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Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

To Pay, or Not to Pay, the Co-op’s Attorneys’ Fees; That is the Question

On January 28, 2025, the New York Appellate Division, First Department refused to enforce a contractual provision that required a tenant-shareholder to pay a co-op’s attorneys’ fees in all lawsuits that the tenant-shareholder...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Insights: The Delaware Edition - December 2024

In this issue, we explore ongoing corporate law issues involving controlling stockholders, with significant decisions anticipated from the Delaware Supreme Court in 2025; the rise in litigation over earnout provisions in...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

2025 Outlook: Key Delaware Court Appeals and Their Impact on Corporate Law

In 2024, Delaware courts continued to address important areas of corporate law, particularly regarding controlling stockholders. Several of those high-profile decisions were decided at the trial level and are now on appeal....more

A&O Shearman

Delaware Court Of Chancery Holds Stockholder Vote Following Post-Trial Decision Cannot Retroactively Ratify A Transaction That...

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As we previously reported, in January 2024, the Court held in a stockholder derivative suit against the CEO and directors of a sustainable energy and electric vehicle company (the “Company”) that a record-setting $55.8...more

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Addressing The Enforceability Of Con Ed Provisions In Merger Agreements, Delaware Court Of Chancery Rejects Petition For...

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On October 31, 2023, Chancellor Kathaleen St. J. McCormick of the Delaware Court of Chancery issued final judgment denying a petition for a mootness fee award to a stockholder—who had previously asserted claims for breach of...more

Woodruff Sawyer

Will the Dell Plaintiff Attorney Fee Award Incentivize Lawsuits in Delaware?

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Students of D&O litigation know that the plaintiffs’ bar works on a contingency basis. While some may bemoan this fact, the structure does create a set of clear incentives for rational economic actors. Plaintiff attorneys,...more

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Mootness Fees: Making the Squeeze Not Worth the Juice

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The days of plaintiffs’ firms making bank from frivolous litigation claims in Delaware are rapidly coming to a close. This positive development is yet another reason that Delaware-incorporated companies will want to consider...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Delaware Court of Chancery Clarifies Heightened Standard for Recovery of Attorneys’ Fees in Disclosure-Based Deal Litigation

In Anderson v. Magellan Health, Inc., No. 2021-0202, — A.3d —-, 2023 WL 4364524 (Del. Ch. July 6, 2023) (McCormick, C.), the Delaware Court of Chancery addressed the circumstances under which the Court will award a...more

Patton Sullivan Brodehl LLP

Shareholder Inspection Rights Are Not An Automatic Right To Attorneys’ Fees

Recently the Court of Appeals has addressed a director’s inspection rights, and shareholder inspection rights and the associated opportunity to recover attorney fees and other expenses incurred in securing the inspection of...more

King & Spalding

Garfield v. Boxed

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SPAC Companies May Need to Evaluate Stock Structure in Wake of Delaware Court of Chancery Ruling - Companies that previously became public by merger with a Special Purpose Acquisition Company (“SPAC”) may need to...more

Morris James LLP

Court of Chancery Awards Plaintiffs Attorneys’ Fees and Costs in Section 225 Action for Obtaining a Substantial Benefit for the...

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Totta v. CCSB, LLC, C.A. No. 2021-0173-KSJM (Del. Ch. Nov. 3, 2022) - Delaware follows the “American Rule”: each party bears its own legal fees and expenses. However, there are certain exceptions. This includes the...more

Fox Rothschild LLP

Court Sharply Limits Attorney Fee Award in Dispute Over Access to Corporate Records of Charlotte Country Club

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For the golf fan curious about the finances and back-office maneuvering of “Big Golf,” nothing has been better than the LIV Golf-PGA Tour throwdown played out in dueling press conferences, snippy tweets, and Saudi-funded...more

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Eleventh Circuit Overturns Dismissal of Cryptocurrency Ponzi Scheme Class Action Suit

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IN THIS ISSUE - Eleventh Circuit Overturns Dismissal of Cryptocurrency Ponzi Scheme Class Action Suit; Federal Court of Appeals Dismisses Leading Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Shareholder Lawsuits; NY Seeks Blockchain...more

