On May 31, 2019, the Court of Chancery issued a 57-page memorandum opinion ordering Facebook Inc. to provide certain corporate books and records to various plaintiff investors, in the case
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Delaware Supreme Court Reverses Chancery Judgment, Awards Wind Farm Investor $126 million in Damages
In the recent Delaware Supreme Court decision of Leaf Invenergy Co. v. Invenergy Renewables, LLC, No. 308, 2018 (Del. May 3, 2019), the High Court found that a nominal …
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Advancement Awarded to Delaware LLC Member by Court of Chancery
In a recent opinion issued by the Delaware Court of Chancery, Freeman Family LLC v. Park Avenue Landing LLC, C.A. No. 2018-0683-TMR (Del. Ch. Apr. 30, 2019), Vice Chancellor…
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Delaware Supreme Court Overturns Chancery’s Aruba Appraisal Decision
On April 17, 2019, the Delaware Supreme Court reversed a significant appraisal decision from the Delaware Court of Chancery in Verition Partners Master Fund, Ltd. v. Aruba Networks, Inc., No.
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Chancery Applies Rule 15(aaa) to Action Transferred from Superior Court
In the recent decision of Otto Candies, LLC v. KPMG, LLP, C.A. No. 2018-0435-MTZ (Del. Ch. Apr. 25, 2019), the Delaware Court of Chancery found that Rule 15(aaa) applied…
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Court of Chancery Finds Personal Jurisdiction Lacking under the Implied Consent Statute of the LLC Act
In the recent decision of CelestialRX Investments, LLC v. Krivulka, C.A. No. 11733-VCG (Del. Ch. Mar. 27, 2019), the Delaware Court of Chancery addressed whether certain named defendants were…
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Delaware Supreme Court Finds Ambiguity in Contract Terms; Overturns Lower Court’s Granting of Summary Judgment
In the recent Delaware Supreme Court decision of Sunline Commercial Carriers, Inc. v. CITGO Petroleum Corp., No. 185,2018 (Del. Mar. 7, 2019), at issue between the parties to two…
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Section 220 Books and Records Demand Denied by Court of Chancery
In the recent decision of Hoeller v. Tempur Sealy Int’l Inc., C.A. No. 2018-0336-JRS (Del. Ch. Feb. 12, 2019), the Court of Chancery adjudicated a books and records dispute…
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Books and Records Action Dismissed in Light of Parallel Plenary Proceeding
In the recent decision of CHC Investments LLC v. Firstsun Capital Bancorp, C.A. No. 2018-0610-KSJM (Del. Ch. Jan. 24, 2019), the Court of Chancery dismissed a books and records…
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Chancery Addresses Directors’ Rights to Inspect Books and Records of Delaware Corporation
A director of a Delaware corporation is afforded broad rights under 8 Del. C. § 220(d) to inspect a corporation’s books and records. In the recent decision of Schnatter v. …
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