January 2010

The Pension Committee of the University of Montreal Pension Plan et al., v. Banc of America Securities, LLC, et al., 2010 WL 184312 (S.D.N.Y.), read amended opinion here.

Kevin Brady, a nationally-recognized expert in electronic discovery, prepared this short overview.

For those who follow the case law dealing with electronic discovery, there is a new

Brinckerhoff v. Texas Eastern Products Pipeline Co., LLC, C.A. Nos. 2427-VCL, 4548-VCL (Del. Ch. Jan. 15, 2010), read opinion here

Kevin Brady and Ryan Newell of the Connolly Bove firm prepared this synopsis.

In a consolidated matter, the Court of Chancery approved a settlement and reduced the request from plaintiffs’ counsel for fees and

Harris v. RHH Partners, LP, et al., No. 1198-VCN, (Del. Ch., January 27, 2010), read letter decision here. A prior decision in this case by the Delaware Court of Chancery was highlighted here.

Why This Short Ruling is Noteworthy

This decision in noteworthy because it applies a statute that, comparatively speaking, does not enjoy a copious body

Mitsubishi Power Systems Americas, Inc. v. Babcock & Brown Infrastructure Group US, LLC, No. 4499-VCL (Del. Ch., Jan. 22, 2010), read opinion here. The Court of Chancery’s prior decision granting a TRO was summarized here.

Because this decision applies New York substantive law and is based solely on New York law, we will only provide

NewRadio Group LLC v. NRG Media LLC, et al., C.A. No. 4951-VCL (Del. Ch., January 27, 2010), read letter decision here.

Kevin Brady, a highly regarded Delaware litigator, prepared this synopsis.

In this Court of Chancery decision, Vice Chancellor Laster struck language from a proposed confidentiality stipulation because he found the language to be “overbroad” and

CA, Inc. v. Ingres Corp., No. 4300-VCS (Del. Ch. Jan. 26,  2010), read letter decision here. The Court of Chancery’s120-page prior decision in this matter was highlighted here.

This letter decision was initially designed to resolve issues presented by competing proposed orders to implement the December 2009 decision of the Court linked above. In the process of presenting

Corporate Law Professor Stephen Bainbridge discusses the impact on the law of corporate governance that could change based on the particular membership of the U.S. Senate, in a post here, especially focusing on the potential consequences to Delaware due to Congressional efforts to federalize corporate governance, and how the delegation from Delaware impacts that analysis.

Amirsaleh v. Board of Trade of the City of New York, No. 2822-CC (Del. Ch., January 19, 2010), read opinion here. Read summaries on this blog of the several prior opinions of the Court of Chancery in this case here. In this latest opinion, the Court presumed the reader’s familiarity with the background