8/14/2026 6:34:08 PM Court of Chancery Holds in Favor of Lender in Breach of Contract Claim, Awards Damages and Attorneys’ Fees for Defendants’ Bad Faith Litigation Conduct By Sarah Ennis K. Tyler O'Connell Global Capital Partners LLC v. Green Sapphire Holdings, Inc., C.A. No. 2024-0877-JTL (Del. Ch. Mar. 13, 2026) By Sarah Ennis and Tyler...
8/3/2026 7:36:38 PM Superior Court CCLD Sustains Implied Covenant Claim in Earnout Dispute By K. Tyler O'Connell Melissa Lagoumis Monica v. Delta Data Software, Inc., C.A. No. N25C-05-185 PAW CCLD (Del. Super. Ct. Feb. 10, 2026) By: Tyler O'Connell and Melissa...
7/29/2026 3:59:38 PM Chancery Invalidates Officer-Manager Removal in the LLC Context By Albert J. Carroll Alena Smith Ropko v. McNeill, C.A. No. 2024-1193-PAF (Del. Ch. Mar. 16, 2026) By: Albert Carroll and Alena Smith This decision arises out of a...
7/29/2026 3:48:38 PM Chancery Addresses Stockholder Inspection Rights and Personal Jurisdiction By Albert J. Carroll Alena Smith Orchid Global Inc. v. Salamon, C.A. No. 2025-0605-LWW (Del. Ch. April 10, 2026) By: Albert Carroll and Alena Smith California statutory...
7/28/2026 4:54:38 PM Chancery Denies Leave to Amend to Add Claims Three Business Days Before Trial By Albert H. Manwaring IV Aubrey Morin K. Tyler O'Connell In re Saama Technologies Litig., C.A. No. 2022-1045-LWW (Del. Ch. Feb. 27, 2026). By: Albert Manwaring, Aubrey Morin, and Tyler O'Connell...
7/28/2026 3:03:38 PM Court of Chancery Dismisses Claims Against Former Director and Controlling Stockholder for Lack of Personal Jurisdiction By Sarah Ennis K. Tyler O'Connell MacLaughlan v. Einheiber, C.A. No. 2024-1126-JTL (Del. Ch. Feb. 26, 2026) By: Tyler O'Connell and Sarah Ennis Plaintiff, a founder of the...
7/24/2026 7:04:38 PM Delaware Supreme Court Addresses Corporate Benefit from Tesla Director Compensation Settlement, Reduces Attorneys’ Fee Award By K. Tyler O'Connell Melissa Lagoumis In re Tesla, Inc. Dir. Comp. S’holder Litig., -- A.3d -- , 2026 WL 251831 (Del. Jan. 30, 2026) By: Tyler O'Connell and Melissa Lagoumis...
7/15/2026 7:32:08 PM Court of Chancery Dismisses Fiduciary Duty and Veil-Piercing Claims, Provides Leave to Transfer Surviving Claims to Superior Court By K. Tyler O'Connell Sarah Ennis HASH Asset Mgmt Ltd. v. DMA Labs, Inc., C.A. No. 2025-0374-BWD (Del. Ch. Feb. 9, 2026) By: Tyler O'Connell and Sarah Ennis The plaintiff,...
7/10/2026 7:05:39 PM Delaware Supreme Court Addresses Void and Voidable Distinction By K. Tyler O'Connell Melissa Lagoumis Moelis & Co. v. W. Palm Beach Firefighters’ Pension Fund, -- A.3d -- , 2026 WL 184868 (Del. Jan. 20, 2026) By: Tyler O'Connell and...
7/10/2026 6:46:38 PM Court of Chancery Dismisses Action for Failure to State a Claim Under Parnes v. Bally By K. Tyler O'Connell Sarah Ennis CHP III, L.P. v. Cravatt, C.A. No. 2024-0867-KSJM (Del. Ch. Jan. 15, 2026) By: Tyler O'Connell and Sarah Ennis Here, a stockholder...
7/8/2026 7:31:08 PM Delaware Court of Chancery Applies Statutory “Heightened” Presumption of Director Independence, Dismisses Derivative Claim Challenging CEO Compensation By K. Tyler O'Connell Originally published in the American Bar Association’s Business Law Today By: Tyler O'Connell In Ayers v. Foley, 2025-0650-LWW, 2026 WL...
5/12/2026 7:35:08 PM Delaware Supreme Court Addresses Implied Covenant in Earnout Dispute By Albert H. Manwaring IV Aubrey Morin K. Tyler O'Connell Johnson & Johnson v. Fortis Advisors LLC, No. 490, 2024 (Del. Jan. 12, 2026) The implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing is a...
5/4/2026 9:39:12 PM Chancery Finds Stockholder Could Not Inspect “Informal” Board Materials By Barnaby Grzaslewicz Aubrey Morin K. Tyler O'Connell Scarantino v. The Trade Desk, Inc., C.A. No. 2025-0442-LM (Del. Ch. Dec. 5, 2025) Section 220 of the DGCL permits stockholders of...
5/4/2026 9:39:08 PM Delaware Supreme Court Addresses Another Appeal in Boardwalk Pipeline Partners Dispute By K. Tyler O'Connell Bandera Master Fund LP v. Boardwalk Pipeline Partners, LP, No. 439, 2024 (Del. Jan. 20, 2026) This appeal addressed additional issues...
3/31/2026 7:52:07 PM Chancery Dismisses Loyalty Claim, Reasons Alleged Employment-Related Misconduct was not in a Fiduciary Capacity By K. Tyler O'Connell Brola v. Lundgren, C.A. No. 2024-1108-LWW (Del. Ch. Dec. 1, 2025) A corporation’s Vice President and Secretary, who also was a member of...
3/27/2026 8:39:38 PM Chancery Denies Motion to Terminate Coinbase Derivative Suit By Albert J. Carroll Alena Smith Grabski ex rel. Coinbase Global, Inc. v. Andreessen et al, C.A. No. 2023-0464-KSJM (Del. Ch. Jan. 30, 2026) This derivative action...