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Smith V. Van Gorkom And The Kobayashi Maru: The Place Of The Trans Union Case In The Development Of Delaware Corporate Law, Robert T. Miller

William & Mary Business Law Review

Although it is dangerous to attempt to say anything new about Smith v. Van Gorkom, the most controversial decision in the history of Delaware corporate law, this Article tries to do so by arguing that the extensive development of Delaware law since the time of the case allows us a perspective on Van Gorkom not available when the case was decided in 1985 or, indeed, for a long time thereafter. In particular, Van Gorkom had as important a role in the evolution of Delaware law as the three other outstanding cases decided by the Delaware Supreme Court in the …