Karen Valihura | |
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Justice of the Delaware Supreme Court | |
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Assumed office June 6, 2014 | |
Appointed by | Jack Markell |
Preceded by | Jack B. Jacobs |
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Born | (1963-05-16) May 16, 1963 (age 61) |
Political party | Republican |
Education | Washington and Jefferson College (BA) University of Pennsylvania (JD) |
Karen Lynn Valihura (born May 16, 1963) is an American lawyer who serves as a justice of the Delaware Supreme Court. She was appointed on June 6, 2014. Prior to her appointment, Valihura was a partner at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, LLP.
In October 2018, Justice Valihura dissented when the majority found that the business judgment rule protected a controlling shareholder even though he did not offer minority shareholder protections until after his initial squeeze-out bid.
References
- https://www.martindale.com/attorney/karen-l-valihura-343737/
- "Supreme Court Justices". Archived from the original on February 12, 2015. Retrieved February 13, 2015.
- "Judicial Officers of the Delaware Supreme Court". courts.delaware.gov. Archived from the original on February 12, 2015. Retrieved 2016-03-15.
- Note, Recent Case: MFW Conditions Are in Place “Before Any Substantive Economic Negotiations” in Controlling Shareholder Transactions, 132 Harv. L. Rev. 2386 (2019).
- Flood v. Synutra International, Inc., 195 A.3d 754 (Del. 2018)(en banc).
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