Skadden secured a victory for Bank of America Corporation in a shareholder derivative suit challenging its board of directors' oversight of loan modification and foreclosure practices following the company's acquisition of Countrywide Home Loans. In a bench ruling on February 4, Chancellor Leo Strine of the Delaware Court of Chancery dismissed the suit for failure to make a demand on the board and for failure to plead a claim upon which relief could be granted.
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