Ellen Bardash
Ellen Bardash is ALM's reporter covering Delaware litigation for Delaware Law Weekly and Delaware Business Court Insider. She can be contacted at [email protected], on Twitter @Dellenware or on Threads @ellenbardash.
July 31, 2024 | Delaware Business Court Insider
'A Big Black Box'?: What to Expect Now That the DGCL Has Been AmendedThe latest batch of changes—which take effect on Thursday—has seen less unanimous support from the corporate bar than the amendment process usually does.
By Ellen Bardash
4 minute read
July 30, 2024 | New York Law Journal
Lawsuit Seeks Stop to New York State Funding for Marijuana DispensariesThe complaint claims New York is violating federal law by disbursing funds into activity that remains illegal at the federal level.
By Ellen Bardash
2 minute read
July 30, 2024 | Delaware Business Court Insider
Del. Hospital Challenges State's Oversight Plan, Saying It Clashes With Corporate FranchiseDLA Piper and Richards, Layton are representing Christiana Care, wihch is seeking to halt enforcement of a health bill that it says clashes with the state's corporate law.
By Ellen Bardash
3 minute read
July 29, 2024 | Law.com
The Next Generation of Potential Judges Is Losing Interest in State Supreme Courts. Here's WhyThose who have served on their states' courts of last resort say that the pay gap between private practice and public service is widening to the point of turning away attorneys who have the potential to serve their state well.
By Ellen Bardash
8 minute read
July 25, 2024 | Delaware Business Court Insider
'Unfair and Conflicted'?: Paramount Merger Allegedly Benefits Shari Redstone at Minority Shareholders' Expense, Lawsuit SaysThe complaint, filed by Berger Montague, claims the dealmaking process was unfair, with a lack of director independence and no opportunity for a vote on the merger, which is expected to close in 2025.
By Ellen Bardash
3 minute read
July 24, 2024 | New York Law Journal
US Judge Rejects Securities Class Action Against Cannabis Products MakerPlaintiffs' theories of scienter were backed by vague and speculative claims, U.S. District Judge Paul A. Engelmayer said.
By Ellen Bardash
3 minute read
July 22, 2024 | Delaware Business Court Insider
Court Dismisses Defamation Case by Ex-Homeland Security Official Against Fox NewsThe plaintiff had alleged speakers on Fox News began making defamatory statements about her when she was appointed the executive director of the Department of Homeland Security's since-disbanded Disinformation Governance Board.
By Ellen Bardash
3 minute read
July 19, 2024 | Delaware Business Court Insider
Smartmatic, Newsmax at War Over Witnesses in Lawsuit Over Election DefamationHundreds of filings in June and July have been made in connection with the motions to block expert testimony. Meanwhile, both sides have filed motions for summary judgment that haven't been decided, and both have moved for the other to be sanctioned or held in contempt.
By Ellen Bardash
2 minute read
July 18, 2024 | Delaware Business Court Insider
Chancery Signals Overbroad Anticompetitive Agreements Won't Cut It—AgainThe ruling represents an exception from the court's customary pro-contract mentality.
By Ellen Bardash
4 minute read
July 17, 2024 | Delaware Business Court Insider
Attorneys No Longer Need to Wait for Chancery Order to File ConfidentiallyThe change to Rule 5.1 is included in the second tranche of amendments to Chancery rules Chancellor Kathaleen St. J. McCormick has approved as part of a project revising the court's rules to realign with Delaware case law and statutes as well as federal rules.
By Ellen Bardash
3 minute read
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