• Sykes v. Touchstream Tech., Inc.

    Publication Date: 2024-04-08
    Practice Area: Corporate Entities
    Industry: Investments and Investment Advisory | Software
    Court: Court of Chancery
    Judge: Vice Chancellor Glasscock
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Sean J. Bellew, Bellew LLC, Wilmington, DE; Scott C. McAdam, Law Office of Scott C. McAdam, Henderson, NV for plaintiffs.
    for defendant: Sean A. Meluney, William M. Alleman, Jr., Stephen A. Spence, Meluney Alleman & Spence, LLC, Lewes, DE for defendants.

    Case Number: 2022-0861-SG

    Court declined to dismiss declaratory judgment and breach of contract claims where plaintiff adequately alleged that defendants failed to fulfill their contractual obligations to provide plaintiff with his creditor and equity rights.

  • Graciano v. Abode Healthcare, Inc.

    Publication Date: 2024-03-18
    Practice Area: Mergers and Acquisitions
    Industry: Health Care
    Court: Court of Chancery
    Judge: Vice Chancellor Glasscock
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Christopher J. Day, Day Law Group, LLC, Wilmington, DE for plaintiff.
    for defendant: Michael J. Maiomone, Gabriella Mouriz, Barnes & Thornburg LLP, Wilmington, DE for defendants.

    Case Number: 2022-0728-SG

    Chancery court lacked jurisdiction over complaint seeking specific performance where the relief sought by plaintiff was legal in nature and the parties' contract could not confer jurisdiction.

  • Jacam Chem. Co. 2013, LLC v. Jacam Chem. Co., Inc.

    Publication Date: 2024-03-18
    Practice Area: Mergers and Acquisitions
    Industry: Chemicals and Materials | Energy | Manufacturing
    Court: Court of Chancery
    Judge: Vice Chancellor Glasscock
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Paul D. Brown, Joseph B. Cicero, Chipman Brown Cicero & Cole, LLP, Wilmington, DE; Janet A. Hendrick, Michele C. Spillman, Angela M. Buchanan, Phillips Murrah P.C., Dallas, TX for plaintiffs.
    for defendant: P. Clarkson Collins, Jr., K. Tyler O’Connell, Kirsten Zeberkiewicz, Morris James, Wilmington, DE; Sean D. Walsh, Scott R. Schillings, Matthew K. Holcomb, Hinkle Law Firm, Wichita, KS for defendants.

    Case Number: 2021-0659-SG

    Contractual limitations period rendered breach of asset purchase agreement facially untimely, and there were no allegations of misconduct by defendants that would warrant tolling the limitation period.

  • Stein v. Blankfein

    Publication Date: 2024-03-11
    Practice Area: Corporate Governance
    Industry: Investments and Investment Advisory
    Court: Court of Chancery
    Judge: Vice Chancellor Glasscock
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Brian E. Farnan, Michael J. Farnan, Rosemary J. Piergiovanni, Farnan LLP, Wilmington, DE; A. Arnold Gershon, Michael A. Toomey, Barrack, Rodos & Bacine, New York, NY for plaintiff.
    for defendant: Kevin M. Gallagher, Robert L. Burns, Richards, Layton & Finger, P.A. Wilmington, DE; Kevin G. Abrams, Peter Shindel Jr., Matthew L. Miller, Abrams & Bayliss LLP, Wilmington, DE; Robert J. Giuffra, Jr., David M.J. Rein, Sullivan & Cromwell LLP, New York, NY for defendants.

    Case Number: 2017-0354-SG

    Law of the case precluded settlement objector's challenge to the adequacy of consideration where revised settlement merely deleted provisions improperly releasing future claims and the court had previously found the retained provisions fair and beneficial to the corporation and its stockholders.

  • Malkani v. Cunningham

    Publication Date: 2024-03-11
    Practice Area: Securities Litigation
    Industry: Health Care | Investments and Investment Advisory | Technology Media and Telecom
    Court: Court of Chancery
    Judge: Vice Chancellor Glasscock
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Philip Trainer, Jr., Marie M. Degnan, Randall J. Teti, Ashby & Geddes, Wilmington, DE; Marcos D. Jimenez, Marcos D. Jimenez, P.A., Miami, FL for plaintiffs.
    for defendant: Ryan P. Newell, Lakshmi A. Muthu, Tara C. Pakrouh, Michael A. Carbonara, Jr., Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor, LLP, Wilmington, DE; Michael C. Heyden, Jr., Joseph E. Brenner, Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani, LLP, Wilmington, DE for defendants.

    Case Number: 2020-1004-SG

    Although defendant prevailed on some claims asserted by plaintiff, plaintiff was the prevailing party in the overall litigation as the central issue in the case was the validity and enforceability of the parties' contracts, and thus plaintiff was entitled to legal fees and costs under the contractual fee-shifting provisions.

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  • In re Oracle Corp. Derivative Litig.

    Publication Date: 2024-02-19
    Practice Area: Mergers and Acquisitions
    Industry: E-Commerce | Software
    Court: Court of Chancery
    Judge: Vice Chancellor Glasscock
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Joel Friedlander, Jeffrey M. Gorris, David Hahn, Friedlander & Gorris, P.A., Wilmington, DE; Christopher H. Lyons, Tayler D. Bolton, Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP, Wilmington, DE; Randall J. Baron, David A. Knotts, Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP, San Diego, CA; Gregory Del Gaizo, Robbins LLP, San Diego, CA for plaintiffs.
    for defendant: Blake Rohrbacher, Susan M. Hannigan, Matthew D. Perri, Daniel E. Kaprow, Kyle H. Lachmund, Richards, Layton & Finger, P.A., Wilmington, DE; Elena C. Norman, Richard J. Thomas, Alberto E. Chávez, Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor, LLP, Wilmington, DE; Peter A. Wald, Latham & Watkins LLP, San Francisco, CA; Blair Connelly, Latham & Watkins LLP, New York, NY for defendants.

