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.
October 17, 2022 | Delaware Business Court Insider
Levi & Kornsinsky Says Derivative Case Co-Counsel Owes $500K in Fee DisputeLevi & 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 RecordsThe 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 DamagesDelaware 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, RegistrationDelaware 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 DealElon 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 LoomsThe 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 DelawarePersonal 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 PriceThe 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 TruceThe 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 DefinitionsNeal 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
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