Delaware Law Update: The Meaning of “Control” in “Controlling Stockholder” (Part II)
In Calesa Associates, L.P. v. American Capital, Ltd., a group of minority stockholders of Halt Medical, Inc. (the “company”) filed a lawsuit for breaches of fiduciary duty in connection with a corporate transaction against current and former directors of the company and a stockholder that allegedly controlled them, American Capital, Ltd. and its affiliates (collectively, “American”).[1] According to the minority…