The Delaware Court of Chancery issued a post-trial opinion, on January 30, 2024, in Tornetta v. Musk, holding that Tesla’s board of directors (the “Board”) breached its fiduciary duties in awarding CEO Elon Musk (with the...more
2/22/2024
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Board of Directors ,
Breach of Duty ,
Business Litigation ,
Commercial Litigation ,
Controlling Stockholders ,
Delaware General Corporation Law ,
Elon Musk ,
Equity Compensation ,
Fiduciary Duty ,
Rescission ,
Shareholder Votes ,
Shareholders ,
Tesla
In Marchand v. Barnhill et al. (“Blue Bell”),1 the Delaware Supreme Court on June 19 unanimously reversed the dismissal of a shareholder derivative lawsuit against the members of the board of directors and two officers of...more
7/1/2019
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Bad Faith ,
Blue Bell Creameries ,
Board of Directors ,
Breach of Duty ,
Caremark claim ,
Compliance ,
Corporate Counsel ,
DE Supreme Court ,
Demand Futility ,
Derivative Suit ,
Dismissals ,
Duty of Loyalty ,
Food Manufacturers ,
Food Poisoning ,
Food Safety ,
Independent Director ,
Listeria ,
Product Recalls ,
Reversal ,
Shareholder Litigation ,
Wrongful Death