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Delaware legislature passes constitutional amendment proposal modifying bail system

JURIST

JULY 1, 2024

The Delaware General Assembly on Sunday passed a constitutional amendment proposal restructuring the Delaware bail system. Senate Substitute 1 for Senate Bill 11 passed in the Delaware House of Representatives by 32 – 8 after it passed the Delaware Senate unanimously.

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SpaceX Leaves Delaware; Should Others Follow?

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MAY 22, 2024

Overview On January 30, 2024, the Delaware Chancery Court voided Elon Musk’s $55.8 In response, Musk expressed public criticism of the Court’s decision, including posting on X (formerly Twitter) that entrepreneurs and founders should “never incorporate your company in the state of Delaware.” Should companies relocate from Delaware?

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

JURIST

MARCH 1, 2023

In Delaware v. The case centered on a dispute between Delaware and 30 other states involving MoneyGram Payments Systems, a money transfer company incorporated in Delaware. Until now, MoneyGram operated under the assumption that the FDA did not apply to these instruments and transferred the unclaimed funds to Delaware.

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“Will Zantac ruling make Delaware a mass torts magnet?”

HowAppealing

JUNE 3, 2024

“Will Zantac ruling make Delaware a mass torts magnet?” The post “Will Zantac ruling make Delaware a mass torts magnet?” ” Alison Frankel’s “On the Case” from Reuters has this post. ” appeared first on How Appealing.

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Delaware bankruptcy judge grants motion to keep FTX customer list secret

JURIST

JUNE 10, 2023

Judge John Dorsey of the United States Bankruptcy Court District of Delaware rejected in part and ruled in favor in part of a motion Friday by bankrupt cryptocurrency trading company FTX’s debtors and the Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors requesting the company’s customer list stay private.

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Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court

Law 360

JULY 8, 2024

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

Law 360

APRIL 29, 2024

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

JURIST

JUNE 22, 2022

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.

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Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court

Law 360

MAY 6, 2024

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

HowAppealing

MARCH 11, 2024

“US appeals court questions bid to block Delaware assault weapons ban”: Nate Raymond of Reuters has a report that begins, “A U.S. appeals court on Monday expressed skepticism about a bid by gun rights groups to block Delaware’s bans on assault weapons and high-capacity firearm magazines in light of a landmark U.S.

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Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court

Law 360

APRIL 15, 2024

Last week, Delaware justices mulled whether one Chancery Court vice chancellor properly voided four company bylaws — just as another vice chancellor voided one more.

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Delaware No Swiping! Delaware No Swiping! Delaware No Swiping! — See Also

Above The Law

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Justice Jackson's Jurisprudence Holds No Shelter For Finder's Keepers : Take that, Delaware ! The post Delaware No Swiping! Delaware No Swiping! Delaware No Swiping! What Happened To Reading The Fine Print ?: Sometimes it takes a year to issue spot. Here's a snapshot in to Sotomayor's brain.

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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”

HowAppealing

JULY 16, 2024

“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. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit issued yesterday.

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Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court

Law 360

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Delaware's Court of Chancery dropped two potentially far-reaching decisions last week: one about founder control at Moelis & Co. and another about TripAdvisor's planned move to Nevada. On top of that, there were new cases involving Citrix Systems, Alcoa Corp., BGC Partners Inc. and Cantor Fitzgerald LP.

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“U Penn president got Delaware judge’s support on LinkedIn. Anger ensued.”

HowAppealing

DECEMBER 12, 2023

“U Penn president got Delaware judge’s support on LinkedIn. The post “U Penn president got Delaware judge’s support on LinkedIn. Anger ensued.” ” Alison Frankel’s “On the Case” from Reuters has this post. Anger ensued.” ” appeared first on How Appealing.

Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court

Law 360

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

News broke last week that Delaware's Court of Chancery will say goodbye to its current longest-serving jurist, a development that quickly overshadowed a busy week of new merger and board disputes, fee rulings, settlements, and books-and-records demands.

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“The Honorable Abigail M. LeGrow sworn in as Delaware Supreme Court Justice”

HowAppealing

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

LeGrow sworn in as Delaware Supreme Court Justice”: The Supreme Court of Delaware issued this news release Tuesday. LeGrow sworn in as Delaware Supreme Court Justice” appeared first on How Appealing. “The Honorable Abigail M. The post “The Honorable Abigail M.

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“Delaware Chief Justice Emphasizes Independence, Like His Father; Childhood conversations formed ideals of judges’ independence; Seitz was appointed as head of Delaware’s judiciary in 2019”

HowAppealing

JUNE 3, 2024

“Delaware Chief Justice Emphasizes Independence, Like His Father; Childhood conversations formed ideals of judges’ independence; Seitz was appointed as head of Delaware’s judiciary in 2019”: Jennifer Kay of Bloomberg Law has this report.

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Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court

Law 360

JUNE 3, 2024

Delaware's Court of Chancery pushed out tons of decisions last week, along with a second round of new rules and letters of concern over pending changes to the state's corporate law code. In case you missed it, here's the latest from Delaware's Chancery Court. In case you missed it, here's the latest from Delaware's Chancery Court.

