· 5/28/2010
In the Matter of Petition of Woods.
Citations
- 996 A.2d 795
- 2010 Del. LEXIS 246
- 2010 WL 2164529
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- denying petition for writ of certiorari based on this Court’s affirmance of the denial of Woods’ first motion for postconviction relief
- granting defendants‘ motion to dismiss when plaintiffs failed to state a non-exculpated claim against the director defendants for breach of fiduciary duty
- granting defendants‘ motion to dismiss when plaintiffs failed to state a non-exculpated claim against the director defendants for breach of fiduciary duty
- “The appropriate starting place in evaluating plaintiff’s fiduciary duty claims, however, is with the well-established presumption of the business judgment rule . . . .”
- “Again, there is no ‘blueprint’ that directors must follow to satisfy their fiduciary obligations in a change of control transaction. Rather, what a director must do to discharge her fiduciary obligations depends on the circumstances in which the director is acting.”
- dismissing petition for writ of certiorari
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Judges: Steele, Chief Justice, Holland and Ridgely, Justices
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