Vanderbilt Law Review En Banc
En Banc - 2021
Response
Our Imperial Federal Courts
Matthew Steilen
Trading Pharma Goods the WTO Legal Framework
Neeraj Rajan Sabitha and Petros C. Mavroidis
Separation of Powers versus Checks and Balances in the Criminal Justice System: A Response to Professor Epps
Carissa Byrne Hessick
Federalizing the Voting Rights Act
Travis Crum
The Price of Free Elections
G. Michael Parsons
Remaking Carceral Policy: A Response to Littman
Keramet Reiter
The Distributive Impacts of Nudnik-based Activism
Meirav Furth-Matzkin
Reimagining Energy
Monika U. Ehrman
Essay
"Laboratories of Jurisprudence?: The Role of State Supreme Courts in a Federal System"
Jonathan Papik
Delaware Corporate Law Bulletin
Chancery Court Dismisses Revlon Claims without Considering Directors' Potential Corwin Defense
Robert S. Reder and Anna Choi
Chancery Court - Reiterating High Bar for Proving "MAE" - Requires Buyer to Honor Its Obligations under Acquisition Agreement
Robert S. Reder and Bailey R. Vincent
Chancery Court Again Rejects Motion by Large Minority Blockholder to Dismiss Fiduciary Breach Claims under Corwin
Robert S. Reder and Parker G. Kolodka
Chancery Court Questions Whether Nominally Designated "Independent" Directors Satisfied Requirements of Stockholders Agreement
Robert S. Reder and Eunice Lim
Failure to Satisfy Four Prongs of MFW Framework Dooms Pleading-Stage Dismissal of Claims Arising from Controlling Stockholder-Led Redemption of Minority Shares
Robert S. Reder and Kirby W. Ammons
Chancery Court Denies Pleading-Stage Dismissal under Corwin due to Presence of Control Group
Robert S. Reder and Robert W. Dillard
No Corwin, No Problem: Chancery Court Discusses Revlon's Role in Analyzing Post-Closing Damages Claims against Target Company Directors
Robert S. Reder and Spencer H. Lutz
Chancery Court Employs Context-Driven Analysis in Adopting Nuanced Interpretations of DGCL Provisions
Robert S. Reder
Jarden Appraisal: Delaware Supreme Court Affirms Chancery Court's Exclusive Reliance on Unaffected Market Price in Determining "Fair Value" under DGCL Sec. 262
Robert S. Reder and James H. Ryan
Stillwater Appraisal: Delaware Supreme Court Affirms Chancery Court Reliance on Deal Price in Determining "Fair Value"
Robert S. Reder and Chutian Wang
Chancery Court Considers Whether Either Party to Failed Multibillion Dollar Merger Was Entitled to Payment of a Fixed Termination Fee
Robert S. Reder and Maryam Saad
Purchase Agreement's Failure to Toll Running of Survival Period Dooms Indemnification Claims Despite Buyer's Timely Claim Notice
Robert S. Reder and John H. Gibbons
Chancery Court Takes a Deep Dive into Imprecise Asset Purchase Agreement Language
Robert S. Reder and Gabrielle M. Haddad
Chancery Court Determines that Merger Partner Breached "Efforts Covenants" in Connection with "[S]tar-[C]rossed" Combination of Health Insurance Giants
Robert S. Reder and Connor J. Breed
MFW's Ab Initio Requirement Not Satisfied When Controlling Stockholder Negotiated with Minority Stockholder Before Acceding to "[D]ual [P]rotections"
Robert S. Reder and Connor J. Breed
Chancery Court again Refuses Preliminary Dismissal due to Well-Pled Allegations that Sale Process Orchestrated by Target Company Fiduciary Failed to Satisfy Revlon Standards
Robert S. Reder and Victoria D. Selover
Pleading-Stage Dismissal via Corwin Denied to 34.8% Stockholder Alleged to Control Both Sides of Challenged Transaction
Robert S. Reder and John K. Neal Jr.
Neutralizing the "800-[P]ound [G]orilla": Chancery Court Denies Motions to Dismiss Breach of Fiduciary Duty Claims against Controlling Stockholder Engaged in Conflicted Transaction and Special Committee Members
Robert S. Reder and Lisa Orucevic
Chancery Court Refuses to Dismiss Aiding and Abetting Claim against Target Company Financial Advisor, but Grants Dismissal to Outside Counsel and Buyer
Robert S. Reder and Katherine H. Monks
Note and Comment
Rethinking the Silent Treatment: Discovering Confidential Settlements in a Post-#MeToo World
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DECIDING NOT TO DECIDE: MAHANOY AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT v. B.L. AND THE SUPREME COURT’S AMBIVALENCE TOWARDS STUDENT SPEECH RIGHTS
Jenny Diamond Cheng
Rationalizing a Spousal Confidential Communications Privilege Fit for the Twenty-First Century
Emily Crawford Sheffield