In a case of first impression, the Court of Chancery held recently that officers, like directors, owe their companies a duty of oversight, although the scope of that will vary with their responsibilities. Two other Chancery...more
6/12/2023
/ Acquisitions ,
Aiding and Abetting ,
Board of Directors ,
Breach of Duty ,
CEOs ,
Corporate Governance ,
Corporate Officers ,
Data Preservation ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Duty of Oversight ,
Evidence ,
Fiduciary Duty ,
Mergers ,
Oracle ,
Oversight Duties ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Revlon ,
Shareholders ,
Spoliation
Document discovery plays an essential role in litigation. Litigants and courts rely on documentary exhibits, along with witness testimony about such exhibits, to create a trial record. As a result, courts expect that parties...more
Delaware courts have historically been reluctant to allow Caremark (or “board oversight”) claims to gain traction, describing such a claim as “possibly the most difficult theory in corporation law upon which a plaintiff might...more
12/27/2022
/ Board of Directors ,
Books & Records ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Corporate Governance ,
Cybersecurity ,
DE Supreme Court ,
Delaware ,
Delaware General Corporation Law ,
Popular ,
Red Flags Rule ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Risk Management ,
Shareholders ,
Standard of Review
In this issue, we discuss recent Delaware court decisions further developing the bounds around books and records demands. Other articles focus on recent developments concerning advance notice bylaws and the standards used by...more
12/21/2022
/ Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) ,
Board of Directors ,
Books & Records ,
Bylaws ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Corporate Governance ,
DE Supreme Court ,
Delaware ,
Delaware General Corporation Law ,
Enforcement ,
Recordkeeping Requirements ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Shareholders ,
Standard of Review
This issue covers important, developing areas of Delaware corporation law and deal litigation, including an increased focus on officer-related actions in merger litigation, the treatment of Caremark claims after Marchand and...more
Several recent Delaware decisions have analyzed allegations attempting to plead breach of fiduciary duty claims against executive directors even though the underlying transaction was approved by a...more