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Ellen Bardash

Ellen Bardash

Ellen Bardash is ALM's reporter covering Delaware litigation for Delaware Law Weekly and Delaware Business Court Insider. She can be contacted at [email protected], on Twitter @Dellenware or on Threads @ellenbardash.

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November 15, 2023 | Delaware Law Weekly

'A Dagger at the Heart'?: Lawyer Says Ex-Delaware Auditor Needs New Trial Because of Judge's Remark

The charges brought against McGuiness centered on her hiring her daughter and structuring payments to a contractor in a way that avoided financial oversight.

By Ellen Bardash

4 minute read

November 13, 2023 | Law.com

Latham Nets Freelance Platform $16M at Nevada Trial Over Contract Dispute

The trial resulted in jurors finding that while Toptal did everything of significance it was required to do under its contract with Grosz, Grosz had breached the contract, harming Toptal.

By Ellen Bardash

3 minute read

November 09, 2023 | Delaware Law Weekly

Del. Attorney Disbarred for Conduct in Chancery, Disciplinary Proceedings

The disbarment was the first in the state since March 2022.

By Ellen Bardash

4 minute read

November 09, 2023 | Delaware Business Court Insider

Laster Set to Make 'Very Tough Call' on Fox Derivative Case Leadership

Attorneys from two camps both sides voiced their thoughts on why their complaint makes a stronger argument and how their attorneys have a greater chance of working cooperatively in the breach of fiduciary duty litigation.

By Ellen Bardash

4 minute read

November 01, 2023 | Delaware Business Court Insider

'When Do We Cross the Line?', Seitz Asks in Appeal of Block's Deal to Acquire Tidal

Block Inc., Jack Dorsey's tech company, is being sued over its acquisition of Tidal, a music streaming service founded by Jay-Z.

By Ellen Bardash

4 minute read

November 01, 2023 | Delaware Business Court Insider

Contractual Details Shift Talc Liability to Bayer, Merck Lawyers Tell Del. Supreme Court

Merck is seeking confirmation that Bayer is liable for talc claims that have been filed against both companies since 2014, when Bayer bought product lines from Merck in a $14 billion deal. The Court of Chancery dismissed Merck's claims in April.

By Ellen Bardash

3 minute read

October 31, 2023 | Law.com

How May US Judges Vet Experts for Jurors? The New Evidence Rule Set to Take Effect Is Sparking Debate

The update to Rule 702, set to go into effect officially on Dec. 1, has raised the issue of whether it's a long overdue way to hold judges to an evidentiary standard they should have been following for decades or if it encourages them to cross over into the jurors' domain.

By Ellen Bardash

5 minute read

October 27, 2023 | Delaware Business Court Insider

'Basic Rules' Broken in SAP-Silver Lake Deal, Qualtrics Investors Say

The shareholder plaintiffs allege that SAP and its Qualtrics directors weren't upfront about Silver Lake Group proposing a purchase of either SAP's Qualtrics shares or Qualtrics entirely.

By Ellen Bardash

3 minute read

October 24, 2023 | Delaware Business Court Insider

Bankruptcy Judge Allows FTX to Bundle Objections to Claims

Judge John T. Dorsey approved the FTX debtors' motion to deviate from rules typically used in bankruptcy proceedings.

By Ellen Bardash

4 minute read

October 23, 2023 | Delaware Business Court Insider

Wellness Brand Accuses Amazon.com of Copycat Product 'Bait and Switch'

The case is another permutation of litigation involving competing products sold on Amazon that have been filed in various jurisdictions over the past several years.

By Ellen Bardash

3 minute read