• Franklin v. Glenhill Advisors LLC

    Publication Date: 2023-02-14
    Practice Area: Mergers and Acquisitions
    Industry: Investments and Investment Advisory | Retail
    Court: Court of Chancery
    Judge: Vice Chancellor Will
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: David L. Finger, Finger & Slanina, LLC, Wilmington, DE for plaintiff.
    for defendant: F. Troupe Mickler IV, Marie M. Degnan, Ashby & Geddes, P.A., Wilmington, DE; John B. Horgan, Joanna R. Cohen, Ellenoff Grossman & Schole LLP, New York, NY; John D. Hendershot, Andrew L. Milam, Melissa A. Lagoumis, Richards, Layton & Finger, P.A., Wilmington, DE; Bryan B. House, Foley & Lardner LLP, Milwaukee, WI; Scott J. Leonhardt, Jason A. Gibson, The Rosner Law Group LLC, Wilmington, DE; S. Preston Ricardo, Golenbock Eiseman Assor Bell & Peskoe LLP, New York, NY for defendants.

    Case Number: 2021-1119-LWW

    Court declined to vacate judgment where alleged new evidence was already known to plaintiff and plaintiff failed to plead the existence of any fraud, and where plaintiff waited more than two years to file his motion, choosing instead to relitigate the issues in another jurisdiction in the interim.

  • In re Orbit/FR, Inc. Stockholders Litig.

    Publication Date: 2023-02-07
    Practice Area: Mergers and Acquisitions
    Industry: Investments and Investment Advisory | Manufacturing | Technology Media and Telecom
    Court: Court of Chancery
    Judge: Vice Chancellor Glasscock
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: A. Thompson Bayliss, E. Wade Houston, G. Mason Thomson, Abrams & Bayliss LLP, Wilmington, DE for plaintiff.
    for defendant: Ashley R. Altschuler, Ethan H. Townsend, Harrison S. Carpenter, Kevin M. Regan, McDermott Will & Emery LLP, Wilmington, DE; Daniel M. Silver, Benjamin A. Smyth, Travis J. Ferguson, McCarter & English, LLP, Wilmington, DE; Henry E. Gallagher Jr., Shaun Michael Kelly, Connolly Gallagher LLP, Wilmington, DE for defendants.

    Case Number: 2018-0340-SG

    Allegations of a personal relationship between special committee director and potentially interested director were insufficient to impute a conflict of interest to the special committee director, whose independence was not challenged by any personal interest in the merger transaction or bad faith actions.

  • In re McDonald's Corp. Stockholder Derivative Litig.

    Publication Date: 2023-02-07
    Practice Area: Corporate Entities
    Industry: Food and Beverage | Investments and Investment Advisory
    Court: Court of Chancery
    Judge: Vice Chancellor Laster
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Michael J. Barry, Christine M. Mackintosh, Rebecca A. Musarra, Vivek Upadhya, Michael D. Bell, Grant & Eisenhoffer P.A., Wilmington, DE; Barbara J. Hart, Grant & Eisenhoffer P.A., New York, NY; Geoffrey M. Johnson, Scott + Scott Attorneys At Law LLP, Cleveland Heights, OH; Jing-Li Yu, Scott + Scott Attorneys At Law LLP, New York, NY; Max R. Huffman, Scott + Scott Attorneys At Law LLP, San Diego, CA; Jeffrey M. Norton, Benjamin D. Baker, Newman Ferrara LLP, New York, NY for plaintiffs.
    for defendant: Garrett B. Moritz, S. Reiko Rogozen, Holly E. Newell, Ross Aronstam & Moritz LLP, Wilmington, DE; Ronald L. Olson, George M. Garvey, Robert L. Dell Angelo, Brian R. Boessenecker, Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP, Los Angeles, CA; Daniel C. Herr, Law Offices of Daniel C. Herr LLC, Wilmington, DE; Shawn P. Naunton, Catherine S. Duval, Leila Bijan, Zuckerman Spaeder LLP, New York, NY; Kathleen M. Miller, Julie M. O’Dell, Jason Z. Miller, Smith, Katzenstein & Jenkins LLP, Wilmington, DE for defendants.

    Case Number: 2021-0324-JTL

    The court denied defendant's motion to dismiss on the grounds that plaintiff shareholders successfully pled facts sufficient to establish a claim for breach of fiduciary duty arising out of a corporate vice president's behavior consisting of condoning sexual harassment and breaching the duty of oversight.

  • Principal Growth Strategies, LLC v. AGH Parent LLC

    Publication Date: 2023-01-24
    Practice Area: Insurance Law
    Industry: Consulting | Insurance | Investments and Investment Advisory
    Court: Court of Chancery
    Judge: Vice Chancellor Laster
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Brett D. Fallon, Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP, Wilmington, DE; Warren E. Gluck, Richard A. Bixter, Jr., Holland & Knight LLP, New York, NY for plaintiffs.
    for defendant: R. Craig Martin, Amy Evans, DLA Piper LLP (US), Wilmington, DE; Ellen E. Dew, DLA Piper LLP (US), Baltimore, MD; Aidan M. McCormack, R. Brian Seibert, Steven M. Rosato, DLA Piper LLP (US), New York, NY for defendants.

    Case Number: 2019-0431-JTL

    Litigation against distressed insurer stayed in favor of ongoing rehabilitation proceedings in another state, but basis for stay did not apply to insurer's separate, wholly-owned management consultant company.

  • In re: Quorum Health Corp.

