Brehm v. Eisner Supreme Court of Delaware September 14, 1999, Submitted ; February 9, 2000, Decided No. 469, 1998 Case Summary Procedural Posture Plaintiff shareholders appealed a New Castle County Court of Chancery (Delaware) order that dismissed their...

Brehm v. Eisner (In re Walt Disney Co. Derivative Litig.) Supreme Court of Delaware January 25, 2006, Submitted ; June 8, 2006, Decided ; June 8, 2006, Filed No. 411, 2005 Case Summary Procedural Posture Appellant shareholders brought derivative actions...

Beam v. Stewart Supreme Court of Delaware February 3, 2004, Submitted ; March 31, 2004 Decided No. 501, 2003 Case Summary Procedural Posture Plaintiff shareholder derivatively sued defendants, a corporation, its majority shareholder, and five other members...

Babcock v. Jackson Court of Appeals of New York January 23, 1963, Argued ; May 9, 1963, Decided No Number in Original Case Summary Procedural Posture Appellant sought review of a judgment of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the Fourth Judicial...

Aronson v. Lewis Supreme Court of Delaware November 14, 1983, Submitted ; March 1, 1984, Decided No. 203, 1983 Case Summary Procedural Posture Defendant directors appealed a decision in favor of plaintiff shareholder from the Court of Chancery (Delaware...

Armendariz v. Foundation Health Psychcare Services, Inc. Supreme Court of California August 24, 2000, Decided No. S075942. Case Summary Procedural Posture Plaintiff employees appealed a judgment of the Court of Appeals of California, First Appellate District...

South Dakota law required out-of-state sellers to collect and remit sales tax “as if the seller had a physical presence in the state.” Sellers are generally required to collect and remit this tax to the Department of Revenue. If for some reason...

A patient filed a first amended complaint in her medical malpractice action adding a manufacturer of a surgical stapler device as a defendant. The patient, who alleged that she was injured by the stapler on April 10, 1999, while undergoing gastric bypass...

The passenger brought the personal injury action against appellants for injuries she sustained in a single-car automobile accident. The wife was driving at the time of the accident, but the wife blamed the husband for causing the accident in certain out...

Plaintiff-appellant Cyberchron Corporation continued production of certain equipment for defendant-appellee Calldata Systems Development, even though it never agreed to Calldata’s purchase order. Calldata encouraged Cyberchron in that course. Calldata...