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Ellen Bardash

Ellen Bardash

Ellen Bardash is ALM's reporter covering corporate litigation for Law.com and Delaware Business Court Insider. She can be contacted by emailing [email protected] or following @ellenbardash.bsky.social on Bluesky.

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August 18, 2021 | Delaware Business Court Insider

Skadden, TransPerfect Still at Impasse Over Payment of Disputed Legal Fees

Skadden, which represented court-appointed custodian Robert Pincus, claims TransPerfect's proposed payments aren't in line with orders issued by the Delaware Court of Chancery.

By Ellen Bardash

3 minute read

August 17, 2021 | Delaware Law Weekly

With End to Pandemic Restrictions in Sight, Bankruptcy Attorneys Don't Know What to Expect Next

While the number of business-related bankruptcy filings across the country was slightly lower in 2020 than in 2019, the District of Delaware saw nearly three times as many filings year over year.

By Ellen Bardash | Michael A. Mora

4 minute read

August 13, 2021 | Delaware Business Court Insider

Zurn: Reorganization Leaves Bitcoin Mining Firm Dispute Out of Chancery Jurisdiction

Bitcoin mining firm Coinmint was fairly "redomesticated" in Puerto Rico, the vice chancellor said, leaving it up to that U.S. commonwealth's courts to weigh in on whether one of its founders was wrongfully ousted from the company's board.

By Ellen Bardash

3 minute read

August 12, 2021 | Delaware Law Weekly

Delaware Courts Reinstate Mask Requirement, Call for Weekly Testing of Unvaccinated Employees

Under the new administrative order, the mask requirement won't apply to those participating in court proceedings.

By Ellen Bardash

2 minute read

August 10, 2021 | Delaware Law Weekly

Smolla, Farnan and Farnan Representing Dominion in Case Against Right-Leaning Media

Dominion's complaint in Delaware claims Newsmax's coverage crossed the line from reporting by a free press into defamation by not stating, as other news outlets did, that claims had been debunked.

By Ellen Bardash

3 minute read

August 06, 2021 | Delaware Business Court Insider

'The World Has Changed' but COVID Hasn't Slowed Work in Delaware Corporate Litigation, Skadden Partner Says

"If [parties could] litigate in Delaware, they wanted to litigate in Delaware because they knew how responsive the courts would be," Joseph Larkin said.

By Ellen Bardash

6 minute read

August 03, 2021 | Delaware Business Court Insider

McCormick's Fee Shifting Decision Sends Cautionary Signal to Corporations' Counsel

An order requiring a pharmaceutical company to pay $1.7 million of its foes' legal fees is the first to hold a corporate defendant financially liable for the cost of Section 220 litigation. Lawyers are wondering if the ruling could be applied in other types of corporate litigation.

By Ellen Bardash

3 minute read

July 29, 2021 | Delaware Business Court Insider

McDonald's Shareholder Faults Morgan Lewis for Its Handling of Probe Into Alleged Sexual Harassment by Ex-CEO

The new lawsuit claims the fast-food giant's flaws were not limited to just Steve Easterbrook's alleged misconduct, with the company consciously de-prioritizing racial diversity in recent years and keeping in place an ineffective system of looking into complaints.

By Ellen Bardash

4 minute read

July 28, 2021 | Delaware Business Court Insider

Shareholder Sues Company That Claimed to Be on Verge of 100% Effective COVID Cure

Analysts and researchers quickly critiqued the Sorrento executives' claims, accusing them of using the pandemic as a springboard to capital needed to keep the company running.

By Ellen Bardash

2 minute read

July 27, 2021 | Delaware Business Court Insider

After Tesla Trial, Attorneys in Case Over SolarCity Deal Prepare for Next Steps

Claims that have now been pending for nearly five years still aren't expected to be resolved with a court decision for months.

By Ellen Bardash

3 minute read