Lyondell Chemical Co. v. Ryan

Citation

970 A.2d 235 (Del. 2009)

Facts

Stub — to be completed.

Issue

Stub — to be completed.

Holding

Stub — to be completed.

Rule

Directors are not required to show that they took every possible step to maximize value; Revlon does not require directors to act immediately upon learning a sale is possible. Bad faith requires intentional dereliction of duty.

Significance

Clarified that Revlon duties require reasonable efforts, not perfection; “bad faith” sets a high bar requiring conscious disregard of duty.

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