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Delaware Law Weekly

Dow Claims Against Foreign Competitor, US Subsidiary to Proceed

The Delaware Court of Chancery on Thursday ruled it lacked jurisdiction over foreign companies accused of stealing Dow Chemical's trade secrets for manufacturing paint polymers, but allowed claims to proceed against a Delaware subsidiary and its parent.
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Hurricane Harvey Raises Questions About Chemical Facility Safety

The 2017 Atlantic hurricane season, which runs from June 1 through November 30, has already been one of the most devastating on record.
13 minute read

The American Lawyer

Motion Aims for Judge's Recusal Over Non-Disclosure of Sibling's Link to Asbestos Case

 A state mass tort judge has been asked to recuse herself from asbestos injury suits after she failed to disclose a family member's involvement…
4 minute read

Law.com

Smith Wants Stay Lifted in Oil Drilling Patent Row With Baker Hughes

Oilfield-services company Smith International Inc. is asking a federal judge in Delaware to lift a stay on its patent infringement suit against rival Baker Hughes Inc., arguing that Baker Hughes was taking advantage of long delays for inter partes review in the case.
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Third Circuit Invalidates 'Bare Metal' Defense in Asbestos Cases

If a manufacturer ships an engine without a gasket and the buyer replaces it with an asbestos-laden part, is the manufacturer liable for any resulting injuries? The Third Circuit said yes.
4 minute read

The Recorder

Lawyers Suing Over Flint Crisis Want Compensation Fund

Lawyers suing over Flint, Michigan's contaminated drinking water want a fund established to compensate more than 100,000 victims of a public health crisis that they insist government officials and two engineering firms created and then covered up.
5 minute read

New York Law Journal

White v. Global Companies, LLC

Petroleum Transloading Facility's Permit from DEC Obviated Need for NNSR Permit
2 minute read

The American Lawyer

Lawyers To Benefit From Trump Administration's Increased Scrutiny of Chinese Investment in the US

Lawyers specializing in regulatory matters related to the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States are having a busy year—especially with transactions related to Chinese investors.
41 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Horst v. Union Carbide Corp., PICS Case No. 17-1384 (C.P. Lackawanna June 30, 2017) Nealon, J. (15 pages).

In this asbestos litigation, plaintiffs' wrongful death claim was time-barred because they failed to amend the complaint to include such a claim within two years of the date on which one of the plaintiffs was diagnosed with mesothelioma.
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

Rizzo v. Applied Materials, Inc.

Medical Expert Precluded; Offered No Support for Causal Relationship Opinion
3 minute read

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