Chewy settles stockholder derivative lawsuit, with a settlement hearing scheduled for June 23, 2026.

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    "summary": "Chewy settles stockholder derivative lawsuit, with a settlement hearing scheduled for June 23, 2026.",
    "excerpts": "On April 6, 2026, the Special Litigation Committee (the “Committee”) of the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Chewy, Inc. (the “Company”), the Company, BC Partners LLP, BC Partners Advisers LP, BC Partners Holdings Limited, CIE Management IX Limited, Argos Holdings GP LLC, Argos Holdings L.P., Citrus Intermediate Holdings L.P., Citrus Intermediate TopCo LLC, Buddy Chester Sub LLC, and certain directors of the Board (collectively, the “Defendants”) entered into the Stipulation and Agreement of Compromise, Settlement, and Release (the “Settlement Agreement”) with Eric Gilbert (the “Plaintiff,” and, together with the Committee, the Company, and the Defendants, the “Parties”) to resolve the stockholder derivative litigation pending in the Court of Chancery (the “Court”) of the State of Delaware, captioned Gilbert v. BC Partners LLP, et al., C.A. No. 2024-1165-KSJM (the “Action”).",
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