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Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
By Jarek Rutz
The Delaware Chancery Court this past week handled a broad mix of cross-border corporate control disputes, merger settlements, startup equity fights, advancement claims and board oversight litigation, while also weighing fallout from high-profile deals involving Microsoft Corp., The Boeing Co. and Nikola Corp.
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LEGAL ETHICS & MALPRACTICE
TRANSPORTATION
INSURANCE
CONSUMER PROTECTION
HEALTHCARE & LIFE SCIENCES
SECURITIES & WHITE COLLAR
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TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Sprint Says Cogent Fiber Suit Is Rehash Of Accounting Fight
By Jarek Rutz
Former telecommunications giant Sprint urged the Delaware Chancery Court on Tuesday to throw out internet company Cogent Infrastructure LLC's fraud and contract claims over a disputed fiber-optic network agreement, arguing that the companies already agreed to let an accounting expert make a final and binding decision on the fight over the $24 million purchase price at the center of the case.
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EXPERT ANALYSIS
How The High Court Expanded Freight Broker Liability
After the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in Montgomery v. Caribe Transport II that freight brokers may be liable for selecting unsafe motor carriers, the key question will be whether brokers used reasonable care in selecting a given motor carrier, with the concurring opinion offering some clues as to what reasonable care might look like, says Marc Blubaugh at Benesch.
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LEGAL INDUSTRY
Perkins Coie Docs At Issue In Omani Co.'s Malpractice Case
By Sarah Jarvis
An Oman-based screw and nail manufacturer has urged a Washington state judge to force Perkins Coie LLP to hand over a trove of documents related to the firm's past work representing the Middle Eastern company in a U.S. Department of Commerce probe, saying more information is needed to assess the law firm's defenses against claims its mistakes cost the company hundreds of millions of dollars.
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