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Sorting Through the Kettle of Fish: Delaware Supreme Court Enforces Contractual Provisions Limiting Liability to “Deliberate...

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When determining whether to uphold an indemnification provision that carved out an exception for only deliberate fraud, the Delaware Supreme Court recently explained in Express Scripts, Inc. v. Bracket Holding Corp., ___ A.3d...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Delaware Court of Chancery Holds that a Contractual Delaware Choice of Law Provision Did Not Waive Plaintiff’s Claim Under the...

In Swipe Acquisition Corp. v. Krauss, CA No. 2019-0509-PAF, 2021 WL 282642 (Del. Ch. Jan. 28, 2021), the Delaware Court of Chancery held that California public policy prohibited a purported waiver of a contractual party’s...more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

Delaware Chancery Court Provides Further Insights into the Validity of Anti-Reliance Clauses

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On November 30, 2016, the Delaware Court of Chancery issued another opinion in a growing body of decisions defining the parameters of extra-contractual fraud claims in M&A transactions. In IAC Search LLC v. Conversant LLC,...more

Perkins Coie

What’s Happening in Delaware M&A – Summer 2016

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This update provides a summary of recent Delaware caselaw and statutory developments concerning mergers and acquisitions, including new cases regarding appraisal rights, fraud claims and fiduciary duty and deal process...more

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP

Lessons from LinkedIn: Privacy and Data Security Representations in the M&A Context

Microsoft’s blockbuster acquisition of LinkedIn earlier this month—a deal where concerns for privacy and data security loomed large—provides a glimpse into the growing trend of including separate privacy and data security...more

Pillsbury - Internet & Social Media Law Blog

Do Kanye’s Words Speak Louder than Tidal’s TOS?

A Chicago law firm has challenged Jay-Z and Kanye West, filing a class action complaint for violations of the California Business & Professions Code, fraudulent inducement and unjust enrichment in the Northern District of...more

Proskauer - Minding Your Business

Florida Court Says it’s Not Fraud When Misrepresentations are Made During Settlement Negotiations

When settling a case, litigators are naturally focused on avoiding “Round 2” of the litigation for their clients. Toward this goal, lawyers avoid drafting settlement agreements that include any sort of representations or...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP - Social Media

Good Rep: Social Media Assets in M&A Transactions

As we previously reported, a company’s social media pages and profiles, and the associated followers, friends and other connections, may constitute valuable business assets. In our experience, however, social media assets...more

Jackson Walker

Confidentiality Agreements: How To Draft Them And What They Restrict

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I. Confidentiality Agreements And Their Effects Are Evolving - A confidentiality agreement (also sometimes called a non-disclosure agreement or “NDA”) is typically the first stage for the due diligence process in a...more

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