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  • Manti Holdings, LLC v. Authentix Acquisition Co., Inc.

    Publication Date: 2021-09-29
    Practice Area: Corporate Entities
    Industry: E-Commerce | Investments and Investment Advisory | Technology Media and Telecom
    Court: Delaware Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Davis
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: John L. Reed, Peter H. Kyle, Kelly L. Freund, DLA Piper LLP (US), Wilmington, DE for petitioners.
    for defendant: Samuel A. Nolen, Richards, Layton & Finger, P.A., Wilmington, DE; Andrew Hammond, Michelle Letourneau-Belock, Bryan Beaudoin, White & Case LLP, New York, NY for respondent.
    Case Number: D69551

    The Delaware Supreme court held that stockholders could waive their statutory appraisal rights.

  • In re Solera Ins. Coverage Appeals

    Publication Date: 2020-11-11
    Practice Area: Insurance Law
    Industry: Insurance | Software
    Court: Delaware Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Valihura
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: John L. Reed, Matthew Denn, Peter H. Kyle, Kelly L. Freund, DLA Piper LLP, Wilmington, DE; Gregory F. Fischer, Cozen O’Connor, Wilmington, DE; Angelo G. Savino, Cozen O’Connor, New York, NY; Kurt M. Heyman, Aaron M. Nelson, Heyman Enerio Gattuso & Hirzel LLP, Wilmington, DE; Scott B. Schrieber, James W. Thomas, Jr, William C. Purdue, Jennifer Wieboldt, Arnold & Porter Kay Scholer LLP , Washington, DC; R. Reeves Anderson, Arnold & Porter Kay Scholer LLP, Denver, CO for appellants.
    for defendant: David J. Baldwin, Berger Harris LLP, Wilmington, DE; Peter M. Gillon, Alexander D. Hardiman, Tamara D. Bruno, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP, Washington, DC for appellee.
    Case Number: D69186

    A statutory appraisal action under 8 Del. C. §262 did not constitute a securities claim, so excess insurers were entitled to summary judgment. Reversed.

  • Germaninvestments AG v. Allomet Corp.

    Publication Date: 2020-02-12
    Practice Area: Corporate Entities
    Industry: Investments and Investment Advisory | Manufacturing
    Court: Delaware Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Valihura
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: R. Craig Martin and Kelly L. Freund, DLA Piper LLP, Wilmington, DE for appellants.
    for defendant: John P. DiTomo, Ryan D. Stottmann, and Coleen W. Hill, Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell LLP, Wilmington, DE for appellees.
    Case Number: D68872

    Chancery court erred in applying foreign law when defendants failed to meet their burden to establish the law, and thus erred in ruling that a forum clause was mandatory rather than permissive, since the clause was permissive under the applicable Delaware law.

  • Shawe v. Elting, 153375/2016

    Publication Date: 2017-07-10
    Practice Area: Commercial Law
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    Court: Supreme Court, New York County, Part 54
    Judge: Justice Shirley Werner Kornreich
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 153375/2016

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