Amaris Elliott Engel

November 02, 2015 | National Law Journal

The judge in the first pharmaceutical pay-for-delay trial since the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that such deals might violate antitrust law had a big surprise for Venable litigator J. Douglas Baldridge.

By Amaris Elliott-Engel

2 minute read

November 02, 2015 | National Law Journal

One client was caught on video knocking his fiancée out cold in an elevator. Another took a plea for child abuse after hitting his 4-year-old son with a switch.

By Amaris Elliott-Engel

2 minute read

October 23, 2015 | Connecticut Law Tribune

By Amaris Elliott-Engel

5 minute read

October 23, 2015 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Connecticut lawyers can now be paid by clients for their services in chickens and eggs. Well, not quite. But an opinion issued by the Connecticut Bar…

By Amaris Elliott-Engel

5 minute read

September 30, 2015 | Delaware Business Court Insider

Chancellor Andre G. Bouchard, in issuing a sanction against a law firm of more than $135,000 over behavior thwarting the fair conduct of a deposition, has checked what he characterized as overly "aggressive" litigation tactics.

By Amaris Elliott-Engel

4 minute read

September 29, 2015 | Delaware Business Court Insider

Chancellor Andre G. Bouchard, in issuing a sanction against a law firm of more than $135,000 over behavior thwarting the fair conduct of a deposition, has checked what he characterized as overly "aggressive" litigation tactics.

By Amaris Elliott-Engel

4 minute read

September 23, 2015 | Delaware Business Court Insider

The acquisition of a leading brand development company by a competitor has been approved by Delaware Court of Chancery Vice Chancellor J. Travis Laster after he ruled that a father-and-son pair of insider directors did not breach any fiduciary duties owed to stockholders.

By Amaris Elliott-Engel

3 minute read

September 23, 2015 | Delaware Business Court Insider

The acquisition of a leading brand development company by a competitor has been approved by Delaware Court of Chancery Vice Chancellor J. Travis Laster after he ruled that a father-and-son pair of insider directors did not breach any fiduciary duties owed to stockholders.

By Amaris Elliott-Engel

3 minute read

September 16, 2015 | Delaware Business Court Insider

The ex-CEO of American Apparel isn't entitled to be advanced his legal expenses in litigation over whether he breached his promise not to disparage the company and to run a proxy contest for the company's board of directors, Delaware Court of Chancery Chancellor Andre G. Bouchard has ruled.

By Amaris Elliott-Engel

3 minute read

September 16, 2015 | Delaware Business Court Insider

The ex-CEO of American Apparel isn't entitled to be advanced his legal expenses in litigation over whether he breached his promise not to disparage the company and to run a proxy contest for the company's board of directors, Delaware Court of Chancery Chancellor Andre G. Bouchard has ruled.

By Amaris Elliott-Engel

3 minute read