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Litigation Funding Disclosure In Delaware: Emerging Standard?

Above The Law

MAY 25, 2022

This may evidence a trend towards settling on an approach to resolve the long-running tussle over proposed mandatory disclosure of litigation funding, nationwide and internationally. The post Litigation Funding Disclosure In Delaware: Emerging Standard? appeared first on Above the Law.

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Court OKs Tesla Board’s Deal to Repay Nearly $1 Billion

Intelligize Blog

JANUARY 14, 2025

Ending one skirmish amid the legal battles at Tesla over excessive compensation, a Delaware Chancery Court on January 8 approved a deal that Teslas board of directors struck 18 months ago to return roughly $919 million to the company. Along with the settlement, Delaware Chancery Court Chancellor Kathaleen McCormick also approved $176.2

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3 Questions For A Delaware Litigator And Court Commentator (Part I)

Above The Law

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

The post 3 Questions For A Delaware Litigator And Court Commentator (Part I) appeared first on Above the Law. Andrew Russell's coverage of the fast-changing developments in a popular patent jurisdiction have been both enlightening and indispensable.

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3 Questions For A Delaware Litigator And Court Commentator (Part II)

Above The Law

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

The post 3 Questions For A Delaware Litigator And Court Commentator (Part II) appeared first on Above the Law. This court commentator is a practicing attorneys, not a reporter. He has a better idea of when a decision is significant and when it’s not.

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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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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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Delaware Judge Seeks to Expose Patent-Litigation Funders

The IP Law Blog

JANUARY 5, 2023

Do defendants and the court have the right to ask who is funding a particular patent litigation? Chief Judge Connolly in Delaware says they do, and in In re Nimitz, the Federal Circuit denied a request to stop the judge’s inquiry. The issue arose as a result of two standing orders issued by Judge Connolly.

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How LexisNexis CourtLink And Lexis Snapshot Deliver Business Wins

Above The Law

APRIL 15, 2025

While this trope is most useful in works of fiction, there is one adjacent kernel of truth: Being first to act on new litigation developments carries business advantages. Its all delivered in user-friendly summaries, representing an ideal use case for artificial intelligence in the law. This example summarizes a 21-page document.

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Why A Delaware Supreme Court Decision Affirming Shifting A Contingency Fee To The Losing Party Could Have Applications To Recovering The Costs Of Litigation Funding [Sponsored]

Above The Law

APRIL 12, 2022

Analogous logic could apply to the costs of litigation funding. The post Why A Delaware Supreme Court Decision Affirming Shifting A Contingency Fee To The Losing Party Could Have Applications To Recovering The Costs Of Litigation Funding appeared first on Above the Law.

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Delaware Disclosure Dance

Above The Law

DECEMBER 20, 2022

disclosure have led to the recent drama roiling the patent litigation world. . The post Delaware Disclosure Dance appeared first on Above the Law. The changes to Rule 7.1

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Four B’s of a Well-Rounded Paralegal

Paralegal Bootcamp

APRIL 14, 2025

Be in the know We constantly read that one of the keys to being a rock star paralegal is to stay up to date on laws, rules, and recent precedent-setting court cases. This includes continuing your education and making sure you know where rules, laws, or regulations stand in your practice area. But this is 2025.

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Guest Post: Third-Party Litigation Funding: Disclosure to Courts, Congress, and the Executive

Patently O

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

Stroud is General Counsel at Unified Patents – an organization often adverse to litigation-funded entities. [1] 1] He is also an adjunct professor at American University Washington College of Law. litigation finance boom of the past 20 years—as has been widely reported, private equity now undergirds huge swaths of U.S.

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On The Dotted Line

Above The Law

JANUARY 28, 2025

Considering the importance of settlement to patent cases, you would think that law firms would invest as much into training their less experienced attorneys on the set of skills necessary to achieve good client outcomes at settlement as they do in training up-and-coming litigators on how to take a deposition, for example.

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Surveying Differences in Self-Dealing Law Between the U.S. and E.U.

