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Publication Date: 2024-04-01
Practice Area: Corporate Governance
Industry: E-Commerce | Technology Media and Telecom
Court: Court of Chancery
Judge: Vice Chancellor Laster
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Gregory V. Varallo, Andrew E. Blumberg, Mae Oberste, Daniel E. Meyer, Bernstein Litowitz Berger & Grossmann LLP, Wilmington, DE; Kimberly A. Evans, Lindsay K. Faccenda, Irene R. Lax, Robert Erickson, Block & Leviton LLP, Wilmington, DE; Jeroen van Kwawegen, Bernstein Litowitz Berger & Grossmann LLP, New York, NY; Jeremy Friedman, David Tejtel, Christopher Windover, Lindsay La Marca, Friedman Oster & Tejtel PLLC, Bedford Hills, NY; Jason Leviton, Block & Leviton LLP, Boston, MA; D. Seamus Kaskela, Adrienne Bell, Kaskela Law LLC, Newtown Square, PA for plaintiffs.
for defendant: Kevin R. Shannon, J. Matthew Belger, Jaclyn C. Levy, Christopher D. Renaud, Justin T. Hymes, Potter Anderson & Corroon LLP, Wilmington, DE; Matthew W. Close, Jonathan B. Waxman, O’Melveny & Myers LLP, Los Angeles, CA; Abby F. Rudzin, Asher Rivner, O’Melveny & Myers LLP, NY, New York; Bradley R. Aronstam, S. Michael Sirkin, Ross Aronstam & Moritz LLP, Wilmington, DE; John A. Neuwirth, Evert J. Christensen, Jr., Stefania D. Venezia, Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP, New York, NY for defendants.
Case Number: 2023-0449-JTL
Court declined to certify order denying motion to dismiss where the order did not decide novel legal issues or issues of substantial importance and where interlocutory review was unlikely to materially advance the resolution of the litigation.
Publication Date: 2024-02-26
Practice Area: Corporate Governance
Industry: Financial Services and Banking | Investments and Investment Advisory
Court: Court of Chancery
Judge: Vice Chancellor Laster
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Thomas Curry, Taylor D. Bolton, Saxena White P.A, Wilmington, DE; David Wales, Saxena White P.A., White Plains, NY; Adam Warden, Saxena White P.A; Boca Raton, FL for plaintiff.
for defendant: John P. DiTomo, Miranda N. Gilbert, Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell LLP, Wilmington, DE; William Savitt, Anitha Reddy, Getzel Berger, Emma S. Stein, Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz, New York, NY for defendant.
Case Number: 2023-0309-JTL
Court denied summary judgment dismissal of complaint challenging legality of stockholders' agreement provisions on grounds of laches and ripeness, where equitable defenses could not validate a void contractual provision and where stockholder could launch a facial attack against challenged provisions without having to wait for company controllers to breach fiduciary duties.
Publication Date: 2024-02-05
Practice Area: Corporate Governance
Industry: Investments and Investment Advisory
Court: Court of Chancery
Judge: Vice Chancellor Laster
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Kevin H. Davenport, John G. Day, Jason W. Rigby, Prickett, Jones & Elliot P.A., Wilmington, DE; R. Bruce McNew, Cooch & Taylor P.A., Wilmington, DE; Christopher H. Lyons, Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP, Wilmington; DE; Randall J. Baron, Rick T. Atwood, Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP, San Diego, CA; Brett Middleton, Johnson Fistel, LLP, New York, NY for plaintiff.
for defendant: Stephen E. Jenkins, Richard D. Heins, Ashby & Geddes, P.A., Wilmington, DE; Tariq Mundiya, Sameer Advani, Richard Li, M. Annie Houghton-Larsen, Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP, New York, NY for defendants.
Case Number: 2020-1061-JTL
Court imposed sanctions in the form of a factual presumption on a key issue, which defendants could only rebut with clear and convincing evidence, after defendants admittedly took no action to preserve electronically stored information in response to litigation hold notices.
Publication Date: 2024-01-22
Practice Area: Corporate Governance
Industry: Investments and Investment Advisory
Court: Court of Chancery
Judge: Vice Chancellor Laster
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Christopher B. Chuff, Joanna J. Cline, Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders LLP, Wilmington, DE; A. Christopher Young, Erica H. Dressler, Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders LLP, Philadelphia, PA for plaintiff.
for defendant: Blake Rohrbacher, Matthew D. Perri, Morgan R. Harrison, Richards, Layton & Finger, P.A., Wilmington, DE; Joseph M. McLaughlin, Anthony C. Piccirillo, Simpson Thatcher & Bartlett LLP, New York, NY for defendant.
