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In re Trulia Inc Stockholder Litigation

129 A.3d 884 (Del. Ch. 2016)
JurisdictionUnited States
CourtDelaware Court of Chancery
Year2016
StatusBinding authority

Summary

Disclosure-only settlements in merger litigation require plainly material supplemental disclosures; nuisance-value settlements with broad releases are disfavored by Delaware courts.

Key Principle

Disclosure-only settlements in merger litigation must provide supplemental disclosures that are plainly material; nuisance-value settlements with broad releases are disfavored.

Area of Law

corporate

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