By Colby Hamilton | June 18, 2018
In May, Xerox officially announced it was terminating the deal, after months of legal and public pressure by two of its largest investors, Carl Icahn and Darwin Deason.
Delaware Business Court Insider | News
By Tom McParland | June 18, 2018
The Delaware Court of Chancery has dismissed a suit filed by a home security company that accused a private equity firm of stealing trade secrets through its investment in a competitor.
By Thomas J. Hall and Thomas R. Commons | June 14, 2018
This column addresses recent decisions out of the Commercial Division that target exactly that question, whether fiduciary duties may arise as a result of a close personal relationship between parties.
By Marcia Coyle | June 12, 2018
"The contracts clause categorically prohibits states from passing 'any ... law impairing the obligation of contracts,'" Justice Neil Gorsuch wrote in a solo dissent in the case Sveen v. Melin. The framers, Gorsuch said, "were absolute. They took the view that treating existing contracts as 'inviolable' would benefit society by ensuring that all persons could count on the ability to enforce promises lawfully made to them."
By Jenna Greene | June 11, 2018
In a new survey, more than 100 judges reported that they routinely find relevant case law that's not cited in an attorney's brief.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Sean R. Keegan | June 7, 2018
The U.S. Supreme Court's recent decision in Epic Systems v. Lewis is a win for employers who have included or wish to include class action waivers in arbitration agreements that employees are required to sign as a condition of employment.
By Colby Hamilton | June 7, 2018
A party-appointed arbitrator's failure to disclose connections on its face isn't enough to disqualify an award, the panel found.
New Jersey Law Journal | Analysis
By Jonathan Bick | June 7, 2018
It is more useful to regulate and adjudicate blockchain protocol property transactions using laws and precedent associated with agreements and acts, rather than using the law of physical things.
By Barbara M. Goodstein | June 6, 2018
In her Secured Transactions column, Barbara Goodstein shows how the case 'JCC Development Corp. v. Levy' can be used as a cautionary tale for attorneys who draft or review loan documents that small variations in the language of the documents can potentially lead to fatal flaws.
By Mike Schneider, Associated Press | June 6, 2018
Disney announced last January it would give one-time bonuses to employees following a tax cut passed by Congress, but the company told the union it would withhold the bonuses to its members while talks on pay raises continue.
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