Case Number: 2018-0907-JTL
Company erred in submitting legal issues to its appraiser that fell outside the scope of the appraiser's limited authority to resolve legal issues concerning the company's operating agreement, as the appraiser was an expert rather than an arbitrator with plenary authority.
Publication Date: 2024-01-08
Practice Area: Corporate Governance
Industry: Investments and Investment Advisory | Legal Services | Technology Media and Telecom
Court: Court of Chancery
Judge: Vice Chancellor Laster
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Joel Friedlander, Jeffrey M. Gorris, Christopher M. Foulds, Friedlander & Gorris, P.A., Wilmington, DE; Julie Goldsmith Reiser, Molly J. Bowen, Brendan Schneiderman, Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll PLLC, Washington, DC; Katherine Lubin Benson, Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLP, San Francisco, CA; Nicholas Diamond, Gabriel A. Panek, Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLP, New York, NY; Ellen Rosenblum, Attorney General, Brian A. de Haan, Senior Assistant Attorney General, Oregon Department of Justice, Portland, OR; Andrew E. Blumberg, Daniel E. Meyer, Bernstein Litowitz Berger & Grossman LLP, Wilmington, DE; Ned Weinberger, Labaton Sucharow LLP, 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; Lee Rudy, Eric L. Zagar, Geoffrey C. Jarvis, Kessler Topaz Meltzer & Check, LLP, Radnor, PA; Jeremy Friedman, David Tejtel, Friedman Oster & Tejtel PLLC, Bedford Hills, NY for plaintiffs.
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Case Number: 2023-0418-JTL
Court granted the application of a plaintiff team to lead a consolidated derivative action where counsel had organized the stronger litigation team and the selected plaintiffs consistent of public agencies/officials with extensive financial experience.
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Publication Date: 2024-01-01
Practice Area: Corporate Governance
Industry: Energy
Court: Court of Chancery
Judge: Vice Chancellor Laster
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Raymond J. DiCamillo, Chad M. Shandler, Steven J. Fineman, Kelly E. Farnan, Kevin M. Gallagher, Christine D. Haynes, Alexander M. Krischik, Sara M. Metzler, Richards, Layton & Finger, P.A., Wilmington, DE; Joshua Berman, Jackson Herndon, Paul C. Gross, Ben Nicholson, Michael H. Rover, Paul Hastings LLP, New York, NY for plaintiff.
for defendant: Timothy R. Dudderar, Aaron R. Sims, Abraham C. Schneider, Potter Anderson & Corroon LLP, Wilmington, DE; Maureen M. Stewart, Foley & Lardner LLP, Tampa, FL; Jordan C. Bledsoe, Tyler Dever, Bryce W. Talbot Foley & Lardner LLP, Salt Lake City, UT; Paul J. Lockwood, Jenness E. Parker, Jessica R. Kunz, Matthew R. Conrad, Eric M. Holleran, Mallory V. Phillips, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, Wilmington, DE; Karen Hoffman Lent, Evan R. Kreiner, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, New York, NY for defendants.
Case Number: 2023-0988-JTL
Court granted certification of denial of preliminary injunction for interlocutory appeal where such an appeal would facilitate prompt and final resolution of controlling legal issues in the case.
Publication Date: 2024-01-01
Practice Area: Corporate Entities
Industry: Investments and Investment Advisory | Real Estate
Court: Court of Chancery
Judge: Vice Chancellor Laster
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Thomas A. Uebler, Adam J. Waskie, Sarah P. Kaboly, McCollom D’Emilio Smith Uebler LLC, Wilmington, DE; Rudolf Koch, Richards, Layton & Finger, Wilmington, DE for plaintiffs.
for defendant: Ryan D. Stottman, Thomas P. Will, Alec Hoeschel, Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell LLP, Wilmington, DE; Michael B. Carlinsky, Rollo C. Baker, Jonathan E. Feder, Alison Y. Lo, Cohl K. Love, Stephanie Keleman, Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP, New York, NY for defendants.
