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16 Sep 2014, 3:23 am by Broc Romanek
Here’s news from Steven Haas of Hunton & Williams: In a recent bench ruling in Swomley v. [read post]
30 Apr 2014, 1:15 pm by John Mikhail
  Connecticut appointed Eliphalet Dyer, William Samuel Johnson, and Jesse Root to serve as its advocates. [read post]
11 Oct 2013, 7:50 am by Broc Romanek
The Court of Chancery ruled that the transaction was a "merger, business combination or similar transaction" under the company's certificate of incorporation that required stockholder approval. [read post]
23 Sep 2013, 2:56 am by Peter Mahler
Justice Kornreich’s Ruling Justice Kornreich’s analysis in her August 30th written decision begins with the following quotation from the New York Court of Appeals’ landmark opinion in Alpert v. 28 William St. [read post]
31 Jul 2013, 6:11 am by Steven M. Haas, Hunton & Williams LLP,
Unfortunately, stockholder litigation brought against small-cap M&A deals can significantly increase the cost of the transaction. [read post]
Lewkow, Neil Whoriskey, and Julie Yip-Williams, and is part of the Delaware law series, which is co-sponsored by the Forum and Corporation Service Company; links to other posts in the series are available here. [read post]
25 Jun 2013, 4:49 pm by Kevin LaCroix
On June 25, 2013, in a judicial development that may help ease the curse of multi-jurisdiction litigation, Chancellor William Strine of the Delaware Court of Chancery held that forum selection bylaws adopted by Chevron and Federal Express are statutorily and contractually valid. [read post]
14 Jan 2013, 6:56 am by Broc Romanek
Targets should also expect increased scrutiny in litigation as to how "don't ask/don't waive" provisions were used to induce bids and maximize stockholder value. [read post]
31 Dec 2012, 10:52 am by Jason Shinn
At first, this result may seem surprising because Quinlan originally became a stockholder based on his employment and could not have become a stockholder in any other way. [read post]
18 May 2012, 10:14 am by WOLFGANG DEMINO
VI, § 4. 2 Article III, Section 52(a) provides: Except as otherwise provided by this section, the Legislature shall have no power to authorize any county, city, town or other political corporation or subdivision of the State to lend its credit or to grant public money or thing of value in aid of, or to any individual, association or corporation whatsoever, or to become a stockholder in such corporation, association or company. [read post]
30 Apr 2012, 3:00 am by Peter A. Mahler
The Official Comments to UPA § 32 do not explain the added language, but it is highly unlikely that the drafters had derivative litigation in mind. [read post]