Ellen Bardash

May 27, 2021 | Delaware Business Court Insider

Delaware has said that it should be able to default unclaimed checks issued by MoneyGram, which is incorporated in the state. But other state governments say that default rights should not be controlled by that factor.

By Ellen Bardash

4 minute read

May 26, 2021 | New York Law Journal

"When I started at the law department right out of law school, I never dreamed that I'd be sitting in this seat more than 33 years later," Pestana said.

By Ellen Bardash

3 minute read

May 25, 2021 | New York Law Journal

Justice Hector D. LaSalle, who succeeds Acting Presiding Justice William Mastro, was appointed to the Second Department in 2014.

By Ellen Bardash

2 minute read

May 25, 2021 | New York Law Journal

Jayne Conroy, who has been a partner with Simmons Hanly Conroy for 35 years and has spent much of that time working alongside him in opioid cases, has been appointed to the MDL leadership committee, and said she will continue to serve as plaintiffs' counsel in a Long Island trial set to kick off in June.

By Ellen Bardash

4 minute read

May 21, 2021 | Delaware Business Court Insider

With the country opening up and an end to COVID-19 in sight, Miller said another uptick of Chapter 11 filings is likely in the upcoming months.

By Ellen Bardash

8 minute read

May 20, 2021 | Delaware Business Court Insider

A document signed Monday by the Boy Scouts' attorneys with Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell and White & Case laying out matters to be discussed at a hearing listed 119 objections to proceeding with the plan from claimants, insurers and other interested parties. The scouting organization is asking Judge Laurie Selber Silverstein to authorize solicitation of votes for the plan.

By Ellen Bardash

4 minute read

May 18, 2021 | Delaware Business Court Insider

Walmart fired back at the U.S. Department of Justice, arguing that it is "more focused on chasing headlines" than addressing the opioid crisis. Lawyers for the retail giant hit the DOJ for paying a nonprofit—now seeking to enter an amicus brief in the case—under a consulting contract.

By Ellen Bardash

3 minute read

May 18, 2021 | Delaware Law Weekly

The project is the first in the country aimed directly at addressing issues involving diversity in the legal field and has been developed with the idea that its recommendations could eventually serve as a national model as well as a plan for the state.

By Ellen Bardash

3 minute read

May 13, 2021 | Delaware Business Court Insider

The complaint, filed in Delaware federal court, says Ford should be held responsible for knowingly selling trucks with dashboards that had a tendency to warp and bend.

By Ellen Bardash

3 minute read

May 13, 2021 | Delaware Law Weekly

Kimberly Evans shares what she's learned and how the practice of law has been transformed by the pandemic, and says the courts in Delaware have been successful in keeping her cases moving forward.

By Ellen Bardash

8 minute read