· 11/1/2007
Appriva Shareholder Litigation Co. v. Ev3, Inc.
Citations
- 937 A.2d 1275
- 2007 Del. LEXIS 482
- 2007 WL 3208783
How courts have described this case
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- holding that challenge to plaintiff’s standing must be brought under Rule 12(b)(1), not Rule 12(b)(6)
- recognizing that for purposes of a Rule 12(b)(1) motion, the Court may consider matters outside of the complaint
- holding that a trial court that has converted a motion to dismiss to one for summary judgment must give the parties at least ten days’ notice
- recognizing that when deciding a Rule 12(b)(1) motion, the Court need not accept a plaintiff’s factual allegations as true and is free to consider facts not alleged in the complaint
- finding that is was reversible error for the Court to fail to provide notice to parties before converting 12(b)(6) motion to one for summary judgment
- noting that state and federal courts are divided as to whether the issue of standing is properly challenged under Rule 12(b)(1) or 12(b)(6)
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Judges: Steele, Holland, Berger, Jacobs, Ridgely
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