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Delaware Supreme Court Sets High Bar for Counterparty Aiding and Abetting Liability in M&A Deals

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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

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Delaware Supreme Court Reaffirms Protection of Arm’s-Length Bargaining

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On June 17, 2025, the Delaware Supreme Court reversed a post-trial finding of aiding and abetting liability against a third-party arm’s-length buyer. In doing so, the court built upon another recent decision and reaffirmed...more

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Ninth Circuit Rules In Favor Of Merging Parties In Microsoft/Activision Appeal

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On May 7, 2025, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit affirmed a lower court opinion that denied the Federal Trade Commission’s (“FTC”) motion for a preliminary injunction against Microsoft’s acquisition of...more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

Federal Circuit Gives a Makeover to $66 Million Judgment Against Beauty Giant

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Earlier this month, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit reversed a $66 million dollar judgment against beauty industry giant L’Oréal for patent infringement, trade secret misappropriation, and a related breach...more

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M&A Dispute Provides Rare Glimpse Into English Courts’ Approach to Breach of Warranty Claims

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English M&A counsel are often heard telling their clients that breach of warranty claims will likely settle out of court. This certainly seems to have been the case in the past, and we are all aware of the paucity of binding...more

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Ahead of the pack: US M&A 2019: Key dealmaking decisions from Delaware and New York

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We focus on two H2 2019 rulings that could affect M&A transactions in the future. Genuine Parts: Acceptance of termination fee does not prevent further remedies - In September 2019, the Delaware Chancery Court refused to...more

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Defying gravity: US M&A H1 2019: Three key M&A decisions from Delaware courts

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The first half of 2019 saw several decisions from the Delaware courts that will affect M&A dealmaking - Aruba: Supreme Court awards "deal price less synergies" in closely watched appraisal case - Rejecting the Chancery...more

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Skadden's 2019 Insights: Key Delaware Corporation Law Developments

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The Delaware courts issued a number of significant decisions in 2018 that are likely to have ripple effects throughout 2019. Among them were a series of cases that further developed the parameters of the Corwin and MFW...more

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Seventh Circuit Rules that Company’s Distributor Is Not its Competitor

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The sale of a business virtually always involves a promise by the seller not to engage in competition with the purchaser, within certain time and geographic parameters. Frequently, such agreements contain robust prohibitions...more

King & Spalding

Buyer Beware! Purchasers in Asset Sales Liable for Multiemployer Pension Plan Withdrawal Liability

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Two recent appellate court decisions have made it easier for multiemployer pension plans to impose withdrawal liability on a purchaser in an asset deal. In Tsareff v. ManWeb Services, Inc., the Seventh Circuit expanded its...more

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Employee’s “Trick” Results in a Halloween Bag of Rocks From the Jury

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In prior blog articles, we’ve sought wisdom from Sun Tzu, an audit of Santa’s Workshop, a theoretical application of the faithless servant doctrine to A-Rod, and Pooh Corner for some Zen advice on day-to-day employment...more

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