Harris v. Carter

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• stating change in board control does not require demand on new board, provided no new claims are asserted
• stating change in board control does not require demand on new board, provided no new claims are asserted
• considering, under Aronson, “whether the accumulation of all factors creates the reasonable doubt” needed to prove demand futility
• stating amended complaint that only expands on facts or adds new legal theories that are related to acts alleged in original pleading does not require new demand
• stating amended complaint that only expands on facts or adds new legal theories that are related to acts alleged in original pleading does not require new demand
• identifying this core principle of “established American legal doctrine” that “arises from the law of torts” and discussing its utility in the corporate dispute before the Chancellor

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

57 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• Rales v. Blasband Ex Rel. Easco Hand Tools, Inc.
  Supreme Court of Delaware· 1993-12-23· cited 768×
• Grimes v. Donald
  Supreme Court of Delaware· 1996-04-11· cited 233×
• McCall v. Scott
  Sixth Circuit· 2001-02-13· cited 161×
• Alfred Blasband v. Steven M. Rales Mitchell P. Rales John Doe 1-10 Danaher Corporation, Alfred Blasband, Derivatively on Behalf of Danaher Corporation
  Third Circuit· 1992-07-31· cited 121×
• Braddock v. Zimmerman
  Supreme Court of Delaware· 2006-09-12· cited 112×
• In re Morton's Restaurant Group, Inc. Shareholders Litigation
  Court of Chancery of Delaware· 2013-07-23· cited 112×
• Beam Ex Rel. Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, Inc. v. Stewart
  Court of Chancery of Delaware· 2003-09-30· cited 89×
• Hollinger International, Inc. v. Black
  Court of Chancery of Delaware· 2004-02-26· cited 77×
• Hechinger Investment Co. v. Fleet Retail Finance Group
  D. Delaware· 2002-02-20· cited 42×
• In Re Verisign, Inc., Derivative Litigation
  N.D. California· 2007-09-14· cited 40×
• Cargill, Inc. v. JWH Special Circumstance LLC
  Court of Chancery of Delaware· 2008-11-07· cited 33×
• Mendel v. Carroll
  Court of Chancery of Delaware· 1994-06-17· cited 30×
• OTK Associates, LLC v. Friedman
  Court of Chancery of Delaware· 2014-02-05· cited 26×
• In Re Storage Technology Corporation Securities Litigation
  D. Colorado· 1992-10-23· cited 23×
• In re Cendant Corp. Derivative Action Litigation
  D. New Jersey· 1999-08-09· cited 19×
• Pipher v. Parsell
  Supreme Court of Delaware· 2007-06-19· cited 18×
• Telxon Corp. v. Bogomolny
  Court of Chancery of Delaware· 2001-11-01· cited 16×
• Abrams v. Koether
  D. New Jersey· 1991-05-29· cited 14×
• Abraham v. Emerson Radio Corp.
  Court of Chancery of Delaware· 2006-07-05· cited 14×
• McConaghy v. Sequa Corp.
  D. Rhode Island· 2003-11-05· cited 14×

Cites

25 cases in this archive are cited by this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• Aronson v. Lewis
  Supreme Court of Delaware· 1984-03-01· cited 1,206×
• Smith v. Van Gorkom
  Supreme Court of Delaware· 1985-03-14· cited 428×
• Fed. Sec. L. Rep. P 98,860 Athalie Doris Joy v. Nelson L. North, Nelson L. North
  Second Circuit· 1982-11-04· cited 388×
• Zapata Corp. v. Maldonado
  Supreme Court of Delaware· 1981-05-13· cited 335×
• Grobow v. Perot
  Supreme Court of Delaware· 1988-03-15· cited 295×
• Sterling v. Mayflower Hotel Corp.
  Supreme Court of Delaware· 1952-11-18· cited 196×
• Rabkin v. Philip A. Hunt Chemical Corp.
  Supreme Court of Delaware· 1985-09-23· cited 141×
• Istituto Bancario Italiano SpA v. Hunter Engineering Co.
  Supreme Court of Delaware· 1982-07-20· cited 122×
• Lipton v. News International, Plc
  Supreme Court of Delaware· 1986-09-16· cited 79×
• Seagrave Corp. v. Mount Spain v. Mount
  Sixth Circuit· 1954-04-23· cited 59×
• Frantz Manufacturing Co. v. EAC Industries
  Supreme Court of Delaware· 1985-12-05· cited 50×
• Insuranshares Corporation v. Northern Fiscal Corp.
  E.D. Pennsylvania· 1940-09-10· cited 46×
• Ned McDaniel Mary E. McDaniel and Robert A. Collier v. R. D. Painter, Dale Painter and Rhodes Danehower
  Tenth Circuit· 1969-12-01· cited 44×
• Anita B. Brody v. Chemical Bank, and Pennsylvania Company
  Second Circuit· 1975-06-09· cited 43×
• In Re Penn Central Securities Litigation
  E.D. Pennsylvania· 1971-12-06· cited 39×
• Essex Universal Corporation v. Herbert J. Yates
  Second Circuit· 1962-06-28· cited 33×
• Levy v. American Beverage Corp.
  Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York· 1942-12-11· cited 29×
• Fleer v. Frank H. Fleer Corp.
  Court of Chancery of Delaware· 1924-06-30· cited 29×
• Delmarva Power & Light Co. v. Burrows
  Supreme Court of Delaware· 1981-08-19· cited 24×
• Hana Ranch, Inc. v. Lent
  Court of Chancery of Delaware· 1980-12-19· cited 24×