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Legal Aid Groups Tout Study Showing Economic Benefits to State

Tom McParland | April 20, 2018

Legal aid groups are touting a new study that shows a more than 700 percent return on investment for the three nonprofit agencies that provide legal services to Delaware's poor, as leaders seek to restore state funding that was slashed from last year's budget.

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Navient Seeks Dismissal of Securities Suit Over Student Loan Reporting

Tom McParland | April 18, 2018

Navient Corp. is challenging assertions in a securities class action that top executives at the Wilmington-based Sallie Mae spin-off knew the firm was underreporting to investors the number of delinquent accounts in its student loan portfolio.

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Google Accused of Infringing Motion, Orientation Patents With Pixel Phones

Tom McParland | April 17, 2018

A Taiwanese technology company on Monday accused Google Inc. in Delaware federal court of infringing two motion-sensing patents with its line of Pixel cellphones.

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Ice Cube's Basketball League Target of Former Commissioner's Books-and-Records Suit

Tom McParland | April 11, 2018

The former commissioner of rapper Ice Cube's three-on-three basketball league is seeking access to corporate records in connection to claims its co-founders made him a scapegoat for fraud and mismanagement within the organization.

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Movie Theater Chain Investors Seek Appraisal in $3.6B Merger

Tom McParland | April 11, 2018

Former investors in the movie theater chain Regal Entertainment Group on Tuesday filed a petition in the Delaware Court of Chancery seeking appraisal of their shares in connection with the movie theater chain's $3.6 billion merger with U.K.-based Cineworld Group.

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Facebook, Cambridge Analytica Hit With Delaware Class Action

Tom McParland | April 10, 2018

The latest federal class action to hit Facebook Inc. on Tuesday accused the social media giant of violating privacy laws in allowing Cambridge Analytica to access personal information of 87 million users.

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Grant & Eisenhofer Fee Spat Puts Spotlight on Harassment Claim

Scott Flaherty | April 10, 2018

A sexual harassment claim in a high-stakes dispute over legal fees, pitting Grant & Eisenhofer against a former partner, has entangled firm co-founder Stuart Grant.

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Delaware Bankruptcy Judge Approves The Weinstein Co. Auction Plan

Tom McParland | April 09, 2018

A Delaware judge has approved The Weinstein Co.'s blueprint for the bidding procedures governing the troubled movie studio's fast-tracked bankruptcy sale.

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Lord & Taylor Hit With Lawsuit After Data Breach Affected More Than 5 Million Customers

Tom McParland | April 06, 2018

The plaintiff in a proposed class action on Thursday accused high-end retailer Lord & Taylor of negligence in failing to protect its customers' private information, just days after the Hudson's Bay Co. subsidiary announced that it had been the target of a massive data breach in its North American stores.

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Law Firm Softball Game Injury Not Work-Related, Judge Rules

Tom McParland | April 03, 2018

Morris James does not have to pay a paralegal's workers' compensation claims for an injury he suffered while rounding the bases during a softball game played by firm employees, a Delaware Superior Court judge has ruled.

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Del. Federal Judge Invalidates 3 Siri Digital Assistant Patents

Tom McParland | April 02, 2018

A Delaware federal judge has invalidated three patents at the center of a series of lawsuits accusing major companies of infringing upon the technology that underpins Siri, the digital assistant built into Apple products.

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Stark Wipes Out $235M Infringement Verdict Against Teva for Hypertension Drug

Tom McParland | March 29, 2018

A Delaware federal judge on Wednesday wiped out a $235 million verdict against Teva Pharmaceuticals for supposedly infringing a GlaxoSmithKline plc patent for the hypertension drug Coreg.

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Chancery Court Greenlights Tesla Investor Suit Over $2.6B SolarCity Deal

Tom McParland | March 29, 2018

The Delaware Court of Chancery on Wednesday allowed an investor lawsuit against Elon Musk and Tesla Motors Inc. to proceed, finding there is reason to believe Musk controlled the Tesla board when the company paid $2.6 billion to acquire a debt-saddled firm that he helped to found.

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Ex-Workers' Claim for Post-Spinoff Severance Pay From Chemours Survives

Tom McParland | March 27, 2018

A Delaware Superior Court judge ruled Monday that former employees of The Chemours Co. may sue for severance payments they said they were denied after allegedly being duped into taking a less generous buyout deal as the chemical firm downsized following its spinoff from DuPont.

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Del. Introduces Assault Weapons Ban, Drawing on Md. Law That Survived Challenge

Tom McParland | March 26, 2018

Democrats in the Delaware General Assembly last week unveiled controversial legislation to ban the sale of assault-style weapons, after a similar measure in Maryland withstood a constitutional challenge from gun-rights advocates in 2017.

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Weinstein Accusers Face Difficult Road to Recovery in Bankruptcy

Tom McParland | March 23, 2018

The deal, however, did not set aside money to compensate Harvey Weinstein's accusers—a key aspect of earlier, and ultimately unsuccessful, negotiations between New York's attorney general and a group of interested buyers.

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Del. Judge Trims BlackBerry's Infringement Suit Against Nokia

Tom McParland | March 21, 2018

A Delaware federal judge has knocked out patent infringement claims against telecommunications giant Nokia Corp. over its alleged use of 11 patents underlying BlackBerry Ltd.'s 3G and 4G communications technology, finding no evidence that the parent company effectively controlled its subsidiaries.

