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Chancery Court Dismisses Equitable Challenge to Advance Notice Bylaws as Unripe

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Invoking the recent Delaware Supreme Court decision Kellner v. AIM ImmunoTech Inc., 320 A.3d 239 (Del. 2024) (“Kellner”), the Court of Chancery held that equitable challenges to the enforceability of advance notice bylaws are...more

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What Are “Books and Records”? Delaware Reduces Uncertainty Surrounding Stockholder Inspection Rights

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With the whirlwind of recent events threatening Delaware’s standing as the preeminent jurisdiction for incorporation in America, press coverage understandably has centered around certain high-profile billionaires and the...more

Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP

Delaware Chancery Court Holds That Stockholders Had a “Proper Purpose” to Seek Board Materials From Opioid Distributor, and Orders...

In a 63-page decision issued on Jan. 13, 2020, in Lebanon County Employees’ Retirement Fund v. AmerisourceBergen Corporation, Vice Chancellor J. Travis Laster of the Delaware Court of Chancery found that stockholders of...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Recent Trends in Books and Records Litigation

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

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Delaware Litigation Developments Impacting Financial Advisors

Over the last few years, significant developments in Delaware law and practice have changed the traditional M&A litigation landscape. These developments resulted in a dramatic reduction in pre-closing applications for...more

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