Karen L. Valihura
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 (born May 16, 1963) is an American lawyer who serves as a justice of the Delaware Supreme Court. She was appointed on June 6, 2014. Prior to her appointment, Valihura was a partner at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, LLP.
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.