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Chiappinelli, Eric A. --- "Jurisdiction over directors and officers in Delaware" [2018] ELECD 1125; in Griffith, Sean; Erickson, Jessica; Webber, H. David; Winship, Verity (eds), "Research Handbook on Representative Shareholder Litigation" (Edward Elgar Publishing, 2018) 316

Book Title: Research Handbook on Representative Shareholder Litigation

Editor(s): Griffith, Sean; Erickson, Jessica; Webber, H. David; Winship, Verity

Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing

ISBN: 9781786435330

Section: Chapter 20

Section Title: Jurisdiction over directors and officers in Delaware

Author(s): Chiappinelli, Eric A.

Number of pages: 14

Abstract/Description:

This chapter provides an overview of the necessary jurisdictional underpinnings for shareholder litigation, with a focus on Delaware. Over time, the courts and the state legislature have developed a set of statutes and standards that allow Delaware courts to hear cases against nonresident directors and officers of corporations organized in the state. The chapter outlines the multiple sources of adjudicatory power: implied consent statutes, long-arm statutes, and conspiracy jurisdiction. With a critical eye, it analyses the expansive geographic reach claimed by Delaware courts.