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.
May 06, 2022 | Delaware Business Court Insider
Chancery Suit Seeks Pause on Elon Musk's Twitter AcquisitionThe crux of the complaint is that under Section 203, Musk is now considered an interested stockholder, and his takeover can't go through until 2025 unless two-thirds of other shareholders vote in favor.
By Ellen Bardash
2 minute read
May 05, 2022 | Delaware Law Weekly
In Tune: For Skadden Partner, Singing Runs Parallel to Litigation"The feeling you get from a successful argument, whether you win or lose, is totally different than the feeling of singing for an audience, singing well and touching people," says litigator and mezzo-soprano Jenness Parker.
By Ellen Bardash
3 minute read
May 03, 2022 | Delaware Business Court Insider
BuzzFeed Employee Shareholder Case Raises Broad Post-SPAC Contract QuestionsBecause most of current and former employees' contracts with pre-SPAC BuzzFeed have already ended, lawyers for the media company argued, BuzzFeed isn't bound to arbitration.
By Ellen Bardash
3 minute read
April 28, 2022 | Delaware Business Court Insider
'Far From Perfect': While Elon Musk Was Overly Involved, Court Says Tesla Board Assured SolarCity Deal Was FairAny sway Musk may have had over the deal process was canceled out by chair Robyn Denholm acting as an "indisputedly independent" director guiding the board's decision, Vice Chancellor Joseph Slights found.
By Ellen Bardash
4 minute read
April 26, 2022 | Delaware Business Court Insider
Electric Vehicle Derivative Lawsuits Trend Continues With Second Del. Complaint Against Faraday FutureIn addition to multiple lawsuits in Delaware, Faraday Future is facing a securities class action, this time in the Central District of California.
By Ellen Bardash
3 minute read
April 25, 2022 | Delaware Business Court Insider
BuzzFeed Turns to Delaware Chancery Court for Halt to Arbitration With Shareholder EmployeesThe complaint filed remains sealed, but public filings in the case indicate the media company has asked the court to issue an injunction blocking the defendants from moving forward with American Arbitration Association proceedings.
By Ellen Bardash
2 minute read
April 21, 2022 | Delaware Law Weekly
Young Conaway Teams With Diversity-Focused Recruitment ProgramThe partnership comes as many firms with a Delaware presence are building up committees or hiring for positions focused on diversity, with Young Conaway also the first to bring on an attorney for a DEI position not juggled with other legal work.
By Ellen Bardash
2 minute read
April 19, 2022 | Delaware Law Weekly
Paraquat Litigation Surges in Delaware With Filing of Cases Against Syngenta, ChevronAimee H. Wagstaff. who is involved in the Delaware litigation, previously served of a plaintiffs' executive committee In the pending paraquat federal multidistrict litigation in the Southern District of Illinois.
By Ellen Bardash
2 minute read
April 14, 2022 | Delaware Law Weekly
Efficiency, Releases, Justice Top Concerns in Boy Scout Closing ArgumentsDuring six days of closing arguments, attorneys went through the bankruptcy plan with a fine-tooth comb before U.S. District Judge Laurie Selber Silverstein of the District of Delaware, who pushed all sides for answers on how far her decision will extend into administration of the plan.
By Ellen Bardash
4 minute read
April 14, 2022 | Delaware Law Weekly
Meet Gregory Williams, the Fox Rothschild Partner and Bar Association Leader Nominated to Del. Federal CourtPresident Joe Biden's nominee for the District of Delaware has spent the past 27 years developing a reputation as a corporate litigator and a leader in the Delaware bar.
By Ellen Bardash
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