The recent amendments to Section 220 of the Delaware General Corporation Law (DGCL) are, in a word, significant. These amendments fundamentally shift how stockholders can access corporate books and records. The changes, which came through Senate Bill 21 enacted on March 25, 2025, attempt to strike a balance between stockholder rights and corporate efficiency—but

In a noteworthy decision from the Delaware Court of Chancery, Vice Chancellor Morgan T. Zurn dismissed a stockholder’s attempt to use an appraisal petition as an alternative method to obtain corporate books and records.

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What struck me most about this opinion is the court’s thorough analysis of the statutory distinctions between Sections 220 and 262.

I just read an interesting Delaware Court of Chancery decision in Walker v. FRP Investors GP. This is a post-trial opinion from Vice Chancellor Zurn that offers some interesting insights into Delaware partnership agreements and valuation disputes.

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The case involves Cornelius “Cory” Walker, who helped build an insurance brokerage company that entered a lucrative

I’ve been following this case closely, and I think the Court of Chancery’s ruling offers a perfect illustration of Delaware’s pragmatic approach to books and records disputes. In a recent decision, the Delaware Court of Chancery addressed the standards for staying a books and records production order pending appeal. Vice Chancellor David’s opinion in Bruch

Delaware stockholders and directors have an important tool in their arsenal to obtain information from a Delaware corporation: Section 220 of the Delaware General Corporation Law (“DGCL”). The statute confers standing upon stockholders or directors to demand inspection of the books and records of a Delaware corporation.  Del. C. § 220.

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In the decision of James Rivest v. Hauppauge Digital, Inc., No. 442, 2022 (Del. July 10, 2023), the Delaware Supreme Court considered the extent to which a Delaware corporation’s production of books and records under Section 220 of the Delaware General Corporation Law should be subject to confidentiality restrictions.

Background

James Rivest was a

In the recent decision of Oklahoma Firefighters Pension and Retirement System v. Amazon.com, Inc., C.A. No. 2021-1484-LWW (Del. Ch. Jun. 1, 2022) (Mem. Op.), the Court of Chancery denied Plaintiff’s Section 220 request to demand additional inspection of Amazon’s books and records, finding that Plaintiff had not set forth a proper purpose for its