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Seventh Circuit Deals Another Blow to M&A Disclosure Claims

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Our Securities Litigation Group reviews a recent ruling from the Seventh Circuit that could make it more difficult for shareholders to bring M&A disclosure claims....more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Seventh Circuit Decision Outlines Framework To Allow Courts To Evaluate Individual Mootness Fees in Merger Challenge Lawsuits

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit in Jorge Alcarez, et al. v. Akorn Inc., et al. mapped out one means by which a court may evaluate mootness fees paid to individual shareholders after the voluntary dismissal...more

Woodruff Sawyer

Mootness Fees: Making the Squeeze Not Worth the Juice

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The days of plaintiffs’ firms making bank from frivolous litigation claims in Delaware are rapidly coming to a close. This positive development is yet another reason that Delaware-incorporated companies will want to consider...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

M&A Litigation Developments: Where Do We Go From Here?

Over the last few years, three notable Delaware cases — C&J Energy, Corwin and Trulia — have paved the way for a dramatic shift in the deal litigation landscape. In C&J Energy Services, Inc. v. City of Miami General...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Delaware Supreme Court Confirms that Dilution Claims Typically Are Derivative and Are Extinguished After a Merger

Stockholder claims alleging wrongful dilution are typically considered to be derivative in nature. Several decisions out of Delaware, however, have created exceptions to this general rule allowing stockholders to sue...more

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