Fordham Law News

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

[1] In corporate law, self-dealing by fiduciaries is a fundamental concern, and there is significant debate over how to regulate it [2] Self-dealing—the expropriation of corporate wealth from fiduciaries presents a conflict-of-interest question, and scholars have disagreed on which of two rules is more effective at addressing the issue. [3]

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Delaware Courts Face Complex, 'Exciting' Litigation In 2025

Law 360

JANUARY 1, 2025

Delaware's corporate and commercial law courts are heading into 2025 with a heavier caseload than ever, while facing unprecedented criticism from the corporate bar, state lawmakers and unhappy litigants in a changing social and political landscape.

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In Westlaw-ROSS Litigation, Judge Allows ROSS’s Antitrust Case to Move Forward, But Tosses ‘Sham Litigation’ Claim

LawSites

APRIL 26, 2022

But ROSS countered that the databases TR maintains of public law and its legal search tools are, in fact, separate products, and that TR conditions access to the databases on purchase of the search tools. district judge in Delaware but who last month became a judge of the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit — sided with ROSS.

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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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Snapshot: Delaware Lawmakers Target Hefty Atty Fee Awards

Law 360

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

Amid a push by Delaware lawmakers to overhaul the First State's corporation law provisions, the state Senate is seeking recommendations aimed at avoiding "excessive" attorney fee awards in corporate litigation, drawing a mixed reaction from members of Delaware's lawyers and corporate law scholars.

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Corporate Law Proves Adaptable In The Face Of Pandemic Disruptions [Sponsored]

Above The Law

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

How Delaware and the SEC responded to a state of emergency.

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Delaware’s Corporate Crack-Up: The “Great” Business Exodus and Its Legal Fallout

Fordham Law News

MARCH 31, 2025

Delaware has long been the preferred state of incorporation for corporations due to its business friendly legal framework, its specialized Court of Chancery, and its well-developed and unified body of corporate law. 4] Delawares Corporate Dominance Delaware has historically been the preferred jurisdiction for corporations.

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Law School Canons: You can’t always “have it your way!”

Patently O

JUNE 6, 2021

He authors a series linking law school canonical cases with intellectual property counterparts. is incorporated in Delaware and headquartered in Sunnyvale, California (in the Northern District of California). and litigating patents away from D.C. You can email ideas for future posts to avery@patentlyo.com. – Dennis Crouch.

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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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7 Tips for Mastering the Paper Flow in the Paralegal World

Paralegal Bootcamp

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

It was my first day working at a law firm and I spent it in the filing room. The top tray is for medical records/bills, the second tray is for litigation correspondence, the fourth is for the explanation of benefits, and the last is for everything else. I have five beautiful children and live in Delaware at the beach.

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Kafka in America: When Judges Don’t Know the Law

The Crime Report

APRIL 26, 2022

Anthony Perkins in a still photo from Orson Well’s 1962 film version of “The Trial” In Franz Kafka’s sinister 1925 novel, The Trial, the hero finds himself the defendant in a court case where he is unaware of what law he has broken. In 17 states, judges with no law degree are permitted to adjudicate eviction cases.”.

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Do Employees Working from Home Impact Venue in Patent Litigation?

The IP Law Blog

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

In support of its motion, Monolithic argued venue is improper in the Western District of Texas because Monolithic is a Delaware corporation; it does not own or lease property in the Western District of Texas, and the homes of the four remote employees in the district do not “constitute a ‘regular and established place of business’ of Monolithic.”.

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PacerPro’s Expansion into Delaware Has Particular Value for Pro Hac Vice Counsel

LawSites

DECEMBER 16, 2021

The Delaware court system is recognized throughout the legal profession as a leading forum for the litigation of business and commercial disputes. Farnan told me the service has already proven to save staff time and resources at his firm, particularly in cases in which he is working with out-of-state counsel in a litigation matter. .

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PacerPro’s Expansion into Delaware Has Particular Value for Pro Hac Vice Counsel

LawSites

DECEMBER 16, 2021

The Delaware court system is recognized throughout the legal profession as a leading forum for the litigation of business and commercial disputes. Farnan told me the service has already proven to save staff time and resources at his firm, particularly in cases in which he is working with out-of-state counsel in a litigation matter. .

