Law 360

MARCH 21, 2022

Delaware's Chancery Court got trendy last week with two disputes over alleged fake social media campaigns and the fast-tracking of a case involving a New York reality TV star. Court watchers also bid farewell to two legal legends who left their mark on Chancery Court.

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LegalReader

MAY 2, 2022

Whether there is an unstated agreement among Delaware’s legal and business consultants and operators and the judges of the Chancery and other courts to find creative ways to continue tapping companies embroiled in the court system would take a longer and more comprehensive investigation.

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HowAppealing

DECEMBER 5, 2024

“Musk’s $56 Billion Appeal Threatens ‘Dumpster Fire’ Consequences; Judge refuses to reverse landmark decision after investor vote; Sets up appeal to Delaware high court after 6-year legal saga”: Mike Leonard and Jennifer Kay of Bloomberg Law have this report.

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SCOTUSBlog

OCTOBER 3, 2022

On one side is Delaware. The 30 states are challenging Delaware’s practice of taking funds associated with certain checks that were issued by MoneyGram, sold around the country, and never cashed. The case, known as Delaware v. For Delaware, the issue is especially important because many businesses are incorporated there.

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Law 360

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Last week in Delaware's Chancery Court, former Twitter executives recouped their legal fees, Takeda Pharmaceuticals got a big bill, Golden Nugget casino investors rolled the dice on a settlement, and Straight Path investors scored a hollow victory. In case you missed it, here's all the latest from Chancery Court.

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The IP Law Blog

JANUARY 5, 2023

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. Later the district court became aware that IP Edge LLC was assigning patents to various LLCs, who in turn were acting as plaintiffs in patent cases filed in the District of Delaware.

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Above The Law

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

American Lawyer ] * Musk’s lawyers trying to change Delaware law to authorize his pay proposal to pocket roughly half of the company’s assets as compensation for himself. Reuters ] * Remember when the government made 3-year-olds defend themselves in legal hearings ? It’s back! [ appeared first on Above the Law.

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LawSites

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

A federal judge in Delaware has dismissed the claim by now-shuttered legal research startup ROSS Intelligence that Thomson Reuters violated federal antitrust law by unlawfully tying its search tool to its public law database in order to maintain its dominance in the overall market for legal search platforms.

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Law 360

JANUARY 23, 2023

A former top officer of Sotera Health Company has sued the lab testing and industrial sterilization giant in Delaware's Court of Chancery, alleging the company failed to provide legal fee advancement for suits targeting a subsidiary's emissions of cancer-causing pollution from a suburban Chicago plant.

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Law 360

MARCH 14, 2025

These are some of the stories in corporate legal news you may have missed in the past week.

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Law 360

JANUARY 8, 2024

A Delaware vice chancellor granted summary judgment in favor of some legal fee claims Monday, filed by a former engineering company CEO who sued for indemnification in multiple actions after he was targeted in litigation over fraudulent assertion of veteran-owned company preference.

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Law 360

JUNE 14, 2024

Delaware's courts will continue to assert control over a multibillion-dollar Tesla Inc. legal fee dispute despite the company's rushed effort to reincorporate in Texas and potentially put CEO Elon Musk's massive, multiyear compensation plan beyond the state's reach, those familiar with the case said Friday.

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Law 360

APRIL 8, 2024

Delaware's Court of Chancery also saw new suits filed for legal fees, arguments over multibillion-dollar pay packages, and a judge flummoxed over Truth Social.

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Parasec

JANUARY 6, 2025

However, the legal status of this requirement has been in flux, with businesses being told they must comply, then being told they don’t, being told again they do, and told yet again they dont. For the latest insights on the CTA and other legal news, be sure to follow us on LinkedIn.

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Law 360

MARCH 13, 2025

As Delaware lawmakers advance changes to the state's general corporation law aimed in part at stopping companies from moving their corporate charters they are facing increased pressure from their counterparts in Texas, where legislation appears to be on a fast dash in an attempt to convince more businesses to make it their legal home.

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Law 360

JANUARY 9, 2023

Delaware firm Morris James has elected an attorney in the firm's corporate and commercial litigation practice group and a civil litigation lawyer from a family with deep roots in the First State's legal community as its newest partners.

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Law 360

MARCH 21, 2022

s co-founder has filed a lawsuit in Delaware's Chancery Court seeking to have the company advance him legal fees in connection with federal agency investigations into suspected fraud and securities law violations and in defense of claims he faces in two lawsuits in California federal court. Ozy Media Inc.'s

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Law 360

JANUARY 20, 2023

The Delaware Supreme Court's recent ruling in favor of carriers in a $20 million directors and officers insurance case serves as another warning to policyholders that having their coverage disputes heard under the First State's laws doesn't always guarantee success, legal experts say.

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JURIST

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

The suit, first filed under seal last week, was brought on behalf of Central Laborers’ Pension Fund and Construction Industry Laborers Pension Fund in a Delaware court. The two pension funds allege that SolarWinds ignored widespread warnings about the company’s heightened risk for attack. Both pension funds are SolarWinds stockholders.

