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US Supreme Court rules against Delaware in $400M interstate unclaimed property dispute

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The US Supreme Court Tuesday released a unanimous opinion holding that certain abandoned financial instruments that are similar to money orders may be recovered by the state in which they were purchased. In Delaware v. The court disagreed. However, if the check is never cashed, MoneyGram retains the funds as unclaimed property.

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“Delaware Weapons Ban Can Stay in Effect, Third Circuit Says; Preliminary injunction isn’t merited, appeals court says; Court doesn’t say whether challenge likely to ultimately succeed”

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Delaware Weapons Ban Can Stay in Effect, Third Circuit Says; Preliminary injunction isn’t merited, appeals court says; Court doesn’t say whether challenge likely to ultimately succeed”: Mike Vilensky of Bloomberg Law has this report on a decision that the U.S.

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Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court

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Prince's heirs were left standing alone in a cold world last week after Delaware's Court of Chancery found their attempts to gain control of the late musician's estate too demanding. Delaware's court of equity also waved a wand for Walt Disney and slashed nearly $10 million from a damages award for Sears stockholders.

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Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court

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A multi-billion dollar Tesla trust proposal, a Truth Social bond, power plays over Prince's estate, and three in the ring for World Wrestling Entertainment: all of this and much more came up in Delaware Chancery Court dockets last week.

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“US appeals court questions bid to block Delaware assault weapons ban”

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“US appeals court questions bid to block Delaware assault weapons ban”: Nate Raymond of Reuters has a report that begins, “A U.S. Supreme Court ruling in 2022 that expanded gun rights.” Supreme Court ruling in 2022 that expanded gun rights.”

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Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court

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billion sale dispute topped the news out of Delaware's Court of Chancery last week. A record $100 million settlement, a fishy Facebook decision, a canceled Amazon delivery and an upended $7.3 There were also new cases involving Hess, Microsoft and the 2022 World Cup.

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Delaware court rules Fox Corp. must face election coverage defamation lawsuit

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A Delaware Superior Court Judge Tuesday ruled Fox Corp. Davis ruled that Delaware’s two-year statute of limitations applies and not New York’s one-year statute of limitations. ” The post Delaware court rules Fox Corp. of election fraud related to the 2020 US presidential election.