Delaware Supreme Court Adopts Refined Test for Analyzing Demand Futility
In this en Banc opinion, the Delaware Supreme Court unanimously eschewed the long-standing test for determining demand futility set forth in Aronson v. Lewis, 473 A.2d 805 (Del. 1984) (“Aronson”) in favor of a “universal” three-part test that incorporates principles from both Aronson and Rales v. Blasband, 634 A.2d 927 (Del. 1993) (“Rales”). The universal demand futility test adopted in this decision focuses primarily on whether directors are disinterested and independent with respect to the litigation demand rather than the decisions or actions being challenged in the litigation. The Court also held that claims exculpated by a corporation’s Section 102(b)(7) charter provision do not expose a director to a “substantial likelihood of liability” for purposes of the demand futility analysis.
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