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Parsing Controversial Del. General Corporation Law Proposals

Law 360

JUNE 5, 2024

In response to issues raised in three recent high-profile Delaware Court of Chancery decisions, many amendments to the Delaware General Corporation Law were quickly proposed that, if enacted, would bring significant changes likely to be hotly debated — and litigated — for the foreseeable future, say attorneys at Morgan Lewis.

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Be Careful Not to Unintentionally Bargain Away the Right to File IPRs

The IP Law Blog

MARCH 17, 2022

When entering into contracts, parties commonly include forum selection clauses to govern future litigation between the parties. For clarity, this covenant not to sue includes, but is not limited to, patent infringement litigations, declaratory judgment actions, patent validity challenges before the U.S. emphasis added).

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Del. Corporate Law Bill Poses 'Grave Risk,' Plaintiffs' Firms Say

Law 360

MARCH 5, 2025

Five of Delaware's most active corporate litigation plaintiffs' firms have branded pending legislation aimed at curbing stockholder suits as a "dangerous and radical" measure that attacksthe state's courts and will put Delaware's nationally known incorporation franchise "at grave risk."

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5 Tips for Paralegals Working with Multiple Attorneys

Paralegal Bootcamp

DECEMBER 11, 2023

I began my paralegal career working for one attorney, in one specific area of law. So, when I was tasked with assisting different attorneys who all practiced in different areas of the law… I thought – C hallenge accepted. I can do substantive paralegal work while also learning the different areas of law. LEARN MORE 2.

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Self-Help Information by the Courts in 2021

CourtTechBulletin

DECEMBER 16, 2021

We were curious as to the status of online court help to the self-represented litigants as a good 2021 year-end wrapup article for the CTB? We share what we found below. In addition, we just learned of a new NIJ study on the use of Chatbots in the Criminal Justice System to add to our list of online helpers.

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Moves To Change Del. Corporate Law Spark Pushback

Law 360

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

A public opposition campaign complete with website and street signs has surfaced to oppose corporation and bar-backed legislation that would overhaul Delaware stockholder litigation rights and fee awards, intensifying an already unprecedented political fight that broke out last year over corporate governance concessions.

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Reflections from Columbia’s Forum on Climate-Related Fiduciary Duty

ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

APRIL 14, 2025

For decades, legal scholars have recognized that fiduciary duties under corporate law may force private companies to address climate change. Former Chief Justice of the Delaware Supreme Court [ Video available here ] Panel 3: For Whose Benefit? Strine, Jr., Climate Corporate Governance after “McRitchie v.

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Federal jurisdiction and the constitutionality of eviction moratoriums

SCOTUSBlog

APRIL 25, 2025

After extensive litigation (including a two-week jury trial), the district court granted Hains Rule 50(a) motion for judgment as a matter of law, finding that the Palmquists failed to establish that their sons symptoms had been caused by the heavy metals. The justices will be discussing two of them for a second time. 17 conferences.)

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Erie Doctrine, General Principles, and Running-Out the Clock

Patently O

MARCH 15, 2022

But, the two parties had a prior agreement to litigate patent disputes in Delaware courts (i.e., The Delaware court (Judge Stark) sided denied preliminary relief and instead sided with the patent challenger – finding (1) evidence of breach was lacking and (2) the real irreparable harm would come from barring the IPR. .”

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New York sues New Jersey over compact governing Port of New York and New Jersey

SCOTUSBlog

APRIL 2, 2022

Share This week we highlight cert petitions (and one original action ) that ask the Supreme Court to consider, among other things, whether New Jersey can withdraw from its Waterfront Commission Compact with New York concerning governance and law enforcement over the Port of New York and New Jersey. In New York v. However, the U.S.

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Apollo Stockholder Suit Held Until Del. Justices Hear Moelis

Law 360

AUGUST 8, 2024

Both sides in a Delaware Court of Chancery challenge to an Apollo Global Management Inc. stockholder agreement adopted in 2022 have agreed to a litigation pause, citing the import of a possible Delaware Supreme Court appeal targeting a case that upended state corporate law on similar pacts.

