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US Supreme Court Blinks
Supreme Court gets it right — at first — and then, as in Bush v Gore, blinks. The essence of the individual mandate — the basis for the individual mandate — the statutory underpinning for the individual mandate — AND … Continue reading
Martin Marietta and Vulcan: What we have so far from the Delaware Supreme Court
The appeal of Martin was heard yesterday, May 31, by the Delaware Supreme Court, and as we have posted on Twitter and Facebook, it was denied. News reports from the scene have described the one hour or so for oral … Continue reading
Delaware Speaks on Confidentiality Agreements — Consequences?
Final blog — until the Delaware Supreme Court gives the final word — on the Martin Marietta-Vulcan case. What are the lessons for practicing attorneys? The first lesson is: wait for the Delaware Supreme Court to hear and rule on … Continue reading
Delaware Speaks on Confidentiality Agreements — But Will it Change its Mind Later this Month?
Two blog entries earlier this week reported on confidentiality agreements and the groundbreaking decision handed down earlier this month by the Delaware Chancery Court in the Martin Marietta Materials – Vulcan Materials struggle. Now for some analysis of where we … Continue reading
Delaware Speaks on Confidentiality Agreements in Martin Marietta Materials v. Vulcan Materials
In a prior blog this week, I made reference to this recent decision, and I tried to explain why its appearance will be so significant in the world of mergers and acquisitions, business acquisitions and dispositions, and other transactions. This … Continue reading
Delaware Speaks on Confidentiality Agreements — First, Some Background
On May 11, I posted a link on our Facebook account to an article in The New York Times regarding a decision in Delaware Chancery Court earlier this month. In that case (Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. v. Vulcan Materials Company), … Continue reading
Quick Progress Report on JOBS Act
Tomorrow, April 5, 2012, President Obama is expected to sign the JOBS Act approved by Congress last week. Over on our Twitter and Facebook accounts — which you can reach simply by clicking the icon links at the bottom of … Continue reading
JOBS Act: The remainders
This is my final blog summary of the provisions of the JOBS Act (H. R. 3606), about what else is in there beyond the CrowdFunding Act and the elimination of the general solicitation ban. Much attention has been paid by … Continue reading
How to Work With Final CrowdFund Act — Some Thoughts
Yesterday I blogged my disappointment with the way the CROWDFUND Act included within the JOBS Act is a substantially smaller exemption from the original version of crowdfunding proposed by the House in H. R. 2930. Today I want to jot … Continue reading
JOBS Act Reviewed — the “CrowdFunding” Part
As I wrote in my most recent blog entry, the JOBS Act (H. R. 3606), has been passed by both houses of Congress and sent to the President for signature. In that blog entry, I reviewed the final version of … Continue reading