Hill International, Inc. v. Opportunity Partners L.P.

How courts have described this case

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

• noting that, given the quintessential importance of corporate democracy, Delaware law will “resolve any doubt” as to the proper application of bylaws “in favor of the stockholder’s electoral rights”
• affirming a mandatory injunction where the company wielded an incorrect interpretation of its bylaws to purportedly invalidate a shareholder’s nomination to the board
• discussing “our long established policy against piecemeal appeals” and “reiterat[ing] our policy against piecemeal appeals”
• discussing \our long established policy against piecemeal appeals\ and \reiterat[ing] our policy against piecemeal appeals\
• “If charter or bylaw provisions are unclear, we resolve any doubt in favor of the stockholder’s electoral rights.”
• “The bylaws of a Delaware corporation constitute part of a binding broader contract among the directors, officers and stockholders formed within the statutory framework of the Delaware General Corporation Law.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).