Ellen Bardash

Ellen Bardash

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.

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October 09, 2024 | Delaware Business Court Insider

The Del. Supreme Court Could Make the Next Big Move in Anticompetitive Agreements. Here's How.

What the court hasn't explicitly weighed in on, and what the Seventh Circuit is asking it to clarify, is whether forfeiture for competition agreements in other types of contracts are subject to a court's analysis of their reasonableness.

By Ellen Bardash

4 minute read

October 08, 2024 | Law.com

Skadden Partners: String of Securities Wins Highlights Cross-Border Practice

Partner Scott Musoff, who worked on five of the six cases, said the rate of dismissals is in part due to the firm's caseload, which has included the defense of at least 60 foreign securities issuers in the past few years, most of which are in Asia.

By Ellen Bardash

3 minute read

October 03, 2024 | Delaware Business Court Insider

Meta Directors Accused of Deleting Emails Discussing Cambridge Analytica, FTC Settlement

A motion, first filed under seal on Sept. 25, asks the court to institute spoliation sanctions and grant curative relief.

By Ellen Bardash

3 minute read

October 03, 2024 | Delaware Business Court Insider

Texas Can't Touch Delaware on Corporate Bankruptcies

The gap between Delaware and the next most popular venue, the Southern District of Texas, widened in 2024.

By Ellen Bardash

3 minute read

October 02, 2024 | New York Law Journal

Forward-Looking Statements Don't Support Securities Case Against Peloton Following Pandemic Spike

U.S. District Judge Andrew L. Carter Jr.'s opinion ends nearly three years of stock-price drop litigation which shareholders filed after Peloton's 2021 announcement that its demand growth had slowed more than previously projected. Latham & Watkins represented Peloton in the case.

By Ellen Bardash

2 minute read

October 01, 2024 | New York Law Journal

Skadden Wins Securities Fraud Dismissal for Israeli Intelligence Company

U.S. District Judge Lorna G. Schofield threw out a case centering on the company's stated compliance with Meta's community standards, but plaintiffs have a chance to address the faults in their complaint.

By Ellen Bardash

3 minute read

September 30, 2024 | Delaware Business Court Insider

Potter Anderson Partner Joins Corporate Department at Cole Schotz

Pamela Millard has more than 15 years of experience in advising clients on Delaware corporate law and governance matters.

By Ellen Bardash

2 minute read

September 26, 2024 | Delaware Business Court Insider

Smartmatic, Newsmax Reach Courthouse Steps Settlement in Defamation Case

A spokesperson for Smartmatic said the company is not able to provide details on the value of the settlement or any non-monetary terms that may have been agreed to.

By Ellen Bardash

2 minute read

September 26, 2024 | Litigation Daily

Even With New Business Courts, Texas Is a Long Way from Taking Delaware's Corporate Law Mantle

While Texas attorneys have been upfront about their hope that the state's newest courts will help raise Texas' corporate law to Delaware's level, corporate attorneys across the country are all but unanimous: Delaware remains the champ, and that's not changing, at least not any time soon.

By Ellen Bardash

5 minute read

September 23, 2024 | Delaware Business Court Insider

'The No. 1 Thing' on Larry Cunningham's Mind: Special Litigation Committees

"The SLC, as they call it, is always the focal point of litigators in corporate governance, and the treatment of the SLC evolves over time," said Cunningham, director of the John L. Weinberg Center for Corporate Governance at the University of Delaware.

By Ellen Bardash

6 minute read