Don’t forget you can visit MyAlerts to manage your alerts at any time.
96 results for '* judge:"Vice Chancellor Slights"' You can use Search Constraints to get even better search results
Publication Date: 2023-10-16
Practice Area: Mergers and Acquisitions
Industry: Consumer Products | Manufacturing
Court: Court of Chancery
Judge: Vice Chancellor Slights
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Stephen C. Norman, Matthew F. Davis, Tyler J. Leavengood, Potter Anderson & Corroon LLP, Wilmington, DE; Elizabeth B. McCallum, Gilbert S. Keteltas, Carey S. Busen, Evan M. Mannering, Baker & Hostetler, LLP, Washington, D.C.; Jim W. Phillips, Jr., Kimberly M. Marston, Brooks, Pierce, McLendon, Humphrey & Leonard, LLP, Greensboro, NC; Charles E. Coble, Brooks, Pierce, McLendon, Humphrey & Leonard, LLP, Raleigh, NC for plaintiff.
for defendant: Gregory P. Williams, Rudolf Koch, Robert L. Burns, Matthew D. Perri, Richards, Layton & Finger, P.A., Wilmington, DE; Noel J. Francisco, C. Kevin Marshall, William D. Coglianese; Jones Day, Washington, D.C.; Stephanie E. Parker, Katrina L.S. Caseldine, Jones Day, Atlanta, GA; David B. Alden, Kevin P. Riddles; Jones Day, Cleveland, OH; Elli Leibenstein, Greenberg Traurig, LLP, Chicago, IL; Stephen L. Saxl, Greenberg Traurig, LLP, New York, NY; Andrea Shwayri Ferraro, Greenberg Traurig, P.A., West Palm Beach, FL for defendants.
Case Number: 2017-0129-LWW
Although seller was entitled to recover compensation for settlement payments it made based on post-closing sales of various acquired brands, trial was necessary to determine acquirers' entitlement to offsets and the availability of specific performance for future settlement payments.
Publication Date: 2022-06-14
Practice Area: Corporate Entities
Industry: Consumer Products | Investments and Investment Advisory
Court: Court of Chancery
Judge: Vice Chancellor Slights
Attorneys: For plaintiff: C. Barr Flinn, Emily V. Burton, Lauren Dunkle Fortunato, Alberto E. Chávez, Kevin P. Rickert, Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor, LLP, Wilmington, DE for plaintiff.
for defendant: Patricia R. Urban, Elizabeth Wilburn Joyce, Megan Ix Brison, Pinckney, Weidinger, Urban & Joyce LLC, Wilmington, DE; Kathleen M. Miller, Robert K. Beste, III, Smith, Katzenstein & Jenkins LLP, Wilmington, DE; Monica K. Loseman, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, Denver, CO for defendants.
Case Number: D69848
Transaction authorized by LLC manager solely within her capacity that issued new class of equity in and amending the rights of the new class and existing classes was void as a matter of contract where the LLC's operating agreement expressly granted the right to amend to certain existing classes of members.
Publication Date: 2022-02-22
Practice Area: Mergers and Acquisitions
Industry: Distribution and Wholesale | Energy | Investments and Investment Advisory
Court: Court of Chancery
Judge: Vice Chancellor Slights
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Blake A. Bennett, Dean R. Roland, Cooch and Taylor, P.A., Wilmington, DE; Clinton A. Krislov, Kenneth T. Goldstein, Christopher M. Hack, Krislov & Associates, Ltd., Chicago, IL; Samuel B. Edwards, Ryan Cook, Shepherd, Smith, Edwards & Kantas, LLP, Houston, TX for plaintiff.
for defendant: William M. Lafferty, Ryan D. Stottmann, Sabrina M. Hendershot, Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell LLP, Wilmington, DE; Gary A. Bornstein, Rory A. Leraris, Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP, New York, NY; Jeffrey L. Moyer, Srinivas M. Raju, Tyler E. Cragg, Richards, Layton & Finger, P.A., Wilmington, DE; Andrew W. Hammond, Steven A. Levy, White & Case LLP, New York, NY for defendants.
Case Number: D69718
The court held in this class action that plaintiffs failed to plead sufficient facts to support their breach of contract and breach of implied covenant claims relating to a merger that was approved by a majority of unitholders.
