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  • Vladimir Gusinsky Revocable Trust v. Hayes

    Publication Date: 2024-08-06
    Practice Area: Corporate Governance
    Industry: Aerospace | Investments and Investment Advisory | Manufacturing
    Court: Court of Chancery
    Judge: Vice Chancellor Zurn
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Blake A. Bennett, Cooch and Taylor, P.A., Wilmington, DE for plaintiff.
    for defendant: John L. Reed, DLA Piper LLP (US), Wilmington, DE for defendants.
    Case Number: 2022-1124-MTZ

    Derivative complaint failed due to lack of allegations of bad faith by board where record showed it never knowingly or intentionally disregarded any alleged requirement for a stockholder vote to amend corporation's employee equity awards.

  • Bruckel v. Tauc Holdings, LLC

    Publication Date: 2023-07-31
    Practice Area: Corporate Governance
    Industry: Health Care
    Court: Court of Chancery
    Judge: Vice Chancellor Zurn
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Ethan H. Townsend, Kevin M. Regan, McDermott Will & Emory LLP, Wilmington, DE; Jennifer Aronoff, McDermott Will & Emory LLP, Chicago, IL; Megan E. Thibert-Ind, Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP, Chicago, IL for plaintiff.
    for defendant: Ronald N. Brown, III, Kelly L. Freund, DLA Piper LLP (US), Wilmington, DE; James C. Bookhout, Mallory Biblo, DLA Piper LLP (US), Dallas, TX for defendant.
    Case Number: 2021-0579-MTZ

    The court granted plaintiff's motion for civil contempt and sanctions and shifted plaintiff's fees to defendant upon finding that defendant had "contemptuously" failed to fully and timely produce ordered documents.