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 17, 2024 | Delaware Business Court Insider

Four Delaware Supreme Court Arguments to Pay Attention to This Fall

Closely-watched cases could have implications for areas of corporate law that have come up repeatedly in attorneys' conversations this year and in 2023, including controlling shareholders, out-of-state incorporations and how much leeway the Court of Chancery has in reviewing arbitration awards and non-competes.

By Ellen Bardash

6 minute read

October 16, 2024 | The Recorder

Securities Case Over Hawaiian Electric Company's Wildfire Readiness Dismissed

The decision is a win for Skadden in its representation of the Hawaii utility that was faced with a securities class action claim stemming its communications about a wildfire in Maui.

By Ellen Bardash

2 minute read

October 11, 2024 | Delaware Business Court Insider

Soft-Spoken But No-Nonsense: Retired Del. Supreme Court Justice Vaughn Dead at 75

"Justice Vaughn has left an indelible mark on Delaware's legal landscape," said Chief Justice Collins J. Seitz Jr.

By Ellen Bardash

3 minute read

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