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Delaware Law Allows Buyers to “Sandbag” Sellers

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A recent decision out of the Delaware Court of Chancery in John D. Arwood et al. v. AW Site Services, LLC, sheds significant light on whether a party to a contract governed by Delaware law may “sandbag” its counter party: as...more

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Online HealthNow, Inc., et al: Anti-fraud provisions can be “too much dynamite” - Quarterly Corporate / M&A Decisions update...

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The Delaware Court of Chancery in Online HealthNow, Inc., et al. v. CIP OCL Investments, LLC, et al., C.A. No. 2020-0654-JRS (Del. Ch. August 12, 2021) extended a recent line of cases declining to enforce seller-friendly...more

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Chancery Applies Contractual Shortening of Limitations Period for Breaches of Representations, Finds it Inapt to Fraud Claims and...

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Pilot Air Freight, LLC v. Manna Freight Systems, Inc., C.A. No. 2019-0992-JRS (Del. Ch. Sept. 18, 2020) - In a familiar fact pattern, an acquirer of a business brought suit against sellers claiming, inter alia, that the...more

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Global Private Equity Newsletter - Fall 2017 Edition: The Dangers of Undefined Fraud Carve-Outs and “Inelegant Drafting”

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Crucial to any private equity seller is certainty: the certainty that a sale will be consummated at an agreed price and that any potential post-closing liability is fully understood in advance of distributing proceeds to...more

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Delaware Court Affirms Utility of Buyer Acknowledgment Clause in Dismissing Fraud Claim

In IAC Search, LLC v. Conversant LLC (f/k/a ValueClick, Inc.), 2016 WL 6995363 (Del. Ch. Nov. 30, 2016), the Delaware Court of Chancery provided a reminder on how potentially-overlooked contractual provisions could have a...more

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Preserving or Eliminating Fraud Claims in M&A Transactions (Update)

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In this April 2016 post, we addressed preserving or eliminating extra-contractual fraud claims in M&A transactions. In this follow-up, we discuss a recent Delaware Chancery Court decision that further clarifies the framework...more

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Drafting Matters: Non-Reliance Provisions Barring Extra-Contractual Fraud Claims Effective in Delaware Only if Drafted as a Clear...

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It is not unexpected for there to be requirements in consumer contracts that clear formulations of waivers are necessary before a consumer can be deprived of rights. However, under Delaware law similar formality and clarity...more

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