Publication Date: 2022-02-15
Practice Area: Contracts
Industry: Software | Technology Media and Telecom
Court: Court of Chancery
Judge: Vice Chancellor Slights
Attorneys: For plaintiff: William M. Lafferty, Kevin M. Coen, Sarah P. Kaboly, Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell LLP, Wilmington, DE; Timothy W. Knapp, P.C., Howard M. Kaplan, Aleschia D. Hyde, Kirkland & Ellis LLP, Chicago, IL for plaintiffs/counterclaim defendants.
for defendant: Tammy L. Mercer, M. Paige Valeski, Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor, LLP, Wilmington, DE; Evan C. Borges, Matthew S. Ingles, Greenberg Gross LLP, Costa Mesa, CA for defendants and counterclaim/third party plaintiffs.
Case Number: D69713
The court held that the non-disparagement clause contained in the restrictive covenant agreement between the parties was clearly a restrictive covenant.
Publication Date: 2022-02-08
Practice Area: Contracts
Industry: Consumer Products | Investments and Investment Advisory
Court: Court of Chancery
Judge: Vice Chancellor Slights
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Rudolf Koch, Matthew D. Perri, Richards, Layton & Finger, P.A., Wilmington, DE; Greg Shinall, Michael G. Dickler, Sperling & Slater, P.C., Chicago, IL for plaintiffs.
for defendant: Robert S. Saunders, Sarah R. Martin, Michelle L. Davis, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, Wilmington, DE; Ryan D. Stottmann, Miranda N. Gilbert, Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell LLP, Wilmington, DE; Tamir Young, Studin Young PC, Hauppauge, NY; Peter B. Ladig, Elizabeth A. Powers, Sarah T. Andrade, Bayard, P.A., Wilmington, DE for defendants.
Case Number: D69703
The court held that because there were two competing and reasonable interpretations of certain contract language, the contract was ambiguous, and the ambiguity barred a motion to dismiss as a matter of law or on the pleadings.
Law Journal Press | Digital Book
Authors: George Bochetto, David P. Heim, John A. O’Connell, Robert S. Tintner
View this BookView more book results for the query "*"
Publication Date: 2022-01-11
Practice Area: Corporate Entities
Industry: Software
Court: Court of Chancery
Judge: Vice Chancellor Slights
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Richard Jones, Peter C. McGivney, Berger Harris LLP, Wilmington, DE; Brian M. Gottesman, Gabell Beaver LLC, Wilmington, DE for plaintiffs.
for defendant: Daniel A. Griffith, Quinn Griffith, Whiteford Taylor & Preston LLC, Wilmington, DE; William F. Ryan, Jr., Whiteford Taylor & Preston LLP, Baltimore, MD for defendant.
Case Number: D69671
The court held that plaintiffs' claims against two directors for breach of contract and breach of fiduciary duties failed to ad-equately state the elements of the claims.
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.
Publication Date: 2021-12-21
Practice Area: Corporate Entities
Industry: Software
Court: Court of Chancery
Judge: Vice Chancellor Slights
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Emily V. Burton, Alberto E. Chávez, Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor, LLP, Wilmington, DE for plaintiff.
for defendant: Srinivas M. Raju, Angela Lam, Richards, Layton & Finger, P.A., Wilmington, DE; Michael C. Holmes, Margaret Dunlay Terwey, Meredith S. Jeanes, Vinson & Elkins LLP, Dallas, TX; Christopher E. Duffy, David A. Hoffman, W. Logan Lewis, Vinson & Elkins LLP, New York, NY for defendants.
Case Number: D69646
The court held that 1) defendant's challenge to venue was not persuasive, 2) plaintiff did indeed state a claim for inversion under rules for notice pleading, and 3) plaintiff failed to state a claim for voiding the stock agreement under §205.