    Case Number: 2017-0337-SG

    Court denied corporate benefit fee to plaintiffs who were unsuccessful at trial as the appointment of independent directors to the corporation's special litigation committee was too ancillary a benefit to warrant a fee.

  • Friddle v. Moehle

    Publication Date: 2024-02-19
    Practice Area: Corporate Governance
    Industry: Investments and Investment Advisory
    Court: Court of Chancery
    Judge: Vice Chancellor Glasscock
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Thad J. Bracegirdle, Emily L. Skaug, Bayard, P.A., Wilmington, Delaware; Brian A. Katz, John G. Moon, Olshan Frome Wolosky LLP, New York, NY for plaintiffs.
    for defendant: Steve L. Caponi, Matthew B. Goeller, K&L Gates LLP, Wilmington, DE; Christopher M. Verdini, K&L Gates LLP, Pittsburgh, PA for defendants.

    Case Number: 2021-0306-SG

    Court interpreted the scope of the parties' joint waiver of their contractual mandatory arbitration provision to include only those claims the parties had asserted in their pleadings at the time they executed the waiver, so as to avoid an unintended waiver of bargained-for rights.

  • Global Discovery Biosciences Corp. v. Harrington

    Publication Date: 2023-12-18
    Practice Area: Business Torts
    Industry: Biotechnology | Investments and Investment Advisory
    Court: Court of Chancery
    Judge: Vice Chancellor Glasscock
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Stephen C. Norman, David A. Seal, Callan R. Jackson, Charles R. Hallinan, Potter Anderson, Wilmington, DE; Eric Landau, Travis Biffar, Ellenoff Grossman & Schole LLP, Irvine, CA for plaintiff.
    for defendant: Andrew L. Cole, Jack M. Dougherty, Cole Schotz P.C., Wilmington, DE; Alan D. Albert, O’Hagan Meyer, PLLC, Wilmington, DE for defendants.

    Case Number: 2022-1132-SG

    Fraud claims brought by corporation against its former controller failed since the controller's knowledge of the alleged fraud would be imputed to the corporation and thus the claim effectively alleged that the controller defrauded himself.

  • Teamsters Local 443 Health Serv. & Ins. Plan v. Chou

    Publication Date: 2023-12-04
    Practice Area: Corporate Governance
    Industry: Investments and Investment Advisory | Pharmaceuticals
    Court: Court of Chancery
    Judge: Vice Chancellor Glasscock
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Gregory V. Varallo, Glenn R. McGillivray, Bernstein Litowitz Berger & Grossmann LLP, Wilmington, DE; Ned Weinberger, Mark D. Richardson, Labaton Sucharow LLP, Wilmington, DE; Christine M. Mackintosh, Rebecca A. Musarra, Grant & Eisenhofer P.A., Wilmington, DE; Christopher J. Orrico, Bernstein Litowitz Berger & Grossmann LLP, New York, NY; Frank Schirripa, Hach Rose Schirripa & Cheverie LLP, New York, NY; Nathaniel L. Orenstein, Steven L. Groopman, Berman Tabacco, Boston, MA for plaintiffs.
    for defendant: William M. Lafferty, D. McKinley Measley, Thomas P. Will, Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell LLP, Wilmington, DE; F. Joseph Warin, Jonathan M. Phillips, Courtney M. Brown, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, Washington, DC for defendant.

    Case Number: 2019-0816-SG

    Court dismissed derivative complaint where single-member special litigation committee conducted adequate review of the worthiness of the litigation and its conclusions were sufficiently supported by evidence, and there was an insufficient basis to question the single member's independence from other board members potentially facing liability.

  • Deutsche Bank AG v. Devon Park Bioventures, L.P.

    Publication Date: 2023-11-13
    Practice Area: Damages
    Industry: Financial Services and Banking | Investments and Investment Advisory
    Court: Court of Chancery
    Judge: Vice Chancellor Glasscock
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Stephen C. Norman, Aaron R. Sims, Potter Anderson & Corroon LLP, Wilmington, DE; David G. Januszewski, Sheila C. Ramesh, Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP, New York, NY for plaintiff.
    for defendant: Edwin J. Harron, James M. Yoch, Jr., Kevin P. Rickert, Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor, LLP, Wilmington, DE; Kevin C. Maclay, Todd E. Phillips, Quincy M. Crawford, Nathaniel R. Miller, Caplin & Drysdale, Chartered, Washington, D.C.; William M. Kelleher, Neil R. Lapinski, Phillip A. Giordano, Gordon, Fournaris & Mammarella, P.A., Wilmington, DE; Ira S. Zaroff, Richard M. Zaroff, Zaroff & Zaroff LLP, Garden City, NY; P. Clarkson Collins, Jr., K. Tyler O’Connell, Albert J. Carroll, R. Eric Hacker, Morris James LLP, Wilmington, DE for defendants.

    Case Number: 2017-0822-SG

    Court dismissed in rem action over limited partnership interest where hearing the action would require the court to hale in defendants it lacked personal jurisdiction over and the proceedings were an attempt to circumvent the dismissal of plaintiff's fraudulent transfer claim against defendants for lack of jurisdiction.