CommentaryAttorney Analysis from Westlaw Today, a part of Thomson Reuters. March 22, 2022 - A Delaware corporation's stockholder may bring an individual action to address unique injuries specific to ...

Delaware corporate law has long recognized the importance of how a stockholder's claim is characterized. Claims labeled “derivative” are subject to special rules: (1) the need to comply with Rule 23.1 ...

Shareholders of a New York corporation and similar entities have the right, in certain situations, to bring claims that belong to the corporation against third parties, frequently corporate insiders ...

The distinction between direct and derivative claims pervades business divorce litigation. Whether a dissident owner’s claim against his or her co-owners is a direct claim (one that the owner can ...