Ellen Bardash is ALM's reporter covering Delaware litigation for Delaware Law Weekly and Delaware Business Court Insider. She can be contacted at [email protected], on Twitter @Dellenware or on Threads @ellenbardash.
February 07, 2024 | Delaware Business Court Insider
Crypto Contract Clash Gets Second Look From Delaware Supreme Court En BancThe case, one attornmey said, uniquely issues of administrative, agency and securities law—and how they apply to a deal made at a time when regulatory standards for the crypto industry are evolving.
By Ellen Bardash
5 minute read
February 05, 2024 | Delaware Law Weekly
Lawyers Open First Roundup Liability Trial in DelawarePlaintiff's counsel was was part of the team that persuaded a Missouri jury to award three plaintiffs who had non-Hodgkin lymphoma a total of $1.56 billion in November.
By Ellen Bardash
4 minute read
February 01, 2024 | National Law Journal
Real Estate Pressure Likely to Keep Chapter 11 Filings Flowing in 2024Bankruptcy experts are now expecting to see a steady stream of Chapter 11 filings continue throughout 2024, though not with a year-over-year jump like 2023's.
By Ellen Bardash
3 minute read
January 31, 2024 | Delaware Business Court Insider
Here's How Elon Musk's $56B Executive Comp Loss Could ReverberateShortly after Chancellor Kathaleen St. J. McCormick issued her post-trial opinion finding Elon Musk's $56 billion compensation agreement with Tesla should be rescinded, Musk posted one possible takeaway: "Never incorporate your company in the state of Delaware."
By Ellen Bardash
5 minute read
January 30, 2024 | Delaware Business Court Insider
Tesla Shareholder Wins Challenge to Elon Musk's Tesla Comp PackageChancellor Kathaleen McCormick concluded Musk was a controller of Tesla under Delaware law, putting the burden of entire fairness on his defense team from Cravath, Swain & Moore and Ross Aronstam & Moritz.
By Ellen Bardash
3 minute read
January 29, 2024 | Delaware Business Court Insider
Supreme Court: Pro-Contract Delaware Shouldn't Override Forfeiture for Competition ProvisionsJustice Gary F. Traynor's opinion, which emphasizes Delaware's strong deference to contract freedoms, remanded the case of former Cantor Fitzgerald partners to the Court of Chancery.
By Ellen Bardash
4 minute read
January 24, 2024 | Delaware Law Weekly
New Kaufman Dolowich Del. Office Leader Focused on Expanding D&O Liability DefenseLoren Barron is currently the only attorney there but said she plans to start growing the practice as soon as possible, ideally adding four or five additional lawyers within the next six months.
By Ellen Bardash
3 minute read
January 24, 2024 | New York Law Journal
Judge: Delaware Ruling Doesn't Forestall Fox News' Anti-SLAPP Claims Against SmartmaticThe decision was a win for Fox, which is represented by attorneys from Kirkland & Ellis. The court said there's not enough on the record to justify dismissing Fox News' counterclaims at this point.
By Ellen Bardash
3 minute read
January 23, 2024 | Delaware Business Court Insider
Delaware Joins AT&T Lead Cable Conversation With New Shareholder CasesIt's the latest wave of litigation blowback against telecommunications companies that were linked to toxic underground cables and their effects.
By Ellen Bardash
3 minute read
January 19, 2024 | Delaware Law Weekly
Hard Rock Cafe Accused of Shorting Employee WagesA Hard Rock Cafe employee has sued the restaurant chain's U.S. branch in Delaware federal court, claiming she and hundreds of others have been underpaid…
By Ellen Bardash
2 minute read