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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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September 27, 2023 | Delaware Business Court Insider

Delaware AG Takes Claims Against Opioid Manufacturers to Court of Chancery

Delaware Attorney General Kathhy Jennings complaint brings public nuisance claims against two drugmakers, saying they should have known their marketing practices would lead to a spike in opioid abuse.

By Ellen Bardash

3 minute read

September 27, 2023 | Delaware Business Court Insider

Rule Changes Address 'Huge Inconvenience' of Formatting Chancery Filings

The state judiciary announced the first round of a comprehensive update to the court's rules, an undertaking led by a subcommittee of the Court of Chancery Rules subcommittee.

By Ellen Bardash

4 minute read

September 25, 2023 | Delaware Business Court Insider

NFT Venture Split With Warring Allegations of Extortion, 'Megalomaniacal Thirst for Control'

"He was supposed to be their partner, but instead is a schemer and fraudster," stated the Delaware filing, which brings 14 claims including those citing fraud and breaching collective venture agreements.

By Ellen Bardash

3 minute read

September 20, 2023 | Delaware Business Court Insider

Shareholders Attorney Says Delaware Shouldn't Adopt West Virginia Federal Court's Finding in Chancery 'Caremark' Case Over Opioids

A national issue should not be governed by a decision in a lawsuit involving one city and county government in West Virginia.

By Ellen Bardash

4 minute read

September 19, 2023 | National Law Journal

'Texas Two-Step' Is Only Path to Talc Claim Payouts, J&J Litigation VP Tells Senate Panel

The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee is examining the use of bankruptcy to sort out mass tort liability.

By Ellen Bardash

5 minute read

September 18, 2023 | National Law Journal

Hunter Biden's Attorney Files Suit Against IRS, Challenges Whistleblower Disclosures

The lawsuit seeks a declaration that the IRS was negligent and violated the Privacy Act by disclosing Biden's tax details as well as $1,000 in damages for every unauthorized disclosure

By Ellen Bardash

4 minute read

September 14, 2023 | Delaware Law Weekly

Not Done in Delaware: DOJ Charges Hunter Biden With Gun Offenses

The filing signals prosecutors, led by U.S. Attorney David Weiss, aren't finished with Biden in Delaware, contrary to what many expected after the August announcement that the DOJ would be seeking an indictment in another jurisdiction for the tax offenses Biden had agreed to plea guilty to earlier.

By Ellen Bardash

2 minute read

September 14, 2023 | Delaware Business Court Insider

Major Pension Funds Are Going After Fox for Election Coverage Accountability

There are more than a dozen institutional shareholders and a handful of individuals who are pursuing claims against Fox and its directors in the Delaware court

By Ellen Bardash

3 minute read

September 13, 2023 | Delaware Business Court Insider

Here's Why a Delaware Judge Says TransPerfect's 14th Deal-Protesting Case Should Be Dismissed

Martin Russo, an attorney for TransPerfect, said he believes U.S. Magistrate Judge Jennifer L. Hall took months to come to an "erroneous reasoning" because TransPerfect had the better arguments on the merits.

By Ellen Bardash

5 minute read

September 11, 2023 | Delaware Business Court Insider

Automotive Company Officers Accused of Rejecting $875M Sale Settle for $12M

An attorney in the case said said, but it's not uncommon to see such a settlement finalized when the motion has been fully briefed but not argued or resolved.

By Ellen Bardash

3 minute read