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Attack On Microsoft's Groove Deal Fails
News A Delaware Chancery Court judge refused to grant Michael Matthews' request for a temporary restraining order blocking the deal, according to a statement released by Groove. Matthews' attempt to block the acquisition of Groove Networks by Microsoft...
[April 4, 2005, 10:10]
HP Merger Lawsuit Dismissed
News A Delaware judge ruled Tuesday that Hewlett-Packard's shareholder vote was legal, paving the way for the company to complete its merger with Compaq Computer. Delaware Chancery Court Judge William Chandler III ruled in favor of HP on all claims and...
[May 1, 2002, 8:37]
Delaware North Companies Cuts Costs And Boosts Performance With VMware Virtual Infrastructure Software
White Papers Delaware North Companies needed to find a way to create an IT infrastructure that would scale with the company's growth while keeping costs down. Delaware North found that VMware was the only company that could satisfy their requirements.
[July 13, 2008, 1:20]
Court Gives Go-ahead To Hewlett Lawsuit
News A Delaware judge ruled Monday that Walter Hewlett may pursue a lawsuit against Hewlett-Packard, a decision that could pose problems for the company's proposed $19bn merger with Compaq Computer. HP, which believes it narrowly won a 19 March...
[April 9, 2002, 8:34]
Red Hat Demands Action On SCO Case
News The company is seeking a declaration from the Delaware court that it isn't violating SCO's copyrights or trade secrets. Arguing that the stay was "inappropriate," Red Hat requested on Tuesday that Sue Robinson, chief judge for the US District Court...
[April 21, 2004, 9:15]
HP Integration Carries On In Merger Limbo
News Instead, three weeks later, the company is set to go to court and defend itself against a lawsuit from dissident director Walter Hewlett, who is asking the Delaware Chancery Court to overturn the vote by HP shareholders to approve the deal.
[April 22, 2002, 15:48]
Amazon.com Sues Amazon.gr On Gangster Laws
News The suit, filed Wednesday in Delaware federal court against Greg Lloyd Smith, alleges that Smith and his affiliated companies operate the domains "amazon.gr" and "amazon.com.gr", which they market as "Amazon.gr, Greece's Biggest Bookstore.
[August 19, 1999, 13:46]
A Year Ago: Amazon.com Sues Amazon.gr On Gangster Laws
News The suit, filed Wednesday in Delaware federal court against Greg Lloyd Smith, alleges that Smith and his affiliated companies operate the domains "amazon.gr" and "amazon.com.gr", which they market as "Amazon.gr, Greece's Biggest Bookstore.
[August 19, 2000, 7:05]
HP Judge Promises Swift Decision
News Three days of courtroom inquiry into Hewlett-Packard's merger efforts ended on Thursday with a Delaware judge promising to make a quick decision. Hewlett was asking the Delaware court to invalidate votes cast by HP shareholders in favor of the deal.
[April 26, 2002, 8:57]
BEA Under Pressure To Get Financials In Order
News Under the law in Delaware, where BEA is incorporated, investors can ask the court to force a company to hold an annual shareholders meeting if more than 13 months have passed since the last one. The lawsuit, filed in the US Delaware Chancery Court...
[November 5, 2007, 10:08]
Where Will PeopleSoft's Posturing In Court Get It?
News Now he may be willing to wait a few more months and see whether Delaware's courts will eliminate the poison-pill defences, which would effectively make the company cheaper to buy. An unusual form of high-stakes corporate courtship is taking place...
[October 18, 2004, 12:00]
Was FUD The Aim Of Oracle's PeopleSoft Takeover Talk?
News Oracle is suing PeopleSoft in Delaware's Court of Chancery to eliminate anti-takeover defences including a "poison pill" agreement designed to keep the company independent. However, the document provided by the Delaware court and reviewed by ZDNet...
[October 7, 2004, 8:50]
AMD And Intel Prepare For War
News AMD filed a 48-page suit in a Delaware federal court last month, alleging that Intel uses scare tactics and coercion to prompt computer makers and other companies to use more Intel chips than ones sold by its rivals.
[July 18, 2005, 9:00]
Oracle Asks Court For More Time
News Oracle has asked the Delaware Chancery Court to give it until15 September to decide on a hearing date for its lawsuit against PeopleSoft. The case before the Delaware court will address the latter. Oracle and PeopleSoft sent letters on Friday to...
[July 29, 2003, 9:03]
Court Questions Independence Of Oracle Investigators
News In an opinion issued Friday, Delaware Chancery Court Vice Chancellor Leo Strine found that the special litigation committee had "failed to demonstrate that no material factual question exists regarding its independence".
[June 18, 2003, 7:53]
Hewlett Blasts HP-Compaq Integration
News Opening arguments began in Delaware on Tuesday in the HP versus Hewlett trial, with the lawyer for dissident shareholder Walter Hewlett displaying a host of internal emails contending that the proposed merger of Hewlett-Packard and Compaq Computer...
[April 24, 2002, 7:32]
HP Explains Hewlett Ousting
News Hewlett's lawsuit, filed last week in Delaware Chancery Court, alleges that HP improperly influenced Deutsche Asset Management, a large shareholder, to change its votes on the morning of the 19 March vote.
[April 3, 2002, 11:55]
Dial 'O' For Oracle
News But the trial taking place in Delaware's Chancery Court ended unceremoniously Monday morning with a brief hearing featuring wisecracks from the presiding judge and holiday season well-wishes from a handful of adversaries turned instant allies.
[December 14, 2004, 7:25]
Amazon Greece Fight Heats Up
News CITI will file its own suit against Amazon.com in Delaware next week, Smith said, for allegedly hacking Amazon.gr on 23 July and deleting its book database. Amazon.com filed suit in Delaware federal court on Wednesday, accusing Smith of violating...
[August 20, 1999, 8:37]
HP Fires Worker Who 'leaked Info'
News Hewlett's lawsuit seeking to throw out the results of the vote is scheduled to go to trial Tuesday in Delaware. Next week HP will appear in Delaware Chancery Court to testify that the campaign for proxy votes was full and fair, and that all HP...
[April 19, 2002, 7:32]
