Ellen Bardash is ALM's reporter covering Delaware litigation for Delaware Law Weekly and Delaware Business Court Insider. She can be contacted at [email protected], on Twitter @Dellenware or on Threads @ellenbardash.
November 20, 2024 | Delaware Business Court Insider
Private Equity Firm's Counsel to Del. Supreme Court: Forfeiture Provisions Present 'a Choice'It's the second time since October that the court has been asked how and if its January decision in Cantor Fitzgerald LP v. Ainslie affects certain anti-competitive provisions in employment agreements.
By Ellen Bardash
4 minute read
November 19, 2024 | The Recorder
Two Tesla Shareholder Cases in Del. Chancery Court ConsolidatedTwo cases challenging Elon Musk’s investments in AI projects were consolidated while another shareholder suit will move toward a separate trial.
By Ellen Bardash
3 minute read
November 18, 2024 | Delaware Business Court Insider
McCormick Consolidates Two Tesla Chancery CasesTwo cases challenging Elon Musk’s investments in AI projects were consolidated while another shareholder suit will move toward a separate trial.
By Ellen Bardash
3 minute read
November 13, 2024 | Delaware Business Court Insider
Medtronic in the Crosshairs: 3 Suits Claim IP and Employee PoachingMedical device giant Medtronic was hit with three lawsuits in the District of Delaware on Nov. 12—two by the previous employer of former Medtronic employees, and one by a doctor who claims the company stole her product design.
By Ellen Bardash
2 minute read
November 13, 2024 | Law.com
Lawsuits Mount Over Moderna's RSV VaccineThe newest case is the fifth to bring similar allegations against Moderna in the same court, with three others, all filed Nov. 5, surfaced by Law.com Radar.
By Ellen Bardash
2 minute read
November 11, 2024 | Delaware Business Court Insider
FTX Estate Seeks to Recoup $1.76B From Binance, Plus Exec 'Piggy Bank' PayoutsFTX and its affiliates, represented in the bankruptcy court by Sullivan & Cromwell and Landis, Rath & Cobb, have filed a total of 36 adversary actions since Oct. 28, 25 of which were filed on Nov. 8.
By Ellen Bardash
3 minute read
November 07, 2024 | Delaware Business Court Insider
Supermajority Shareholder Approval Not Required for Nevada ConversionVice Chancellor Paul A. Fioravanti Jr.'s opinion stated language in one section of the digital media company's charter doesn't apply to the conversion based on Delaware precedent, marking a win for attorneys at Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati and Latham & Watkins.
By Ellen Bardash
3 minute read
November 07, 2024 | Litigation Daily
A Look Back at 'Goldman Sachs': How Price Impact Is Changing Securities Class Actions"Courts have started to apply the 'Goldman' framework in the context of class certification," said Sullivan & Cromwell co-chair Robert Giuffra, who represented the bank in the case the Second Circuit decided a little more than a year ago. "And so it's becoming the new thing in securities litigation, at least in the context of event-driven litigation."
By Ellen Bardash
5 minute read
November 06, 2024 | Delaware Business Court Insider
Boy Scouts Bankruptcy Appeal Raises Questions on Mootness, ReleasesFor those who have already received compensation, a lawyer representing abuse victims said, it's come at a personal cost, as the terms of the effective plan have required them to answer 81-page questionnaires, sit for depositions and ask others to submit affidavits as proof of their scouting involvement.
By Ellen Bardash
4 minute read
November 05, 2024 | Delaware Business Court Insider
The 'Next Battleground' in Chapter 11: Third Circuit Set to Weigh Opt-Out ReleasesA subset of sexual abuse accusers whose compensation is a key part of the plan and a group of Boy Scout insurers—have spent years challenging third-party releases that were made part of a global settlement.
By Ellen Bardash
5 minute read