On June 28, 2021, the Delaware Supreme Court reversed a ruling of the Court of Chancery which found that an otherwise “entirely fair” transaction undertaken for an “inequitable purpose” did not trigger fiduciary liability for...more
Our Delaware Corporate and Alternative Entity Law attorneys closely followed the opinions coming from Delaware’s Supreme Court and Court of Chancery. Our 2016 Year in Review is a collection of brief summaries of selected...more
1/23/2017
/ Acquisitions ,
Advancement ,
Anti-Reliance Clauses ,
Appraisal ,
Bad Faith ,
Board of Directors ,
Business Valuations ,
Buyers ,
Commercial Bankruptcy ,
Contract Terms ,
Corporate Dissolution ,
Corporate Officers ,
Credibility ,
DE Supreme Court ,
Delaware General Corporation Law ,
Delaware Limited Liability Company Act ,
Delegation Doctrine ,
Demand Futility ,
Derivative Suit ,
Directors ,
Disclaimers ,
Duty of Loyalty ,
Entire Fairness Standard ,
Fiduciary Duty ,
Independent Audits ,
Inherent Authority ,
LLC Agreements ,
Mergers ,
Pleadings ,
Public Policy ,
Reaffirmation ,
Sellers ,
Stock Prices ,
Valuation ,
Witness Statements
Prohibition on Fee-Shifting Provisions -
The legislation signed into law last week responds to the Delaware Supreme Court’s decision in ATP Tour, Inc. v. Deutscher Tennis Bund, 91 A.3d 554 (Del. 2014) in which the Court...more
7/7/2015
/ Attorney's Fees ,
Breach of Duty ,
Bylaws ,
Controlling Stockholders ,
Corporate Charters ,
Corporate Governance ,
DE Supreme Court ,
Fee-Shifting ,
Fiduciary Duty ,
Forum Selection ,
New Legislation ,
Privately Held Corporations ,
Shareholder Litigation ,
Stock Corporations