Tom McParland

March 16, 2016 | Delaware Business Court Insider

Private equity firm American Capital will have to defend against breach of fiduciary duty claims after Vice Chancellor Sam Glasscock III last month found reason to believe it was exercising control of Halt Medical at the time of a disputed merger, despite having just a 26 percent stake in the company.

By Tom McParland

4 minute read

March 16, 2016 | Delaware Business Court Insider

A U.S. bankruptcy court judge has blocked a bid by a Chapter 7 trustee to avoid and recover nearly $800,000 as preference payments, ruling that the wire transfers were made in the ordinary course of business.

By Tom McParland

3 minute read

March 16, 2016 | Delaware Business Court Insider

E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. lost its bid to dismiss a protracted intellectual property dispute with a company that accused the Delaware chemical giant nearly a decade ago of improperly using and disclosing its proprietary information.

By Tom McParland

5 minute read

March 14, 2016 | Delaware Business Court Insider

Members of the Delaware Senate are set to vote Wednesday afternoon on Gov. Jack Markell's nomination of former Superior Court Judge Joseph R. Slights III to serve as vice chancellor on the Court of Chancery, capping an unusual selection process that drew the ire of some downstate politicians.

By Tom McParland

4 minute read

March 10, 2016 | Delaware Law Weekly

The Superior Court has blocked an effort by E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. to dismiss an intellectual property suit by invoking the ancient and rarely-used doctrines of champerty and maintenance.

By Tom McParland

5 minute read

March 10, 2016 | Delaware Law Weekly

The Delaware Supreme Court battle over capital punishment intensified with the delivery of amicus briefs from three groups arguing the death-penalty statute is unconstitutional.

By Tom McParland

5 minute read

March 09, 2016 | Delaware Law Weekly

The Delaware Supreme Court has vacated a man's 2010 burglary and unlawful imprisonment convictions because a trial judge did not adequately inform the defendant of the risks of representing himself at trial.

By Tom McParland

3 minute read

March 09, 2016 | Delaware Law Weekly

After two years as chairman of the Judicial Nominating Commission, former Chancellor William B. Chandler III has stepped down, and Gregory B. Williams, a seven-year commission member, has assumed the top spot on the 11-member body tasked with vetting applicants for judgeships.

By Tom McParland

4 minute read

March 09, 2016 | Delaware Law Weekly

Pennsylvania Treasurer Timothy A. Reese has filed suit in federal court seeking to recover $10.3 million in unclaimed property funds he says were improperly submitted to Delaware over the course of 10 years.

By Tom McParland

3 minute read

March 09, 2016 | Delaware Business Court Insider

Delaware Court of Chancery Vice Chancellor Sam Glasscock III has blocked a plaintiff's motion to allow a witness to testify at trial by live video stream, calling the move an "awkward and inadequate substitute" to an in-person court appearance.

By Tom McParland

3 minute read