The DOJ Antitrust Division’s high profile, unsuccessful attempt to block the AT&T/Time Warner merger ended on February 26, 2019 after the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit affirmed the trial court’s decision to allow...more
4/10/2019
/ Antitrust Division ,
Appeals ,
Arbitration ,
AT&T ,
Competition ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Mergers ,
Remedies ,
Self-Help Remedies ,
Television Broadcast Stations ,
Time Warner ,
Vertical Mergers
On October 10, 2016, the Delaware Court of Chancery issued its decision in In re Books-A-Million, Inc. Stockholders Litigation. The decision, authored by Vice Chancellor J. Travis Laster, is important because it applies the...more
10/17/2016
/ Acquisitions ,
Bad Faith ,
Board of Directors ,
Business Judgment Rule ,
Buyouts ,
Controlling Stockholders ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Entire Fairness Standard ,
Mergers ,
Motion to Dismiss ,
Pleadings ,
Privately Held Corporations ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Shareholder Litigation ,
Shareholder Rights ,
Standard of Review