Jeff Mordock

January 14, 2015 | Delaware Business Court Insider

An executive's guilty plea in a criminal matter cannot trump an indemnity agreement that granted reimbursement to corporate officers, the Delaware Court of Chancery has ruled.

By Jeff Mordock

4 minute read

January 14, 2015 | Delaware Business Court Insider

An executive's guilty plea in a criminal matter cannot trump an indemnity agreement that granted reimbursement to corporate officers, the Delaware Court of Chancery has ruled.

By Jeff Mordock

4 minute read

January 07, 2015 | Delaware Business Court Insider

Several of the Delaware law firms focused on corporate law made some big moves in 2014. The year also welcomed some new players into the arena with one firm entering Delaware and another, established firm launching a Chancery Court practice.

By Jeff Mordock

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January 07, 2015 | Delaware Business Court Insider

A material change in circumstances is not a strong enough claim to enjoin a corporation's advance notice bylaws when electing directors, the Delaware Court of Chancery has ruled. The court's decision blocked an activist hedge fund's efforts to nominate its own slate of directors at an aeronautics manufacturer's annual meeting.

By Jeff Mordock

4 minute read

January 07, 2015 | Delaware Business Court Insider

A material change in circumstances is not a strong enough claim to enjoin a corporation's advance notice bylaws when electing directors, the Delaware Court of Chancery has ruled. The court's decision blocked an activist hedge fund's efforts to nominate its own slate of directors at an aeronautics manufacturer's annual meeting.

By Jeff Mordock

4 minute read

January 07, 2015 | Delaware Business Court Insider

Several of the Delaware law firms focused on corporate law made some big moves in 2014. The year also welcomed some new players into the arena with one firm entering Delaware and another, established firm launching a Chancery Court practice.

By Jeff Mordock

4 minute read

January 07, 2015 | Delaware Law Weekly

The Attorney General's Office was the focus of Delaware's criminal law bar for much of 2014. A new attorney general was elected for the first time in eight years and a longtime prosecutor was arrested on charges that he raped a teenager.

By Jeff Mordock

5 minute read

January 07, 2015 | Delaware Law Weekly

Judicial evaluation of a primary assumption of risk defense must be fact-intensive and may only be adjudicated through summary judgment on rare occasions, the Delaware Supreme Court has ruled.

By Jeff Mordock

4 minute read

January 07, 2015 | Delaware Law Weekly

The Delaware Court of Common Pleas dismissed a driving under the influence charge against a defendant after concluding the roughly two-year gap between his arrest and scheduled jury trial unfairly prejudiced the case.

By Jeff Mordock

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January 06, 2015 | Delaware Law Weekly

The Delaware Court of Common Pleas dismissed a driving under the influence charge against a defendant after concluding the roughly two-year gap between his arrest and scheduled jury trial unfairly prejudiced the case.

By Jeff Mordock

4 minute read