In re Mindbody Inc., Stockholder Litigation, C.A. No. 2019-0442-KSJM (Del. Ch. Mar. 15, 2023), the Delaware Court of Chancery held that a CEO breached his fiduciary duties by taking steps the court found tilted a merger sale...more
In a recent post-trial decision, Delaware Chancellor Kathaleen St. J. McCormick found a CEO personally liable for breaching his fiduciary duties for tilting the company’s sale to his preferred acquiror. The court further held...more
In a recent landmark decision, the Ohio Supreme Court declared that R.C. 1707.43 does not impose joint and several liability on a custodian of a self-directed individual retirement account (IRA) that purchased illegal...more
We are pleased to share with you the inaugural issue of Insights: The Delaware Edition, a periodic publication addressing significant Delaware deal litigation and corporation law developments. In This Issue: - Q&A...more
Earlier this year, in a consolidated breach of fiduciary duty and appraisal action, Vice Chancellor J. Travis Laster of the Delaware Court of Chancery issued a post-trial opinion that includes many important takeaways for...more
Corporations Code Section 25401 is the general anti-fraud provision of the Corporate Securities Law of 1968. Section 25504.1 makes a person jointly and severally liable for a violation of Section 25401 if that person...more