By Ellen Bardash | October 29, 2020
A legal data expert who has been tracking case causes in the Court of Chancery throughout the pandemic, said the year-over-year increase in filings can definitely be attributed to COVID-19.
By Ellen Bardash | October 2, 2020
Chief Justice Collins J. Seitz Jr.'s Friday order to enter the second-to-last phase of the plan also extended the judicial state of emergency for a seventh time, through Nov. 4.
By Ellen Bardash | September 4, 2020
The specific plan for holding jury trials beginning in October was developed by five subcommittees formed by the Courts Reopening Committee, each of which studied a stage of jury selection and presented their findings Aug. 25.
By Ellen Bardash | August 12, 2020
The court's limited practice privilege order follows its cancellation of the state's bar exam as a precaution against the spread of COVID-19, and those who planned to take the exam this year can apply to the Board of Bar Examiners to begin their legal careers prior to the 2021 testing date.
By Ellen Bardash | August 5, 2020
Under the new order, Delaware's state courts will remain in Phase 2, in which some court proceedings are being held in person and many are being held with one or more parties appearing virtually, of their four-phase reopening plan.
By Ellen Bardash | July 24, 2020
Of specific concern, Chief Justice Collins J. Seitz Jr. noted, was the fact that almost 60% of those scheduled to sit for the bar exam would be traveling from other states to do so, with some coming from areas designated as COVID-19 hot spots or subject to quarantine restrictions in their home states.
By Ellen Bardash | July 22, 2020
A long-awaited intellectual property case involving the energy company Sunoco was one of the matters to be postponed indefinitely, as Chief Judge Leonard Stark said the continued bar on jury trials would be extended through the end of August as a safety precaution.
By Ellen Bardash | July 15, 2020
The court's community relations chief said the largest backlogs of cases developed over the past several months in the courts that regularly see higher volumes of cases, including the Justice of the Peace Court, which kept three courts open to the public 24 hours a day, with restrictions, throughout the judicial state of emergency.
By Zack Needles | May 29, 2020
According to a press release, the plan, which is set to begin the week of June 8, was unveiled Friday in back-to-back video meetings, first with court employees and then with attorneys.
By Zack Needles | May 15, 2020
"The goal is to work down each court's non-trial casework so we are prepared for increasing court operations when health and science experts tell us it is safe and reasonable to do so," Chief Justice Collins Seitz Jr. said in a press release.
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