On the antepenultimate day before Christmas, the California Court of Appeal issued an opinion that should be of interest and concern to lawyers documenting merger and acquisition agreements. Kanno v. Marwit Capital, No. G052348, 2017 Cal. App....
choice of law, Hutchinson v. Hutchinson, integration clause, Mergers & Acquisitions, "parol evidence rule", substantive, kanno v. marwit capital, procedural
In an August 17, 2017 opinion piece published in The Wall Street Journal, Jon L. Pritchett and Ed Tiryakian had the following message for shareholders:
Our message to small shareholders of companies like Starbucks, Merck and Target: You can sue...
choice of law, Shlensky v. Wrigley, Corporate Governance, Choice of Law/Conflict of Law, derivative suit, lyman P.Q. Johnson, social activism, Stephen Bainbridge
I have never been reconciled to the Delaware Supreme Court's pronouncement in Gantler v. Stephens, 965 A.2d 695, 709 (Del. 2009) that "the fiduciary duties of officers are the same as those of directors". Officers are, as I've previously noted,...
choice of law, Corporate Governance, agency law, Choice of Law/Conflict of Law, De Officiis, Deborah A. Demott, Gantler v. Stephens, Marcus Tullius Cicero
A New York state of mind, but California dreaming
A sophisticated lender and borrower negotiate a loan agreement in New York, the lender disburses the loan proceeds in New York, and both parties agree that New York law governs. This choice-of-law...
choice of law, fundamental interest, Grafton partners v. Superior court, Nedlloyd, New York, Rincon EV Realty LLC v. CP III Rincon, Article I, Choice of Law/Conflict of Law, Constitution, Jon b. Streeter, Judge Marla Miller, Jury trial waiver, Section 16
Keith Paul Bishop
