faith ,
Caremark claim ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Corporate Culture ,
Corporate Officers ,
Derivative Complaint ,
Directors ,
Duty of Oversight ,
Employee Misconduct ,
Fiduciary Duty ,
Franchises ,
McDonalds ,
Red Flags Rule ,
Sexual Harassment ,
Shareholder Litigation
On May 6, 2021, Vice Chancellor Zurn of the Delaware Court of Chancery issued a 200-page decision denying a motion to dismiss in In re Pattern Energy Group Inc. Stockholders Litigation, a class action challenging the $6.1...more
On January 29, 2021, Vice Chancellor Laster of the Delaware Court of Chancery refused to dismiss a shareholder class action stemming from the 2019, $2.2 billion sale of Presidio, Inc., an IT solutions provider specializing in...more
3/3/2021
/ Breach of Duty ,
Class Action ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Corporate Sales Transactions ,
Critical Infrastructure Sectors ,
Duty of Care ,
Exculpatory Clauses ,
Fiduciary Duty ,
Liability ,
Self-Interest ,
Shareholder Litigation ,
Shareholders
In In re HomeFed Corp. Stockholder Litigation (“HomeFed”), the Delaware Court of Chancery considered on a motion to dismiss whether a squeeze-out merger by a controlling stockholder complied with the procedural framework set...more
On December 16, 2016, the Delaware Court of Chancery issued a post-trial opinion in an appraisal proceeding arising from the acquisition of Lender Processing Services, Inc. (“LPS” or the “Company”) by Fidelity National...more
12/21/2016
/ Acquisitions ,
Appraisal ,
Business Valuations ,
Fair Value Standard ,
Financial Adviser ,
Mergers ,
Securities ,
Selling a Business ,
Shareholder Litigation ,
Stock Prices ,
Technology Sector