Subscribe- Plaintiff
- Hudsons Bay Company Luxembourg, S.A.R.L.
- Represented By:
- Margules, David (Ballard Spahr Stillman & Friedman LLP)
- Defense
- JZ LLC
- Represented By:
- Wawro, David (Torys LLP)
Summary
Hudsons Bay Company Luxembourg, S.A.R.L. (HBCL) seeks an indemnity under a Stock Purchase Agreement t (SPA) by which it bought the 80% of Hudsons Bay Company (Hbc) it did not already own. The Complaint was filed on December 10, 2010, against the indemnitors, JZ LLC and AGZ LLC. HBCL alleged Hbc failed to pay or to reserve for a $1.18 million tax, violating a tax representation -- a claim to which JZ later stipulated -- and three breaches of a financial statement representation arising from Hbcs accounting for inventory, a customer loyalty plan and a subtenants lease default. A bench trial was held on June 18-26, 2012. Despite an SPA provision striking considerations of materiality, the Court held the errors did not violate the Financial Representation because they were immaterial. In this oral argument before the Delaware Supreme Court, HBCL contended that the lower court erred by construing the SPA indemnity to cover only material GAAP departures, nullifying a Materiality Scrape which provided that, for purposes of indemnification, materiality is eliminated from the Financial Representation.
Outcome
The Delaware Supreme Court affirmed in part, the Superior Courts judgment in favor of appellees JZ LLC and AGZ LLC, on the basis of its March 11, 2013, Memorandum Opinion.
- Plaintiff
- Defense
- Jurisdiction
- Delaware Supreme Court
- Court
- Delaware Supreme Court
- Case Number
- 182, 2013
- Industry
- Retail
- Practice Area
- Commercial Law, Real Property, Financial Services
- Expert Witnesses
- Lay Witnesses
Sessions
PM Session
Oral Arguments
4 Chapters
Recording Disclaimer: This proceeding was recorded in full.