A recent Delaware Court of Chancery decision is a gem for those seeking the latest iteration of Delaware law on the requirements of DGCL § 273 regarding judicial dissolution of a joint venture corporation. In the matter styled: In Re Petition for Dissolution of M7 Energy Development Corporation and Convergent Innovation Technology Holdings, Inc.
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Chancery Declines to Appoint Receiver for Dissolved LLC
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A recent Delaware Court of Chancery decision provided a nuanced analysis to explain its reasoning for not appointing a receiver for a cancelled LLC. In PXP Producing Co. LLC v. MitEnergy Upstream LLC, C.A. No. 2024-0668-MTZ (Del. Ch. June 26, 2025), the complaint also sought nullification of the cancellation on the grounds that the…
Chancery Explains Requirements for Transfer of LLC Member Interests–Bonus Dissolution Discussion
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A recent Delaware Court of Chancery decision is required reading for anyone who wants to know the requirements for validly transferring a member’s interest in an LLC, for example, upon death or bankruptcy of a member.
In Gurney-Goldman v. Goldman, C.A. No. 2023-1124-JTL (Del. Ch. July 12, 2024), the court explained some aspects of…
Chancery Clarifies Minimum Allegations for Business Entity Dissolution: Big Win for Acknowledgment of Nuanced Business Realities
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A recent Delaware Court of Chancery ruling is a gem, notwithstanding—or maybe because of—its brevity, that addresses the minimum allegations required to seek dissolution of a business entity, and deserves a place in the pantheon of Delaware decisions. It presents itself to the world in the form of a short and humble Order that simply…
Statutory Dissolution Claims Subject to Arbitration
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Over the nearly two decades that I have maintained this blog, I have written about a fair number of court decisions involving statutory dissolution. The recent Delaware Court of Chancery decision styled: In re Neworld Energy Holdings LLC, C.A. No. 2023-0282-MTZ (Del. Ch. August 24, 2023), granted a motion to dismiss based on an…
Chancery Appoints Custodian to Assist with Dissolution of Corporation
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The Court of Chancery exercised its discretion to appoint a guardian ad litem to assist the court in determining the appropriate amount to reserve as security for unknown liabilities in connection with dissolving a corporation pursuant to the optional court-supervised procedure contemplated by DGCL Sections 280 and 281(a). In the matter styled In Re Riviera …
Chancery Explains Claims-Splitting Policy and Criteria
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The Delaware Court of Chancery recently explained the public policy involved, and the applicable criteria used by the court, to determine if “claims-splitting” should require the stay or dismissal of one lawsuit when the same parties are pursuing another lawsuit in another forum based on the same operative facts. In Goureau v. Lemonis, C.A.
Chancery Keeps Dissolution Case Despite Mandatory NY Forum Clause
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Delaware will retain jurisdiction over a dissolution claim notwithstanding a mandatory New York forum selection clause, according to the recent Delaware Court of Chancery opinion in Seokoh, Inc. v. Lard-PT, LLC, C.A. No. 2020-0613-JRS (Del. Ch. March 30, 2021). This case involved the petition for dissolution of a Delaware LLC while litigation between the…
Recent Chancery Decision Addresses Dissolution Based on LLC Deadlock
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A recent Delaware Court of Chancery decision provided an exemplary analysis of when a deadlock in an LLC might be the basis for a dissolution. In Mehra v. Teller, C.A. No. 2019-0812-KSJM (Del. Ch. Jan. 29, 2021), the court analyzed case law, statutes, and learned commentary that it synthesized in a careful application to…
16th Annual Review of Key Delaware Corporate and Commercial Decisions
16th Annual Review of Key Delaware Corporate and Commercial Decisions
By: Francis G.X. Pileggi and Chauna A. Abner
This is the 16th year that Francis Pileggi has published an annual list of key corporate and commercial decisions of the Delaware Supreme Court and the Delaware Court of Chancery. This list does not attempt to include…