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Judge Validates Tesla Reincorporation

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Following the decision that validated The Trade Desk’s reincorporation from Delaware to Nevada back in November 2024, the judge overseeing the challenged reincorporation of Tesla from Delaware to Texas has ruled that Tesla’s...more

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Delaware’s Corporate Law in the Culture War: What It Means for Startups and Founders

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A recent New York Times article titled “Delaware Law Has Entered the Culture War“ has highlighted a surprising trend: companies like Tesla, Dropbox, and Meta are reconsidering their incorporation in Delaware, long considered...more

Allen Matkins

Tornetta v. Musk - Too Many Words!

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After the premiere performance of Mozart's singspiel Entführung aus dem Serail (The Abduction from the Seraglio) in Vienna’s old Burgtheatert, Emperor Joseph II of Austria reportedly quipped "Too many notes, dear Mozart, too...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Mr. Musk Goes (Unhappily) to Delaware (Again): Takeaways From Musk’s Legal Saga for Private Company Owners

Delaware Chancellor Kathaleen McCormick held again last week that the pay package that Tesla’s board of directors awarded to Elon Musk in 2018 suffers from “fatal flaws,” and it was therefore rejected. This was the second...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

Recent Developments in Delaware Case Law

The Delaware courts have issued several noteworthy decisions in recent weeks that should have an impact on practice and stockholder litigation. Below is a brief summary of these decisions, which involved the following...more

A&O Shearman

Delaware Supreme Court Affirms Decision Rejecting Fiduciary Duty Claims As To Allegedly Conflicted Acquisition Because It...

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On June 6, 2023, in an opinion authored by Justice Karen L. Valihura, the Supreme Court of Delaware sitting en banc unanimously affirmed judgment in favor of defendant, the CEO/Founder and then-Chairman (the “Chairman”) of...more

Hogan Lovells

In re Tesla: fair price may ameliorate procedural defects under entire fairness review - Corporate / M&A Decisions update series

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Tesla Motors Stockholder Litigation arises out of Tesla’s acquisition of SolarCity, a market leader in manufacturing and installing solar energy generation systems. On two occasions in 2015 and 2016, Elon Musk suggested to...more

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Delaware Corporate and Commercial Case Law Year in Review - 2018

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This top ten list summarizes significant decisions of the Delaware Supreme Court and the Delaware Court of Chancery over the past calendar year 2018. Originally published in Transaction Advisors....more

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