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1 week ago | 
natlawreview.com | Francis G.X. Pileggi
Skip to main content May 28, 2025 Volume XV, Number 148 Legal Analysis. Expertly Written. Quickly Found.
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2 weeks ago | 
openlegalblogarchive.org | Francis G.X. Pileggi
For my most recent ethics column for The Bencher,now in its 25th year, I highlighted a recent Delaware Court of Chancery decision on the duty of anyone involved in potential or pending litigation to preserve relevant evidence, including electronic data such as emails and text messages, in order to avoid penalties for spoliation. I previously discussed that Facebook decision on these pages.
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3 weeks ago | 
natlawreview.com | Francis G.X. Pileggi |Daniel Davis |Susan Light |Jonathan Clark
A recent Delaware Court of Chancery decision might carry more impact than its short length might otherwise suggest. In the matter styled In Re Fox Corporation Derivative Litigation, C.A. No. 2023-0419-BWD (Del.
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2 months ago | 
openlegalblogarchive.org | Francis G.X. Pileggi
The 39th Annual F.G. Pileggi Distinguished Lecture in Law will be presented this year on March 20, 2025, at the Hotel DuPont. Named after my father, the Delaware Journal of Corporate Law at the Delaware Law School of Widener University continues to host and organize the event that brings leading corporate law scholars from around the country to share their insights. Prior Annual Pileggi Lectures have been highlighted on these pages. This year’s lecturer will be Arthur E.
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2 months ago | 
delawarelitigation.com | Francis G.X. Pileggi
Frank Reynolds, who has been covering Delaware corporate decisions for various national publications for over 40 years, prepared this article. The Delaware Court of Chancery recently declined to dismiss claims that three venture capital firms disloyally caused the collapse of Get Together Inc. by hastily pulling out of the troubled social media start-up and allegedly abusing their preferred shareholder power to empty GTI’s $40 million cash reserve in Shafi v.
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Feb 22, 2025 | 
practicesource.com | Francis G.X. Pileggi
For the last 20 years, I have highlighted selected decisions from the Delaware Supreme Court and the Delaware Court of Chancery on these pages, as well as related topics, including legal ethics.
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Feb 11, 2025 | 
natlawreview.com | Francis G.X. Pileggi
A recent Delaware Court of Chancery decision provides useful guidance regarding the requirements to preserve evidence in litigation and the potential penalties for spoliation. In the matter styled: In re Facebook, Inc. Derivative Litigation,C.A. Cons. No. 2018-0307-JTL (Del. Ch. Jan. 21, 2025), the court addressed spoliation in litigation involving allegations that Facebook sold personal information in violation of applicable obligations it had to its social media users. I.
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Feb 5, 2025 | 
openlegalblogarchive.org | Francis G.X. Pileggi
Frank Reynolds, who has been covering Delaware corporate decisions for various national publications for over 35 years, prepared this articleThe Delaware Supreme Court recently upheld the Court of Chancery decision that Oracle Corp. founder Larry Ellison did not disloyally cause the computer software company’s directors to significantly overpay for cloud-based business software purveyor NetSuite Inc. – which he allegedly also controlled, in In re Oracle Corp. Derivative Litig., Del.
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Feb 5, 2025 | 
openlegalblogarchive.org | Francis G.X. Pileggi
A recent Delaware Court of Chancery decision provides useful guidance regarding the requirements to preserve evidence in litigation and the potential penalties for spoliation. In the matter styled: In re Facebook, Inc. Derivative Litigation, C.A. Cons. No. 2018-0307-JTL (Del. Ch. Jan. 21, 2025), the court addressed spoliation in litigation involving allegations that Facebook sold personal information in violation of applicable obligations it had to its social media users. I.
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Feb 4, 2025 | 
delawarelitigation.com | Francis G.X. Pileggi
A recent Delaware Court of Chancery decision provides useful guidance regarding the requirements to preserve evidence in litigation and the potential penalties for spoliation. In the matter styled: In re Facebook, Inc. Derivative Litigation, C.A. Cons. No. 2018-0307-JTL (Del. Ch. Jan. 21, 2025), the court addressed spoliation in litigation involving allegations that Facebook sold personal information in violation of applicable obligations it had to its social media users. I.
