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.
June 11, 2024 | Delaware Business Court Insider
Musk's Focus on X Has Come at Tesla's Expense, Shareholder Lawsuit Claims"Neither Musk's past success nor his importance to Tesla's business gives him carte blanche to treat his fiduciary duties to Tesla as optional," the complaint states.
By Ellen Bardash
4 minute read
May 29, 2024 | Delaware Business Court Insider
McCormick: No Current Need to Formally Block Tesla Shakeup in ChanceryChancellor Kathaleen McCormick said she's holding defense counsel to their word and will leave the door open for the motions to be raised again if they don't keep it.
By Ellen Bardash
4 minute read
May 28, 2024 | New York Law Journal
Westchester Jury Delivers $23.3M Med Mal Verdict Against Medical Center for Patient DeathA jury has found Westchester Medical Center owes $23.3 million for failing to prevent a man being treated for a traumatic brain injury from suffering…
By Ellen Bardash
3 minute read
May 23, 2024 | Delaware Business Court Insider
Administrators Express Hope That Admission Changes Will Fill Need for Delaware AttorneysThose involved with the bar admissions process say more time is needed to say for sure whether the changes will lead to more attorneys practicing in Delaware, but that early signs have been promising.
By Ellen Bardash
6 minute read
May 22, 2024 | Delaware Business Court Insider
Delaware Supreme Court Affirms AMC Shareholder Settlement Over Stock SplitCounsel for AMC said court interference might hinder the possibility of the Chancery court ever again certifying a shareholder class that didn't vote unanimously on an issue.
By Ellen Bardash
3 minute read
May 17, 2024 | Delaware Business Court Insider
General Motors Faces Class Action Lawsuit Alleging Faulty Fuel PumpsPlaintiffs, represented by Berger Montague and Capstone Law, alleged that two SUV models produced between 2020 and 2024 have defective gas flow systems that could affect control of the cars.
By Ellen Bardash
3 minute read
May 14, 2024 | Delaware Business Court Insider
Delaware Bar Diversity Strategy Includes Changes in Admission StandardsTwelve steps the 2022 report outlined as ways to reduce barriers to notoriously stringent Delaware bar admission have been taken, making that the element of the plan that's seen the most concrete change over the past two years.
By Ellen Bardash
3 minute read
May 09, 2024 | Delaware Business Court Insider
Delaware Judge Announces Retirement From US 3rd Circuit Appeals CourtAccording to the federal judiciary, Judge Kent A. Jordan gave notice of his plan to retire on May 7, and he plans to leave the bench on Jan. 15, days before a presidential inauguration. With one other current vacancy on the court, the currently majority-Republican Third Circuit could flip.
By Ellen Bardash
3 minute read
May 08, 2024 | Delaware Business Court Insider
Argument Among Shareholders Rolls on With Appeal of AMC SettlementIt's a unique situation for Delaware's high court, with attorneys from the plaintiffs' bar and those who represent the corporate side sitting at the same table, united in wanting to uphold a settlement that a subset of the class of AMC shareholders wants to have overturned.
By Ellen Bardash
4 minute read
May 06, 2024 | Delaware Business Court Insider
Activision Owes Acceleration Bay $23.4M for Multiplayer Gaming Patent Infringement, Jury SaysThe jury found Activision liable for $18 million for infringing in World of Warcraft and another $5.4 million for infringing in two Call of Duty games.
By Ellen Bardash
2 minute read