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Delaware Court of Chancery Confirms That Asset Sales Can Trigger Revlon Review

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In In re Dura Medic Holdings, Inc. Consolidated Litigation, the Delaware Court of Chancery held that Revlon review (i.e., the obligation of the board of directors of a Delaware corporation to seek the best price reasonably...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Court of Chancery Dismisses Caremark Claims Because of Reporting Systems

Delaware courts have historically been reluctant to allow Caremark (or “board oversight”) claims to gain traction, describing such a claim as “possibly the most difficult theory in corporation law upon which a plaintiff might...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Current Bounds on Books and Records Demands

For decades, Delaware courts have encouraged stockholders to use the “tools at hand” — before initiating lawsuits — by obtaining corporations’ books and records through 8 Del. C. § 220 (Section 220). As described in prior...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Insights: The Delaware Edition - December 2022

In this issue, we discuss recent Delaware court decisions further developing the bounds around books and records demands. Other articles focus on recent developments concerning advance notice bylaws and the standards used by...more

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Delaware Court Of Chancery Rejects Challenge To Board’s Enforcement Of Advance Notice Bylaw

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On October 13, 2021, Vice Chancellor Joseph R. Slights of the Delaware Court of Chancery denied a request for injunctive relief in a stockholder action against the board of CytoDyn (the “Company”).  Rosenbaum v. Cyotodyn...more

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