California Corporate & Securities Law

Ten years ago, I questioned in this space whether a Delaware forum selection charter provision would survive constitutional scrutiny if it involved a de facto waiver of a jury trial:

In the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in Cyan Inc. v. Beaver Co. Employees Retirement Fund, 138 S. Ct. 1061 (2018) and the Delaware Supreme Court's subsequent holding Salzberg v. Sciabacucchi, 227 A.3d 102 (2020), many Delaware...

In May, I wrote about Judge Peter H. Kirwan's ruling in Drulias v. 1st Century Bancshares, Inc., (Cal. Super. Ct. Case No. 16-CV-294673, Nov. 18, 2016).  As readers may recall, Judge Kirwan declined to approve a disclosure only settlement based on In...