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Ellen Bardash

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.

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October 02, 2020 | Delaware Law Weekly

Delaware Courts to Prep for Trials in Latest Reopening Phase

Chief Justice Collins J. Seitz Jr.'s Friday order to enter the second-to-last phase of the plan also extended the judicial state of emergency for a seventh time, through Nov. 4.

By Ellen Bardash

1 minute read

October 01, 2020 | Delaware Law Weekly

Delaware Governor's Attorney 'Eager to Defend' Delaware's Party-Balance Judicial-Selection Rule Before SCOTUS

The challengers' attorney, from Finger & Slanina, said upholding the requirement would mean violating the Supreme Court's precedent setting the role of politics in government employment.

By Ellen Bardash

6 minute read

September 30, 2020 | Delaware Business Court Insider

TransPerfect CEO Settles 6-Year Legal Battle With Co-Founder, His Lawyer Says

While the custodianship case between Philip R. Shawe and Elizabeth Elting has been sorted out through mediation, TransPerfect's legal saga in Delaware isn't over, as Shawe and TransPerfect continue to contest attorney fees charged by Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom as custodian in the case during the company's 2015 sale for $770 million.

By Ellen Bardash

3 minute read

September 29, 2020 | Texas Lawyer

Old White Men: Texas' Judicial Population Ages as Race, Gender Lines Hold Steady

Seven percent of all Texas judges are older than 75, up from 4% last year.

By Ellen Bardash

2 minute read

September 29, 2020 | Delaware Law Weekly

Chancery Court Rules Delaware Mail-In Voting Bill Is Constitutional

The GOP didn't prove the General Assembly's reasoning for passing House Bill 346 was flawed, Vice Chancellor Sam Glasscock III wrote. Without such a showing, Glasscock reasoned, the court may not overturn the legislation.

By Ellen Bardash

5 minute read

September 24, 2020 | Delaware Business Court Insider

Electric Car Co. Shareholder Lawsuit Alleges Founder Lied About In-House Production, Status of Tech

A shareholder suit alleges the Nikola's reputation and success, including a recently announced $2 billion in-kind agreement with General Motors, were based on lies.

By Ellen Bardash

4 minute read

September 22, 2020 | Delaware Business Court Insider

Rite Aid Entitled to Insurance Coverage in Defending Lawsuit Over Opioids, Del. Judge Rules

Rite Aid filed its case against Ace and other insurance companies in April 2019 in the court's Complex Commercial Litigation Division after Ace refused to cover any of Rite Aid's legal costs.

By Ellen Bardash

4 minute read

September 21, 2020 | Delaware Business Court Insider

Shareholder in Space Tech Company Says Directors' Actions Caused Plummeting Stock Price

The complaint alleges Maxar Technologies Inc. and 13 individual defendants' failure to promptly inform the public of hugely inflated accounts and a major deal falling through in 2018 qualifies as a securities law violation.

By Ellen Bardash

4 minute read

September 18, 2020 | Delaware Business Court Insider

Philips Simultaneously Sues Eight Tech Companies Over Digital Video Patents

Tech giant Koninklijke Philips NV and its subsidiary, Philips North America LLC, rolled out eight federal intellectual property cases Thursday, each claiming another tech company has been selling products that infringe on Philips' digital video-related patents.

By Ellen Bardash

2 minute read

September 17, 2020 | Delaware Law Weekly

Christopher Winter Moves Into Managing Partner Role at Duane Morris' Wilmington Office

Winter, a Rutgers School of Law graduate, whose practice has been built on Chapter 11 bankruptcy law and commercial finance, is taking over from Michael Lastowski.

By Ellen Bardash

3 minute read