In the decision of Deann M. Totta, et al. v. CCSB Financial Corp., C.A. No. 2021-0173-KSJM (Del. Ch. May 31, 2022), the Court of Chancery held that the board of directors of Defendant, CCSB Financial Corp. (“CCSB”), misapplied a vote aggregation provision in the corporation’s charter that disenfranchised the shareholder Plaintiffs and, furthermore, was
Section 225 of the DGCL
Delaware Court of Chancery Upholds Written Consent Removing Board of Directors in Section 225 Action
By Carl D. Neff on
Posted in Fiduciary Duties, Summary Proceedings
In the decision of Dengrong Zhou v. Long Deng and Mark Fang, C.A. No. 2021-0026-JRS (Del. Ch. Apr. 6, 2022) (Mem. Op.), the Delaware Court of Chancery found that a majority of stakeholders from iFresh, Inc. (the “Control Group”) had validly executed a written consent (the “Consent”) removing Defendants Deng and Fang from the…
Section 225 of the DGCL: Challenges to Director Elections, Appointments, Removals or Resignations
By Carl D. Neff on
Posted in Summary Proceedings
Section 225 of the Delaware General Corporation Law is an important and powerful tool for any shareholder, director or officer seeking to challenge the results of an election of directors of a Delaware corporation, along with the appointment, removal or resignation of any director or officer.
From a procedural perspective, a party seeking such relief…