Karen Valihura | |
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Justice of the Delaware Supreme Court | |
Assumed office June 6, 2014 | |
Appointed by | Jack Markell |
Preceded by | Jack B. Jacobs |
Personal details | |
Born | May 16,1963 |
Political party | Republican |
Education | Washington and Jefferson College (BA) University of Pennsylvania (JD) |
Karen Lynn Valihura [1] (born May 16,1963) is an American lawyer who serves as a justice of the Delaware Supreme Court. [2] She was appointed on June 6,2014. Prior to her appointment,Valihura was a partner at Skadden,Arps,Slate,Meagher &Flom,LLP. [3]
In October 2018,Justice Valihura dissented when the majority found that the business judgment rule protected a controlling shareholder even though he did not offer minority shareholder protections until after his initial squeeze-out bid. [4] [5]