Highlights & Analysis of Key Decisions from Delaware's Supreme Court & Court of Chancery
In Gerber v. ECE Holdings, LLC, C.A. No. 3543-VCN (Del. Ch. Sept. 29, 2011), the Court of Chancery addressed a motion to both amend and supplement a complaint.
Issues Addressed
The differences between a motion to supplement and a motion to amend a complaint, as well as whether Rule 15 (aaa) bars a motion to…
Agilent Technologies, Inc. v. Kirkland, (Del. Ch., Jan. 20, 2009), read opinion here.
The common fact pattern addressed in this Chancery Court decision: ex-employee’s former employer alleges that confidential data taken from former employer is being used against it by ex-employee in new business.
This case began with claims involving allegedly false statements about a party’s products to…
Sutherland v. Sutherland, 2008 WL 3021024 (Aug. 5, 2008).
This is an example of the Chancery Court’s practical side which allows it to cut to the chase and avoid unnecessary procedural entanglements. In this case, despite a Motion to Dismiss that was pending, and in light of the multiple proceedings that ensued after the motion…