In late 2021 and early 2022, two decisions from the Court of Chancery addressing advance notice bylaws reiterated, consistent with long-standing Delaware law, that clear and unambiguous advance notice bylaws will be...more
In early 2020, in BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Tr., et al. v. Saba Capital Master Fund, Ltd., the Delaware Supreme Court reiterated that Delaware courts will enforce clear and unambiguous advance notice bylaws according...more
Takeaways -
The Delaware Supreme Court simplified the pleadings-stage test applied to derivative suits where no demand has first been made on the board.
Disputes about stockholder books-and-records requests focus...more
In 1996, the Delaware Court of Chancery issued its seminal decision in In re Caremark International Inc. Derivative Litigation, establishing the conditions for director oversight liability under Delaware law. Adopted a decade...more
12/17/2021
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