The Complex Commercial Litigation Division of Delaware’s Superior Court recently issued a ruling on a motion for summary judgment that, while nominally addressing the application of the statute of limitations to dismiss claims related to the escheatment of shares of stock to the state of Delaware, provides lessons for investors about the level of attention and diligence they should apply to managing their financial affairs. In Saunders v. Lightwave Logic, C.A. No. N23C-05-120 (Oct. 17, 2024), Judge Paul Wallace was faced with a factual scenario that would appear capable of repetition—and often—that ultimately ended with a stockholder’s shares in Lightwave Logic being escheated to the state and sold, despite the reality that the plaintiff’s stock certificate was safely ensconced in a home safe.