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.
August 07, 2020 | New York Law Journal
French Lawyer in New York Is Plaintiff in Lawsuit Over Government Preboarding COVID Testing Mandate"I'm a New York attorney who also happens to be French and very annoyed by what's going on," said Pierre Ciric, who is among the plaintiffs saying the prime minister's directive is a burden on French citizens who struggle to get test results in the United States.
By Ellen Bardash
2 minute read
August 07, 2020 | Delaware Business Court Insider
California Judge Says Right to Jury Trial Overrides Agreement to Litigate in DelawareOne attorney in the case said the California case calls into question how courts in many states with constitutional rights to jury trial may evaluate forum selection clauses that specify Delaware Chancery Court as a jurisdiction.
By Ellen Bardash
5 minute read
August 05, 2020 | Delaware Law Weekly
Delaware Courts Announce 5th Monthlong State of Emergency ExtensionUnder the new order, Delaware's state courts will remain in Phase 2, in which some court proceedings are being held in person and many are being held with one or more parties appearing virtually, of their four-phase reopening plan.
By Ellen Bardash
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August 04, 2020 | Delaware Business Court Insider
Corporate Litigator Hired as Young Conaway's Newest PartnerRyan Newell's lateral move comes after nearly eight years at Connolly Gallagher, during which he was frequently appointed by the Delaware Court of Chancery and Delaware Superior Court as a special discovery master or discovery facilitator.
By Ellen Bardash
3 minute read
August 03, 2020 | Delaware Business Court Insider
Del. Court of Chancery Strikes 'Sham' Argentine Media AgreementsThe Delaware Court of Chancery shot down an Argentine attorney's claims to interest in a Latin American media company July 31, reasoning contracts outlining his majority ownership were fraudulent and nonbinding.
By Ellen Bardash
5 minute read
July 31, 2020 | Delaware Business Court Insider
Zoom Directors Accused of Knowingly Underplaying Security Risks in Shareholder SuitSince Zoom went public, it was falsely promoted as having "robust security capabilities," including "end-to-end encryption," and although initial offering documents included language about the potential risks of cybersecurity, and that language wasn't indicative of the level of risk known at the time.
By Ellen Bardash
3 minute read
July 29, 2020 | Delaware Law Weekly
5 Delaware Firms Were Awarded $1M or More in PPP Loans, With 200 Others Receiving Smaller SumsOf the 725 specific categories into which businesses receiving PPP loans were grouped, law offices received more individual loans in Delaware than all but seven, according to data recently released by the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Small Business Administration.
By Ellen Bardash
4 minute read
July 27, 2020 | Delaware Business Court Insider
Stockholder, in Lawsuit, Says Chemours Misrepresented Liability After DuPont SpinoffA stockholder for the Chemours Company alleged in a federal complaint Monday the company has misrepresented an estimated $2.46 billion in environmental liabilities since it was created.
By Ellen Bardash
3 minute read
July 24, 2020 | Delaware Law Weekly
Delaware Cancels In-Person Bar Exam, Citing Health Concerns, Travel for Out-of-State TakersOf specific concern, Chief Justice Collins J. Seitz Jr. noted, was the fact that almost 60% of those scheduled to sit for the bar exam would be traveling from other states to do so, with some coming from areas designated as COVID-19 hot spots or subject to quarantine restrictions in their home states.
By Ellen Bardash
3 minute read
July 24, 2020 | Delaware Business Court Insider
The Gap, Real Estate Owners Deadlocked in $66M Row Over Closed Stores' RentRetailers have asked that—because they did not know when entering into their leases that their stores would be forced to close—those leases be terminated and reformed.
By Ellen Bardash
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