We are pleased to share with you the inaugural issue of Insights: The Delaware Edition, a periodic publication addressing significant Delaware deal litigation and corporation law developments.
In This Issue:
- Q&A...more
10/23/2015
/ Aiding and Abetting ,
Appeals ,
Appraisal Rights ,
Board of Directors ,
Breach of Duty ,
Business Judgment Rule ,
Bylaws ,
C-Suite Executives ,
Controlling Stockholders ,
COOs ,
Corporate Governance ,
Corporate Officers ,
Damages ,
DE Supreme Court ,
Delaware General Corporation Law ,
Directors ,
Disclosure-Based Settlements ,
Dole Food ,
Due Care ,
Duty of Loyalty ,
Entire Fairness Standard ,
Fee-Shifting ,
Fiduciary Duty ,
Forum Selection ,
Fraud ,
Joint and Several Liability ,
Judicial Appointments ,
Mergers ,
Multidistrict Litigation ,
Principal Place of Business ,
Release Agreements ,
Remedies ,
Securities Litigation ,
Settlement ,
Shareholder Litigation ,
Special Committees ,
Standard of Review ,
State of Incorporation ,
Take-Private Transactions ,
Unfair Dealing
In a series of rulings issued over the last few months, the Delaware Court of Chancery has shaken up decades of well-settled authority in the area of deal litigation settlements. The Court of Chancery historically has...more
In This Issue:
- U.S. Supreme Court:
..Omnicare, Inc. v. Laborers Dist. Council Constr. Indus. Pension Fund, 135 S. Ct. 1318 (4th Cir. Mar. 16, 2015)
- Auditor Liability:
..In re Advanced Battery Techs.,...more
6/2/2015
/ Auditors ,
Books & Records ,
CAFA ,
Class Action ,
Class Certification ,
Derivative Suit ,
Fiduciary Duty ,
Justifiable Reliance ,
Misrepresentation ,
Omissions ,
Pleading Standards ,
Scienter ,
SCOTUS ,
Securities Fraud ,
Settlement ,
Statute of Limitations ,
Statute of Repose ,
Whistleblowers
In This Issue:
- U.S. SUPREME COURT:
..Gelboim v. Bank of Am. Corp., No. 13-1174 (U.S. Jan. 21, 2015)
- DEMAND FUTILITY:
..Arduini v. Hart, No. 12-15750 (9th Cir. Dec. 17, 2014)
- EXCHANGE...more
In This Issue:
CLASS CERTIFICATION:
Fort Worth Emps. Ret. Fund v. J.P. Morgan Chase & Co., No. 09-cv-3701 (JPO) (S.D.N.Y. Sept. 30, 2014)
Discovery:
..Freedman v. Weatherford Int’l Ltd., No. 12...more
11/19/2014
/ Books & Records ,
Class Action ,
Class Certification ,
Fiduciary Duty ,
Investment Company Act of 1940 ,
JPMorgan Chase ,
Loss Causation ,
Omnicare ,
Scienter ,
Securities Act of 1933 ,
Securities Exchange Act ,
Standing ,
Statute of Limitations ,
Statute of Repose ,
Zillow
In This Issue:
- CLASS CERTIFICATION:
..Goodman v. Genworth Fin. Wealth Mgmt. Inc., No. 09-CV-5603, 2014 WL 1452048 (JFB) (GRB) (E.D.N.Y. Apr. 15, 2014)
- DEMAND FUTILITY:
..Rosenbloom v. Pyott,...more
9/18/2014
/ Bylaws ,
Class Action ,
Class Certification ,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Expert Witness ,
Fiduciary Duty ,
Loss Causation ,
Retailers ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Exchange Act ,
Wal-Mart
Today, in a unanimous decision, the Supreme Court of the United States held in Fifth Third Bancorp v. Dudenhoeffer that fiduciaries of employee stock ownership plans (ESOPs) that invest in the employer’s securities are not...more
In This Issue:
- AUDITOR LIABILITY:
..Athale v. Sinotech Energy Ltd., No. 11 Civ. 05831(AJN) (S.D.N.Y. Feb. 21, 2014)
- BYLAWS:
..ATP Tour, Inc. v. Deutscher Tennis Bund (German Tennis...more
5/30/2014
/ Appeals ,
Auditors ,
Bylaws ,
Class Action ,
Class Certification ,
Enforcement ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Fee-Shifting ,
Fiduciary Duty ,
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) ,
Foreign Corporations ,
Insider Trading ,
Professional Liability ,
Sarbanes-Oxley ,
Scienter ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Exchange Act
In This Issue:
- U.S. SUPREME COURT:
..Lawson v. FMR LLC, No. 12-3 (U.S. March 4, 2014)
..Chadbourne & Parke LLP v. Troice, No. 12-79 (U.S. Feb. 26, 2014)
- CLASS CERTIFICATION:
..In re BP...more
3/5/2014
/ Breach of Duty ,
Chadbourne & Parke LLP v Troice ,
Claim Preclusion ,
Class Action ,
Class Certification ,
Demand Futility ,
Deutsche Bank ,
Fiduciary Duty ,
Hewlett-Packard ,
Lawson v FMR ,
Pensions ,
Preemption ,
SCOTUS ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Exchange Act ,
Shareholder Litigation ,
Shareholders ,
SLUSA
In This Issue:
*U.S. SUPREME COURT:
- Halliburton Co. v. Erica P. John Fund, Inc., No. 13-317 (U.S. Nov. 15, 2013) Lawson v. FMR LLC, No. 12-3 (U.S. Nov. 12, 2013)
- Chadbourne & Parke LLP v. Troice, No....more
12/6/2013
/ Auditors ,
Certifications ,
Chadbourne & Parke LLP v Troice ,
Class Action ,
Derivative Suit ,
Dodd-Frank ,
Duty to Disclose ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Facebook ,
Fiduciary Duty ,
Foreign Corporations ,
Fraud ,
Halliburton ,
Halliburton v Erica P. John Fund ,
Misrepresentation ,
Pleading Standards ,
Ponzi Scheme ,
PSLRA ,
Scienter ,
SCOTUS ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Exchange Act ,
Securities Fraud ,
Standing ,
Statute of Limitations ,
Statute of Repose
This issue of Inside the Courts, Skadden's securities litigation newsletter, includes summaries and associated court opinions of selected noteworthy cases principally decided from July to November 2012. This edition addresses...more
1/7/2013
/ Annual Meeting ,
Auditors ,
Burden of Proof ,
CAFA ,
Class Action ,
Demand Futility ,
Derivatives ,
Directors ,
Dodd-Frank ,
Economic Loss Doctrine ,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) ,
Fiduciary Duty ,
Foreign Corporations ,
Fraud ,
Insider Trading ,
Investment Company Act of 1940 ,
Loss Causation ,
Materiality ,
Misrepresentation ,
Pleadings ,
PLSRA ,
RMBS ,
Scienter ,
Shareholders ,
Underwriting