Celia Cohen

November 17, 1999 | Law.com

Not many lawyers will tell a judge, "You're wrong." And not many judges will respond, "You're right." Still, it happened. Two Delaware attorneys asked a judge to revisit conclusions he drew seven years ago in a case involving a public right-of-way. Despite the passage of time, despite the principle that final judgments should be final and despite the public spotlight on the matter the judge granted a review and reversed his earlier decision, even though it had been affirmed by the state Supreme Court.

By Celia Cohen

8 minute read

August 29, 2001 | Law.com

Remember the Y2K hysteria? Although it failed to live up to the hype, the real fallout of Y2K was the cost of upgrading computer equipment. Naturally there were lawsuits -- generally in the form of corporations seeking to recover upgrade costs under their insurance policies. But now the lawsuits are becoming part of the past as well. Last month, Unisys Corp. quietly dropped its suit after two years of intense litigation.

By Celia Cohen

4 minute read

July 25, 2000 | Law.com

The first African-American admitted to the Delaware bar in 1929, Louis Redding played a pivotal role in many landmark cases, including Brown v. Board of Education and a 1950 decision integrating the University of Delaware. To honor him, the university created a new post, and named Leland Ware, a civil rights activist, as the school's first Louis Redding Professor for the Study of Law and Public Policy.

By Celia Cohen

7 minute read

July 18, 2000 | Law.com

If some special education activists want to continue advocating for parents of disabled children, the Delaware Supreme Court is going to insist they go to law school first. The state's high court found that two special education advocates engaged in the unauthorized practice of law when they appeared on behalf of five families at federally mandated hearings about instructional programs.

By Celia Cohen

5 minute read

November 04, 1999 | Law.com

Two Wilmington, Del. lawyers are setting up a Delaware office for Montgomery McCracken Walker & Rhoads, a prominent Philadelphia law firm with historic roots going back to the infamous Teapot Dome scandal -- on the good guys' side, that is. Montgomery McCracken is the fifth regional or national law firm this year to open an office in the Wilmington area. The attraction is Delaware's signature business practice.

By Celia Cohen

5 minute read

February 15, 2001 | Law.com

Although two years have elapsed since Thomas J. Capano's riveting murder trial, fame has yet to flee from Colm F. Connolly, the ex-prosecutor who tried the case, and William Swain Lee, the retired Delaware Superior Court judge who presided and then ran for governor. Today they are regarded as two of the more intriguing political prospects in the Delaware Republican Party.

By Celia Cohen

8 minute read

May 14, 1999 | Law.com

A groundswell of protests from the family of murder victim Anne Marie Fahey and the legal community could stop the Delaware State Bar from giving an award to Henry R. Herndon Jr. During convicted murderer Thomas J. Capano's trial, prosecutors said Herndon -- a partner where Capano was an associate -- knew Capano threatened Fahey, but did nothing, and so Capano was on his way to a pattern of getting away with wrongdoing that led to Fahey's murder three years ago.

By CELIA COHEN

5 minute read

March 08, 2000 | Law.com

A health educator hired by Epotec Inc., an Internet-based health information provider, sued her ex-employer, claiming she was duped into working an exhausting schedule and then wrongly fired to keep her from collecting stock options that might be worth nearly $1 million.

By Celia Cohen

4 minute read

October 05, 1999 | Law.com

By Celia Cohen

4 minute read

May 22, 2000 | Law.com

The Delaware Plan, which Wilmington, Del., lawyer Richard A. Forsten co-drafted, is defying all odds by making headway as the most plausible model for nominating presidential candidates. "It has legs," said Forsten, who saw the plan progress at a recent meeting of the national GOP's Standing Committee on Rules. The plan would restructure the primary calendar so states vote in order of population, from smallest to largest.

By Celia Cohen

7 minute read