By Stephen Blake and Sareen Armani | September 4, 2023
A wave of "conservative" political lawsuits and advocacy campaigns seeking to advance "anti-ESG" or "anti-woke" themes have resulted in certain companies de-emphasizing disclosure of their ESG initiatives, according to Simpson Thacher & Bartlett's Stephen Blake and Sareen Armani.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Andrew C. Kassner and Joseph N. Argentina Jr. | September 1, 2023
The court found that a contract to produce a documentary television series by a media company was not a personal services contract under applicable nonbankruptcy law and approved assignment of the contract to the company's secured lenders in connection with the lenders' purchase of the debtors' business.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Jay A. Dubow, Joanna J. Cline and Erica H. Dressler | August 28, 2023
Recent decisions by the Delaware Court of Chancery demonstrate that when a SPAC transaction and the disclosures surrounding it are challenged, defendants may face an uphill battle to prevail on a motion to dismiss, especially where breach of fiduciary duty claims have been asserted.
Delaware Business Court Insider | Commentary
By Cliff C. Gardner | August 23, 2023
In In re Edgio Stockholders Litigation, the Delaware Chancery Court was asked to apply the same cleansing effect to a claim for injunctive relief analyzed under Unocal, but Vice Chancellor Morgan Zurn found that Corwin was inapplicable.
Delaware Business Court Insider | Commentary
By Nathaniel J. Stuhlmiller | August 16, 2023
In Building Trades Pension Fund of Western Pennsylvania v. Desktop Metal, a stockholder plaintiff brought derivative claims against Desktop Metal, Inc., alleging that a provision of the company's rights plan, which was adopted in connection with a proposed merger transaction, impermissibly chilled the free exercise of stockholder voting with respect to the merger agreement at an upcoming stockholder meeting.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Lawrence J. Kotler, Esq., and Drew S. McGehrin | August 10, 2023
The Bankruptcy Court thoroughly examined this issue and found that the "upload" time of a bankruptcy filing—and not the time physically "stamped" on a bankruptcy petition—determines when a case is commenced. In doing so, the Bankruptcy Court offered direction and guidelines that debtors and creditors will be well advised to observe in future cases.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Francis J. Lawall and Brenden S. Dahrouge | July 27, 2023
Chapter 11 cases involving mass tort and complex personal injury claims often require the resolution of novel legal issues that stretch the bounds of existing precedent. As these cases evolve, they can also impact claims against other debtors unrelated to the case at hand through court-approved injunctions, releases or settlements.
Delaware Business Court Insider | Commentary
By Molly DiBianca | July 26, 2023
The right of a shareholder to demand to inspect a company's books and records may be an important tool but it is not without limits. In a recent decision involving The Walt Disney Co. (Disney), the Delaware Court of Chancery reminded one litigant that disagreement over business decisions, including decisions about a company's position on social issues, is not a proper basis for a shareholder action under Section 220.
Delaware Business Court Insider | Commentary
By Albert H. Manwaring IV | July 19, 2023
In New Enterprise Associates 14. v. Rich, the Delaware Court of Chancery ruled that a covenant not to sue for breach of fiduciary duties in connection with the exercise of a drag-along provision to approve a merger or sale contained in a voting agreement among sophisticated stockholders in a Delaware general corporation was not facially invalid.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Andrew C. Kassner and Joseph N. Argentina Jr. | July 6, 2023
In recent years, as extensive pre-bankruptcy planning has evolved, bankruptcy filings frequently involve affiliates of larger companies, engineered with a structuring of liabilities in mind. This is especially relevant in the area of mass tort litigation. The question of whether these targeted filings are for a legitimate bankruptcy purpose or should be dismissed has been the subject of significant high-profile litigation.
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