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Caremark Week: Teligent's Collapse (Part Two)

A case study in regulatory oversight failure turns to prong two

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Stephen Bainbridge
Feb 11, 2026
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On Monday, I posted the first part of a two-parter on a recent-ish noteworthy decision by Chancellor Kathaleen McCormick, Giuliano v. Grenfell-Gardner (Del. Ch. Sept. 2, 2025), applying the Caremark doctrine to a case of gross regulatory oversight failure.

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Caremark Week: Teligent's Collapse (Part One)
In my Advanced Corporation Law course last week, we tackled the Caremark doctrine. Coincidentally, last week Chancery Daily called her readers attention to a noteworthy decision by Chancellor Kathaleen McCormick, Giuliano v. Grenfell-Gardner (Del. Ch. Sept. 2, 2025…
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9 days ago · Stephen Bainbridge

That post provided the background and discussed the prong one claim. In this post, I turn to the prong two claim against the board, the claims against the officers, and draw some lessons from the decision.

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