Helpful reminders about the requirements for limiting the ability to make claims based on extra-contractual statements are featured in the pithy letter ruling from the Court of Chancery in Park7 Student Housing LLC, v. PR III/Park7 SH Holdings, LLC, C.A. No. 2025-0167-MTZ (Del. Ch. June 20, 2025). The Court reiterates the well-established rules of
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Claims for Impeding Milestones After Sale of Company Allowed to Proceed
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In a common fact pattern involving allegations that the buyer of a company intentionally derailed the attainment of milestones that would trigger additional payments, the Court of Chancery allowed several claims to survive a motion to dismiss. Trifecta Multi-Media Holdings, Inc. v. WCG Clinical Services LLC, C.A. No. 2023-0699-JTL (Del. Ch. June 10, 2024).
Chancery Explains Policy Limits to Contractual Restrictions on Fraud Claims
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A recent Delaware Court of Chancery decision is noteworthy for its clarification of the nuanced contours of Delaware law regarding contractual restrictions on the perennial feature of Delaware commercial litigation, known as post-closing fraud claims. In Online Healthnow, Inc. v. CIP OCL Investments, LLC, C.A. No. 2020-0654-JRS (Del. Ch. Aug. 12, 2021), the court…
Must-Read Chancery Decision for Buyers of Businesses Whose Value Depends on Retaining Customer Relationships
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A recent Delaware Court of Chancery decision addressed the issue of whether a seller was liable for not disclosing the notification it received prior to closing that one or more key customers were terminating their relationship with the seller’s business. Swipe Acquisition Corporation v. Krauss, C.A. No. 2019-0509-PAF (Del. Ch. Aug. 25, 2020). This…