business judgment rule News

A Delaware judge has dismissed a class-action lawsuit filed by former stockholders of Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia over the company’s 2015 acquisition by Sequential Brands. The lawsuit said that Stewart leveraged her position as controlling stockholder to secure greater consideration …

A four-page opinion from an appellate court in New York suggests a way to insulate companies and their boards from lawsuits in going-private transactions. The decision stems from the 2012 buyout of Kenneth Cole Productions Inc. by its namesake chairman …