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Q1 2023 Quarterly Corporate / M&A decisions updates

M&A and shareholder litigation is off to a busy start in 2023, with Delaware courts issuing several interesting opinions.The Delaware Supreme Court reversed a Delaware Court of...

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English Court denies permission for ClientEarth climate claim against Shell directors

The English High Court has refused permission for ClientEarth to continue a derivative claim against the directors of Shell in relation to the company's climate change commitments and...

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Mere disagreement with merger decision not a cognizable claim under Delaware law

The Delaware Court of Chancery, in Teamsters Local 677 Health Services & Insurance Plan v. Martell, C.A. No. 2021-1075-NAC (Del. Ch. January 31, 2023), granted the defendant’s...

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Disclosure from personal accounts and devices: the English Court of Appeal confirms the door is ajar

The Court of Appeal (“CoA”) has recently confirmed the disclosure expectations on a litigant where its own documents might be held on a third party’s (such as an...

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In re Mindbody Inc., Stockholder Litigation: Court finds unfair sale process

In re Mindbody Inc., Stockholder Litigation, C.A. No. 2019-0442-KSJM (Del. Ch. Mar. 15, 2023), the Delaware Court of Chancery held that a CEO breached his fiduciary duties by taking steps...

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Delaware Supreme Court reverses US$690 million judgment in Boardwalk Pipeline Partners

In Boardwalk Pipeline Partners, L.P. v. Bandera Master Fund, LP, 288 A.3d 1083 (Del. 2022), the Delaware Supreme Court reversed a Delaware Court of Chancery decision that had awarded nearly ...

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2023 securities, shareholder, and M&A litigation outlook

In the latest edition of our securities, shareholder, and M&A litigation outlook for 2023, we analyze key developments from 2022 and discuss how the most important cases from Delaware...

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Q4 2022 Quarterly Corporate / M&A decisions updates

Below is our Corporate / M&A decisions update covering decisions in the fourth quarter of 2022. This update is designed to highlight selected important M&A, corporate, and...

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In re Stream TV Networks: Delaware imposes unprecedent remedy for coordinated stock transfer

In Re Stream TV Networks, No. 2020-0766-JTL (Oct. 3, 2022), the Delaware Court of Chancery exercised its broad equitable powers to provide a unprecedented remedy. Stream TV Networks...

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