When a shareholder sues derivatively, the shareholder is seeking relief not for itself, but for the corporation. Therefore, it should be expected that the shareholder is not free to compromise or dismiss the suit absent...more
In a May post, I observed: As a long-time beneficiary of corporations fleeing other jurisdictions, Delaware may be tempted to put the brakes on its own corporations wishing to flee to the sunny uplands of other states. ...more
As the debate continues regarding DExit, I have been on the lookout for companies making the move from Delaware to Nevada. Recently, I came across this information statement filed by Viewbix Inc., a digital advertising...more
Seven years ago, I addressed the question of whether the board of directors of a California corporation could remove a fellow director...more
The classic model of corporate governance is that the board of directors appoints and removes the principal corporate officers. This is consistent with the general principle that the business and affairs of a corporation...more
In Revlon, Inc. v. MacAndrews & Forbes Holdings, Inc., 506 A.2d 173, 182 (1986), the Delaware Supreme Court famously held that when the sale of a corporation becomes inevitable, the board of directors' duty changed from the...more
In West Palm Beach Firefighters Pension Fund v. Moelis & Co., 2024 WL 747180, at *2 (Del. Ch. Feb. 23, 2024), Vice Chancellor J. Travis Laster ruled that Section 141(a) of the Delaware General Corporation Law trumps most of...more
NRS 107.028(1)(d) requires that a trustee under a deed of trust be a "domestic or foreign entity which holds a current state business license issued by the Secretary of State pursuant to chapter 76 of NRS". In Mahban v....more
Laura Graham was injured when she tripped over a sprinkler box located on property owned by a single member limited liability company. She sued the LLC and asserted that its member was the alter ego of the LLC and the case...more
NRS 78.585 bars any cause of action against a dissolved Nevada corporation or its directors, officers, or stockholders if it is commenced within...more
In yesterday's post, I discussed Vice Chancellor J. Travis Laster's recent ruling in Palkon v. Maffeii, 2024 WL 678204 (Del. Ch. Feb. 20, 2024). The case concerned a challenge to the proposed redomestications of TripAdvisor,...more
With broad bipartisan support emblematic of the state’s pro-business atmosphere, the Nevada Legislature has approved—and Gov. Joe Lombardo has signed—Assembly Bill No. 126 (AB 126)....more
In Chapter 9 of James Joyce's Ulysses, Stephen Dedalus proclaims "A man of genius makes no mistakes. His errors are volitional and are the portals of discovery". Alas, not every person filing a corporate record is a "man of...more
As mentioned earlier this week, Nevada's regular legislative session ended on June 6. During the session, the legislature enacted, and the Governor approved, AB 126 which makes numerous changes to Nevada's business entity...more
In April, I wrote about a lawsuit challenging a proposal by TripAdvisor, Inc. to redomesticate from Delaware to Nevada. TripAdvisor's stockholders were given the opportunity to vote on the proposal last week. On Monday,...more
Artificial intelligence (AI) has attracted a great deal of attention of late. Last week, for example, CNN headlined a recent story "Elon Musk warns AI could cause ‘civilization destruction’ even as he invests in it". If AI...more
Delaware's decision last summer to amend Section 102(b)(7) to permit the exculpation of certain officers for direct (but not derivative) stockholder suits for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty is attracting a...more