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Delaware Supreme Court applies business judgment rule in litigation claiming speculative benefits to the board

The Supreme Court of Delaware reversed the Court of Chancery's application of the entire fairness standard to a company's decision to redomesticate. In the proceedings below, the minority shareholders of TripAdvisor, Inc. and...more

Solak v. Mountain Crest Capital: fiduciary duties claims abound for SPAC sponsors and directors

In Solak v. Mountain Crest Capital, the Delaware Court of Chancery found that a stockholder plaintiff pleaded a viable breach of fiduciary duty claim based on an alleged failure of the board of directors of a SPAC to disclose...more

No breach of fiduciary duty where directors approved merger that stripped common stock of its value

In Jacobs v. Akademos, the Delaware Chancery Court ruled that a cash-out merger that provided common shareholders in a privately held corporation, Akademos, Inc., with no value was nonetheless entirely fair. This decision...more

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