• The Williams Cos., Inc. v. Energy Transfer LP

    Publication Date: 2022-01-11
    Practice Area: Mergers and Acquisitions
    Industry: Energy
    Court: Court of Chancery
    Judge: Vice Chancellor Glasscock
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Kenneth J. Nachbar, Susan W. Waesco, Matthew R. Clark, Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell LLP, Wilmington, DE; Antony L. Ryan, Kevin J. Orsini, Michael P. Addis, David H. Korn, Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP, New York, NY for plaintiff and counterclaim defendant.
    for defendant: Rolin P. Bissel, James M. Yoch, Jr., Alberto E. Chávez, Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor, LLP, Wilmington, DE; Michael C. Holmes, John C. Wander, Craig E. Zieminski, Andy E. Jackson, Vinson & Elkins LLP, Dallas, TX, for defendants and counterclaim plaintiffs.

    Case Number: D69672

    The court held that defendant was contractually obligated to reimburse plaintiff for a merger termination fee of $410 million plus interest to plaintiff.

  • SPay, Inc. v. Stack Media Inc.

    Publication Date: 2022-01-04
    Practice Area: Mergers and Acquisitions
    Industry: Software
    Court: Court of Chancery
    Judge: Vice Chancellor Slights
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: John A. Sensing, Clarissa R. Chenoweth-Shook, Potter Anderson & Corroon LLP, Wilmington, DE; Dylan P. Kletter, Anthony J. Boccamazzo, Kelsey D. Bond, Brown Rudnick LLP, Hartford, CT for plaintiff.
    for defendant: William D. Sullivan, William A. Hazeltine, Sullivan Hazeltine Allinson LLC, Wilmington, DE; Peter Skinner, Duane Loft, David Barillari, Lindsey Ruff, Anastasia Cembrovska, Boies Schiller Flexner LLP, New York, NY; Donna L. Culver, Derek C. Abbott, Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell LLP, Wilmington, DE; Sean D. Malloy, Jennifer D. Armstrong, McDonald Hopkins LLC, Cleveland, Ohio; Geoffrey G. Grivner, Kody M. Sparks, Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC. Wilmington, DE; Sidney S. Liebesman, Fox Rothschild LLP, Wilmington, DE; Stephanie Resnick, John C. Fuller, Fox Rothschild LLP, Philadelphia, PA for defendants.

    Case Number: D69663

    The court held it had subject matter jurisdiction over all claims though some were common law rather than equitable claims.

  • Serviz v. The ServiceMaster Co., LLC

    Publication Date: 2021-12-21
    Practice Area: Mergers and Acquisitions
    Industry:
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Wallace
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Steven L. Caponi, Matthew B. Goeller, K&L Gates LLP, Wilmington, DE for plaintiff.
    for defendant: John P. DiTomo, Miranda N. Gilbert, Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell, LLP, Wilmington, DE, Lynn K. Neuner, Rachel S. Bradley, Simpson, Thatcher & Bartlett LLP, New York, NY for defendants.

    Case Number: D69648

    The court ordered plaintiff to produce emails from their privilege log, finding that the emails were not protected by attorney-client privilege.

  • AB Stable VIII LLC v. MAPS Hotels & Resorts One LLC

    Publication Date: 2021-12-21
    Practice Area: Mergers and Acquisitions
    Industry: Hospitality and Lodging
    Court: Delaware Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Seitz
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Raymond J. DiCamillo, Kevin M. Gallagher, Sarah A. Clark, John M. O’Toole, Richards, Layton & Finger, P.A., Wilmington, DE; Theodore N. Mirvis, William Savitt, Sarah K. Eddy, Ryan A. McLeod, Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz, New York, NY; Theodore B. Olson, Amir C. Tayrani, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, Washington, D.C.; Adam H. Offenhartz, Marshall R. King, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, New York, NY for appellant.
    for defendant: A. Thompson Bayliss, Michael A. Barlow, April M. Kirby, Stephen C. Childs, Abrams & Bayliss LLP, Wilmington, DE; Kathleen M. Sullivan, Michael B. Carlinsky, William B. Adams, Christopher D. Kercher, Rollo C. Baker IV, Todd G. Beattie, Jonathan E. Feder, Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP, New York, NY; Kap-You Kim, Peter & Kim Attorneys at Law, Seoul, South Korea for appellees.

    Case Number: D69651

    Seller of hotel businesses breached ordinary course covenant by making material changes to operations in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, where the covenant did not contain a material adverse event exception and where seller failed to obtain buyer's consent to the changes.

  • Swift v. Houston Wire & Cable Company

    Publication Date: 2021-12-21
    Practice Area: Mergers and Acquisitions
    Industry: Distribution and Wholesale
    Court: Court of Chancery
    Judge: Vice Chancellor Will
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Blake A. Bennett, Cooch and Taylor P.A., Wilmington, DE; W. Scott Holleman, Garam Choe, Bragar Eagel & Squire, P.C., New York, NY for plaintiff.
    for defendant: Mark Hurd, Miranda Gilbert, Morris, Nichols, Arsht, & Tunnell LLP, Wilmington, DE; Kayvan Sadeghi, Schiff Hardin LLP, New York, NY; Jin Yan, Schiff Hardin LLP, Chicago, IL for defendant.