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4 Ways to Transition Into Your New Paralegal Role Smoothly

Paralegal Bootcamp

JULY 6, 2023

I was fortunate to start my paralegal career at a law firm where the managing partners saw the value in making sure employees were taken care of. I’m from a small town so I didn’t have a good understanding of how our role as paralegals could be so diverse because of the different areas of law.

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4 Ways to Stay Ahead of Email Jam

Paralegal Bootcamp

MAY 4, 2023

Microsoft Office is a widely used program among law firms in the United States, and if used to its full potential, Outlook can be an extremely useful tool in your paralegal career. When I used to practice solely personal injury , I created folders for the cases that were in active litigation and then a sub-folder with the case name.

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Genworth Can Get Docs Explaining Atty's Role Amid Sale Row

Law 360

DECEMBER 19, 2024

A Delaware vice chancellor has ruled Genworth Life Insurance Co. can access certain documents from policyholders who sued over the sale of valuable subsidiaries, including discussions involving a former law partner of one of the plaintiffs who is representing certain entities believed to be funding the litigation.

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Law Firm Accused Of Suing To Hobble Chancery Opponent

Law 360

JULY 27, 2023

has sued a law firm and one of its former partners in Delaware's Superior Court, accusing them of filing a frivolous federal securities fraud suit in New York in order to hobble litigation against the company's former chief executive officer. Laser-weapons maker Applied Energetics Inc.

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Del. Justices Pressed To Revive Facebook Stock-Shuffle Suit

Law 360

JUNE 30, 2021

Delaware's Supreme Court pressed for answers Wednesday on how the law could let Facebook stockholders pursue a $90 million recovery over the social media company's defense and later settlement of litigation over an abandoned, controversial stock reclassification plan without asking company directors to act first.

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Veritext Legal Solutions Launches Student Resource Center

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JANUARY 20, 2020

Today January 20, Veritext Legal Solutions, the leader in deposition and litigation support solutions, announces the company has created the Veritext Student Resource Center for those interested in a career in court reporting. To visit the Veritext Student Resource Center, go to [link]. About Veritext Legal Solutions.

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Litigation Funding Disclosure In Delaware: Emerging Standard?

Court OKs Tesla Board’s Deal to Repay Nearly $1 Billion

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Delaware Courts Face Complex, 'Exciting' Litigation In 2025

In Westlaw-ROSS Litigation, Judge Allows ROSS’s Antitrust Case to Move Forward, But Tosses ‘Sham Litigation’ Claim

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

Snapshot: Delaware Lawmakers Target Hefty Atty Fee Awards

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Delaware’s Corporate Crack-Up: The “Great” Business Exodus and Its Legal Fallout

Law School Canons: You can’t always “have it your way!”

Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court

7 Tips for Mastering the Paper Flow in the Paralegal World

Kafka in America: When Judges Don’t Know the Law

Do Employees Working from Home Impact Venue in Patent Litigation?

PacerPro’s Expansion into Delaware Has Particular Value for Pro Hac Vice Counsel

PacerPro’s Expansion into Delaware Has Particular Value for Pro Hac Vice Counsel

Parsing Controversial Del. General Corporation Law Proposals

Be Careful Not to Unintentionally Bargain Away the Right to File IPRs

Del. Corporate Law Bill Poses 'Grave Risk,' Plaintiffs' Firms Say

5 Tips for Paralegals Working with Multiple Attorneys

Self-Help Information by the Courts in 2021

Moves To Change Del. Corporate Law Spark Pushback

Reflections from Columbia’s Forum on Climate-Related Fiduciary Duty

Federal jurisdiction and the constitutionality of eviction moratoriums

Erie Doctrine, General Principles, and Running-Out the Clock

New York sues New Jersey over compact governing Port of New York and New Jersey

Apollo Stockholder Suit Held Until Del. Justices Hear Moelis

4 Ways to Transition Into Your New Paralegal Role Smoothly

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Law Firm Accused Of Suing To Hobble Chancery Opponent

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