Leave Delaware(@LeaveDelaware):NEW DATA: DELAWARE M&A LITIGATION HIT A 13-YEAR HIGH IN SETTLEMENT COUNT .. WHILE THE MEDIAN PAYOUT FELL TO $10 MILLION. Cornerstone Research counted 25 M&A litigation settlements in Delaware Chancery Court in 2025, the most since 2012. But total settlement value fell to $326.6 million. The median settlement dropped to $10 million, the lowest level in the 14-year dataset. 68% of the settlements involved SPAC transactions. Every 2025 settlement was below $50 million, and 80% were below $20 million. For companies, investors and lawyers debating the economics of Delaware litigation, this is useful new data: more settlements, but materially smaller checks.

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NEW DATA: DELAWARE M&A LITIGATION HIT A 13-YEAR HIGH IN SETTLEMENT COUNT .. WHILE THE MEDIAN PAYOUT FELL TO $10 MILLION. Cornerstone Research counted 25 M&A litigation settlements in Delaware Chancery Court in 2025, the most since 2012. But total settlement value fell to $326.6 million. The median settlement dropped to $10 million, the lowest level in the 14-year dataset. 68% of the settlements involved SPAC transactions. Every 2025 settlement was below $50 million, and 80% were below $20 million. For companies, investors and lawyers debating the economics of Delaware litigation, this is useful new data: more settlements, but materially smaller checks.