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.
May 05, 2021 | The Legal Intelligencer
Incyte to Pay $12.6M to Settle False Claim and Kickback AllegationsThe settlement resolves a whistleblower case filed in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania and against the Wilmington, Delaware-headquartered company, accused of donating to a foundation and using those funds toward the copays of Medicare and TRICARE beneficiaries who weren't eligible for coverage of Incyte Corp.'s drug, Jakafi.
By Ellen Bardash
3 minute read
May 05, 2021 | Delaware Business Court Insider
Bouchard, Retiring as Chancellor, Reflects on Court Expansion, Managing Through the Pandemic, and What's NextAmong the challenges was maintaining the court's efficiency—vital to corporate lawyers and financial markets, among other stakeholders—during the COVID-19 pandemic.
By Ellen Bardash
6 minute read
May 03, 2021 | Delaware Business Court Insider
An 'Insatiable Appetite for Litigation': TransPerfect Ordered to Pay $3.2M to Skadden in Custodianship FeesChancellor Andre Bouchard, in an epic-length opinion, said much of the fee request was supported to "clean up ... pizza thrown at the wall" as the translation software company raised numerous objections. TransPerfect's lawyer and its CEO said the judge was misusing his powers as a court of equity.
By Ellen Bardash
4 minute read
April 30, 2021 | Delaware Law Weekly
Seitz Announces June 1 as Firm Date for Restart of Delaware Jury TrialsDelaware courts originally tried to start holding jury trials again in October, prioritizing criminal trials for people who were incarcerated, but Phase 3 was called off within a month.
By Ellen Bardash
2 minute read
April 30, 2021 | Delaware Business Court Insider
WeWork Trial Counsel: Will Is 'Great Choice' for Vice ChancellorThe Delaware Senate confirmed Will, who was a partner in Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati's Wilmington office, as the newest vice chancellor Wednesday, filling a position that will be vacated by Kathaleen McCormick at the beginning of May when McCormick becomes chancellor.
By Ellen Bardash
3 minute read
April 29, 2021 | Delaware Business Court Insider
Report: District of Delaware Judges Continue to Lead in Securities LitigationThe district also continued to be one of the top places to file securities suits, according to Lex Machina's report on federal securities litigation released Thursday, as the number of federal securities filings climbed following key decisions by the state-level Court of Chancery.
By Ellen Bardash
3 minute read
April 28, 2021 | Delaware Business Court Insider
$19M in Contingent Attorneys Fees Ordered in Post-Trial Merger CaseThose fees are included in an over $45 million judgment leveled against Shire U.S. Holdings in a case that took the uncommon path of going to trial while plaintiffs were represented on contingency.
By Ellen Bardash
4 minute read
April 23, 2021 | Delaware Law Weekly
Push Against Legal Protections for Delaware Police Ramps Up in Wake of Chauvin ConvictionA coalition of organizations led by the Delaware chapters of the ACLU and NAACP announced plans to push lawmakers to reform the state's Law Enforcement Officers' Bill of Rights by the end of this year's legislative session. Among the reforms sought was.a curb on state immunity.
By Ellen Bardash
5 minute read
April 22, 2021 | Delaware Business Court Insider
L'Oreal Avoids Patent Trial, Millions in Damages With Indefiniteness FindingIn what's seen as a rare move, U.S. District Judge Colm F. Connolly found the skincare-related claims by the University of Massachusetts and Carmel Laboratories, represented by Farnan and Susman & Godfrey, were invalid due to indefiniteness.
By Ellen Bardash
2 minute read
April 20, 2021 | Delaware Law Weekly
Delaware Newspaper Joins in Slew of Google, Facebook Antitrust CasesThe Delaware lawsuit filed by Coastal Point LLC in the District of Delaware is one of a group newspapers filed against the two companies in at least 10 federal jurisdictions.
By Ellen Bardash
3 minute read
