The Review of Securities & Commodities Regulation recently published “The Shift in Delaware Appraisal Litigation” (full article $$$), suggesting, as have other authors, that Delaware appraisal has moved to a realm where process questions are central to the appraisal analysis. This will be little surprise to readers of this blog; while appraisal is distinct from fiduciary claims, recent cases have focused increasingly on a search for process issues, and the absence of issues with the sales process has led some Delaware Chancellors to conclude that merger price (or other price) is the proper measure barring such process issues. Whether that will continue as the caselaw develops in 2018 is yet to be seen; and as Court’s clarify what can be problematic about a process we may well see decisions giving greater clarity to where one can expect the “shift” to take us.