Highlights & Analysis of Key Decisions from Delaware's Supreme Court & Court of Chancery
Salgado v. Mobile Services International LLC, C.A. No. 5268-VCN (Nov. 30, 2011), read letter ruling here.
Issue Addressed
The Court addressed the best solution for dealing with the failure of one of the parties to comply with both the prior discovery orders of the Court and the applicable rules regarding discovery.
Very Brief …
Ross Holding and Management Company v. Advance Realty Group LLC, C.A. No. 4113-VCN (Del. Ch. Sept. 29, 2011). Read opinion here.
Issue Addressed: This short letter ruling granted in part a motion to compel unredacted tax returns and related documents. The requested documents related to a claim by the plaintiff that the defendants…
eBay Domestic Holdings, Inc. v. Newmark, No. 3705-CC (Del. Ch. Oct. 29, 2009), read opinion here. See prior Chancery Court decisions in this case summarized here and here. This letter decision rules on a Motion to Compel discovery responses and continuations of depositions.
Background and Prior Order
There were six separate aspects of the…
In the Chancery Court case of In re Countrywide Corp. S’hldrs Litig., 2008 WL 4173839 (Del. Ch., Sept. 10, 2008), the objectors to a proposed class action settlement were allowed limited discovery. One of the arguments of the objectors was that the directors that may have been personally liable on the derivative claims had personal motives…
In Hoag v. Amex Insurance Company, (Del. Supr., July 21, 2008), read opinion here, the Delaware Supreme Court upheld the trial court’s imposition of the penalty of dismissal of a complaint against a plaintiff that failed repeatedly to comply with orders compelling discovery of data that was key to the claims and defenses in the…