CHANCERY COURT EXPLAINS STANDING FOR FIDUCIARY CLAIMS WHEN A STOCKHOLDER IS SQUEEZED OUT
By: Holly Hatfield and Michael Bill
In I.A.T.S.E. Local No. One Pension Fund v. General Electric Company, et al., No. 11893-VCG (Del. Ch. Ct. December 6, 2016), the Delaware Court of Chancery, denied defendants’ motion to dismiss and held that a breach of fiduciary duty claim is personal and does not adhere to the stock of the company where the transaction at issue severs the relationship between the stockholder and the entity.