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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February 09, 2023 | Delaware Law Weekly

District Judge Questions Court's Authority to Find Bad Faith in Boy Scout Bankruptcy Plan

Ted Boutrous of Gibson Dunn said there's room for the court to find the plan wasn't in good faith because it doesn't clearly lay out procedures to find which of the more than 82,000 sexual abuse claims set to be paid out by a trust are fraudulent.

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February 07, 2023 | Delaware Law Weekly

Delaware AG Jennings Names State Prosecutor New DOJ Chief of Staff

The incoming chief of staff, A.J. Roop, was the state prosecutor for seven years. He previously led the Crime Strategies Unit, now known as the Community Engagement Unit, and worked as a criminal defense attorney in private practice.

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February 06, 2023 | Delaware Business Court Insider

'Too Fragile an Environment'?: FTX Bankruptcy Attorneys Criticize U.S. Trustee's Motion to Add Outside Investigator

If U.S. District Judge John T. Dorsey sides with the U.S. Trustee on its motion to hire an independent examiner, it could increase the total cost of the crypto platform's Chapter 11 case in the District of Delaware by tens or hundreds of millions of dollars.

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February 02, 2023 | Delaware Law Weekly

Del. Sees Spate of Fired Health Workers' Religious Bias Complaints Over Vaccine Mandate

The latest group of actions might represent the end of cases involving a Delaware health care facility.

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January 31, 2023 | Delaware Business Court Insider

'It's Really Created a Buzz': Could McDonald's Decision Expand Scope for 'Caremark' Litigation?

The decision over McDonald's officers' liability for fostering a climate of sexual harassment has Delaware lawyers buzzing over how much of it it new law and what the impacts will be.

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January 30, 2023 | Delaware Law Weekly

Carney Agrees to Settle Lawsuit Over Party Balance on Delaware Courts

In something of a surprise announcement, Delaware Gov. John Carney has agreed that the longstanding requirement is unenforceable.

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January 26, 2023 | Delaware Business Court Insider

McDonald's 'Caremark' Case Stays on Track With Opinion Holding Officer to Oversight Duty

Vice Chancellor Travis Laster's groundbreaking opinion is the latest step in the Court of Chancery case alleging McDonald's and its management ignored red flags pointing to sexual harassment by former CEO Steve Easterbrook.

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January 24, 2023 | Delaware Business Court Insider

Ex-Employees Say AIG Subsidiary's Chapter 11 Filing Is 'Abuse of the Bankruptcy Process'

The move was aimed at maintaining AIG's interest while giving the employees, the only non-insider creditors identified to date, less than 0.02% of what they're seeking in a Connecticut Superior Court case.

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January 23, 2023 | Delaware Business Court Insider

Data Platform: Meta Can't Withhold Users' Publicly Posted Information

Bright Data, represented by Wilks Law and Proskauer Rose, has asked a judge to confirm the web data platform isn't legally barred from accessing public information through Facebook or Instagram.

By Ellen Bardash

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January 19, 2023 | Delaware Law Weekly

Litigant's 'Self-Proving Rationale' Doesn't Warrant Chancery Look at Del. Election Laws

Vice Chancellor Sam Glasscock III dismissed a request to undo changes to Delaware's absentee and early voting laws.

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