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Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court

Law 360

MAY 20, 2024

Delaware was full of drama last week, as proposed changes to the state's corporate law statutes raised eyebrows and a professor's friend-of-the-court brief sparked a very unfriendly public exchange. In case you missed any of it, here's the recap of all the top news last week from Delaware's Chancery Court.

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Top Delaware Court Tosses Voting Law Challenge

Law 360

JUNE 28, 2024

Delaware's Supreme Court on Friday reversed a Superior Court strike-down of two state statutes on voting procedures, finding that the plaintiffs had no standing to sue because they hadn't shown any "imminent, particularized" harm.

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“Delaware Supreme Court Justice James Vaughn announces retirement”:

HowAppealing

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

“Delaware Supreme Court Justice James Vaughn announces retirement”: Paul Kiefer of Delaware Public Media has this report. The post “Delaware Supreme Court Justice James Vaughn announces retirement”: appeared first on How Appealing.

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Supreme Court of Delaware Finds Fingerprinter Authentication is Not Required

EvidenceProf Blog

JANUARY 10, 2022

Similar to its federal counterpart, Delaware Rule of Evidence 901(a) provides that To satisfy the requirement of authenticating or identifying an item of evidence, the proponent must produce evidence sufficient to support a finding that the item is what the.

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3 Lessons From The Delaware Bench Bar Conference (Part I)

Above The Law

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

No other district court other than Texas has as much impact on patent litigation as Delaware. The post 3 Lessons From The Delaware Bench Bar Conference (Part I) appeared first on Above the Law.

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Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court

Law 360

JUNE 17, 2024

Proposed amendments to Delaware's General Corporation Law that were prompted by several recent Chancery Court rulings sailed through the state Senate last week despite loud opposition from corporate law professors and other Chancery Court watchers, and Tesla shareholders filed two new suits against CEO Elon Musk.

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Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court

Law 360

JUNE 24, 2024

Amendments to Delaware's General Corporation Law topped the news out of the Court of Chancery again last week, as the hotly contested measure sailed through the state's legislature.

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Grill Maker Sued In Delaware Over Stockholder CEO Control

Law 360

JANUARY 24, 2024

stockholder sued the grill company in the Delaware Chancery Court, arguing that a deal between Traeger and some of its other stockholders violated state corporate law by giving those stockholders too much power over choosing a CEO. A Traeger Inc.

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3 Lessons From The Delaware Bench Bar Conference (Part II)

Above The Law

OCTOBER 3, 2023

The goings-on in Delaware are as relevant as ever to patent litigators and their clients. The post 3 Lessons From The Delaware Bench Bar Conference (Part II) appeared first on Above the Law.

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Practical Private Equity Lessons From 2 Delaware Deals

Law 360

JUNE 24, 2024

A pair of Delaware Chancery Court cases remind private equity sponsors that specificity is crucial through the lens of deal certainty, particularly around closing conditions and agreement sections of acquisition agreements, say Robert Rizzo and Larissa Lucas at Weil Gotshal and William Lafferty at Morris Nichols.

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Air Taxi Startup Sued In Delaware Over Liability Shield

Law 360

JULY 1, 2024

stockholder has sued the electric air taxi startup in Delaware's Court of Chancery in a proposed class claim accusing Archer of adopting an invalid charter term shielding its officers from most damage claims despite failure of the measure to receive a supermajority vote. An Archer Aviation Inc.

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Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court

Law 360

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

New cases in Delaware's Court of Chancery last week alleged "pie in the sky" investments by Palantir Technologies and wasteful satellite-launch contracts by Amazon. The nation's court of equity also logged notice of a $65 million settlement and got ready for another coming up this week that could be almost three times as much.

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The "Not-Postings" Of A Delaware Chancery Court Judge

Law 360

MAY 30, 2024

Close observers of Delaware's Court of Chancery have recently gotten a new window into the First State's preeminent court of equity: Delaware Vice Chancellor J. Travis Laster, one of seven judges on the court's bench, has recently rejoined LinkedIn.

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Fox Gets Yet Another Defamation Suit In Delaware State Court

Above The Law

MAY 11, 2023

The post Fox Gets Yet Another Defamation Suit In Delaware State Court appeared first on Above the Law. Please, oh, please let there be discovery!

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“How the Supreme Court’s decision in unclaimed property case will affect Delaware”

HowAppealing

MARCH 13, 2023

“How the Supreme Court’s decision in unclaimed property case will affect Delaware”: Brandon Holveck of The News Journal of Wilmington, Delaware has this report. The post “How the Supreme Court’s decision in unclaimed property case will affect Delaware” appeared first on How Appealing.

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“Fed. Cir. Permits Funding Probes in Delaware Patent Cases”

HowAppealing

DECEMBER 8, 2022

Permits Funding Probes in Delaware Patent Cases”: Kelcee Griffis of Bloomberg Law has this report on a non-precedential order that a three-judge panel of the U.S. Permits Funding Probes in Delaware Patent Cases” appeared first on How Appealing. “Fed. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit issued today.

