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Chancery Holds That Demand Was Not Wrongfully Refused When Considered by Working Group

In re Kraft Heinz Demand Refused Derivative Stockholder Litig., Consol. C.A. No. 2022-0398-LWW (Del. Ch. July 19, 2024) - By making a demand, a stockholder-plaintiff tacitly concedes that the board can impartially consider...more

12/19/2024 / Board of Directors , Breach of Duty , Demand Futility , Derivative Suit , Fiduciary Duty , Shareholder Litigation , Shareholders

Chancery Holds Plaintiff Fails to Meet Rule 23.1 Pleading Standard, Dismisses Action Arising From T-Mobile Data Hack

Harper v. Sievert, C.A. No. 2022-0819-SG (Del. Ch. May 31, 2024). A stockholder plaintiff brought derivative claims alleging that current and former directors of T-Mobile US, Inc. were liable for aggregating customers’...more

9/9/2024 / Board of Directors , Breach of Duty , Demand Futility , Derivative Suit , Fiduciary Duty , Shareholder Litigation , Shareholders

Chancery Holds Plaintiffs Adequately Pled Wrongful Refusal Where Board Did Not Correct Unauthorized Charter Amendments

Drachman v. Cukier, C.A. No. 2019-0728-LWW (Del. Ch. Oct. 29, 2021) - To survive a motion to dismiss in the demand refusal context, the plaintiff must allege facts that create a reasonable doubt that the board’s decision...more

1/11/2022 / Board of Directors , Breach of Duty , Demand Futility , Derivative Suit , Fiduciary Duty , Shareholders

Chancery Applies Recent Zuckerberg Decision and Holds That Demand Was Not Excused

Genworth Fin., Inc. Consol. Deriv. Litig., C.A. No. 11901-VCS (Del. Ch. Sept. 29, 2021) - In a demand futility analysis, Delaware courts have traditionally applied the Rales and Aronson decisions. However, the Delaware...more

12/17/2021 / Board of Directors , Demand Futility , Derivative Suit , Initial Public Offering (IPO)

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