Ellen Bardash

June 30, 2021 | Delaware Business Court Insider

The bill would limit a business to filing Chapter 11 cases in the federal district where its principal place of business or assets are located. One Delaware lawyer said if passed, the measure could have a dramatic—but unneeded—effect.

By Ellen Bardash

4 minute read

June 29, 2021 | Delaware Law Weekly

The state of judicial emergency was announced March 16, 2020, and has been extended 15 times prior to this week.

By Ellen Bardash

2 minute read

June 25, 2021 | Delaware Business Court Insider

The Chancery Court said it could not decide a matter of procedural arbitrability—which has to be determined by an arbitrator—not one of substantive arbitrability.

By Ellen Bardash

2 minute read

June 24, 2021 | Delaware Business Court Insider

The case stems from a contract between Macrophage Therapeutics Inc., represented by Richard, Layton & Finger, and Michael M. Goldberg, the CEO of Navidea Biopharmaceuticals Inc. who was supposed to become CEO of its subsidiary, Macrophage.

By Ellen Bardash

3 minute read

June 23, 2021 | New York Law Journal

Lawyers and judges traded views over whether an expert delivered an "unreliable" opinion with contradictions or whether she was being "remarkably candid."

By Ellen Bardash

3 minute read

June 22, 2021 | New York Law Journal

A Covington & Burling lawyer for Amazon said the dispute over allegedly counterfeit chargers is covered by a contract with an arbitration clause, but even if it wasn't, the Southern District of New York wouldn't have jurisdiction without either of the parties being residents of the district or anywhere else in the state.

By Ellen Bardash

3 minute read

June 21, 2021 | Delaware Law Weekly

The Consumer Fraud Act has banned deceptive business practices for more than 50 years, but Delaware is currently one of six states that doesn't explicitly ban unfair practices.

By Ellen Bardash

4 minute read

June 17, 2021 | Delaware Law Weekly

A case filed in Delaware Superior Court is the first anywhere to claim Aziyo Inc. was negligent in sending out a bone marrow product thought to be contaminated with tuberculosis, but attorneys for the Delaware plaintiff say similar cases are expected to be filed soon.

By Ellen Bardash

3 minute read

June 16, 2021 | Delaware Law Weekly

"When things first shut down in Delaware in March of last year, it was like somebody flipped a light switch and turned a light off," said downstate defense lawyer Alexander Funk. The key now is for the court to manage its way to full reopening.

By Ellen Bardash

7 minute read

June 15, 2021 | Delaware Law Weekly

Susan L. Burke's 34-year career has earned her recognition on a national and international scale, including a $5.25 million judgment for Iraqi plaintiffs tortured at Abu Ghraib prison and a settlement with security firm Blackwater for its killing of Iraqis in Baghdad.

By Ellen Bardash

2 minute read