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Ellen Bardash

Ellen Bardash

Ellen Bardash is ALM's reporter covering corporate litigation for Law.com and Delaware Business Court Insider. She can be contacted by emailing [email protected] or following @ellenbardash.bsky.social on Bluesky.

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November 18, 2024 | Delaware Business Court Insider

McCormick Consolidates Two Tesla Chancery Cases

Two cases challenging Elon Musk’s investments in AI projects were consolidated while another shareholder suit will move toward a separate trial.

By Ellen Bardash

3 minute read

November 13, 2024 | Delaware Business Court Insider

Medtronic in the Crosshairs: 3 Suits Claim IP and Employee Poaching

Medical device giant Medtronic was hit with three lawsuits in the District of Delaware on Nov. 12—two by the previous employer of former Medtronic employees, and one by a doctor who claims the company stole her product design.

By Ellen Bardash

2 minute read

November 13, 2024 | Law.com

Lawsuits Mount Over Moderna's RSV Vaccine

The newest case is the fifth to bring similar allegations against Moderna in the same court, with three others, all filed Nov. 5, surfaced by Law.com Radar.

By Ellen Bardash

2 minute read

November 11, 2024 | Delaware Business Court Insider

FTX Estate Seeks to Recoup $1.76B From Binance, Plus Exec 'Piggy Bank' Payouts

FTX and its affiliates, represented in the bankruptcy court by Sullivan & Cromwell and Landis, Rath & Cobb, have filed a total of 36 adversary actions since Oct. 28, 25 of which were filed on Nov. 8.

By Ellen Bardash

3 minute read

November 07, 2024 | Delaware Business Court Insider

Supermajority Shareholder Approval Not Required for Nevada Conversion

Vice Chancellor Paul A. Fioravanti Jr.'s opinion stated language in one section of the digital media company's charter doesn't apply to the conversion based on Delaware precedent, marking a win for attorneys at Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati and Latham & Watkins.

By Ellen Bardash

3 minute read

November 07, 2024 | Litigation Daily

A Look Back at 'Goldman Sachs': How Price Impact Is Changing Securities Class Actions

"Courts have started to apply the 'Goldman' framework in the context of class certification," said Sullivan & Cromwell co-chair Robert Giuffra, who represented the bank in the case the Second Circuit decided a little more than a year ago. "And so it's becoming the new thing in securities litigation, at least in the context of event-driven litigation."

By Ellen Bardash

5 minute read

November 06, 2024 | Delaware Business Court Insider

Boy Scouts Bankruptcy Appeal Raises Questions on Mootness, Releases

For those who have already received compensation, a lawyer representing abuse victims said, it's come at a personal cost, as the terms of the effective plan have required them to answer 81-page questionnaires, sit for depositions and ask others to submit affidavits as proof of their scouting involvement.

By Ellen Bardash

4 minute read

November 05, 2024 | Delaware Business Court Insider

The 'Next Battleground' in Chapter 11: Third Circuit Set to Weigh Opt-Out Releases

A subset of sexual abuse accusers whose compensation is a key part of the plan and a group of Boy Scout insurers—have spent years challenging third-party releases that were made part of a global settlement.

By Ellen Bardash

5 minute read

November 04, 2024 | Delaware Business Court Insider

Veteran Delaware DOJ Lawyer Has Become New Magistrate in Chancery

The new addition is expected to increase the capacity of the business court as part of a "sustained expansion."

By Ellen Bardash

2 minute read

October 30, 2024 | Delaware Business Court Insider

Justices: Can Delaware Courts Put a Price Tag on Corporate Move to Nevada?

Chief Justice Collins J. Seitz Jr. and two associate justices focused on what would give Delaware courts authority to weigh the pros and cons of corporate redomestication.

By Ellen Bardash

4 minute read