On Monday, March 24, Judge Robinson issued two new form Orders: (i) an Order directing the parties to confer on certain matters prior to a Scheduling Conference and (ii) a form Scheduling Order.

In Kahn, et al. v. M&F Worldwide Corp., et al., the Delaware Supreme Court affirmed the Court of Chancery’s decision in In re MFW Shareholders Litigation.

In In re Rural Metro Corporation Stockholders Litigation, the Delaware Court of Chancery held RBC Capital Markets, LLC liable for aiding and abetting breaches of fiduciary duty by the board of directors of Rural/Metro Corporation in connection with Rural’s acquisition by Warburg Pincus LLC.

Many state bars and other professional groups have provided reports on opinion practices, both general and specific. Although the Delaware State Bar Association has not yet produced such a report, a recent report by three national lawyer associations should be of interest to lawyers in Delaware who issue opinions in Delaware real estate transactions. The Real…

This publication contains recent court decisions affecting Delaware corporations and other business entities, as well as the 2013 amendments to Delaware’s corporate and alternative entity law.…

On the heels of the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act, Congress is currently considering a number of bills designed to address abusive patent-litigation tactics associated with nonpracticing entities, often referred to as "patent trolls."

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit's recent decision in Friedman's Liquidating Trust v. Roth Staffing Companies LP, provides bankruptcy practitioners with long-awaited guidance on the effect that the post-petition payment of prepetition claims has on the calculation of the "new value" defense for purposes of determining preference liability.

This article first sets forth the statutory provisions that led to the differing results in Barnet and Bemarmara and then explores the reasoning of the two opinions.

The Delaware legislature has adopted amendments to the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, which amendments will become effective on April 1, 2014, that are designed to overrule the existing precedents requiring that defective stock and acts be found void.

Pursuant to Delaware law, all capital stock, by default, is created equal unless the company’s certificate of incorporation provides for certain classes or series of preferred stock that enjoy special contractual rights, powers, and preferences over shares of another class or series of capital stock. While the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the…