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· 12/15/2010

Hamilton Partners, L.P. v. Englard

Citations

  • 11 A.3d 1180
  • 2010 WL 5233010
  • 2010 Del. Ch. LEXIS 240

How courts have described this case

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  • noting that theory encompasses claims of breach of fiduciary duty and aiding and abetting
  • noting that theory encompasses claims of breach of fiduciary duty and aiding and abetting
  • noting that, under Delaware corporate law, “[t]he parent corporation does not receive the right to sue as a result of the merger and cannot assert directly the right of the subsidiary”
  • noting that, under Delaware corporate law,5 “[t]he parent corporation does not receive the right to sue as a result of the merger and cannot assert directly the right of the subsidiary”
  • explaining Delaware’s interest in policing the use of Delaware entities as vehicles for fraud “militates powerfully in favor of retaining jurisdiction”
  • taking judicial notice of public filings, pleadings in a prior lawsuit in New York, and a complaint in a related action in the Delaware Court of Chancery

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Judges: Laster

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