Morgan T. Zurn | |
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| Vice Chancellor of the Delaware Court of Chancery | |
| Assumed office October 4, 2018 | |
| Appointed by | John Carney |
| Preceded by | Seat established |
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| Alma mater | University of Virginia (B.A.) University of Pennsylvania Law School (JD) |
Morgan T. Zurn is an American lawyer and judge on the Delaware Court of Chancery.
Zurn received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Virginia and received her J.D. from the University of Pennsylvania Law School. [1] She began her career as a patent lawyer. She then served as a Deputy Attorney General at the Delaware Department of Justice. [2]
In September 2018,Governor John Carney nominated Zurn and Kathaleen McCormick to two new vice-chancellor positions on the Delaware Court of Chancery. [3] Carney praised Zurn's "breadth of knowledge,devotion to public service and passion for her work." [3] She was confirmed by the Delaware Senate on October 3 and was sworn in on October 4. [1] [4]
In September 2021,Zurn denied the defendants' motion to dismiss a stockholder derivative complaint based on the Boeing 737 MAX crashes that occurred in 2019. [5] [6] [7] Two months later,the defendants—members of Boeing's board of directors—settled the litigation for $237.5 million. [8] [9] The settlement agreement obligated Boeing to "add another director to its 12-member board with aviation,engineering or product-safety oversight experience" and to amend its bylaws to "memorialize the separation of the CEO and board chairmanship" roles that the company adopted in 2019 in response to the crashes. [10]
Also in September 2021,Zurn heard and decided DeMarco v. ChristianaCare Health Services,Inc., [11] where the wife of a gravely ill COVID-19 patient sought an injunction forcing Wilmington Hospital to treat her husband with ivermectin. [12] [13] Zurn denied the requested injunction the morning after an expedited evidentiary hearing,holding "Patients,even gravely ill ones,do not have a right to a particular treatment,and medical providers' duty to treat is coterminous with their standard of care." [14] [15] [16] [17] Zurn's decision was cited favorably by courts addressing this issue around the country. [18]
In 2023,Zurn presided over the settlement approval process in stockholder litigation related to a "novel equity restructuring" proposed by AMC Theatres,a notable meme stock. [19] [20] On July 21,2023,Zurn rejected the parties' proposed settlement that "would allow the company to issue more shares,sending common shares soaring" up "69% after the closing bell." [21] In her ruling,Zurn noted that an "unprecedented" number of stockholders—more than 2,800—objected to the proposed settlement. [21] Zurn observed that "AMC's stockholder base is extraordinary" and that many AMC stockholders "care passionately about their stock ownership and the company." [21] On August 11,2023,Zurn approved a revised settlement in the AMC case. [22]
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