    Case Number: D69647

    The court held that plaintiff did not have standing to file a suit to compel production of books and records of corporation be-cause, at the time of initiating litigation, plaintiff was not a stockholder in the corporation.

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  • White Winston Select Asset Funds, LLC v. Good Times Rest., Inc.

    Publication Date: 2021-11-09
    Practice Area: Mergers and Acquisitions
    Industry: Food and Beverage
    Court: U.S. District Court of Delaware
    Judge: District Judge Bibas
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Richard A. Barkasy, Kristi J. Doughty, Stephen A. Fogdall, Schnader, Harrison, Segal & Lewis LLP, Wilmington, DE; Daniel M. Pereira, Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young, LLP, Wilmington, DE for plaintiffs
    for defendant: Catherine A. Gaul, Michael Dean Walker, Jr. Ashby & Geddes, Wilmington, DE; Peter L. Loh, Davis G. Mosmeyer III, Sara A. Brown, Foley & Lardner LLP, Dallas, TX for defendant.

    Case Number: D69605

    Motion for leave to amend granted where the new proposed claims were based in part on facts that were not known to plaintiff until revealed during discovery.

  • Pacira Biosciences, Inc. v. Fortis Advisors LLC

    Publication Date: 2021-11-09
    Practice Area: Mergers and Acquisitions
    Industry: Biotechnology | Investments and Investment Advisory
    Court: Court of Chancery
    Judge: Vice Chancellor Fioravanti
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Lisa A. Schmidt, Raymond J. DiCamillo, Megan E. O’Connor, Richards, Layton & Finger, P.A., Wilmington, DE; Randy M. Mastro, Declan T. Conroy, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, New York, NY for plaintiffs.
    for defendant: R. Judson Scaggs, Jr., Lauren K. Neal, Sarah P. Kaboly, Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell LLP, Wilmington, DE; Christopher J. Marino, Davis Malm & D’agostine, P.C., Boston, MA; Henry E. Gallagher, Jr., Shaun Michael Kelly, Jarrett W. Horowitz, Connolly Gallagher LLP, Wilmington, DE for defendants.

    Case Number: D69603

    Claims that former owners and employees of acquired company improperly interfered with acquirer's operation of the business were dismissed where the parties' merger agreement contained no express non-compete/non-interference language and defendants' cited actions did not rise to the level of bad faith interference or communication with the acquirer's employees.

  • Chertok v. Zillow, Inc.

    Publication Date: 2021-11-02
    Practice Area: Mergers and Acquisitions
    Industry: E-Commerce | Investments and Investment Advisory | Real Estate
    Court: Court of Chancery
    Judge: Vice Chancellor Will
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Michael J. Maimone, Barnes & Thornburg LLP, Wilmington, DE for plaintiffs.
    for defendant: Geoffrey G. Grivner, Kody M. Sparks, Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC, Wilmington, DE for defendant.

    Case Number: D69590

    Complaint seeking contractual remedies from a merger, filed six years after the closing of the merger transaction, was patently untimely under the applicable statute of limitations.

  • In Re: Altaba, Inc.

    Publication Date: 2021-10-27
    Practice Area: Mergers and Acquisitions
    Industry: E-Commerce | Technology Media and Telecom
    Court: Court of Chancery
    Judge: Vice Chancellor Laster
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Paul J. Lockwood, Arthur R. Bookout, Matthew P. Majarian, Kathryn S. Bartolacci, Gregory P. Ranzini, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, Wilmington, DE; David E. Ross, Ross Aronstam & Moritz LLP, Wilmington, DE for petitioner.
    for defendant: Michael A. Pittenger, Berton W. Ashman, Jr., David A. Seal, Potter Anderson & Corroon LLP, Wilmington, DE; William Savitt, Adam M. Gogolak, Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz, New York, NY for claimants.

    Case Number: D69582

    During the process of sale and dissolution, company failed to provide sufficient security to cover potential indemnification claims incurred by buyer.

  • Yatra Online, Inc. v. Ebix, Inc.

    Publication Date: 2021-09-15
    Practice Area: Mergers and Acquisitions
    Industry: Software | Transportation | Travel and Tourism
    Court: Court of Chancery
    Judge: Vice Chancellor Slights
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Gregory V. Varallo, Bernstein Litowitz Berger & Grossmann LLP; Wilmington, DE; Mark Lebovitch, Daniel E. Meyer, Bernstein Litowitz Berger & Grossmann LLP, New York, NY; Alisa E. Moen, Moen Law LLC, Wilmington, DE for plaintiff.
    for defendant: Paul J. Lockwood, Cliff C. Gardner, Elisa M.C. Klein, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, Wilmington, DE; Tammy L. Mercer, Lakshmi A. Muthu, Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor, LLP, Wilmington, DE; Robert A. Muckenfuss, Kelly A. Warlich, McGuireWoods LLP, Charlotte, NC; Kayla J. Marshall, McGuireWoods LLP, Washington DC; Michael D. DeBaecke, F. Troupe Mickler IV, Ashby & Geddes, P.A., Wilmington, DE; Victor A. Walton, Jr., Eric W. Richardson, David F. Hine, Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP, Cincinnati, OH for defendants.

    Case Number: D69537

    Where plaintiff terminated a merger agreement, the termination provision in the agreement prevented plaintiff from re-covering against defendant for breach of contract.