Jeff Mordock

October 29, 2014 | Delaware Law Weekly

The Delaware Supreme Court has publicly reprimanded Alex J. Brown, the attorney for embattled insurance executive Jeffrey Cohen, after he filed litigation in Maryland in violation of a seizure and injunction order barring additional lawsuits in the case.

By Jeff Mordock

5 minute read

October 29, 2014 | Delaware Law Weekly

As a committee of Delaware judges works to create consistent outcome measures for the state's problem-solving courts, analysts say gauging recidivism, efficiency and defendant eligibility is vital to understanding their effectiveness.

By Jeff Mordock

7 minute read

October 29, 2014 | Delaware Law Weekly

A motor vehicle violation committed as an adult does not cancel out a person's right to have his or her juvenile record expunged, a majority of Delaware Supreme Court justices have ruled.

By Jeff Mordock

5 minute read

October 22, 2014 | Delaware Business Court Insider

Institutional constraints have limited the influence of Delaware courts on activist shareholders and executive pay, two of the most important corporate governance issues of the past 30 years, a University of Cambridge law professor told a crowd of corporate attorneys Friday morning.

By Jeff Mordock

4 minute read

October 22, 2014 | Delaware Law Weekly

In a case of first impression, the Delaware Court of Chancery has ruled that the Delaware Uniform Contribution Among Tortfeasors Act does not bar RBC Capital Markets LLC from collecting a settlement credit because other defendants in the Rural/Metro Corp. shareholder litigation settled with the plaintiffs.

By Jeff Mordock

5 minute read

October 22, 2014 | Delaware Business Court Insider

Potter Anderson & Corroon bankruptcy attorney Laurie Selber Silverstein is the tentative selection for a judgeship in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit announced last week.

By Jeff Mordock

4 minute read

October 22, 2014 | Delaware Business Court Insider

The Delaware Supreme Court passed on an opportunity to expand case law governing the application of exclusive forum provisions when it denied a packaging manufacturer's appeal that could have presented a question of first impression.

By Jeff Mordock

4 minute read

October 22, 2014 | Delaware Business Court Insider

A mistake included with formal loan documents cannot be invalidated because it would negatively impact creditors relying on such representations, the Delaware Supreme Court has ruled.

By Jeff Mordock

4 minute read

October 22, 2014 | Delaware Law Weekly

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati has expanded its Delaware presence with the opening of a second office in downtown Wilmington.

By Jeff Mordock

4 minute read

October 16, 2014 | Delaware Law Weekly

In a sweeping measure that could overhaul the state's so-called "problem-solving courts," Delaware Supreme Court Chief Justice Leo E. Strine Jr. formed a committee composed of active state judges to review those courts for effectiveness and determine which courts "warrant continuation," Strine announced last week.

By Jeff Mordock

5 minute read