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Amendments to Delaware General Corporation Law Expand Safe Harbor for Controlling Stockholder Transactions and Circumscribe Books...

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The Governor of Delaware has signed into law Senate Bill 21 (SB 21), which amends certain sections of the Delaware General Corporation Law (DGCL) governing controlling stockholder transactions under DGCL Section 144 and...more

Fenwick & West LLP

Delaware Revamps Its General Corporation Law - Will It Be Enough to Keep Companies from Leaving?

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On March 25, 2025, Delaware Gov. Matt Meyer signed into law significant amendments to §§ 144 and 220 the Delaware General Corporation Law (DGCL)....more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Delaware Chancery Court Confirms that Inspection Rights to Books and Records of Delaware Companies Are Governed by Delaware Law,...

On August 13, 2020, the Delaware Court of Chancery held that stockholders’ rights to inspect the books and records of Delaware companies are exclusively governed by the Delaware inspection statute, 8 Del. C. § 220...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

Delaware Expands Stockholder Rights to Demand Information and Facilitates Caremark Claims

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Delaware law usually protects directors in making good faith business decisions. However, the recent Delaware Court of Chancery AmerisourceBergen decision signals a two-part trend of (i) increased stockholder access to...more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

Delaware Supreme Court Orders Company To Turn Over Emails To Stockholder In Response To Books And Records Request

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The Delaware Supreme Court recently ordered a corporation to produce emails and other electronic documents in response to a stockholder’s request to inspect books and records under Section 220 of the Delaware General...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Delaware Supreme Court Clarifies When Emails Should Be Produced

On January 29, 2019, the Delaware Supreme Court provided guidance to the Court of Chancery regarding the scope of a stockholder’s inspection rights under Section 220 of the Delaware General Corporation Law or similar LLC or...more

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