Seyfarth Synopsis: On February 2, 2017, the Appellate Division for the First Department in New York entered an order approving a “disclosure-only” settlement. While acknowledging the “increasingly negative view” of...more
3/2/2017
/ Appeals ,
Board of Directors ,
Breach of Duty ,
Class Action ,
Corporate Governance ,
Derivative Suit ,
Disclosure-Based Settlements ,
Fiduciary Duty ,
Mergers ,
Reversal ,
Shareholder Rights ,
Venue ,
Verizon
Seyfarth Synopsis: The Delaware Supreme Court recently reversed the dismissal of a derivative complaint for failure to plead demand excusal because it found that certain directors of Zynga Inc. were not independent due to...more
12/29/2016
/ Board of Directors ,
Breach of Duty ,
Corporate Counsel ,
DE Supreme Court ,
Demand Futility ,
Derivative Suit ,
Dismissals ,
Fiduciary Duty ,
Independent Directors ,
Nasdaq ,
Pleading Standards ,
Reversal ,
Shareholder Litigation