As a part of Vinson & Elkins’ Texas Business Court Quarterly Update, the following update summarizes the Texas Business Court opinions—categorized by primary issue—that have been released since September 1, 2024 through the...more
7/1/2025
/ Amount in Controversy ,
Breach of Contract ,
Breach of Duty ,
Business Court ,
Commercial Litigation ,
Contract Disputes ,
Corporate Governance ,
Declaratory Judgments ,
Dispute Resolution ,
Employment Contract ,
Fiduciary Duty ,
Jurisdiction ,
Limited Partnership Agreements ,
Motion to Remand ,
Personal Jurisdiction ,
Purchase and Sale Agreements ,
Summary Judgment ,
Texas
The Delaware Supreme Court’s June 17, 2025 decision in In re Columbia Pipeline Group Merger Litigation reversed a $199 million damages award against TC Energy for aiding and abetting breaches by fiduciaries of Columbia...more
6/25/2025
/ Acquisitions ,
Aiding and Abetting ,
Appeals ,
Breach of Duty ,
CEOs ,
CFOs ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Corporate Governance ,
DE Supreme Court ,
Delaware ,
Delaware General Corporation Law ,
Fiduciary ,
Fiduciary Duty ,
Merger Agreements ,
Mergers ,
Securities Litigation ,
Shareholder Litigation
Texas’ new business court, which the state hopes will make complex litigation more efficient, opens in less than four months. And while there’s still uncertainty about how the court will operate, its structure and the Texas...more
7/24/2024
/ Breach of Contract ,
Breach of Duty ,
Business Court ,
Business Disputes ,
Business Entities ,
Business Litigation ,
Commercial Court ,
Commercial Litigation ,
Corporate Governance ,
Jurisdiction ,
State Legislatures ,
Texas
A Delaware Court of Chancery opinion issued last week calls into question the common practice of corporate boards approving draft merger agreements. In AP-Fonden v. Activision Blizzard, Inc.,1 Chancellor McCormick declined to...more
A recent opinion from the Delaware Supreme Court could be viewed by some as expanding plaintiffs’ ability to viably plead a duty of oversight (or “Caremark”) claim against directors. In Lebanon County Employees’ Retirement...more
In the energy space, smaller companies are finding it harder to compete on their own and larger companies need more scale to improve operational efficiencies and boost shareholder value leading to many business...more
8/28/2020
/ Acquisitions ,
Continuing Legal Education ,
Corporate Governance ,
Energy Sector ,
Executive Compensation ,
Industry Consolidation ,
Judicial Authority ,
Regulatory Authority ,
Risk Mitigation ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Shareholder Litigation ,
Webinars
In Sciabacucchi v. Salzberg, No. 346, 2019 (March 18, 2020 Del. Sup. Ct), the Delaware Supreme Court has strengthened the use of forum selection clauses in bylaws and other governance documents by holding that corporations...more