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On October 9, 2018, the Delaware Supreme Court affirmed a decision of the Delaware Court of Chancery dismissing a lawsuit brought by stockholders of Synutra International Inc. 101, 2018 (Del. M&F Worldwide Corp., before any substantive economic negotiations begin." Synutra Int'l, Inc., 3d 635 (Del.
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392, 2018 (Del. M&F Worldwide, 88 A.2d M&F Worldwide, 88 A.2d On appeal, the Delaware Supreme Court reversed, finding that Earthstone initiated economic negotiations before the requisite MFW protections were put in place. Lodzinski et al., April 5, 2019). 2d 635 (Del. 2d 635 (Del.
On October 9, 2018, the Delaware Supreme Court affirmed a decision of the Delaware Court of Chancery dismissing a lawsuit brought by stockholders of Synutra International Inc. 101, 2018 (Del. M&F Worldwide Corp., before any substantive economic negotiations begin." Synutra Int'l, Inc., 3d 635 (Del.
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392, 2018 (Del. M&F Worldwide, 88 A.2d M&F Worldwide, 88 A.2d On appeal, the Delaware Supreme Court reversed, finding that Earthstone initiated economic negotiations before the requisite MFW protections were put in place. Lodzinski et al., April 5, 2019). 2d 635 (Del. 2d 635 (Del.
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M&F Worldwide Corp., M&F Worldwide Corp., In 2017, the Company began experiencing financial difficulty as it worked to update its flagship product, and in early 2018 it formed a special committee of its three independent directors to consider options for additional ways to raise capital. from the outset). 3d 635 (Del.
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