13 Delaware opinions name it 2 courts 2022–2026 13 in the last five years
The cases below were cited by Delaware courts in a sentence that names this issue. Sides come from how each citing opinion treated the case (Syfertize flag on that citation), so a case can appear on both: that is where the law is contested. A red or yellow chip is the case's own overall treatment.
| Case | Followed | Cited |
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Aronson v. Lewisgreen2 sentences2026See, e.g., Aronson, 473 A.2d at 813 (“[A] conscious decision to refrain from acting may nonetheless be a valid exercise of business judgment and enjoy the protections of the rule.”); Quadrant Structured Prods. 2026It may also occur through deliberate concealment of material facts, or by silence in the face of a duty to speak.”). 271 Disney, 906 A.2d at 66–67; accord Lyondell Chem., 970 A.2d at 240 . 272 See, e.g., Aronson, 473 A.2d at 813 (“[A] conscious decision to refrain from acting may nonetheless be a valid exercise of business judgment and enjoy the protections of the rule.”); Quadrant Structured Prods. | 11 | 11 |
Quadrant Structured Products Company, Ltd. v. Vertingreen2 sentences2026Co., Ltd. v. Vertin, 102 A.3d 155, 183 (Del. 2026Co. v. Vertin, 102 A.3d 155, 183 (Del. | 10 | 10 |
Monroe Park v. Metropolitan Life Insurancegreen1 sentence2026Co., 457 A.2d 734, 737 (Del. 1983); accord 2 Pomeroy’s Equity Jurisprudence § 378 (1941) (“[I]t is only by looking at the intent rather than at the form, that equity is able to treat that as done which in good conscience ought to be done.”). 60 See, e.g., Aronson, 473 A.2d at 813 (“[A] conscious decision to refrain from acting may nonetheless be a valid exercise of business judgment and enjoy the protections of the rule.”); see also Quadrant Structured Prods. | 1 | 1 |
Lyondell Chemical Co. v. Ryangreen1 sentence2026It may also occur through deliberate concealment of material facts, or by silence in the face of a duty to speak.”). 271 Disney, 906 A.2d at 66–67; accord Lyondell Chem., 970 A.2d at 240 . 272 See, e.g., Aronson, 473 A.2d at 813 (“[A] conscious decision to refrain from acting may nonetheless be a valid exercise of business judgment and enjoy the protections of the rule.”); Quadrant Structured Prods. | 1 | 1 |
Yankanwich v. Whartongreen1 sentence2025C. § 4011(c); see also Hedrick, 2004 WL 2735517 , at *11. 35 Sadler, 524 A.2d at 23 (citing Yankanwich v. Wharton, 460 A.2d 1326, 1331 (Del. 1983)). 10 plead wanton negligence in order to challenge the defendant's immunity under the Tort Claims Act.”36 Plaintiff in this matter, clearly aware of the pleading burden placed upon her to bring this claim outside the protections of the immunity statute, takes aim at the individual defendants with several allegations of wrongdoing. | 1 | 1 |
| Case | Negative | Cited |
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| No negative-treatment citations attached to this issue in Delaware. Read the followed side critically anyway. | ||
| Case | Cited | Years |
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In Re Walt Disney Co. Derivative Litigation
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1 sentence2026It may also occur through deliberate concealment of material facts, or by silence in the face of a duty to speak.”). 271 Disney, 906 A.2d at 66–67; accord Lyondell Chem., 970 A.2d at 240 . 272 See, e.g., Aronson, 473 A.2d at 813 (“[A] conscious decision to refrain from acting may nonetheless be a valid exercise of business judgment and enjoy the protections of the rule.”); Quadrant Structured Prods. | 1 | 2026–2026 |
Brehm v. Eisner
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1 sentence2024Ch. 2022) (“Delaware law recognizes that conscious inaction represents as much of a decision as conscious action.”); Aronson v. Lewis, 473 A.2d 805, 813 (Del. 1984) (“[U]nder applicable principles, a conscious decision to refrain from acting may nonetheless be a valid exercise of business judgment and enjoy the protections of the rule.”), overruled on other grounds by Brehm v. Eisner, 746 A.2d 244 (Del. 2000). 60 See Aronson, 473 A.2d at 813 (explaining conscious inaction can be a decision protected by the business judgment rule); Garfield, 277 A.3d at 336–39 (same); Lebanon Cnty. | 1 | 2024–2024 |
Counted by distinct opinions that both name this issue and are annotated to the section; sections every opinion cites regardless of issue are not filtered here, so read the counts against the total above.
Opinions by the citing court's state. A doctrine retained in one state and abandoned in another shows up here as a year span that stalls.