Ellen Bardash

Ellen Bardash

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.

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August 30, 2024 | New York Law Journal

Would-Be Gaffer Found to Lack Standing in Bias Case Challenging Diversity Initiative

Chief U.S. District Judge Laura Taylor Swain of the Southern District of New York reasoned that the plaintiff was not seeking work in the film production field, making his grievance too abstract.

By Ellen Bardash

2 minute read

August 29, 2024 | Law.com

Starbucks Hit With Securities Suit Claiming 'Reinvention' Plan Was Oversold

A Starbucks shareholder has filed a securities class action in Washington federal court, claiming the coffee company misled investors on the expected success of its "Triple Shot Reinvention" strategy.

By Ellen Bardash

2 minute read

August 28, 2024 | Texas Lawyer

Meet Texas' First Contingent of Business Court Judges

The first 10 judges are each assigned to one of the five business court divisions based in Texas' largest cities, with an additional six divisions in more rural areas expected to be further developed in upcoming legislative sessions.

By Ellen Bardash

8 minute read

August 27, 2024 | Delaware Business Court Insider

Bankruptcy Judge, Corporate Litigator to Head Richards Layton Arbitration and Mediation Practice

Greg Williams has worked both as an advisor and a litigator representing corporations and their directors. Kevin Gross Gross joined the firm as a director in its bankruptcy and corporate restructuring department in 2020, following 14 years as a bankruptcy judge.

By Ellen Bardash

2 minute read

August 27, 2024 | Delaware Business Court Insider

Zurn: 'Disappointing' Action By Trump Media Isn't Contemptuous

"At the end of the day, my priority needs to be making sure that this court's contempt power is wielded when it ought to be wielded," said Vice Chancellor Morgan Zurn said.

By Ellen Bardash

3 minute read

August 22, 2024 | Delaware Business Court Insider

'Faithless Fiduciaries': Live Nation Faces Chancery Litigation Amid Anticompetition Allegations

Live Nation shareholders, in a complaint, said they were misled about anti-competitive practices as well as Live Nation's compliance with government investigations, placing the company at financial and reputational risk.

By Ellen Bardash

2 minute read

August 22, 2024 | Delaware Business Court Insider

Cook: Default Judgment or Not, Plaintiffs Need to Show Work to Obtain Damages

Vice Chancellor Nathan Cook, in an opinion, granted Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss and their investment fund only a fraction of the $1.3 million they claimed to be owed by the founder of a magazine they invested in.

By Ellen Bardash

4 minute read

August 20, 2024 | Delaware Business Court Insider

People of Bikini Claim 'No Questions Asked' Practices Resulted in Trusts' Depletion

Trusts created for persons from the Pacific island that became a nuclear test site have been drained, according to a lawsuit filed in Delaware Chancery Court.

By Ellen Bardash

3 minute read

August 16, 2024 | Delaware Business Court Insider

Nikola Sued for Delayed Production 'Inherited' Through Subsidiary

A newly-filed complaint alleges that Romeo, a California-based company that designs and produces lithium-ion battery packs for electric vehicles, overstated its ability to meet production goals, earning a fraction of its anticipated revenue.

By Ellen Bardash

3 minute read

August 15, 2024 | Delaware Business Court Insider

Upholding $266.7M Fee Award, Del. Supreme Court Rejects Diminishing-Returns Curb on Bigger Wins

The opinion by Chief Justice Collins J. Seitz Jr. states Delaware precedent doesn't support requiring a declining percentage fee model like the one used in federal courts.

By Ellen Bardash

4 minute read