By Tom McParland | March 16, 2018
The long-awaited Wilmington Trust criminal trial is finally underway in a Delaware federal court, as federal prosecutors this week made their case that four of the bank's former top executives orchestrated a scheme to hide hundreds of millions of dollars in bad loans from regulators and investors.
Delaware Business Court Insider | Commentary
By Robert B. Little and Eric B. Pacifici | March 14, 2018
The Delaware Court of Chancery recently issued an opinion that offers useful guidance for parties seeking to draft joint venture exit provisions.
Delaware Business Court Insider | Commentary
By Barry M. Klayman and Mark E. Felger | March 7, 2018
In In re Rent-A-Wreck of America, Bankruptcy Judge Laurie Silverstein dismissed voluntarily filed bankruptcy cases on the grounds they were not filed in good faith.
Delaware Business Court Insider | Commentary
By Nathaniel J. Stuhlmiller | February 28, 2018
In three recent memorandum opinions, the Delaware Court of Chancery revisited the distinction between void and voidable acts under Delaware common law.
Delaware Business Court Insider | Commentary
By Jefferson E. Bell and David A. Coon | February 21, 2018
In a Dec. 19, 2017, decision, In re Investors Bancorp Stockholder Litigation, the Delaware Supreme Court considered the limits of a stockholder ratification defense when directors make equity awards to themselves under an equity incentive plan or “EIP.”
Delaware Business Court Insider | Commentary
By Michelle Reed and Matthew Lloyd | February 7, 2018
The Delaware Supreme Court declined to adopt a new standard governing issue preclusion of derivative actions, creating a tension with Delaware courts' forceful encouragement that stockholders fully investigate their claims before pursuing such actions on behalf of a company.
Delaware Business Court Insider | Commentary
By Justin T. Kelton | January 31, 2018
In a recent decision, Judge Andre G. Bouchard of the Delaware Court of Chancery addressed the question of whether a plaintiff who obtains a corporate benefit through litigation may target a particular stockholder to pay a common fund fee award.
Delaware Business Court Insider
By Barry M. Klayman and Mark E. Felger | January 17, 2018
In a recent decision, Bankruptcy Judge Christopher S. Sontchi addressed the question of whether a Chapter 11 debtor, the tenant under a commercial lease, could exercise an option to renew the lease during the bankruptcy proceedings, even though the debtor was in default under the lease and the lease specified that it could not be renewed if defaults existed at the time the option was exercised.
Delaware Business Court Insider | Commentary
By Arthur R. Bookout | January 10, 2018
While many view the period between Thanksgiving and Jan. 1 as a hectic time of year, no one has been working harder than the Delaware courts.
Delaware Business Court Insider | Commentary
By Brett M. McCartney | December 27, 2017
In one of the most anticipated opinions of 2017, Delaware's Supreme Court reversed the Court of Chancery's appraisal decision valuing Dell, Inc.'s shares after its management-led buyout in 2013. In its unanimous en banc decision, the Supreme Court ruled that the Court of Chancery abused its discretion by relying exclusively on its own discounted cash flow (DCF) analysis while affording no weight to the transaction price when valuing the company's shares at the time of its 2013 going-private merger.
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