By:  Richard R. Caputo, Jr., DJCL staff member at Widener University Delaware Law School. Tracing its origins back to the […]

By:  Devan A. McCarrie, DJCL staff member at Widener University Delaware Law School. Elon Musk (“Musk”) is no stranger to […]

By:  Shelby M. Thornton, DJCL staff member at Widener University Delaware Law School. As the new year begins, the latest […]

By:  Dylan R. Mathewson, DJCL staff member at Widener University Delaware Law School. The state of Delaware has been and […]

By:  Jillian A. (Boberick) Tyson, DJCL Bluebook Editor and Schmutz Fellow at Widener University Delaware Law School. A decision issued […]

By:  Allison M. Neff, Editor-in-Chief of the Delaware Journal of Corporate Law. In the wake of the Delaware Supreme Court […]

By:  T. Paul Markovits, DJCL Web Editor at Widener University Delaware Law School If you counsel businesses regarding their liability […]

By: Ashley Farrell On June 27, 2018, the Delaware Sustainability and Transparency Standards Act (the “Act”) was signed by Governor […]

Ryan M. Messina In 2010 the Obama administration implemented Internal Revenue Code Section 30D, a federal tax credit of up […]

Alexandria J. Crouthamel Recently, the Delaware Court of Chancery decided to use a discovery facilitator in the very early stages […]

On Friday, November 2, 2018, at the Hotel DuPont in Wilmington, Delaware, Professor David A. Skeel Jr., distinguished S. Samuel Arsht […]

Kacee Benson The World Economic Forum lists cybersecurity breach as one of the five most serious risks facing the world […]

Zachary J. Schnapp On August 1, 2018, Senate Bill 180 (the “2018 Amendments”)—a technical bill proposed by the Delaware General […]

Joseph Farris Many are still digesting how the recent Congressional tax legislation, H.R. 1, also known as the Tax Cut […]

Colleen Degnan In Appel v. Berkman, No. 316, 2017 (Del. Feb. 20, 2018) (hereinafter “Appel”), the Delaware Supreme Court reversed […]

Adesola Adegbesan In City of Birmingham Ret. & Relief Sys. v. Good, No. 16, 2017, (Del. Dec. 15, 2017), the […]

Jill Dolan In Dell, Inc. v. Magnetar Global Event Driven Master Fund Ltd., et al., No. 565, 2016, (Del. Dec. […]

Amanda Fedak Section 220 of the Delaware General Corporation Law, the right to demand an inspection of books and records, […]

Andrew Ralli In the context of judicial dissolution, deadlock refers to the inability to make decisions and take action, such […]

Breana Barker In TC Heartland LLC, v. Kraft Foods Group Brands LLC, the United States Supreme Court held that the […]

Sarah Baker Under Delaware law, the fiduciary duty of oversight imposes several obligations on boards of directors, including the responsibility […]

Kevin Packer In its recent decision in Zucker v. Hassell, the Court of Chancery addressed when a shareholder can have […]

Melaina Hudack In its recent decision in El Paso v. Brinckerhoff, the Delaware Supreme Court reversed the Court of Chancery’s […]

Caneel Radinson-Blasucci In its recent In re OM Group, Inc. Stockholders Litigation (“OMG”) opinion, the Court of Chancery addressed an […]

John Brady Nguyen v. Barrett deals with post-close claims of breach of fiduciary duty and improper/partial disclosure arising out of […]

Brittany Giusini        The Delaware Supreme Court’s recent opinion in Genuine Parts Co. v. Cepec gives clarity to long-standing personal jurisdiction principles […]

Francis Pileggi  This is the twelfth year that I am providing an annual list of key Delaware corporate and commercial decisions. […]

Lindsay Killian In its recent decision in In Re Books-A-Million, Inc. Stockholders Litigation (“BAM”), the Delaware Court of Chancery addressed […]

Katelyn Tuoni Section 220 of the Delaware General Corporation Law provides a process for stockholders to request access to a […]

Jason Rigby In Grand Acquisition, LLC, v. Passco Indian Springs DST, the Delaware Court of Chancery determined a beneficial owner of […]

Matthew Goeller In Calesa Associates, L.P. v. American Capital, Ltd., Vice Chancellor Glasscock denied defendants’ motion to dismiss plaintiffs’ claims alleging […]

Ashley Callaway The Delaware Chancery Court caused quite a stir with the issuance of the opinion for In re Appraisal […]

Jennifer Penberthy Buckley When implementation of a confirmed Chapter 11 plan proceeds while an appeal is pending, the District Court […]

Kendra Rodwell On December 21, 2015, in In re Vaalco Energy Shareholder Litigation, the Delaware Court of Chancery granted the […]

Kaitlin E. Maloney  In a recent turn of events regarding the dischargeability of student loan debt, the United States Bankruptcy […]

Nicholas D. Picollelli, Jr. In order for a company to offer securities in interstate commerce, it must comply with the […]

Helene Episcopo In the Court of Chancery’s recent opinion, In re EZCorp Inc. Consulting Agreement Derivative Litigation (“EZCorp”), the court […]

Erin Rogers In January 2016, the Court of Chancery issued an opinion in In re Trulia, Inc. Stockholder Litigation that […]

Elizabeth Miosi On June 26, 2015, the United States Supreme Court issued its historic ruling in Obergefell v. Hodges, holding that the right […]

Ashley B. DiLiberto Puerto Rico is deeply in debt, and this United States territory is in desperate need of help.  […]

Samantha Darrow Osborne Recently, the Affordable Care Act (“ACA”) has substantially increased individual penalties, which create an incentive for small […]

John Brady Introduction On October 20, 2015, the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (“OECD”) released the final report on […]

Michael Laukaitis  The Delaware Supreme Court narrowly refined the Revlon analysis in RBC Capital Markets, LLC v. Jervis (“Rural Metro”). […]

Nicholas D. Picollelli, Jr. In the context of strategic acquisitions, the Supreme Court of Delaware’s recent opinion in Corwin v. […]

Christopher Kephart Thanks to a relatively obscure federal statute, with rules written during the Clinton administration regarding the discharge of […]