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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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May 25, 2023 | Delaware Law Weekly

Delaware State Courthouses to Allow Public to Bring In Electronic Devices

Chief Justice Collins J. Seitz Jr. said the new policy is designed to increase access to the justice system and recognizes that devices have become an "integral part of daily life."

By Ellen Bardash

2 minute read

May 25, 2023 | Delaware Business Court Insider

AMC Shareholders Seek Active Pro Se Role in Settlement Proceedings

More than 100 letters have been sent to the court by AMC shareholders, most critical of the class representation. That's an unusual level of intervention from shareholders, court-watchers said.

By Ellen Bardash

4 minute read

May 22, 2023 | Delaware Law Weekly

Corporate Litigation Practice Leader Named Potter Anderson's Next Chair

Peter J. Walsh Jr., who has been at Potter Anderson for the entirety of his more than 35-year career to date, frequently appears in Court of Chancery litigation and has argued before the Supreme Court of Delaware and the Third Circuit Court of Appeals.

By Ellen Bardash

2 minute read

May 18, 2023 | Delaware Business Court Insider

Report: Prominence of Delaware Federal Court's Securities Caseload Dipped in 2022

At the same time actions around new corporate structures like SPACs and new technology like cryptocurrency have fueled a surge in some areas.

By Ellen Bardash

3 minute read

May 17, 2023 | Delaware Law Weekly

Ex-Employees Slap Elon Musk, Twitter With Lawsuit Alleging Contract Breach, Bias

In a complaint filed Tuesday and made publicly available Wednesday, the plaintiffs—whom the complaint refers to as "Tweeps" throughout—claim Musk's post-merger transition team blatantly stated its intent to break contracts and laws.

By Ellen Bardash

4 minute read

May 17, 2023 | Delaware Law Weekly

Lead Counsel Named for Delaware's 77,000 Zantac Liability Cases

The cases that began streaming into the Delaware court in August have surpassed in number the 50,000 that U.S. District Judge Robin Rosenburg dismissed in December from a Southern District of Florida MDL making the same claims about antacids.

By Ellen Bardash

3 minute read

May 16, 2023 | Delaware Business Court Insider

Oracle's $9 Billion NetSuite Acquisition Process Affirmed in Chancery

Vice Chancellor Glasscock determined that while Larry Ellison's position as a shareholder for both companies made him a conflicted director, he and Oracle CEO Safra Catz, both represented by Latham & Watkins and Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor, didn't interfere with the committee that evaluated the deal.

By Ellen Bardash

2 minute read

May 16, 2023 | Delaware Business Court Insider

SaaS Company Claims Freeze-Out By Ex-CEO, Joint Venture Partner

Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders filed the case Monday for plaintiff SureSwift Worldwide Inc. against Kevin McArdle, SureSwift's CEO from 2015 to 2022, and Calm Company Fund, an early-stage investor in profit-driven businesses.

By Ellen Bardash

3 minute read

May 15, 2023 | Delaware Law Weekly

In Another Win for NJ, Delaware, SCOTUS Won't Hear Arguments on Climate Change Case Jurisdiction

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday denied fossil fuel companies a write of certiorari, sending environmental cases against them back to state courts in Delaware and New Jersey.

By Ellen Bardash

3 minute read

May 11, 2023 | Delaware Law Weekly

A 'Fabricated Narrative'?: Delaware Lawsuit Filed by Disinformation Expert Against Fox News Alleges 'Obsessive Defamation'

Fox removed the case to Delaware's federal court on Thursday morning via attorneys with DLA Piper and Ellis George Cipollone O'Brien Annaguey.

By Ellen Bardash

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