Texas’ new business court, which the state hopes will make complex litigation more efficient, opens in less than four months. And while there’s still uncertainty about how the court will operate, its structure and the Texas...more
7/24/2024
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A Delaware Court of Chancery opinion issued last week calls into question the common practice of corporate boards approving draft merger agreements. In AP-Fonden v. Activision Blizzard, Inc.,1 Chancellor McCormick declined to...more
A recent opinion from the Delaware Supreme Court could be viewed by some as expanding plaintiffs’ ability to viably plead a duty of oversight (or “Caremark”) claim against directors. In Lebanon County Employees’ Retirement...more
In the energy space, smaller companies are finding it harder to compete on their own and larger companies need more scale to improve operational efficiencies and boost shareholder value leading to many business...more
8/28/2020
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In Sciabacucchi v. Salzberg, No. 346, 2019 (March 18, 2020 Del. Sup. Ct), the Delaware Supreme Court has strengthened the use of forum selection clauses in bylaws and other governance documents by holding that corporations...more