Ellen Bardash

May 22, 2023 | Delaware Law Weekly

Peter J. Walsh Jr., who has been at Potter Anderson for the entirety of his more than 35-year career to date, frequently appears in Court of Chancery litigation and has argued before the Supreme Court of Delaware and the Third Circuit Court of Appeals.

By Ellen Bardash

2 minute read

May 18, 2023 | Delaware Business Court Insider

At the same time actions around new corporate structures like SPACs and new technology like cryptocurrency have fueled a surge in some areas.

By Ellen Bardash

3 minute read

May 17, 2023 | Delaware Law Weekly

In a complaint filed Tuesday and made publicly available Wednesday, the plaintiffs—whom the complaint refers to as "Tweeps" throughout—claim Musk's post-merger transition team blatantly stated its intent to break contracts and laws.

By Ellen Bardash

4 minute read

May 17, 2023 | Delaware Law Weekly

The cases that began streaming into the Delaware court in August have surpassed in number the 50,000 that U.S. District Judge Robin Rosenburg dismissed in December from a Southern District of Florida MDL making the same claims about antacids.

By Ellen Bardash

3 minute read

May 16, 2023 | Delaware Business Court Insider

Vice Chancellor Glasscock determined that while Larry Ellison's position as a shareholder for both companies made him a conflicted director, he and Oracle CEO Safra Catz, both represented by Latham & Watkins and Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor, didn't interfere with the committee that evaluated the deal.

By Ellen Bardash

2 minute read

May 16, 2023 | Delaware Business Court Insider

Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders filed the case Monday for plaintiff SureSwift Worldwide Inc. against Kevin McArdle, SureSwift's CEO from 2015 to 2022, and Calm Company Fund, an early-stage investor in profit-driven businesses.

By Ellen Bardash

3 minute read

May 15, 2023 | Delaware Law Weekly

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday denied fossil fuel companies a write of certiorari, sending environmental cases against them back to state courts in Delaware and New Jersey.

By Ellen Bardash

3 minute read

May 11, 2023 | Delaware Law Weekly

Fox removed the case to Delaware's federal court on Thursday morning via attorneys with DLA Piper and Ellis George Cipollone O'Brien Annaguey.

By Ellen Bardash

4 minute read

May 10, 2023 | Delaware Business Court Insider

"What we don't have is a little law breaking. What we don't have is isolated law breaking. What we don't have are immaterial violations. This is a case involving tremendous wrongdoing on a truly enormous scale," Laster said.

By Ellen Bardash

4 minute read

May 10, 2023 | Delaware Business Court Insider

"Although the facts emphasized by plaintiff do not generate tremendous confidence in the transaction committee's process, they fall short of supporting an inference of bad faith," the opinion stated.

By Ellen Bardash

3 minute read