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The Anticommons Intersection of Heirs Property and Gentrification

Oct. 6, 2023—Emma Ruth White | 76 Vand. L. Rev. 1561 Throughout history, internal and external pressures on Black landowners have resulted in the fragmentation of ownership through heirs property. This fragmentation is analogous to the erosion of community ties within minoritized neighborhoods susceptible to gentrification. Both contexts contribute directly to involuntary exit and land loss within...

APPLICATION OF MFW FRAMEWORK DEFEATS CHALLENGE TO CORPORATE CHARTER AMENDMENT FAVORING CONTROL STOCKHOLDER

Sep. 29, 2023—Robert S. Reder & Kathryn A. Fish | 76 Vand. L. Rev. En Banc 111 (2023) | In City Pension Fund for Firefighters and Police Officers in Mi- ami v. The Trade Desk, Inc., C.A. No. 2021-0560-PAF (Del. Ch. July 29, 2022) (“The Trade Desk”), the Delaware Court of Chancery (“Chancery Court”) examined the approval...

DELAWARE SUPREME COURT REQUIRES STOCKHOLDER VOTE TO APPROVE COMPANY’S TRANSFER OF PLEDGED ASSETS TO SATISFY DEFAULTED DEBT

Sep. 28, 2023—Robert S. Reder | 76 Vand. L. Rev. En Banc 101 | Stream TV Networks, Inc. (“Stream” or the “Company”), a company in difficult financial straits, found itself unable to repay its considerable debt. Repayment of this debt was secured by a pledge of all Company assets to the secured creditors. Facing default and a potential...