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Morrison & Foerster LLP

Top Commercial Disputes of 2024: What You Need to Know and What to Look Out for in 2025

As we begin 2025 and set our goals for the new year (realistic or unrealistic), we outline some of the significant English court rulings from 2024 and the key lessons they offer for the year ahead. In 2024, the courts...more

Farrell Fritz, P.C.

Course Correction: Why “Ordinary Course” Covenants in Acquisition Agreements Should be Drafted Carefully

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Should a buyer be allowed to walk away from an acquisition if an extraordinary event occurs between signing and closing that forces the target company to take emergency remedial measures outside its ordinary course, even if...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Anthem/Cigna Litigation Underscores Importance of Antitrust Planning in Transactions

On August 31, 2020, the Delaware Chancery Court issued an opinion in litigation between Anthem and Cigna related to the contract in their terminated merger. In its sprawling 306-page opinion, the court detailed a “corporate...more

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Delaware Supreme Court Affirms Landmark MAE Ruling

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The Delaware Supreme Court upholds a lower court's decision to allow Fresenius to sever its merger agreement with Akorn. On December 7, 2018, the Delaware Supreme Court unanimously affirmed Vice Chancellor Travis Laster's...more

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