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Nevada Shareholders Fiduciary Duty

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Judge Rules Shareholders Can Pursue Derivative Claim Following A "Conversion"

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A year ago, I posited the question whether a derivative suit can survive a conversion. I raised that question in reference to Palkon v. Maffei, 2024 WL 678204 (Del. Ch. Feb. 20, 2024), in which the plaintiffs unsuccessfully...more

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In More Bad News For Delaware, Nevada Legislature Proposes To Allow Jettisoning Jury Trials For "Internal Actions"

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I have previously noted certain provisions of a bill amending Nevada's business entity statutes, AB239.  See Nevada Bill Would Impose A Duty That Directors Be Informed and Nevada Bill Would Expressly Allow Directors To...more

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Another Post SB21 Proposal To Reincorporate From Delaware To Nevada

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The ink has barely dried on Delaware's hotly debated amendments to its General Corporation Law and already another company has proposed reincorporation in Nevada.  In preliminary proxy materials filed yesterday with the...more

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Nevada Bill Would Impose A Duty That Directors Be Informed

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As I and others have pointed out, Nevada leans heavily on its statutes when it comes to corporate governance.  Currently, NRS 78.135 provides...more

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When Dismissing A Case Violates Due Process

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When a shareholder sues derivatively, the shareholder is seeking relief not for itself, but for the corporation.  Therefore, it should be expected that the shareholder is not free to compromise or dismiss the suit absent...more

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Delaware Chancery Court Applies Entire Fairness To State Of Incorporation Conversions

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On February 20, 2024, Vice Chancellor J. Travis Laster of the Delaware Court of Chancery denied in part and granted in part a motion to dismiss a stockholder action against TripAdvisor, Inc. and its parent (together, the...more

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Does A Board Have A Fiduciary Duty To Eliminate Delaware Franchise Taxes By Reincorporating In Nevada?

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I have recently written about TripAdvisor's proposal to redomesticate, by conversion, from Delaware to  Nevada.   The first reason given for the move in TripAdvisor's proxy statement is saving money...more

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TripAdvisor Suit Invites Delaware To Become The Hotel California

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Last week, I wrote about a pending challenge to the proposed redomestications of TripAdvisor, Inc. and Liberty TripAdvisor Holdings, Inc. from Delaware to Nevada.  The plaintiffs are claiming that these redomestications would...more

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Officer Exculpation Is Old News And Automatic In This State

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Delaware's decision last summer to amend Section 102(b)(7) to permit the exculpation of certain officers for direct (but not derivative) stockholder suits for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty is attracting a...more

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Delaware Finally Catches Up To Nevada (Well, Not Quite)

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Yesterday, John Jenkins wrote about Delaware's decision to amend Section 102(b)(7) to permit the exculpation corporate officers. Until now, Delaware only permitted the certificate of incorporation to exculpate directors.  For...more

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