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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 17, 2022 | Delaware Business Court Insider

Levi & Kornsinsky Says Derivative Case Co-Counsel Owes $500K in Fee Dispute

Levi & Korninsky is now seeking a declaratory judgment for at least the amount the firm says Shuman, Glenn & Stecker owes.

By Ellen Bardash

3 minute read

October 13, 2022 | Delaware Business Court Insider

Court Orders Twitter to Respond in Case for Oversight, Musk Deal Records

The order is the latest development in a relatively busy week for the trio of distinct Chancery cases concerning the deal and Twitter's disclosure of user metrics, all of which are on Chancellor Kathaleen McCormick's docket.

By Ellen Bardash

3 minute read

October 12, 2022 | Delaware Business Court Insider

Dismissal of Bulk of Twitter Shareholder Claims Still Leaves Door Ajar for Recovery of Damages

Delaware law makes it difficult for shareholders to qualify as third-party beneficiaries and sue in the place of corporations when making contract claims.

By Ellen Bardash

4 minute read

October 10, 2022 | Delaware Law Weekly

'A Close Call': Inside Del. Justices' Decision to Strike Down Expansion of Absentee Voting, Registration

Delaware Law School Professor Stephen E. Friedman said that while the decision was not unwarranted, there is concern the changing guidance on where and when to vote may cause confusion among some voters.

By Ellen Bardash

5 minute read

October 10, 2022 | Delaware Business Court Insider

Twitter-Musk Trial Delayed as Parties Get 3 Weeks to Close Renewed Acquisition Deal

Elon Musk's motion stated as he's now seeking to close on the terms of the original merger agreement, there's no need for a trial seeking the same outcome while delaying payouts to Twitter shareholders.

By Ellen Bardash

2 minute read

October 06, 2022 | Delaware Law Weekly

Del. Supreme Court Weighs New Voting Laws as Election Day Looms

The high court was asked whether same-day voter registration and main-in voting were consistent with the state constitution.

By Ellen Bardash

5 minute read

October 05, 2022 | Delaware Law Weekly

Bankruptcy Trustee Moves for Debevoise Disqualification in Delaware

Personal care wholesaler High Ridge Brands is seeking to disqualify Debevoise & Plimpton as opposing counsel in a bankruptcy case, alleging at least nine Debevoise attorneys worked with High Ridge on the same 2017 transaction that ultimately resulted in the suit.

By Ellen Bardash

2 minute read

October 04, 2022 | Delaware Business Court Insider

Meta Shareholder: Board Has Obligation to Think Beyond Stock Price

The complaint may be the first of its kind in Delaware in that it involves not just Meta's duty to its shareholders in isolation, but its obligation to take its broader economic impact on those shareholders' diversified portfolios into account.

By Ellen Bardash

3 minute read

October 04, 2022 | Delaware Business Court Insider

Elon Musk Renews Original Twitter Merger Offer in Bid That May Signal Truce

The letter states the offer is not an admission of liability and Musk has no intention of waiving any of his legal rights.

By Ellen Bardash

2 minute read

October 03, 2022 | National Law Journal

Delaware Promotes State Regulation, Other States Ask SCOTUS for Broader Escheat Definitions

Neal Katyal of Hogan Lovells argued for Delaware that MoneyGram agent and teller's checks fall into a narrow FDA exemption under common law, and if legislators had intended for those exemptions to be broader, the law would have been written to clarify that.

By Ellen Bardash | Marcia Coyle

4 minute read