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Securities and Derivative Litigation: Quarterly Update - July 2023

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Examine a major Ninth Circuit decision affirming dismissal of a Section 14(a) derivative action based on a forum-selection clause; Highlight the Third Circuit’s adoption of the Omnicare standard for securities fraud claims;...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Waiver of Appraisal Rights Upheld by Split Delaware Supreme Court

In Manti Holdings, LLC v. Authentix Acquisition Co., Inc., the Delaware Supreme Court affirmed the Court of Chancery’s decision to enforce a waiver of appraisal rights included in a stockholders agreement executed by...more

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Manti Holdings: Delaware Supreme Court permits advance waiver of appraisal rights Quarterly Corporate / M&A Decisions update...

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In Manti Holdings, the Delaware Supreme Court affirmed a decision that a corporation can enforce an advance waiver of appraisal rights against its stockholders. In a stockholders agreement, the petitioners agreed to “refrain...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Something Special, April 2021 | Issue No. 23 - Don’t Be Cruel: Appellate Division Upholds Waiver of Fiduciary Duties But Denies...

Can contracting parties waive all common law fiduciary duties? That was one of the questions presented to the New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division, First Department (the “Court”) in 111 West 57th Investment LLC, on...more

Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP

Protecting Drag-Along Rights in Private Equity Deals

Even as they make their investment, private equity investors are focused on their exit. A standard feature of an exit strategy is the set of drag-along rights embedded in a stockholder or similar agreement executed among...more

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Contractual Waivers of Appraisal Rights Declared Valid Under Delaware Law

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In a recent opinion, the Delaware Court of Chancery, for the first time, held that contractual provisions in stockholder agreements barring common stockholders from exercising their statutory appraisal rights are enforceable...more

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California Judge Honors Delaware Forum Selection Bylaw

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In May, I wrote about Judge Peter H. Kirwan’s ruling in Drulias v. 1st Century Bancshares, Inc., (Cal. Super. Ct. Case No. 16-CV-294673, Nov. 18, 2016). As readers may recall, Judge Kirwan declined to approve a disclosure...more

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