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June 25, 2008 | Delaware Law Weekly

U.S. Supreme Court Limits Reach of Patent Protection

The Supreme Court’s June 9 decision in Quanta Computer v. LG Electronics dealt a blow to patentees by confirming an expanded reach of the patent exhaustion doctrine.
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October 28, 2009 | Delaware Law Weekly

Chancery Court Upholds Delaware Choice of Law Provision

The Court of Chancery recently rejected a motion to dismiss based on lack of personal jurisdiction in a dispute between the U.S. unit of a French oil and gas company and a Missouri company with whom it had entered a joint venture agreement.
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July 27, 2011 | Delaware Law Weekly

Convicted Ax Murderer Jackson to Plead Case in Two Courts

Attorneys for convicted ax-murderer Robert W. Jackson III will take their two-pronged defense before the Delaware Supreme Court and the U.S. District Court today in an effort to prevent his scheduled execution on July 29.
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February 24, 2010 | Delaware Law Weekly

Further Cuts Could Impair Courts' Vital Functions, Steele Warns

In his address to the Joint Finance Committee of the General Assembly on Feb. 9, Chief Justice Myron T. Steele of the Delaware Supreme Court warned that continued cuts to the judiciary's budget could seriously erode the constitutionally mandated services provided by the courts.
5 minute read
June 01, 2011 | Delaware Law Weekly

Paxil Cases Assigned to Savage, Over GlaxoSmithKline's Protests

In a setback for GlaxoSmithKline, the same federal judge who recently remanded eight Paxil birth defect suits to state court has now been assigned by his chief judge to decide the fate of another 21 cases despite GSK's protests of "judge shopping.”
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July 14, 2010 | Delaware Law Weekly

Legal Implications of Social Networking Websites in the Workplace

The use of social networking sites such as Facebook and Twitter continues to increase. Recent statistics show that Facebook has more than 100 million users in the United States and an estimated 350 million users worldwide. Given this growth, it should come as no surprise that employers use information gathered on these sites in making employment decisions.
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December 29, 2010 | Delaware Law Weekly

Widener Law Bestows Awards, Fetes Fellows

The Widener University School of Law announced the winners of its 2010 alumni awards earlier this month, as well as congratulated the law students chosen to serve as Josiah Oliver Wolcott Fellows for the 2010-11 academic year. The fellows serve as law clerks in the Delaware Supreme Court.
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October 09, 2013 | Delaware Law Weekly

No Green Light, but 'Ample Time' for Markell to Conduct Chief Justice Search

In a state known for legal certainty, the uncertainty of who will be the next chief justice of the Delaware Supreme Court has caused much consternation among attorneys and public officials.
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March 20, 2013 | Delaware Law Weekly

Does Markell Favor Public-Sector Attorneys for Judicial Positions?

Some private-practice attorneys who have applied for vacant judgeships in the past are said to be hesitant to apply for the most recent judicial opening because of a perception that Governor Jack Markell favors nominating public-sector attorneys for judicial vacancies
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August 21, 2013 | Delaware Law Weekly

Chancery Court Finds Fraud in Reverse-Mortgage Lawsuit

The Delaware Court of Chancery has ordered a woman whose husband received nearly $20,000 in a reverse mortgage from Wells Fargo to return the funds plus interest because her husband misrepresented himself as the house's sole owner in the mortgage documents.
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