Issue

Complex business case—claims brought by minority shareholders—appellate review—deference to Business Court's analysis

Summary

In a complex business case, where the Supreme Court modified and affirmed the Business Court's dismissal of a judicial dissolution claim brought by plaintiffs (minority shareholders in a family-run corporation), the Court also affirmed the Business Court's grant of summary judgment to defendant majority shareholders on plaintiffs' remaining claims–including individual claims for constructive fraud and a constructive trust, as well as myriad derivative claims–on the ground that the Business Court's rulings on these issues were highly fact-bound and applied settled law to the evidence presented in the case, and therefore rehashing the Business Court's analysis would not meaningfully add to the Court's jurisprudence.

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