UCLA Law School Professor Stephen Bainbridge recently critiqued the Nevada Supreme Court's decision to follow Auerbach v. Bennett, 419 N.Y.S.2d 920 (1979) rather than Delaware's Zapata Corp. v. Maldonado, 430 A.2d 779 (Del. 1981). He concludes:
Delaware Special Litigation Committee Review "Could Stand A Good Tweaking"
Posted on October 03, 2017
Does California Side With Delaware Or New York On Special Litigation Committee Reviews?
Posted on September 20, 2017
As discussed in the two preceding posts, Nevada's Supreme Court last week decided to adopt New York's standard of review of special litigation committee recommendations to dismiss stockholder derivative suits. In re Dish Network Derivative...
Nevada Favors New York Over Delaware Precedent For SLC Review
Posted on September 18, 2017
Nevada law endows a board of directors "full control over the affairs of the corporation". NRS 78.120(1). This control is subject only to such limitations as may be provided by NRS chapter 7, or the articles of incorporation of the corporation. Id. ...