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Board of Directors Summary Judgment Shareholder Litigation

Farrell Fritz, P.C.

Can a Shareholder Be Oppressed After Ceding Control? Oppression, Reasonable Expectations, and Contractual Formalism

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One of the first business divorce cases that I participated in as a young litigator was a lengthy arbitration over whether a minority shareholder was oppressed under BCL 1104-a.  With those fond memories, evolution of the...more

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Delaware Court of Chancery Dismisses Stockholder Derivative Suit for Failure to Allege Demand Futility

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Delaware Court of Chancery Dismisses Stockholder Derivative Suit for Failure to Allege Demand Futility; Connecticut Jury Finds for Defendant in Crypto Currency Fraud Case; Northern District of Illinois Allows Claims...more

K&L Gates LLP

Chancery Court Rules Inequitable Conduct May Be Considered Within the Scope of a Section 225 Review

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In Robert G. Brown v. Lorrence T. Kellar et. al, Civil Action No. 2018-0687-MTZ (Del. Ch. December 21, 2018), the Delaware Court of Chancery granted in part and denied in part a motion for summary judgment by the...more

Morris James LLP

Court Of Chancery Resolves Allocation Issues In Advancement Case

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Weil v. Vereit Operating Partnership LP, C.A. 2017-0613-JTL (February 13, 2018) - This decision clearly sets out how to allocate fees for claims subject to advancement of attorney fees from those that are not covered by an...more

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Yahoo! Data Breach Results in Another Lawsuit Against Corporate Directors and Officers

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A number of claims have been made against companies’ directors and officers alleging a breach of fiduciary duty for failing to adequately oversee data security programs. To date, the defendants’ oversight of the programs and...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Delaware Court Leaves Ousted Executive on His Own for Legal Fees

In a September 11, 2015, decision, the Delaware Chancery Court denied a former officer and director advance reimbursement of legal fees in a dispute with his company, despite his insistence that multiple corporate documents...more

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