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SAMPLE v. MORGAN

C.A. No. 1214-VCS.

935 A.2d 1046 (2007)

Gary L. SAMPLE, on behalf of himself and all persons similarly situated on Counts I, IV, V, and VI and on behalf of Nominal Defendant Randall Bearings, Inc., on Counts II, III, and VI, Plaintiff, v. Kent P. MORGAN, Jeffrey L. Hager, David L. Wierwille, Kenneth C. Harrod, Stephen M. Richmond, Baker & Hostetler LLP, and Joseph P. Boeckman, Defendants, and Randall Bearings, Inc., Nominal Defendant.

Court of Chancery of Delaware.

Decided: November 27, 2007.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Pamela S. Tikellis, Esquire, Robert J. Kriner, Jr., Esquire, A. Zachary Naylor, Esquire, Daniel J. Brown, Esquire, Chimicles & Tikellis LLP, Wilmington, Delaware, Attorneys for Plaintiff.

David A. Jenkins, Esquire, Michele C. Gott, Esquire, Smith Katzenstein & Furlow LLP, Wilmington, Delaware, Attorneys for Defendants Baker & Hostetler LLP and Joseph P. Boeckman.

James J. Merkins, Jr., Esquire, Blank Rome LLP, Wilmington, Delaware; Attorneys for Kent P. Morgan, Jeffrey L. Hager, and David L. Wierwille.

Joanne Pileggi Pinckney, Esquire, Susan E. Poppiti, Esquire, Pinckney Harris & Poppiti, LLC, Wilmington, Delaware, Attorneys for Defendants Kenneth C. Harrod and Stephen M. Richmond.

S. Mark Hurd, Esquire, Samuel T. Hirzel, II, Esquire, Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnel, Wilmington, Delaware, Attorney for Nominal Defendant Randall Bearings, Inc.

OPINION

STRINE, Vice Chancellor.

I. Introduction

The question presented is a straightforward one. May a corporate lawyer and his law firm be sued in Delaware as to claims arising out of their actions in providing advice and services to a Delaware public corporation, its directors, and its managers regarding matters of Delaware corporate law when the lawyer and law firm: i) prepared and delivered to Delaware for filing a certificate amendment...

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