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Anonymous Sources in Newspaper Articles Sufficed to Sustain Credible Evidentiary Basis for Books and Records Demand Investigating...

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Stockholders in a Delaware corporation are entitled to inspect certain of the company’s books and records, under Delaware General Corporation Law Section 220. A prerequisite to inspection is that the stockholder has a proper...more

Farrell Fritz, P.C.

When Trying to Discover Tax Returns in Business Divorce Litigation, Bring Your A Game

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In many, perhaps most New York business divorce lawsuits, tax documents play a key role. Equity holder status is essential for standing to sue – including to dissolve, to sue derivatively on behalf of the entity, to sue...more

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Privileges Against Self-Incrimination and Penalties to Impact Australian Class Action Strategy

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The Background: In a shareholder class action, the plaintiff sought discovery of documents from the defendant partnership in relation to alleged statutory contraventions associated with its role as auditor of a company that...more

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Delaware Court of Chancery Rejects Lawyer-Driven Stockholder Books and Records Demand in Wilkinson v. Schulman

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Stockholder books and records demands are investigatory tools that often are a prelude to litigation directed at corporate fiduciaries. In rejecting a stockholder books and records demand, the Delaware Court of Chancery...more

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