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Matador Paying $1.9B For EnCap Delaware Basin Assets

Law 360

JUNE 12, 2024

billion for a subsidiary of the EnCap Investments portfolio company Ameredev II Parent, taking control of oil and natural gas producing properties across the Delaware Basin. Dallas-based Matador Resources Co. has agreed to pay just over $1.9

“Examining how the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in unclaimed property case affects Delaware”

HowAppealing

MARCH 17, 2023

Supreme Court’s decision in unclaimed property case affects Delaware”: Tom Byrne of Delaware Public Radio has this report. Supreme Court’s decision in unclaimed property case affects Delaware” appeared first on How Appealing. “Examining how the U.S. The post “Examining how the U.S.

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Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court

Law 360

MAY 13, 2024

In case you missed it, here's the latest from Delaware's Chancery Court. Sunken treasure, recycled plastics, questionable denim and dog food all made appearances in Chancery Court dockets last week, along with developments in cases involving Qualcomm, Tesla Inc., and Truth Social.

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PPG Sues Westlake In Delaware Over $707M Brazil Liability

Law 360

JUNE 20, 2024

in Delaware's Court of Chancery, accusing Westlake of breaching a 2012 agreement to accept liabilities related to a cargo ship fire that happened off the coast of Brazil in 1998. Pittsburgh global paint supplier PPG Industries Inc. has sued chemical supplier Westlake Corp.

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“First Black woman on Delaware high court confirmed to federal bench”

HowAppealing

DECEMBER 12, 2022

“First Black woman on Delaware high court confirmed to federal bench”: Nate Raymond of Reuters has this report. Montgomery-Reeves of the Supreme Court of Delaware to a seat on the U.S. The post “First Black woman on Delaware high court confirmed to federal bench” appeared first on How Appealing.

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Delaware father and son found guilty of charges related to January 6 US Capitol breach

JURIST

JUNE 16, 2022

” Following the Capitol breach, the Seefrieds were arrested in Delaware on Janaury 14, 2021. The post Delaware father and son found guilty of charges related to January 6 US Capitol breach appeared first on JURIST - News. Capitol Police Officer Eugene Goodman and verbally confronted several U.S.

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Delaware's Corporate Law Debate Left 'Blood On The Floor'

Law 360

JUNE 21, 2024

Delaware lawmakers have settled, for now, a rare, bitter, national fight over director rights to cede some powers to big stockholders, but the "Moelis" debate has also boosted friction between board and stockholder camps, with one retired law professor saying underlying litigation had left "blood on the floor."

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Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court

Law 360

JUNE 16, 2023

In case you missed it, here's a recap of all the top news out of Delaware's Chancery Court. Last week in Chancery Court, an aircraft suit crashed, a football suit sailed out of bounds, and shareholders made up with a cosmetics company. The Chancery also registered new cases involving used cars and self-driving trucks.

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Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court

Law 360

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Last week, Delaware's chancellor gave us 55 billion reasons to keep an eye on the First State in a case involving Tesla CEO Elon Musk's pay package, while the court of equity also took on cryptocurrency, artificial intelligence, space flight and country music.

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Delaware legislature passes constitutional amendment proposal modifying bail system

SpaceX Leaves Delaware; Should Others Follow?

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

“Will Zantac ruling make Delaware a mass torts magnet?”

Delaware bankruptcy judge grants motion to keep FTX customer list secret

Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court

Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court

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

Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court

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

Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court

Delaware No Swiping! Delaware No Swiping! Delaware No Swiping! — See Also

“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”

Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court

“U Penn president got Delaware judge’s support on LinkedIn. Anger ensued.”

Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court

“The Honorable Abigail M. LeGrow sworn in as Delaware Supreme Court Justice”

“Delaware Chief Justice Emphasizes Independence, Like His Father; Childhood conversations formed ideals of judges’ independence; Seitz was appointed as head of Delaware’s judiciary in 2019”

Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court

Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court

Top Delaware Court Tosses Voting Law Challenge

“Delaware Supreme Court Justice James Vaughn announces retirement”:

Supreme Court of Delaware Finds Fingerprinter Authentication is Not Required

3 Lessons From The Delaware Bench Bar Conference (Part I)

Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court

Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court

Grill Maker Sued In Delaware Over Stockholder CEO Control

3 Lessons From The Delaware Bench Bar Conference (Part II)

Practical Private Equity Lessons From 2 Delaware Deals

Air Taxi Startup Sued In Delaware Over Liability Shield

Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court

The "Not-Postings" Of A Delaware Chancery Court Judge

Fox Gets Yet Another Defamation Suit In Delaware State Court

“How the Supreme Court’s decision in unclaimed property case will affect Delaware”

“Fed. Cir. Permits Funding Probes in Delaware Patent Cases”

Matador Paying $1.9B For EnCap Delaware Basin Assets

“Examining how the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in unclaimed property case affects Delaware”

Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court

PPG Sues Westlake In Delaware Over $707M Brazil Liability

“First Black woman on Delaware high court confirmed to federal bench”

Delaware father and son found guilty of charges related to January 6 US Capitol breach

Delaware's Corporate Law Debate Left 'Blood On The Floor'

Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court

Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court

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