In Silverberg v. Gold, et al., C.A. 7646-VCP (Dec. 31, 2013), the Court of Chancery denied defendants’ motion to dismiss a derivative action (for failure to make demand) alleging a breach of fiduciary duty based on insider trading against the directors of Dendreon Corporation, a biotechnology company which had only one commercially
Insider Trading Claim against Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. Allowed to Proceed
In re: Primedia, Inc., Shareholders Litigation, Cons., C.A. No. 6511-VCL (Del. Ch. May 10, 2013).
Issue Addressed: Whether insider trading claim based on state law should be allowed to proceed despite motion to dismiss by special litigation committee.
Short Answer: Motion to dismiss denied.
Brief Background
Details of this case were previously
Delaware Fiduciary Duty of Disclosure Explained by Chancery
In re Wayport, Inc. Litigation, Cons., C.A. No. 4167-VCL (Del. Ch. May 1, 2013).
Issues Addressed: Among the several issues addressed in this case, the most noteworthy is a fulsome discussion and restatement of the fiduciary duty of disclosure that directors and majority shareholders owe to other existing shareholders from whom they are
Chancery Upholds State Law Claim for Insider Trading
Pfeiffer v. Toll, C.A. No. 4140-VCL (Del. Ch. March 3, 2010), read opinion here. This scholarly decision upheld state law claims against directors for insider trading. The Court of Chancery rejected the argument that federal law preempted state law for such claims. For anyone who wants to know the latest Delaware law on insider
Professor “B” is Back
Professor Stephen Bainbridge, the prolific and nationally recognized corporate law scholar, has returned after a hiatus to his widely-read blog, and has a post today here with a link to a brief that he collaborated on regarding the insider trading case against Mark Cuban.
Welcome back, Professor!
Chancery Court Allows Claims To Proceed Against Greenberg, Other AIG Directors
American International Group, Inc., Consolidated Derivative Litigation; AIG, Inc. v. Greenberg, et al., 2009 Del. Ch. LEXIS 15 (Feb. 10, 2009)("AIG I") 965 A.2d 763 (Del. Ch. 2009), read opinion here.
This Chancery Court decision denied a Motion to Dismiss breach of fiduciary duty claims against former AIG Chairman Maurice "Hank" Greenberg and other AIG directors in connection