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.
November 20, 2023 | Delaware Business Court Insider
Adobe Suit Takes Aim at Adobe Downplaying Competitor, Then Buys It for $20BThe allegations are focused less on the merits of Adobe's acquisition of Figma than they are on directors' and officers' transparency leading up to the deal and a disconnect between their public statements and the decision to acquire Figma.
By Ellen Bardash
3 minute read
November 17, 2023 | Delaware Business Court Insider
Delaware Shareholder Lawsuit Against Disney Claims Insider Trading by ExecsThe complaint claims that since December 2020, Disney has been misleading investors about its streaming platform by concealing expenses and the difficulty of sustaining subscriber growth.
By Ellen Bardash
3 minute read
November 16, 2023 | New York Law Journal
Sean Combs Faces Sexual Abuse Lawsuit In New York Federal CourtThe suit, filed in Manhattan federal court, brings eight counts against Combs and his companies, including claims of sexual assault, battery, gender-motivated violence and gender-based discrimination.
By Ellen Bardash
3 minute read
November 15, 2023 | Delaware Law Weekly
'A Dagger at the Heart'?: Lawyer Says Ex-Delaware Auditor Needs New Trial Because of Judge's RemarkThe 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 DisputeThe 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 ProceedingsThe 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 LeadershipAttorneys 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 TidalBlock 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 CourtMerck 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 DebateThe 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
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