Funds Prop Up Merger Price Case Filings Despite Risks
June 22, 2018
Bloomberg LawBy Jacob Rund
A handful of investment funds is keeping alive what once was an uber-popular strategy of using the courts to challenge…
Hertz Investor Sues Board, CEO In Del. Over Restatements
May 31, 2018
Law360By Jeff Montgomery
A Hertz Global Holdings Inc. investor has sued the rental company’s directors, CEO and former CEO in Delaware’s Chancery Court, seeking…
Second Circuit Court of Appeals Affirms Summary Judgment Dismissing Veil-Piercing Claim Under Delaware Law
March 2, 2018
On February 28, 2018, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit affirmed the decision of the U.S. District…
Former Morgan Stanley Broker Says Firm Destroyed Evidence
February 22, 2018
ThinkAdvisorBy Jane Wollman Rusoff
Todd Walker says a FINRA arb panel failed to consider that Morgan Stanley shredded hundreds of boxes of his records…
Lawyer Wins Skirmish in War Over Pinterest Concept
April 4, 2017
New York Law JournalBy Andrew Denney
A lawyer who claims the concept for the popular web application Pinterest was stolen from him has won a preliminary…
Montgomery McCracken Obtains Summary Judgment in “Side Show” Case Connected to Pinterest Misappropriation Litigation (Schroeder v. Cohen, S.D.N.Y., Case No. 15-cv-6881-RJS)
April 3, 2017
Montgomery McCracken partners Sidney S. Liebesman, David Dormont, and Charles Palella successfully defended Theodore F. Schroeder in a dispute separately…
The Delaware Supreme Court Confirms That New Castle County’s Unified Development Code Is Constitutional
March 24, 2017
American Bar AssociationBy Sidney Libesman, Lisa Zwally Brown, William Burton
Facts and Procedural History On December 7, 2016, the Delaware Supreme Court sitting en banc heard oral argument in Golf…
Supreme Court: County can make developers improve traffic
December 13, 2016
The News JournalBy Xerxes Wilson
The Delaware Supreme Court has affirmed New Castle County’s ability to reject a development proposal over concerns about traffic near…
Gordon challenges Meyer on residency as election looms
October 21, 2016
WDELBy Amy Cherry
New Castle County Executive Tom Gordon wants Matt Meyer thrown off the general election ballot. […] Sid Liebesman, Gordon’s attorney,…
NCCo Executive Gordon wants man who beat him off ballot
October 21, 2016
The News JournalBy Xerxes Wilson
New Castle County Executive Thomas P. Gordon has asked state election officials to disqualify Matt Meyer from the November general…
Ruling affirms New Castle County power to block sprawl
March 31, 2016
The News JournalBy Xerxes Wilson
A Superior Court judge has upheld a controversial New Castle County traffic rule A Superior Court ruling affirms New Castle County’s…
Montgomery McCracken Client Secures Affirmation for New Castle County in Land Use Case
March 31, 2016
DELAWARE — On March 28, 2016, the Superior Court of the State of Delaware affirmed an opinion denying an appeal…
Masons Ask 2nd Circ. To Revive Madoff Feeder Fund Suit
December 2, 2015
Law360By Stewart Bishop
A Pennsylvania Masonic lodge on Wednesday asked the Second Circuit to revive its suit against Meridian Capital Partners Inc. over…
EFH Judge Strikes NextEra’s Bid Proposal From Ch. 11
November 19, 2015
Law360By Matt Chiappardi
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EFH Ch. 11 Exit Push Ends First Week With More Plan Praise
November 6, 2015
Law 360By Matt Chiappardi
Law360, Wilmington (November 6, 2015, 10:00 PM ET) — Another member of Energy Future Holdings Corp.’s leadership trumpeted the Chapter…
EFH Confirmation Day 2: Keglevic Testimony on Deal Details, Prepetition Solvency Concludes
November 4, 2015
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Keglevic Cross-Examination Brian Glueckstein of Sullivan & Cromwell, counsel to the E-side unsecured creditors committee, concluded his cross-examination of Keglevic…
Chancery Court May Defer to Legislature on Fee-Shifting
December 10, 2014
Delaware Business Court InsiderBy Jeff Mordock
A former stockholder’s lawsuit against an airplane repair company could give the Delaware Court of Chancery an opportunity to provide…
In Potential Test Case of Fee-Shifting Bylaws, Delaware Court Trifurcates Issues, Discovery
December 5, 2014
Bloomberg's Corporate Law & Accountability ReportBy Michael Greene
Chancellor Andre G. Bouchard has decided to further limit the issues that can be decided first in an ongoing Delaware…
Foxtail Fest Sues City Over Controversial Police Bill
April 4, 2014
The organizers of a music festival held last September in Wilmington have filed a lawsuit against the city arguing they…
$94M Barley Mill Development Appeal Defeated In Del. Court
March 27, 2014
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Delaware General Corporation Law Amended to Provide (1) New Procedure for Curing Defective Corporate Acts and (2) Related Proceedings in Court of Chancery
March 24, 2014
Effective April 1, 2014, newly-enacted Delaware General Corporation Law (“DGCL”) Sections 204 and 205 will provide a statutory process by…
Delaware Supreme Court to Hear Case Dealing with Traffic, Rezoning Issues
November 6, 2013
The News JournalBy Maureen Milford
An appeal of a court ruling that struck down the rezoning of Barley Mill Plaza in Wilmington could result in…
Stoltz Appeals Brief Claims Glasscock Misread Weiner’s Comments
September 25, 2013
The News JournalBy Adam Taylor
A Delaware Chancery Court judge went too far in his analysis of public records in the rezoning of Barley Mill…
Delaware Court of Chancery Upholds Facial Validity of Board-Adopted Delaware Forum Selection Clauses Contained in Bylaws
July 11, 2013
The Delaware Court of Chancery recently upheld the validity of bylaw amendments adopted without shareholder approval requiring that suits pertaining…
Investor Stole Idea For Pinterest, Suit Says
June 21, 2013
Law360A New Jersey man filed a complaint in New York state court Thursday alleging that ideas he developed for a…