Publication Date: 2021-10-20
Practice Area: Corporate Governance
Industry: E-Commerce | Technology Media and Telecom
Court: Court of Chancery
Judge: Vice Chancellor Slights
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Daniel K. Astin, Ciardi Ciardi & Astin, Wilmington, DE; Richard D. Greenfield, Marguerite R. Goodman, Ann M. Caldwell, Greenfield & Goodman LLC, Philadelphia, PA; Albert A. Ciardi III, Walter W. Gouldsbury III, Ciardi, Ciardi & Astin, Philadelphia, PA; Kevin H. Davenport, Samuel L. Closic, John G. Day, Elizabeth Wang, Prickett, Jones & Elliott, P.A., Wilmington, DE; Peter B. Andrews; Craig J. Springer, David M. Sborz, Andrews & Springer, LLC; Geoffrey M. Johnson, Scott+Scott Attorneys At Law LLP, Cleveland Heights, OH; Donald A. Broggi, William C. Fredericks, Scott R. Jacobsen, Jing-Li Yu, Scott+Scott Attorneys At Law LLP, New York, NY; Daniel B. Rehns, Frank R. Schirripa, Kurt M. Hunciker, Kathryn Hettler, Hach Rose Schirripa & Cheverie LLP, New York, NY; Brian J. Robbins, Stephen J. Oddo, Gregory E. Del Gaizo, Rob-bins LLP, San Diego, CA; Thomas J. McKenna, Gregory M. Egleston, Gainey McKenna & Egleston, New York, NY; Joseph J. Tabacco, Jr., Daniel E. Barenbaum, Berman Tabacco, San Francisco, CA; Joseph W. Cotchett, Mark Molumphy, Julia Peng, Cotchett Pitre & McCarthy LLP; Thaddeus J. Weaver, Dilworth Paxson LLP, Wilmington, DE; Frederic S. Fox, Laurence D. King, Hae Sung Nam, Donnie Hall, Aaron Schwartz, Kaplan Fox & Kilsheimer LLP, New York, NY; Kathleen A. Herkenhoff, Kaplan Fox & Kilsheimer LLP, Oakland, CA; Catherine Pratsinakis, Dilworth Paxson LLP, Philadelphia, PA; Nathan A. Cook, Mae Oberste, Block & Leviton LLP, Wilmington, DE; Kurt M. Heyman, Melissa N. Donimirski, Aaron M. Nelson, Heyman Enerio Gattuso & Hirzel LLP, Wilmington, DE; Jason M. Leviton, Joel Fleming, Lauren G. Milgroom, Block & Leviton LLP, Boston, MA for plaintiffs.
for defendant: David E. Ross, R. Garrett Rice, Ross Aronstam & Moritz LLP, Wilmington, DE; Orin Snyder, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, New York, NY; Brian M. Lutz, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, San Francisco, CA; Paul J. Collins, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, Palo Alto, CA; Joshua S. Lipshutz, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, Washington, DC for defendants.
Case Number: D69574
The court held that consolidation of cases was not appropriate where one case's derivative plaintiffs made no demand on the corporate board and the other case's single plaintiff chose to make a demand that was subsequently refused.
Publication Date: 2021-10-13
Practice Area: Corporate Governance
Industry: Insurance | Investments and Investment Advisory
Court: Court of Chancery
Judge: Vice Chancellor Slights
Attorneys: For plaintiff: P. Bradford deLeeuw, deLeeuw Law LLC, Wilmington, DE; David R. Scott, Scott+Scott Attorneys at Law LLP, Colchester, CT; Thomas L. Laughlin IV, Scott Jacobsen, Scott+Scott Attorneys at Law LLP, New York, NY; Robert C. Schubert, Willem F. Jonckheer, Dustin L. Schubert, Schubert Jonckheer & Kilbe LLP, San Francisco, CA; Robert B. Weiser, James M. Ficaro, The Weiser Law Firm P.C., Berwyn, PA; Brett D. Stecker, Shuman, Glenn & Stecker, Ardmore, PA; Michael I. Fistel, Jr., Johnson & Weaver, LLP, Marietta, GA; Corey D. Holzer, Holzer & Holzer, LLC, Atlanta, GA for plaintiffs.
for defendant: Srinivas M. Raju, Richards, Layton & Finger, P.A., Wilmington, DE; Greg A. Danilow, Caroline Hickey Zalka, John A. Neuwirth, Evert J. Christensen, Jr., Amanda K. Pooler, Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP, New York, NY for defendants.
Case Number: D69571
Plaintiffs in this derivative action failed to adequately plead demand futility and they also failed to allege claims for breach of fiduciary duty against officers and directors, so the court granted defendants' motions to dismiss.
Legal Speak is a weekly podcast that makes sense of what’s happening in the legal industry.
1 minute read