The Delaware Court of Chancery’s recent decision in Shareholder Representative Services v. Albertsons Cos., C.A. No. 2020-0710-JRS (Del. Ch. June 7, 2021), involves the seller of a business claiming that the buyer intentionally evaded post-merger earnout payments. This opinion is useful for its explanation of the types of claims that will, and will not, be barred by a standard integration clause.

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