Delaware court clarifies how materiality scrapes interact with “material adverse effect” clauses, reshaping risk allocation and drafting for M&A deals.
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Materiality Scrape Meets the Absence of Changes Representation: Delaware Superior Court Establishes Order of Operations for Deal Attorneys

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