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October 13, 2020 | Delaware Business Court Insider

Johnson & Johnson Accused of Stopping Robotics Competition in Merger

The complaint said Johnson & Johnson approached a potential merger partner for its Ethicon unit and offered upfront payment and billions of dollars in "earn-out" payments if the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved its products and they sold well. The offer, plaintiffs said, would have imposed vast costs on them.

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Maverick Therapeutics, Inc. v. Harpoon Therapeutics, Inc.

Publication Date: 2020-04-22
Practice Area: Contracts
Industry: Investments and Investment Advisory | Pharmaceuticals
Court: Court of Chancery
Judge: Vice Chancellor Glasscock
Attorneys: For plaintiff: : Jody C. Barillare, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, Wilmington, DE; Rollin B. Chippey II and Benjamin P. Smith, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, San Francisco, CA for plaintiff.
for defendant: John P. DiTomo, Elizabeth A. Mullin, and Aubrey J. Morin, Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell LLP, Wilmington, DE; John Ruskusky and Lisa C. Sullivan, Nixon Peabody, LLP, Chicago, IL for plaintiff-Intervenor. Gregory P. Williams, Steven J. Fineman, Nicole K. Pedi, and Angela Lam, Richards, Layton & Finger, P.A., Wilmington, DE; Martin S. Schenker and Benjamin H. Kleine, of Cooley, LLP, San Francisco, CA; Michelle S. Rhyu, Cooley, LLP, Palo Alto, CA for defendant.
Case Number: D68952

Defendant fraudulently induced plaintiff's investment into spin-out company by representing broad definition of transferred technology while knowingly limiting transfer to the spin-off and continuing to work on technology outside the narrow definition.

Fortis Advisors LLC v. Allergan W.C. Holding Inc.

Publication Date: 2019-11-13
Practice Area: Mergers and Acquisitions
Industry: Health Care
Court: Court of Chancery
Judge: Vice Chancellor Zurn
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Bradley R. Aronstam and Roger S. Stronach, Ross Aronstam & Moritz LLP, Wilmington, DE; Martin S. Schenker, Matthew D. Caplan and Kristine A. Forderer, Cooley LLP, San Francisco, CA; Michael A. Barlow and Daniel J. McBride, Abrams & Bay-liss LLP, Wilmington, DE
for defendant: David W. Haller of Covington & Burling LLP, New York, NY for defendant.
Case Number: D68769

Plaintiff adequately stated a claim for breach of a merger agreement based on defendant's failure to make a milestone pay-ment and to use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain approval for a medical device.

August 7, 2019 | Law.com

What's Next: Behind A Redditor's Fair Use Fight With Jehovah's Witnesses + Facebook Digs In After the Great Hack + A Federal Judge Wants to Talk About Attorneys Fees

Jehovah's Witnesses want to unmask a Reddit user, and contracted attorneys fees come under scrutiny in a California settlement.

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February 25, 2019 | Litigation Daily

Litigation Leaders: Cooley's Mike Attanasio on Strategy, Lateral Hires and Training New Trial Lawyers

Cooley's global litigation head Michael Attanasio shares his top three goals for 2019, what the firm looks for in lateral hires and what makes Cooley litigators unique.

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Tilden v. Cunningham

Publication Date: 2018-11-07
Practice Area: Corporate Governance
Industry: E-Commerce | Technology Media and Telecom
Court: Court of Chancery
Judge: Vice Chancellor Slights
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Chad J. Toms, Kaan Ekiner, Whiteford, Taylor & Preston LLC, Wilmington, DE; Ian S. Birk, Keller Rodr-back, L.L.P. Seattle, WA; Chelsea L. Mam, David M. Simmonds of Gordon Tilden Thomas & Cordell, Se-attle, WA, attorneys for plaintiff.
for defendant: A. Thompson Bayliss, Michael A. Barlow, Daniel J. McBride, Abrams & Bayliss LLP, Wilmington, DE; Daniel J. Dunne, Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP, Seattle, WA, attorneys for defendants Cunningham, Chung, Dunn, Hooper, Huebner, Waters and Zappone. D. McKinley Measley, Lauren Neal Bennett, Mor-ris Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell LLP, Wilmington, DE; Cristopher B. Durbin, Jeff Lombard, Cooley LLP, Se-attle, WA, attorneys for defendant Ruckelshaus. Rudolf Koch, Diana M. Joskowicz of Richards, Layton & Finger, P.A., Wilmington, DE; Paul H. Beattie, Rimon P.C., Seattle, WA, attorneys for defendant GCA Advisors, LLC. Garrett B. Moritz, R. Garrett Rice, Ross Aronstam & Moritz LLP, Wilmington, DE; Peter L. Simmons, Michael P. Sternheim, Fried, Frank, Harris Shriver & Jacobson LLP, New York, NY, attorneys for defendants Cambridge Information Group, Snyder and Allen. Bradley D. Sorrels, Lori W. Will, An-drew D. Berni, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, P.C., Wilmington, DE; Barry M. Kaplan, Gregory L. Watts of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, P.C., Seattle, WA, attorneys for nominal defendant Blu-cora, Inc.
Case Number: D68350

Plaintiff in this derivative action failed to demonstrate demand futility, and even if he had, the court concluded he did not state a claim on which relief could be granted.

April 19, 2017 | The Recorder

Theranos Loses Round in Investor Class Action

Plaintiffs who purchased shares in the struggling blood-testing startup through intermediaries can proceed with a federal lawsuit, a judge ruled Tu

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April 19, 2017 | The Recorder

Theranos Loses Round in Investor Class Action

Plaintiffs who purchased shares in the struggling blood-testing startup through intermediaries can proceed with a federal lawsuit, a judge ruled Tuesday.

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July 5, 2016 | Delaware Business Court Insider

Tender Offer in Merger Subject to Business Judgment Rule, Chancery Says

A tender-offer approval of an all-cash merger had the same cleansing effect as a stockholder vote, qualifying the deal for scrutiny under the forgiving business judgment rule, Vice Chancello

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James v. Nat'l Fin., LLC, DeFAX Case No. D67168 (Del. Ch. March 14, 2016) Laster, V.C. (73 pages).

Publication Date: 2016-04-20
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Case Number: D67168