    Publication Date: 2023-01-24
    Practice Area: Bankruptcy
    Industry: Health Care | Investments and Investment Advisory
    Court: U.S. Bankruptcy Court
    Judge: Judge Shannon
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
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    Case Number: 20-10766 (BLS)

    Court dismissed adversary complaint seeking to revoke plan of reorganization where plaintiff was an unimpaired general unsecured creditor who was not entitled to vote on the plan.

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  • Fairstead Capital Mgmt. LLC v. Blodgett

    Publication Date: 2023-01-24
    Practice Area: Contracts
    Industry: Investments and Investment Advisory
    Court: Court of Chancery
    Judge: Vice Chancellor Laster
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Ryan Stottmann, Thomas P. Will, Morris Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell LLP, Wilmington, DE; Michael B. Carlinsky, Rollo C. Baker, Jonathan Feder, Alison Lo, Quinn Emanuel Urquhart &Sullivan, LLP, New York, NY for plaintiffs.
    for defendant: David E. Ross, Holly E. Newell, A. Gage Whirley, Ross Aronstam & Moritz LLP, Wilmington, DE; Jacob W. Budchdahl, Elisha B. Barron, Susman Godfrey LLP, New York, NY for defendant.

    Case Number: 2022-0673-JTL

    The court granted plaintiffs' request for summary judgment and a permanent injunction barring defendant from litigating claims he pursued through arbitration.

  • Ainslie v. Fitzgerald

    Publication Date: 2023-01-17
    Practice Area: Contracts
    Industry: Financial Services and Banking | Investments and Investment Advisory
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Zurn
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Blake A. Bennett, Cooch & Taylor P.A., Wilmington, DE; Joseph Delich, Alex Potter, Kevin Goode, Freedman Nordmand Friedland LLP, New York, NY; Kyle Roche, Kyle Roche, P.A., New York, NY for plaintiffs.
    for defendant: C. Barr Flinn, Paul J. Loughman, Alberto E. Chávez, Skyler A. Speed, Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor, LLP, Wilmington, DE; David A. Paul, Cantor Fitzgerald, New York, NY for defendant.

    Case Number: 9436-VCZ

    The court granted in part and denied in part parties' cross-motions for summary judgment regarding the appropriateness of penalties arising out of a partnership's restrictive covenants.

  • Delman v. GigAcquisitions3, LLC

    Publication Date: 2023-01-17
    Practice Area: Corporate Governance
    Industry: Automotive | Investments and Investment Advisory | Manufacturing
    Court: Court of Chancery
    Judge: Vice Chancellor Will
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Michael J. Barry, Grant & Eisenhoffer, P.A., Wilmington, DE; Michael Klausner, Stanford, CA, for plaintiff.
    for defendant: John L. Reed, Ronald N. Brown, Kelly L. Freund, DLA Piper LLP (US), Wilmington, DE; Melanie E. Walker, Gaspard Rappoport, DLA Piper LLP (US), Los Angeles, CA for defendants.

    Case Number: 2021-0679-LWW

    Public stockholder in pre-merger special purpose acquisition company sufficiently stated breach of fiduciary claims under entire fairness review by alleging that sponsor and the SPAC board were conflicted as they stood to see a return on their investment even though the post-merger company would not succeed, and regardless of whether the public stockholders would be better served by liquidation.

  • Smart Local Unions & Councils Pension Fund v. BridgeBio Pharma, Inc.

    Publication Date: 2023-01-10
    Practice Area: Mergers and Acquisitions
    Industry: Biotechnology | Investments and Investment Advisory
    Court: Court of Chancery
    Judge: Vice Chancellor Fiorvanti
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Thomas Curry, Tayler D. Bolton, Saxena White P.A., Wilmington, DE; David Wales, Saxena White P.A, White Plains, NY; Gregory V. Varallo, Berstein Litowitz Berger & Grossmann LLP, Wilmington, DE: Mark Lebovitch, Berstein Litowitz Berger & Grossmann LLP, New York, NY; Jeremy Friedman, Oster & Tejtel PLLC, Bedford Hills, NY for plaintiff.
    for defendant: Cliff C. Gardner, Andrew D. Kinsey, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, Wilmington, DE for defendants.

    Case Number: 2021-1030-PAF

    The court granted defendant's motion to dismiss finding that plaintiffs failed to plead sufficient facts to demonstrate that the business judgment rule should not apply to a complaint challenging a merger transaction between defendant majority stockholder and another company.

  • Garfield v. Boxed, Inc.

    Publication Date: 2023-01-10
    Practice Area: Mergers and Acquisitions
    Industry: E-Commerce | Investments and Investment Advisory
    Court: Court of Chancery
    Judge: Vice Chancellor Zurn
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: David A. Jenkins, Neal C. Belgam, Jason Z. Miller, Smith Katzenstein & Jenkins LLP, Wilmington, DE; Steven J. Purcell, Robert H. Lefkowitz, Anisha Mirchandani, Purcell & Lefkowitz LLP, New York, NY for plaintiff.
    for defendant: Paul J. Loughman, Joseph M. Turk, Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor, LLP, Wilmington, DE; Mark T. Stancil, Wilkie Farr & Gallagher LLP, Washington, D.C.; Betsy L. Feldman, Wilkie Farr & Gallagher LLP, New York, NY for defendant.

    Case Number: 2022-0132-MTZ

    Because corporate charter established two separate classes of stock rather than one class with two series, stockholder conferred benefit on company by demanding it grant the stockholder's class a separate vote on charter amendments affecting the class, and was accordingly entitled to an award of attorneys' fees and costs.