A recent Delaware Court of Chancery decision provides noteworthy rulings on the limited scope of a Section 225 summary proceeding regarding the proper composition of the board of directors, as well as the notice requirements for a written consent in lieu of a stockholders’ meeting pursuant to Section 228 of the Delaware General Corporation Law
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Chancery Rejects Challenge to Arbitration Decision
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Pryor v. IAC/InterActiveCorp., C.A. No. 6884-CS (Del. Ch. June 7, 2012).
Issues Presented: (1) Whether the challenge to an arbitration award via a Chancery complaint was timely; and (2) Whether a collateral attack of the award was permissible.
Short Answer: The Court dismissed the complaint as untimely and any related issues would be…
Court of Chancery Clarifies Rights of Minority Shareholders Whose Equity is Diluted
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Posted in Chancery Court Updates
Dubroff v. Wren Holdings, LLC, C.A. No. 3940-VCN (Del. Ch. Oct. 28, 2011), read 45-page opinion here. See prior Chancery decisions in this case highlighted on these pages here and here.
Issues Addressed
The issues addressed in this gem of an opinion include: (i) whether and when a minority shareholder’s claim for breach…