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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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April 26, 2024 | New York Law Journal

$3.5M Awarded in First Pair of Revenge Porn Cases Tried Under NY State Law

The New York law that formed the basis of the cases brought by Jamaica residents Kimberly Facey, an attorney, and Danielle Lawrence, a business student, has been in effect since 2019 but had not previously been tried in the state's courts.

By Ellen Bardash

4 minute read

April 26, 2024 | Delaware Business Court Insider

Closing 'Unacceptable Loopholes': How Sex Abuse Claimants Could Gain Power in Chapter 11 Bankruptcies

The Boy Scouts of America, which filed for Chapter 11 in the District of Delaware in February 2020 and has since had a reorganization plan confirmed, faced more abuse claims than had been brought in any bankruptcy case before. A new bill in Congress would address such cases.

By Ellen Bardash

4 minute read

April 24, 2024 | Delaware Business Court Insider

Chancery Urged to Block Tesla 'Run From Jurisdiction' in Elon Musk Pay Case

Tesla has filed a proxy indicating it would be seeking shareholder votes on a relocation to Texas and whether Musk should receive the 2018 compensation plan that had been struck down by the Court of Chancery.

By Ellen Bardash

3 minute read

April 23, 2024 | Delaware Business Court Insider

Trump, Truth Social Attorneys Expect 'Solid' Chance at Shareholder Case Dismissal

Vice Chancellor Morgan Zurn said she'll hear argument April 30 on whether to continue handling the case on an expedited basis.

By Ellen Bardash

3 minute read

April 17, 2024 | Delaware Business Court Insider

JPMorgan Wins Dismissal in Chancery Case Over Zelle Compliance

Chancellor Kathaleen St.J. McCormick concluded that shareholder plaintiffs failed to adequately plead that JPMorgan's directors knew of and ignored concerns about the bank's compliance with reimbursement laws.

By Ellen Bardash

3 minute read

April 17, 2024 | The Recorder

Ninth Circuit Affirms Dismissal of Securities Claims Against Gaming Platform

The three-judge panel ruled that the shareholders hadn't provided adequate facts to support their claims that Skillz, represented by Latham & Watkins, misled them.

By Ellen Bardash

2 minute read

April 12, 2024 | Delaware Business Court Insider

'Lion of the Bankruptcy Bar': Ex-Judge Kevin Carey, Hogan Lovells Counsel, Has Died

Carey was hailed as "one of the best bankruptcy judges in the history of the profession."

By Ellen Bardash

2 minute read

April 11, 2024 | Delaware Business Court Insider

'Bent on Entrenchment'?: Shareholder Suits Claim 2 Poison Pills Are Anti-Takeover Front for Boards

The two complaints mirror each other, with each citing the same Delaware case law and bringing two breach of fiduciary duty claims—one alleging disclosure violations and the other that board members are using the plans as a means of entrenching themselves.

By Ellen Bardash

4 minute read

April 10, 2024 | Delaware Business Court Insider

Advance Notice Bylaw Cross-Appeals Ask Supreme Court for Reframed Analysis

The dispute over advance notice bylaws has triggered similar lawsuits from other corporations.

By Ellen Bardash

4 minute read

April 09, 2024 | Delaware Business Court Insider

Walmart Secures Dismissal of Drug Investigation Disclosure Claim

U.S. District Chief Judge Colm F. Connolly's decision is a win for the Latham & Watkins and Richards, Layton & Finger team that represented Walmart, CEO Doug McMillon and former CFO Brett Biggs.

By Ellen Bardash

2 minute read