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Important New Safe Harbors and Other Clarifying Changes to Delaware Corporate Law

The governor of the State of Delaware—consistent with his pledge to protect the “Delaware franchise”—recently signed into law amendments to Section 144 of the Delaware General Corporation Law (the DGCL) relating to certain...more

Delaware Court of Chancery Holds that Directors on a Special Committee are Interested in a Going-Private Merger when the Merger...

In Re AmTrust Financial Services, Inc. Stockholder Litigation, No. 2018-0396AGB (Del. Ch. 2020), George Karfunkel, Leah Karfunkel, and Barry Zyskind, the controlling stockholders of AmTrust Inc. (respectively, the...more

Delaware Court Of Chancery Allows Stockholder To Inspect Books And Records Over Defendant Corporation’s Objections

In Senetas Corporation, Ltd. v. DeepRadiology Corporation, C.A. No. 2019-0170-PWG (Del. Ch. July 30, 2019), the Delaware Court of Chancery allowed a stockholder’s books and records inspection despite objections raised by the...more

Inspection Rights Are Not Granted For Fishing Expeditions

In David A. Hoeller v. Tempur Sealy International, Inc., C.A. No. 2018-0336-JRS (Del. Ch. February 12, 2019), the Delaware Court of Chancery denied a shareholder’s request to inspect the Company’s books and records, because...more

In Rejecting Defendants’ Motion For Dismissal, Chancery Court Finds That Individual Fiduciary May Be Held Liable For Trades That...

In the consolidated stockholder derivative litigation, In re Fitbit, Inc., CA No. 2017-0402-JRS (Del. Ch. Dec. 14, 2018), the Delaware Court of Chancery denied the Defendants’ motion to dismiss Plaintiffs’ insider trading and...more

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