Supreme Court of Delaware

For purposes of appeal in Delaware, a final judgment results whenever a complaint is dismissed without prejudice unless the plaintiff is expressly granted leave to amend within a time certain. Further, for purposes of determining whether demand is required before filing an amended derivative complaint, the term "validly in litigation" means a proceeding that can or has survived a motion to dismiss.

Appellate Information

• Decided 09/12/2006
• Published 09/15/2006

Judges

• HOLLAND, Justice., Before STEELE, Chief Justice, HOLLAND, BERGER, JACOBS and RIDGELY, Justices, constituting the Court en Banc.

Court

• Supreme Court of Delaware

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Bruce L. Silverstein, Esquire, and Danielle Gibbs, Esquire, Young, Conaway, Stargatt & Taylor, Wilmington, Delaware and Daniel Slifkin, Esquire (argued), Cravath, Swaine & Moore, New York, New York, for appellants, Richard S. Braddock and Priceline.com., Anne C. Foster, Esquire, Richards, Layton & Finger, Wilmington, Delaware, and Jeanne Irving, Esquire, of Hennigan, Bennett & Dorman LLP, Los Angeles, California, for appellants, Jay S. Walker and N.J. Nicholas, Jr.


• For Appellees:
  
• R. Bruce McNew, Esquire, Taylor & McNew, Greenville, Delaware and Eric L. Zagar, Esquire (argued), Schiffrin & Barroway, Radnor, Pennsylvania, for appellee.