Tom McParland

December 16, 2015 | Delaware Law Weekly

Leonard N. Sosnov, a Widener University Delaware Law School professor and the recipient of the Philadelphia Bar Association's Thurgood Marshall Award, assailed mandatory minimums and called for Pennsylvania to end life imprisonment without the possibility of parole in a brief acceptance speech Wednesday night.

By Tom McParland

2 minute read

December 16, 2015 | Delaware Business Court Insider

The Delaware Court of Chancery earlier this month held Indiana-based Berry Plastics Corp. liable for pension responsibilities stemming from its $135 million purchase of a health care containers business in 2014, as the court parsed the meaning of the word "threatened."

By Tom McParland

3 minute read

December 16, 2015 | Delaware Business Court Insider

The Delaware Court of Chancery has ruled the coal company Foresight Energy breached a contract to buy back about $600 million in bonds when it revised the terms of a takeover deal with Murray Energy.

By Tom McParland

4 minute read

December 16, 2015 | Delaware Business Court Insider

The Delaware Court of Chancery has ordered the defendants in a contract dispute to pay the plaintiffs more than $1.65 million in escrowed funds ahead of a trial set for March.

By Tom McParland

3 minute read

December 16, 2015 | Delaware Law Weekly

In a moment Chancellor Andre G. Bouchard called "momentous," Tamika Montgomery-Reeves on Dec. 11 was publicly sworn in to serve as the 38th member of the Delaware Court of Chancery, as those close to her praised the vice chancellor for her fairness and equity.

By Tom McParland

5 minute read

December 16, 2015 | Delaware Law Weekly

Leonard N. Sosnov, a Widener University Delaware Law School professor and the recipient of the Philadelphia Bar Association's Thurgood Marshall Award, assailed mandatory minimums and called for Pennsylvania to end life imprisonment without the possibility of parole in a brief acceptance speech Wednesday night.

By Tom McParland

2 minute read

December 16, 2015 | Delaware Business Court Insider

The Delaware Court of Chancery has ruled the coal company Foresight Energy breached a contract to buy back about $600 million in bonds when it revised the terms of a takeover deal with Murray Energy.

By Tom McParland

4 minute read

December 16, 2015 | Delaware Business Court Insider

The Delaware Court of Chancery earlier this month held Indiana-based Berry Plastics Corp. liable for pension responsibilities stemming from its $135 million purchase of a health care containers business in 2014, as the court parsed the meaning of the word "threatened."

By Tom McParland

3 minute read

December 16, 2015 | Delaware Business Court Insider

The Delaware Court of Chancery has ordered the defendants in a contract dispute to pay the plaintiffs more than $1.65 million in escrowed funds ahead of a trial set for March.

By Tom McParland

3 minute read

December 16, 2015 | Delaware Law Weekly

In a moment Chancellor Andre G. Bouchard called "momentous," Tamika Montgomery-Reeves on Dec. 11 was publicly sworn in to serve as the 38th member of the Delaware Court of Chancery, as those close to her praised the vice chancellor for her fairness and equity.

By Tom McParland

5 minute read