Actionable Claim to Inspect Books and Records

Reprinted from: Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance | Feb. 13, 2020

In Lebanon County Employees’ Retirement Fund, et al. v. AmerisourceBergen Corporation, the Delaware Court of Chancery ordered the inspection of the books and records of AmerisourceBergen Corporation, one of the leading opioid distributors in the country, for the purpose of investigating potential mismanagement or breaches of fiduciary duty in connection with the company’s distribution of opioids.

Cadwalader attorneys provide analysis here.