Throughout the second half of 2015, the Delaware Court of Chancery began questioning its long-standing practice of approving deal litigation settlements involving broad releases for defendants in exchange for disclosure (or...more
11/21/2016
/ Acquisitions ,
Breach of Duty ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Disclosure Settlement ,
Dismissal With Prejudice ,
Fee Awards ,
Material Misstatements ,
Mootness ,
Mootness Fee Applications ,
Omissions ,
Proxy Statements ,
Shareholder Rights ,
Standard of Review ,
Supplemental Disclosures ,
Trulia
This issue focuses on important, developing areas of Delaware corporation law and deal litigation, including the Court of Chancery’s clarification of its evolving views about disclosure-based deal litigation settlements;...more
5/21/2016
/ Acquisitions ,
Aiding and Abetting ,
Board of Directors ,
Books & Records ,
Buyouts ,
Controlling Stockholders ,
DE Supreme Court ,
Demand Futility ,
Derivative Suit ,
Disclosure-Based Settlements ,
Fiduciary Duty ,
Financial Adviser ,
Mergers ,
Plainly Material Standard ,
Pleadings ,
Securities Litigation ,
Shareholder Demands ,
Shareholder Litigation ,
Standard of Review
As previously discussed in Insights: The Delaware Edition, throughout the second half of 2015, the Delaware Court of Chancery began to question its long-standing practice of approving deal litigation settlements involving...more
5/21/2016
/ Acquisitions ,
Disclosure-Based Settlements ,
Fiduciary Duty ,
Forum Selection ,
Mergers ,
Mootness ,
Plainly Material Standard ,
Shareholder Litigation ,
Stock Deals ,
Supplemental Disclosures ,
Trulia ,
Zillow