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The Delaware Court Of Chancery Finds That Fraud May Serve As An Alternate Source Of Recovery For Aggrieved Purchasers

Swift Acquisition Corp. v. Krauss, et al., Case No. 2019-0509-PAF (Del. Ch. Aug. 25, 2020)—The Delaware Court of Chancery may permit a purchaser to pursue claims for breach of contract and fraud against a seller and its directors arising out of the purchaser’s acquisition of the seller. The court reached this conclusion in Swift Acquisition Corp. based on the purchaser’s allegations that the seller made misrepresentations in the asset purchase agreement concerning its customer base, and the...
By: McCarter & English, LLP
Source Url: https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/the-delaware-court-of-chancery-finds-35593/

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