Court of Chancery Finds Duty To Speak

Corporate Property Associates 14 Inc. v. CHR Holding Corp., C.A. No. 3231-VCS (Del. C. April 10, 2008)

In this case of first impression, the Court of Chancery held that a corporation had a duty to a warrant holder to truthfully answer its inquiries about corporate plans. This is significant because normally there is no fiduciary duty running to warrant holders and no duty to keep them informed. Here, however, finding that when asked about a matter that implicated the warrant holders' financial interest, there was a duty to answer a question truthfully.

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