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Recent Trends in Books and Records Litigation

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Recently, the frequency of stockholder demands to inspect corporate books and records pursuant to Section 220 of the Delaware General Corporation Law has increased. In turn, the case law concerning Section 220 demands is...more

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Supreme Court Provides Further Guidance on Demands to Inspect Electronic Communications

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Recently, Delaware corporations faced with demands for books and records under 8 Del. C. § 220 have increasingly been forced to contend with demands for electronic communications, such as emails. Historically, the Delaware...more

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Delaware Supreme Court Orders Company To Turn Over Emails To Stockholder In Response To Books And Records Request

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The Delaware Supreme Court recently ordered a corporation to produce emails and other electronic documents in response to a stockholder’s request to inspect books and records under Section 220 of the Delaware General...more

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Delaware Court Provides Guidance for Books and Records Demands to Limit Producing Electronic Data to Stockholders

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Section 220 of the Delaware General Corporation Law allows stockholders to inspect various books and records of a company upon showing a proper purpose for the request, among other statutory requirements. In this electronic...more

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Delaware Supreme Court Clarifies When Emails Should Be Produced

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On January 29, 2019, the Delaware Supreme Court provided guidance to the Court of Chancery regarding the scope of a stockholder’s inspection rights under Section 220 of the Delaware General Corporation Law or similar LLC or...more

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Two Recent Delaware Decisions Further Illustrate The Scope Of Section 220 Discovery

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Two recent Delaware Court of Chancery decisions demonstrate that narrow statutory standards continue to govern access to corporate books and records pursuant to Section 220 of the Delaware General Corporation Law. In the...more

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