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Delaware Court of Chancery Awards Attorneys’ Fees After Gilead’s “Glaringly Egregious” Litigation Conduct

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Delaware Court of Chancery Awards Attorneys’ Fees After Gilead’s “Glaringly Egregious” Litigation Conduct; S.D.N.Y Grants Plaintiffs’ Partial Summary Judgment in Securities Class Action Against Perrigo; SPAC Investors Launch...more

Allen Matkins

Fee Shifting May Be New To Delaware, But It's Old Hat In California

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Writing for DealLawyers.com, John Jenkins yesterday took note of the Delaware Court of Chancery's decision in Pettry v. Gilead Sciences, (Del. Ch.; 11/20).  Quoting this Cleary Gottlieb blog, John observes that Pettry...more

Farrell Fritz, P.C.

Fee Sharing in LLC Derivative Suits: A Common Law Right and a One Way Street

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BCL 626 governs shareholder derivative actions, or suits brought by individual shareholders on behalf of, and for injury to, the corporation. Subsection (e) provides that if the plaintiff—the individual shareholder asserting...more

Fox Rothschild LLP

Hello? Is It Fees You’re Looking For?

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With Court “ordered” corporate record inspections, who pays for the fees? More often than not, shareholders have to pay their own attorneys’ fees. In Bauk v. Piedmont Cheerwine Bottling Company, 18 CVS 358, Order and...more

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Delaware Court Of Chancery Approves $3 Million In Attorneys' Fees For Successful Challenge To Forum-Selection Charter Provisions

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On July 8, 2019, Vice Chancellor J. Travis Laster of the Delaware Court of Chancery awarded $3 million to plaintiffs’ lawyers in Sciabacucchi v. Salzberg, C.A. No. 2017-0931-JTL (Del. Ch. July 8, 2019). As we discussed in a...more

Holland & Knight LLP

New Tenant Protection Law Affects Conversions of Rental Buildings in New York - Law Also Impacts Proprietary Leases, Subleases and...

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• New York's Housing Stability and Tenant Protection Act of 2019, which was enacted and became effective on June 14, 2019, will have a sizable impact on a landlord's ability to convert buildings to cooperatives and...more

Stinson - Corporate & Securities Law Blog

Court Abrogates Disclosure Settlement Related to Merger Transaction

In House v. Akorn, Inc. the United States District Court for the Norther District of Illinois Eastern division related to the proposed acquisition of Akorn by Frensenius Kabi AG.  The plaintiffs in these cases sued Akorn and...more

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But Wait, Nevada Already Has A Fee Shifting Statute

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Yesterday, I took note of a recently introduced Nevada bill, AB 304, that would, among other things, allow a Nevada corporation to impose liability on a stockholder for attorney's fees and costs in connection with an...more

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How Much is that Disclosure Worth? NC Business Court Curbs Attorney Fee Award in Shareholder Disclosure-Only Class Action

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Class actions challenging corporate merger transactions often result in settlement agreements in which the only remedy obtained by the plaintiff class is the company defendants’ additional disclosure of information related to...more

Morris James LLP

Court of Chancery Awards Fees Under the Corporate Benefit Doctrine in Director Qualifications Bylaw Dispute

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Full Value Partners L.P. v. Swiss Helvetia Fund Inc., C.A. No. 2017-0303-AGB (Del. Ch. June 7, 2018) - A representative plaintiff who confers a non-monetary benefit on the represented class will be entitled to an award of...more

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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator E. Scott Pruitt Addresses Consent Decrees/Settlement Agreements: October 16th...

United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) Administrator E. Scott Pruitt issued two documents dated October 16th addressing procedures involved in the resolution of litigation through consent decrees and settlement...more

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Business Litigation Reporter - August 2017

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In This Issue - Though law firms have been handling litigation on behalf of corporate clients for decades, industrywide surveys continue to suggest that, in a significant portion of cases, these clients feel they are not...more

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