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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. It automatically downloads the filing and distributes it to the members of a legal team. . In Delaware, the pro hac vice counsel doesn’t get the notice,” he said.

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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. It automatically downloads the filing and distributes it to the members of a legal team. . In Delaware, the pro hac vice counsel doesn’t get the notice,” he said.

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Connor Reporting

JANUARY 20, 2020

Veritext Legal Solutions Launches Student Resource Center and Recruitment Materials to Support the Next Generation of Stenographers. About Veritext Legal Solutions. The post Veritext Legal Solutions Launches Student Resource Center appeared first on Connor Reporting. To visit the Veritext Student Resource Center, go to [link].

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Above The Law

AUGUST 28, 2024

You Can't Just Assume Delaware!: Innovative plans may save the state's legal future. Still Waiting On Those Bonuses: When will this Biglaw firm (and others) share the good news ? Texas lays the groundwork to be a major incorporation hub. AI Innovates In Error Too: These AI mistakes were all too human. Don't Count Indiana Out!:

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LawSites

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

It has been a while since I have written about the copyright lawsuit by legal research giant Thomson Reuters against the no-shuttered legal research startup Ross Intelligence, in which TR alleges that Ross stole copyright content from Westlaw to build its own completing legal research product. See all stories about this lawsuit.

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JURIST

JULY 14, 2022

Lawyers for Twitter filed a lawsuit in the Delaware Court of Chancery on Tuesday after Musk’s lawyers wrote to Twitter and stated that Musk wished to terminate the acquisition agreement due to a breach of terms.

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JURIST

APRIL 9, 2021

This effort marks the first Amazon union vote since 2014, when a group of Delaware Amazon technicians voted against unionizing. The post Amazon accused of illegal election interference following Alabama union vote appeared first on JURIST - News - Legal News & Commentary.

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LawSites

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

DiliTrust, a company headquartered in Paris, France, that provides an all-in-one corporate governance suite for in-house legal teams, has acquired the U.S.-based based enterprise legal management company doeLEGAL, which provides software for matter management, e-billing and e-discovery to corporate and law firm customers.

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Law 360

OCTOBER 3, 2023

Bridal design business JLM Couture filed for bankruptcy in Delaware with more than $2.1 million in liabilities after a legal dispute with a former designer pushed it toward insolvency.

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Law 360

MARCH 31, 2025

A longtime expert on Delaware's general corporation law disputed on Monday predictions that a recently signed legislative overhaul will upend dozens of important precedents in the state.

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Parasec

APRIL 1, 2025

For the latest insights on the CTA and other legal news, be sure to follow us on LinkedIn. To pay online, visit the Delaware Division of Corporations Payment Portal here: Delaware Division of Corporations Online Payment. Stay informed, stay compliant, and as always, thank you for trusting Parasec as your compliance partner.

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Law 360

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

Nearly three decades after a "maggot" reference in a deposition prompted the Delaware Supreme Court to rebuke a lack of civility, a certain roughness is creeping back into the state's legal proceedings — and the Court of Chancery wants it to stop.

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Law 360

OCTOBER 5, 2022

Shaky defenses, negative Delaware Court of Chancery rulings and the risk of costly sanctions appear to have scuttled tech mogul Elon Musk's attempt to escape his $44 billion agreement to take Twitter Inc. private, experts told Law360, although the case remained live and moving forward Wednesday.

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Law 360

MAY 3, 2024

The founder of security and information technology service venture Counter Threat Solutions sued the company that acquired it for legal fee advancement in Delaware's Court of Chancery, after accusing the buyer in a Delaware Superior Court suit of fabricating post-closing indemnity claims and refusing to honor payment terms.

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Paralegal Bootcamp

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

I can clearly see around the inbox area, and it allows for easy (contact-less) drop-off from my legal assistant and my other co-workers. I have five beautiful children and live in Delaware at the beach. I am also a Delaware Certified Paralegal and the Newsletter Editor for the Delaware Paralegal Association’s newsletter, The Reporter.

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Law 360

AUGUST 1, 2024

Delaware's Chancery Court rejected on Thursday a bid by former InterMune CEO W. Scott Harkonen to escape demands to repay nearly $6 million in legal fees covered by biotech venture InterMune Inc. and insurers during his unsuccessful defense against a 2009 wire fraud conviction, denying all claims for legal fee indemnification.

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Law 360

JULY 12, 2022

Twitter struck first in the legal battle with Elon Musk over his attempts to back out of a $44 billion deal to buy the social media giant, launching a frank complaint Tuesday in the Delaware Chancery Court that hammers the billionaire with heaps of vitriol and spares few adjectives to describe an alleged plot to cancel the transaction.

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Law 360

MARCH 27, 2024

The Delaware Chancery Court’s recent Moelis decision highlights the importance of structuring corporate governance around investor demand, meaning early-stage companies seeking venture funding through sales of preferred stock should understand the legal documents needed to do so successfully, say Daniel Bell-Garcia and Tristan Kaisharis at Winstead. (..)

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