In this edition of Dechert’s Securities & Derivative Litigation Quarterly Update, we examine (1) a California appellate court decision upholding a federal forum selection provision; (2) a newly emerging Circuit split over the...more
On April 28, 2022, the California Court of Appeals became the first appellate court outside of Delaware to uphold a federal forum provision (“FFP”) in governing corporate documents. The appellate decision was issued in the...more
On September 1, 2020, the California Superior Court for San Mateo County granted Restoration Robotics, Inc. and certain individual defendants’ (collectively, “Restoration Robotics”) Motion for Reconsideration and Renewed...more
In the first test outside of Delaware, a California court ruled that federal forum selection provisions enacted by Delaware corporations should be enforced so long as they are not unreasonable, meaning they do not alter...more
On September 1, 2020, a California Superior Court judge in San Mateo County upheld a federal forum provision (“FFP”) in the charter of Delaware company Restoration Robotics, Inc., which mandated that stockholder claims under...more