Two Recent Cases
Due to time constraints, I will only summarily mention 2 recent Chancery Court cases. Full copies of the opinions can be downloaded at the court’s website, the link for which is listed below this post. In Weil v. Morgan Stanley … Continue reading
Update on Unocal case.
The Delaware Journal of Corporate Law and the Widener University School of Law will host The 19th Annual Francis G. Pileggi Distinguished Lecture in Law entitled “Unocal at 20: Director Primacy in Takeovers” . It will be held at the … Continue reading
Hurricane Katrina News
Regardless of your focus, everyone should be concerned about the devastation caused by Katrina. I understand that some newspapers in areas damaged by the storm were only able to publish online. One local website is www.nola.com , with updates on … Continue reading
SCOTUS Nominee Roberts and Corporate Law
Regardless of what you think of SCOTUS nominee, John G. Roberts, if he is confirmed, he will at the very least have an eventual “trickle down” influence on corporate law. To that extent, a comment in a recent issue of … Continue reading
Recent Chancery Cases
As I have said in the past, when the number of cases published by the court converges with my busy schedule in a way that creates a time crunch, I will make much shorter references than usual to the new … Continue reading
KPMG’s Future
Prof. Larry Ribstein has a post that refers to the current situation at KPMG, apparently dodging the bullet of indictment, and Prof. Gordon Smith also discusses the ramifications here.
Patron Saint of Lawyers
Thomas More, patron saint of lawyers and scholars, is the subject of a post by Prof. Bainbridge, who refers to an article that provides many sources for current and historical references to the first lay Chancellor to the King of … Continue reading
Revlon Duties Discussed
Prof. Bainbridge has a recent blog post here about the Chancery Court’s decision in the Toys R Us Shareholder Litigation, and an analysis of Revlon board duties in connection with the sale of that company. He cites to several of … Continue reading
Supreme Court Awards Attorneys’ Fees
In Montgomery Cellular Holding Co., Inc. v. Dobler, et al., download file, a Delaware Supreme Court decision, the Chancery Court’s ruling in an appraisal action was upheld. The trial court ruled that the company’s valuation expert at trial was rejected … Continue reading
Return after Hiatus
A short reminder is helpful to new readers of this blog to emphasize the limited scope of this blog, which is to briefly summarize recent cases of import by the Delaware Chancery Court and the Delaware Supreme Court on issues … Continue reading
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