In LeCroy Corp. v. Hallberg, No. 4328-VCP (Del. Ch. Oct. 7, 2009), read opinion here, the Court of Chancery granted Defendants’ motion to dismiss an individual defendant from the action due to a lack of personal jurisdiction but denied defendants’ motion to dismiss based on forum non conveniens. For other cases involving forum non
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Chancery Rules on Claims Related to Merrill Lynch Merger with Bank of America
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County of York Employees Retirement Plan v. Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc., et al., (Del. Ch., Oct. 28, 2008), read opinion here. This 39-page Chancery Court decision addressed in a cursory but scholarly manner, several preliminary issues related to the recently announced merger of Merrill Lynch and Bank of America.
The opinion is a treasure trove…
Chancery Granted Motion to Dismiss For Lack of Personal Jurisdiction
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Sprint Nextel Corp. v. iPCS, Inc., 2008 WL 2737409 (Del. Ch., July 14, 2008), read opinion here.
The issue addressed in this Chancery Court case (which was the subject of three prior opinions and a ten day trial on related issues), was presented on a motion to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction…