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November 04, 2009 | Delaware Law Weekly

District Court Finds Proposed Generic Drugs Infringe Allergan Patents

Pharmaceutical maker Allergan Inc. can protect its $240 million market for a kind of glaucoma treatment for about 12 more years, thanks to a decision from Chief Judge Gregory M. Sleet of the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware.
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April 16, 2008 | Delaware Law Weekly

Former Litigator Founds a New Web Resource

Aviva Cuyler’s career made a sharp turn as she was falling asleep in her San Francisco home two years ago. The former litigator and University of Connecticut School of Law graduate had been working long nights in advance of a trial date, briefing pre-trial issues that she knew other lawyers had addressed previously. The problem was she had no access to their work.
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December 08, 2010 | Delaware Law Weekly

Hague Convention, Not Rule 30, Governs Foreign Subsidiary Personnel

The Delaware district court recently decided a novel discovery issue concerning the means a litigant must use if it wants to depose an employee of a foreign subsidiary that is not a party to the suit.
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August 26, 2009 | Delaware Law Weekly

District Court Reverses Earlier Ruling That Patent Is Unenforceable

With the case on remand from the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals, the Delaware district court reversed a patent unenforceability ruling recently, which means an infringement suit brought by a division of Johnson & Johnson can proceed.
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August 28, 2013 | Delaware Law Weekly

Pretrial Risk Is Focus of First Oversight Group Meeting

The first meeting of Delaware's Justice Reinvestment Oversight Group, charged with implementing a legislative package to reduce recidivism and increase judicial economy, focused on efforts by the state's judiciary and Department of Correction to evaluate offenders with pretrial risk assessment.
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February 24, 2010 | Delaware Law Weekly

New Arb Rules Promise to Satisfy Businesses' Need for Speed

Companies in conflict have a means to resolve their disputes in a streamlined manner now that rules are in place governing arbitration in the Court of Chancery.
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January 02, 2013 | Delaware Law Weekly

Fair Housing Alliance Accuses Allstate of Redlining

The Washington, D.C.-based National Fair Housing Alliance has filed a federal housing discrimination complaint with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development against Allstate Insurance Co., alleging redlining practices in residential hazard insurance policies in and around Wilmington.
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October 14, 2009 | Delaware Law Weekly

Task Force Report Urges Improved Services for Pro Se Litigants

The Fairness for All Task Force established by the Delaware Supreme Court last year has released a report that details the kinds of experiences pro se litigants are having with the judicial system and makes recommendations to improve them.
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September 28, 2011 | Delaware Law Weekly

High Court Affirms Exceptions to 'Other Crimes' Evidence Rule

The Delaware Supreme Court affirmed a long-standing statute that evidence from other crimes may be permitted if it establishes proof of motive, opportunity or the identity of an accused person.
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June 26, 2013 | Delaware Law Weekly

JRI Implementation Task Force Takes Shape

Governor Jack Markell has signed the executive order creating a second task force to implement the recommendations made last year by the Justice Reinvestment Task Force, or JRI, a committee created by Markell in 2011 to examine Delaware's criminal justice system and reduce costs without jeopardizing public safety.
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