Legal Opinion

Brautigam v. Dahlback

Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

Decided March 20, 2015No. 14-1490PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

SUMMARY ORDER

Plaintiff-Appellant Michael G. Brauti-gam appeals from the district court’s Opinion & Order, dated March 26, 2014, granting Defendants-Appellees’ motion to dismiss. We assume the parties’ familiarity with the underlying facts, procedural history, and issues for review.1

Appellant argues that the district court erred by evaluating his demand futility argument under Rales v. Blasband, 634 A.2d 927 (Del.1993), which, in derivative cases that do not involve a challenge to an action by the company’s board of directors, requires courts to determine whether there is a “reasonable doubt…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Aronson v. LewisSupreme Court of Delaware · 1984
  2. Rales v. Blasband Ex Rel. Easco Hand Tools, Inc.Supreme Court of Delaware · 1993
  3. In Re Caremark International Inc. Derivative LitigationCourt of Chancery of Delaware · 1996
  4. Scalisi v. Fund Asset Management, L.P.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2004
  5. MBIA Inc. v. Federal InsuranceCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2011

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3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Schwartz v. HSBC Bank USA, N.A.District Court, S.D. New York · 2016
  2. Laborers' District Council Construction Industry Pension Fund v. Robert BensoussanCourt of Chancery of Delaware · 2016

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