• Garfield v. Allen

    Publication Date: 2022-06-07
    Practice Area: Corporate Entities
    Industry: Investments and Investment Advisory | Retail
    Court: Court of Chancery
    Judge: Vice Chancellor Laster
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Brian Farnan, Michael J. Farnan, Farnan LLP, Wilmington, DE; Steven J. Purcell, Douglas E. Julie, Robert H. Lefkowitz, Anisha Mirchandani, Purcell Julie & Lefkowitz LLP, New York, NY for plaintiff.
    for defendant: Brian M. Rostocki, Benjamin P. Chapple, Justin M. Forcier, Reed Smith LLP, Wilmington, DE; William M. Regan, Allison M. Wuertz, Hogan Lovells US LLP, New York, NY for defendants.

    Case Number: D69838

    Stockholder alleged sufficient claim of breach of fiduciary duty by board in claiming that he had notified board that an officer's equity compensation award violated the express limitations of the company's plan and the board took no action to rectify the error.