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Delaware Business Court Insider

Supreme Court Reverses Chancery's Dell Appraisal Decision

In one of the most anticipated opinions of 2017, Delaware's Supreme Court reversed the Court of Chancery's appraisal decision valuing Dell, Inc.'s shares after its management-led buyout in 2013. In its unanimous en banc decision, the Supreme Court ruled that the Court of Chancery abused its discretion by relying exclusively on its own discounted cash flow (DCF) analysis while affording no weight to the transaction price when valuing the company's shares at the time of its 2013 going-private merger.
5 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

2017 Patent Applications Can Predict Innovations of the Future

As companies develop new ideas, they often file patent applications with various patent offices in order to protect their investments. Here are a few patents (and patent applications) that were published in 2017 and that may predict how innovation will influence the future.
7 minute read

The Recorder

Bedsworth: Bedsworth & Curious George, LLP

I'm thinking of opening a monkey law office specializing in macaque discrimination.
8 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Death, Divorce and the Division of Property and Estates

When a party dies during the pendency of a divorce matter, a question immediately arises: will the matter be resolved pursuant to the Divorce Code (i.e.: 23 Pa.C.S.A. Section 3323(d.1)) or the Probate Code (i.e.: 20 Pa.C.S.A. Section 6111.2)?
8 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

ELC Steps Up to Protect the Rights of Bullied Students With Disabilities

Bullying and harassment impact hundreds of thousands of students across Pennsylvania every day. According to the National Center for Education Statistics, one out of every five students reported being bullied in 2015. Studies indicate, however, that a high percentage of children who are bullied (64 percent) never report it.
7 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

NAIC Adopts Model Law on Cybersecurity: Will States Adopt It?

On Oct. 24, the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) formally approved the Insurance Data Security Model Law (model law). The NAIC is a standard setting and regulatory support organization consisting of the top insurance regulators from the 50 states, District of Columbia, and five U.S. territories. T
9 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Clawback a Just Penalty for Employee Disloyalty

A dishonest employee should not be allowed to go unpunished because of the fortuity of his employer's lack of loss.
6 minute read

Litigation Daily

Daily Dicta: Cheers to the 2017 Litigators of the Week Winners

From fighting the travel ban to negotiating Michael Flynn's plea deal to suing the DJ who groped Taylor Swift, the lawyers featured each Friday as our Litigators of the Week have been in the middle of the year's biggest stories. Here's a look back at the winners.
20 minute read

Daily Business Review

Tax Cuts and Job Cuts Act: A Game Changer for Alimony and Tax Planning

As we are reading and watching the news over the past few days, Congress has approved and the president is signing into law H.R. 1 of the 115th U.S. Congress, the much debated tax bill set to reshape the federal tax system.
3 minute read

Daily Report Online

No One Has to Be Alone While They Put Their Lives Back Together

It was overwhelming and sometimes heartbreaking, but when a client gave me a hug or a sincere thank you, I knew I was making a difference.
5 minute read

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