Case Number: 2022-0970-JTL
Court declined to dismiss breach of contract claim where the statute of frauds did not conclusively apply and where there were factual disputes over whether the work under the alleged contract fell within the scope of plaintiff's employment.
Publication Date: 2023-07-31
Practice Area: Business Torts
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Court: Court of Chancery
Judge: Vice Chancellor Laster
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Richard I.G. Jones, Berger Harris LLP, Wilmington, DE; Tracy N. Betz, Neil Peluchette, Taft, Stettinius & Hollister LLP, Indianapolis, IN for plaintiff.
for defendant: Andrew L. Cole, Cole Schotz P.C., Wilmington, DE; Steven K. Fedder, Fedder & Janofsky LLC, Baltimore, MD for defendants.
Case Number: 2020-0302-JTL
Fraud claims preempted by Delaware Uniform Trade Secrets Act where the claims involved the alleged misappropriation of proprietary business information, but such claims would fail as any fraudulently obtained information would not have caused the claimed damages.
Publication Date: 2023-05-09
Practice Area: Corporate Governance
Industry: Distribution and Wholesale | Pharmaceuticals | Retail
Court: Court of Chancery
Judge: Vice Chancellor Laster
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Gregory V. Varallo, Mae Oberste, Daniel E. Meyer, Bernstein Litowitz Berger & Grossmann LLP, Wilmington, DE; Mark Lebovitch, Edward G. Timlin, Bernstein Litowitz Berger & Grossmann LLP, New York, NY; Leslie R. Stern, Nathaniel L. Orenstein, Steven L. Groopman, Berman Tabacco, Boston, MA; Ned Weinberger, Mark Richardson, Labaton Sucharow LLP, Wilmington, DE; David MacIsaac, Labaton Sucharow LLP, New York, NY for plaintiffs.
for defendant: Raymond J. DiCamillo, John M. O’Toole, Richards, Layton & Finger, P.A., Wilmington, DE; Sean M. Berkowitz, Nicholas J. Siciliano, Latham & Watkins LLP, New York, NY; Andrew W. Stern, Charlotte K. Newell, Sidley Austin LLP, New York, NY; William M. Regan, Allison M. Wuertz, Hogan Lovells US LLP, New York, NY; Frank R. Volpe, Sidley Austin LLP, Washington, DC for defendants.
Case Number: 2021-0827-JTL
Litigation demand was futile where allegations supported inference that directors and officers knew that the company was violating its legal obligations as a dispenser of prescription opioids in a conscious effort to maximize customer sales and profits.
Publication Date: 2023-04-04
Practice Area: Corporate Governance
Industry: Distribution and Wholesale | Investments and Investment Advisory | Pharmaceuticals
Court: Court of Chancery
Judge: Vice Chancellor Laster
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Samuel L. Closic, Eric J. Juray, Robert B. Lackey, Prickett, Jones & Elliott, P.A., Wilmington, DE; Gregory V. Varallo, Bernstein Litowitz Berger & Grossmann LLP, Wilmington, DE; Lee D. Rudy, Eric L. Zagar, Kessler Topaz Meltzer & Check, LLP, Radnor, PA; Jeroen van Kwawegen, Eric J. Riedel, Bernstein Litowitz Berger & Grossmann LLP, New York, NY; Frank R. Schirripa, Daniel B. Rehns, Kurt Hunciker, Hillary Nappi, Hach Rose Schirripa & Cheverie LLP, New York, NY; Gregory Mark Nespole, Daniel Tepper, Levi & Korsinsky, LLP, New York, NY; Brian J. Robbins, Craig W. Smith, Robbins LLP, San Diego, CA for plaintiffs.
for defendant: Stephen C. Norman, Jennifer C. Wasson, Tyler J. Leavengood, Potter Anderson & Corroon LLP, Wilmington, DE; Michael S. Doluisio, Carla Graff, Dechert LLP, Philadelphia, PA; Matthew L. Larrabee, Hayoung Park, Dechert LLP, New York, New York; Michael D. Blanchard, Amelia Pennington, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, Boston, MA for defendants.
Case Number: 2021-1118-JTL
Court denied relief from dismissal of action, after a state court found defendant directors and officers had not violated the law, where newly-filed DOJ complaint against the company remained unsubstantiated and did not contain allegations against defendants specifically.
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