Delaware Court of Chancery — Trusts & Estates digest
Why this matters for T&E clients: When a closely held operating company is owned through generational family trusts — and trust beneficiaries are also stockholders, directors, and litigants in collateral trust proceedings — board-level decisions and trust-level interests c…
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Why this matters for T&E clients: When a closely held operating company is owned through generational family trusts — and trust beneficiaries are also stockholders, directors, and litigants in collateral trust proceedings — board-level decisions and trust-level interests c…
Why this matters: This opinion clarifies the limits of DGCL §§ 204 and 205 for charitable nonstock corporations and provides a roadmap for practitioners dealing with governance gaps after a founder-director dies. Estate planners structuring private foundations should…
The Court of Chancery published 7 opinions between March 9 and April 9, 2026, all in corporate/commercial matters. This is not unusual — T&E opinions tend to cluster, and a 30-day dry spell happens several times per year.