Delaware Court of Chancery
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Delaware court called on to settle discovery dispute over access to emails
WILMINGTON, Del. (Legal Newsline) – The Delaware Court of Chancery has issued a decision regarding whether a plaintiff can access emails on a server owned by a defendant in regards to issues of discovery in a civil suit between the two parties.
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ITG Brands denied partial final judgment in case over tobacco settlements
WILMINGTON, Del. (Legal Newsline) – The Delaware Court of Chancery has denied ITG Brand’s motion for partial final judgment and its motion for certification of an interlocutory appeal in its suit against Reynolds American Inc. and R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.
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Dispute over lost aviation parts ironed out in Delaware Chancery Court
WILMINGTON, Del. (Legal Newsline) – On Oct. 31, the Delaware Court of Chancery granted summary judgment to both the buyers and the sellers in a suit over an aviation parts deal.
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Delaware judge determines McWane doctrine not relevant in ongoing dispute between energy companies
WILMINGTON, Del. (Legal Newsline) – On Oct. 23, the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware ruled the McWane doctrine had no place in a case between previously linked companies over transactions of assets.
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Delaware court dismisses most of plaintiffs' claims in suit over $40 million Pro Performance Sports asset sale
WILMINGTON, Del. (Legal Newsline) – A Delaware court has denied in part and granted in part a motion to dismiss a case concerning a $40 million transaction that was claimed to be unfair.
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Delaware court tosses doctor's fraud lawsuit against former urgent care employer
WILMINGTON, Del. (Legal Newsline) – A physician failed to prove to a Delaware court that he was a victim of fraud after he alleged an urgent care company’s merger left him at a disadvantage when it enforced a restrictive covenant.
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Delaware court sees 'several problems' with plaintiff's math in case over Hawk Systems shares
WILMINGTON, Del. (Legal Newsline) – A Florida man’s attempt to get a Delaware court to declare that he’s a majority stockholder in a Delaware corporation based in Palm Beach County, Florida was denied.
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Contract confusion costs former cosmetic company VP in Delaware lawsuit
WILMINGTON, Del. (Legal Newsline) – Delaware's Court of Chancery has ruled that a former cosmetics company vice president of sales and business development failed to prove there is a valid contract in an equity dispute case that involves the parties allegedly each signing two different drafts of a contract.
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Delaware judge calls out lawyers' tendencies to exaggerate, inability to be brief
WILMINGTON, Del. (Legal Newsline) – A lawsuit between a Swiss holding company and a Delaware-based manufacturer isn't as simple as the companies keep claiming, and a Delaware judge recently let them know it.
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Claim against Winklevoss twins dismissed as dispute over investment in nudie mag continues
WILMINGTON, Del. (Legal Newsline) – The Delaware Court of Chancery has ruled to dismiss counterclaims in a case involving brothers Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss over alleged breach of commitments in a magazine investment deal.
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A software company will ask the Delaware SC to pin liability for a $65 million mistake on its lawyers
WILMINGTON, Del. (Legal Newsline) - A company that got about $65 million worth of bad advice from a law firm during a buyout of stockholders should have sued the lawyers before the share price was finalized and while the lawyers were still representing the company, a Delaware judge has ruled.
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Delaware court denies stockholder's request to inspect Tempur Sealy books and records
WILMINGTON, Del. (Legal Newsline) – A Tempur Sealy stockholder, who requested to inspect the company's books and records to prove an alleged breach of contract, has suffered a loss in court.
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Del. court dismisses stockholder's lawsuit against United Airlines; Case stems from agreement to reinstate Newark-Columbia route
WILMINGTON, Del. (Legal Newsline) – A lawsuit filed by a United Airlines stockholder who sued the company and its executives over a separation agreement for a former CEO who approved an unprofitable route has been dismissed.
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Papa John wins court ruling in his lawsuit over split from company
WILMINGTON, Del. (Legal Newsline) – A Delaware court has ruled that Papa John International's founder and former chairman John Schnatter is entitled to inspect the company's documents in a matter relating to the company cutting ties with him.
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Del. court keeps lawsuit over Ception-Cephalon merger alive; Pursuit of eosinophilic esophagitis drug at issue
WILMINGTON, Del. (Legal Newsline) – The Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware on Dec. 28 granted in part and denied in part pharmaceutical companies' motions to dismiss a case over allegations of a breach of merger agreement.
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Delaware court denies Fitbit's motion to dismiss insider trading suit
WILMINGTON, Del. (Legal Newsline) – A handful of Fitbit stockholders’ breach of fiduciary duties case against members of the company’s board of directors survived dismissal in the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware on Dec. 14.
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Injunction entered against Cabela's competitor founded by former employees
WILMINGTON, Del. (Legal Newsline) – A Delaware chancellor recently granted a Nebraska-based sporting goods retailer's request for a preliminary injunction against a group of the retailer's former managers who allegedly started their own competing company in the same town where the retailer is headquartered.
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Delaware judges grants and denies motions in Sprint, RadioShack suit
WILMINGTON, Del. (Legal Newsline) – A Delaware court has ruled both in favor of and against motions filed by both parties in a dispute involving the former RadioShack and Sprint.
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Delaware vice chancellor stays he 'cannot approve' Goldman Sachs settlement
WILMINGTON, Del. (Legal Newsline) – A proposed settlement between Goldman Sachs Group and a shareholder received an unfavorable opinion from a Delaware vice chancellor.