On March 28, 2018, in In re Tesla Motors, Inc. Stockholder Litigation, the Delaware Court of Chancery denied a motion to dismiss a lawsuit brought by stockholders of Tesla Motors, Inc. (“Tesla” or the “Company”)....more
4/16/2018
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Breach of Duty ,
Business Litigation ,
Controlling Stockholders ,
Elon Musk ,
Entire Fairness Standard ,
Fiduciary Duty ,
Minority Shareholders ,
Motion to Dismiss ,
Popular ,
Shareholder Litigation ,
SolarCity ,
Tesla
In its August 27th post-trial opinion, In re Dole Food Co., Inc. Stockholder Litigation, the Delaware Chancery Court held Dole executives David Murdock and Michael Carter personally liable for $148 million in damages for...more
8/31/2015
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Breach of Duty ,
Buy-Out Agreements ,
Controlling Stockholders ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Deutsche Bank ,
Dole Food ,
Fairness Standard ,
Fiduciary Duty ,
Financial Adviser ,
Independent Director ,
Merger Agreements ,
MFW ,
Minority Shareholders ,
Popular ,
Private Offerings ,
Stocks
In a March 14, 2014 decision that has received little commentary, an Ohio federal court in Spachman v. Great American Insurance Co. took the extraordinary step of enjoining a tender offer by Great American Insurance, a...more
On March 14, 2014, the Delaware Supreme Court upheld the Court of Chancery’s 2013 decision in In re MFW Shareholders Litigation, holding that in going-private mergers where there is a controlling stockholder, the use of both...more
On March 14, 2014, the Delaware Supreme Court upheld the Court of Chancery’s 2013 decision in In re MFW Shareholders Litigation, holding that in going-private mergers where there is a controlling stockholder, the use of both...more
During 2013 shareholder activism continued to surge and impact corporate-decision making. The Delaware courts also handed down several significant rulings during the year. ...more