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Post date: Posted on: June 20, 2014

At the Delaware Corporate and Commercial Litigation Blog, Francis Pileggi analyzes the Delaware Court of Chancery’s opinion in In re: El Paso Pipeline Partners, L.P. Derivative Litigation.[1]

Tags: Alternative Business Entities, Commercial Litigation, Commercial Transactions, Contracts, Corporations, Courts, Equity / Chancery, Fiduciary Duties, Legal Theory, Limited Liability Companies, Partnerships
Post date: Posted on: June 13, 2014

Gordon Smith of and Jordan Lee of Brigham Young University's J. Reuben Clark Law School have published an article on discretion in exercising fiduciary duties.

From the abstract:

Tags: Agency, Alternative Business Entities, Contracts, Corporations, Equity / Chancery, Fiduciary Duties, Legal Theory, Limited Liability Companies, Mergers and Acquisitions, Partnerships, Trust Law
Post date: Posted on: May 30, 2014

The Freakonomics Blog has re-posted a podcast discussion between Steve Levitt and Stephen Dubner about sunk costs and when, in economic analysis, it is beneficial to quit one's course of action.  Many litigators would benefit from a better understanding of sunk costs and what they represent.

Tags: Civil Litigation / Civil Procedure, Commercial Litigation, Law & Economics, Legal Industry, Legal Theory
Post date: Posted on: April 29, 2014

The Delaware Corporate and Legal Services Blog has posted analysis by retiring Delaware Supreme Court Justice Jack Jacobs of recurring issues in corporate governance law.

Tags: Alternative Business Entities, Corporations, Courts, Equity / Chancery, Legal Industry, Legal Theory, Limited Liability Companies, Mergers and Acquisitions
Post date: Posted on: April 1, 2014

At Above the Law, Dan Harris of the law firm of Harris Moure has thoughts about the futility of attempting to enforce U.S. court judgments against defendants located in China:

Tags: Alternative Dispute Resolution, Comparative Law, Contracts, Courts, Creditor / Debtor Law, International Law, Legal Theory, Technology & Law
Post date: Posted on: April 1, 2014

Martin Lipton, inventor of the "poison pill" and co-founder of the law firm of Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz, spoke at the Corporate Law Institute last week, with

Tags: Corporations, Equity / Chancery, Fiduciary Duties, Legal History, Legal Theory

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