Delaware - Case Law

473 A.2d 805 (Del. 1984), Aronson v. Lewis

970 A.2d 235 (Del. 2009), 401, 2008, Lyondell Chemical Co. v. Ryan

963 A.2d 128 (Del. 2008), 524, Ramon v. Ramon

Shahin v. UPS Store, Inc., 022119 DESC, 406, 2018

145 A.3d 430 (Del. 2016), 39, 2016, Rauf v. State

Delaware charged defendant Benjamin Rauf with one count of First Degree Intentional Murder, one count of First Degree Felony Murder, Possession of a Firearm During those Felonies, and First Degree Robbery. The State expressed its intention to seek the death penalty if Rauf was convicted on either...

172 A.3d 346 (Del. 2017), 518, 2016, DFC Global Corp. v. Muirfield Value Partners, L.P.

DFC Global Corporation (“DFC”) provided alternative consumer financial services, predominately payday loans. The 2014 transaction giving rise to this appraisal action resulted in DFC being taken private by Lone Star, a private equity firm. DFC was a highly leveraged company. Its capital structure...

190 A.3d 148 (Del. 2018), 206, 2017, Sherman v. State, Department of Public Safety

137 A.3d 123 (Del. 2016), 528, 2015, Genuine Parts Co. v. Cepec

In this case, a large Georgia corporation that properly registered to do business in Delaware was sued in Delaware over claims having nothing to do with its activities in Delaware. Adhering to the interpretation given to Delaware's registration statutes, the Superior Court held that,...

177 A.3d 1 (Del. 2017), 565, 2016, Dell, Inc. v. Magnetar Global Event Driven Master Fund Ltd.

The remaining petitioners in this matter were former stockholders of Dell, Inc. who validly exercised their appraisal rights instead of voting for a buyout led by the Company’s founder and CEO, Michael Dell, and affiliates of a private equity firm, Silver Lake Partners (“Silver Lake”). In...

187 A.3d 1209 (Del. 2018), 399, 2017, Eagle Force Holdings, LLC v. Campbell