BIOLASE, INC. v. ORACLE PARTNERS, L.P.

No. 270, 2014.

97 A.3d 1029 (2014)

BIOLASE, INC., a Delaware corporation, Defendant/Counterclaim Plaintiff-Below, Appellant/Cross-Appellee, v. ORACLE PARTNERS, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership, Plaintiff/Counterclaim Defendant-Below, Appellee/Cross-Appellant.

Supreme Court of Delaware.

Decided: June 12, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stephen C. Norman, Esquire , Angela C. Whitesell, Esquire , Potter Anderson & Corroon LLP, Wilmington, Delaware, for Defendant/Counterclaim Plaintiff-Below, Appellant/Cross-Appellee;

Of Counsel: Eric Landau, Esquire , Travis Biffar, Esquire , Kevin H. Logan, Esquire , Jones Day, Irvine, California, for Defendant/Counterclaim Plaintiff-Below, Appellant/Cross-Appellee.

Kenneth J. Nachbar, Esquire , Bradley D. Sorrels, Esquire , Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell LLP, Wilmington, Delaware, Plaintiff/Counterclaim Defendant-Below, Appellee/Cross-Appellant.

Of Counsel: Steven E. Cohen, Esquire , Kane Kessler, P.C., New York, New York, for Plaintiff/Counterclaim Defendant-Below, Appellee/Cross-Appellant.

Before STRINE, Chief Justice, BERGER, and RIDGELY, Justices.


STRINE, Chief Justice:

I. Introduction

This expedited appeal arises out of a dispute in the Court of Chancery under 8 Del. C. § 225 over the membership of the board of directors of Biolase, Inc. ("Biolase"). The Court of Chancery resolved the dispute by finding that the Biolase board of directors currently consists of five directors, including Paul Clark. The Court of Chancery concluded that Clark was appointed to the Biolase board after a previous...

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