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The Short Road Home From Delaware: Boilermakers Local 154 Retirement Fund V. Chevron, Anne Tucker
The Short Road Home From Delaware: Boilermakers Local 154 Retirement Fund V. Chevron, Anne Tucker
Anne Tucker
One of the biggest Delaware Supreme Court cases of 2013 wasn’t. The Delaware Court of Chancery opinion in Boilermakers Local 154 Retirement Fund v. Chevron Corp., upheld the enforceability of Delaware forum selection clause bylaws unilaterally adopted by corporate boards of directors. It was widely expected that the Delaware Supreme Court would uphold the Court of Chancery’s opinion. However, Plaintiffs dismissed their appeal and moved to dismiss their remaining claims in the Court of Chancery, leaving intact Chancellor Strine’s strong support of forum selection clauses. National Industries Group (Holding) v. Carlyle Investment Managements L.L.C. and TC Group, L.L.C., a 2013 …
E-Discovery Business Impact: Response Plans And Insurance Coverage, Anne Tucker, Vjollca Prroni
E-Discovery Business Impact: Response Plans And Insurance Coverage, Anne Tucker, Vjollca Prroni
Anne Tucker
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Enhanced Educational Value Of Experiential Learning: The Business Court Project, Anne. Tucker, Susan Willey, Nancy Mansfield
Enhanced Educational Value Of Experiential Learning: The Business Court Project, Anne. Tucker, Susan Willey, Nancy Mansfield
Anne Tucker
No abstract provided.
Getting To Yes In Specialized Courts: The Unique Role Of Adr In Business Court Cases, Benjamin Tennille, Lee Applebaum, Anne Tucker
Getting To Yes In Specialized Courts: The Unique Role Of Adr In Business Court Cases, Benjamin Tennille, Lee Applebaum, Anne Tucker
Anne Tucker
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Curbing Corporate Inversions Through Public Pressure For Economic Patriotism, Anne Tucker
Curbing Corporate Inversions Through Public Pressure For Economic Patriotism, Anne Tucker
Anne Tucker
No abstract provided.
Who's The Boss? Unmasking Oversight Liability Within The Corporate Power Puzzle, Anne Tucker
Who's The Boss? Unmasking Oversight Liability Within The Corporate Power Puzzle, Anne Tucker
Anne Tucker
This article explores the competing interests between director authority and accountability within the doctrinal developments underpinning the arguments for and against director oversight liability. The historic losses suffered by companies entangled in the web of subprime mortgages, collateralized debt holdings, and the ensuing credit crisis have brought the role of corporate directors as risk managers under renewed public scrutiny. Directors' authority and their accountability to shareholders are two critical pieces to striking the appropriate balance among the roles, rights, and responsibilities of directors, officers, shareholders, and other corporate constituencies who operate within the corporate power puzzle. Numerous shareholder derivative suits …
Making A Case For Business Courts: A Survey Of And Proposed Framework To Evaluate Business Courts, Anne Tucker
Making A Case For Business Courts: A Survey Of And Proposed Framework To Evaluate Business Courts, Anne Tucker
Anne Tucker
This article addresses the issues related to specialized courts, specifically focusing on business courts, and provides a comprehensive overview of the evolution of non-Delaware business courts. After addressing the theoretical assumptions of and civil justice goals served by business courts, the article proposes a framework to evaluate and measure the success of business courts by focusing on efficiency, quality of decision-making, and the perception of due process. The article surveys existing business courts and undertakes a comparative analysis of their structural elements: case subject matter, jurisdiction, minimum damages thresholds, and transfer procedures. The article then analyzes the existing programs under …