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Another Snow Storm Forces Another Round of State, Federal Court Closures in Del.

Tom McParland | March 21, 2018

The fourth nor'easter of March has brought yet another round of closures to state and federal courts in Kent and New Castle counties on Wednesday, as heavy snow and strong winds were expected to pound the area throughout the day.

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Lawyers Spar Over Conspiracy Allegations as Wilmington Trust Trial Ends Week 1

Tom McParland | March 16, 2018

The long-awaited Wilmington Trust criminal trial is finally underway in a Delaware federal court, as federal prosecutors this week made their case that four of the bank's former top executives orchestrated a scheme to hide hundreds of millions of dollars in bad loans from regulators and investors.

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Wilmington Attorney Reprimanded for Sexual, Religious Remarks to State Prosecutors

Tom McParland | March 15, 2018

The Delaware Supreme Court on Wednesday publicly reprimanded a prominent Wilmington defense attorney for a series of sexually explicit and religiously insensitive remarks he made to state prosecutors over the course of years.

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Report Urges Overhaul of Delaware's Sexual Harassment Policies

Tom McParland | March 14, 2018

A new report from the Delaware Department of Human Resources is calling for an overhaul to the state's sexual harassment policies after finding major gaps in existing training and prevention programs.

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Glenmark Says Mylan Infringement Suit Violates Antitrust Laws

Tom McParland | March 13, 2018

A Delaware patent infringement case has erupted into an antitrust dispute, after an India-based generic drugmaker accused Mylan Pharmaceuticals of using its lawsuit to stifle competition for its topical foam acne treatment.

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Carney May Still Consider Party in Judicial Nominations, Lawyers Argue

Tom McParland | March 08, 2018

Lawyers for the Carney administration are arguing in federal court that Gov. John Carney has the discretion to consider party affiliation in judicial nominations, despite a federal court ruling that struck down a provision of the Delaware Constitution that requires strict political balance among the state's judges.

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Gun Safety Measures Await Del. Lawmakers After Rash of Shootings

Tom McParland | March 07, 2018

Delaware lawmakers this week are returning to a full slate of gun control measures, including a proposal from Gov. John Carney to ban the sale of high-power rifles in the wake of last month's mass shooting at a Florida high school.

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Winter Storm Forces Court Closures in Wilmington

Tom McParland | March 07, 2018

For the second time this winter, Delaware state and federal courts in Wilmington were forced to shut their doors on Wednesday, as a powerful late-season storm moved through the region.

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Supreme Court to Use Panels to Decide Disciplinary Complaints

Tom McParland | March 07, 2018

The state Supreme Court on Tuesday announced that disciplinary complaints filed against Delaware judges would be reviewed by three-member panels of the high court, and not solely by the chief justice.

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Justices Overturn Juvenile Conviction in Deadly High School Beating

Tom McParland | March 02, 2018

All five justices ruled that Trinity Carr could not be blamed for the death of Amy Inita Joyner-Francis, who went into cardiac arrest and died of a rare and undiagnosed heart condition shortly after the attack in a Howard High School of Technology bathroom.

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Del. Supreme Court Eyes April Decision in TransPerfect Appeal

Tom McParland | February 28, 2018

The Delaware Supreme Court said Tuesday that it plans to reach a decision in April on Elizabeth Elting's challenge to the Delaware Court of Chancery-ordered sale of TransPerfect to her rival on the company's board.

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Del. Rejects Claim Officials Ordered Inmate Beatings After Prison Uprising

Tom McParland | February 28, 2018

Attorneys from the Delaware Department of Justice on Tuesday attacked the most recent round of allegations in a prisoner lawsuit stemming from the February 2017 takeover of James T. Vaughn Correctional Center, saying that it was an "incredible leap" to accuse state officials of ordering constitutional violations in retaliation for the deadly incident last February.

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Google Infringement Suit Expands Fight Over 'Siri' Digital Assistant Patents

Tom McParland | February 27, 2018

A Canadian intellectual property licensing company on Monday accused Google in Delaware federal court of infringing the technology that underpins Siri.

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Investor's Suit for Corporate Records Exposes Deep Fissure in Silicon Valley Alliance

Tom McParland | February 23, 2018

The Delaware Court of Chancery on Thursday ordered Palantir Technologies Inc. to turn over corporate records to a company run by Marc Abramowitz, in an unusual court battle that highlights the growing animosity between the reticent Silicon Valley firm and one of its biggest early investors.

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Fight Over Noncompete Agreement Gets Ugly

Jonathan Ringel | February 21, 2018

Bako’s lawyers spent one sentence denying that the Delaware law voided the noncompete agreements and then offered pages of details of “gross misconduct” on which their counterclaims for breach of duty of loyalty, unjust enrichment and defamation are based.

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Del. Federal Court Nominees State Their Case to US Senate Panel

Tom McParland | February 16, 2018

Colm F. Connolly and Maryellen Noreika broke their public silence for the first time this week after being tapped to fill two vacancies on Delaware's federal bench.

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Strine Presses Budget Committee on Parking Costs for Courts' Wilmington Workers

Tom McParland | February 14, 2018

In what has become a staple of his annual budget pitch to lawmakers, Delaware Supreme Court Chief Justice Leo E. Strine Jr. again pushed for state funding to cover the cost of parking for court employees in Wilmington.

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Morris James Names New Leader After 14 Years

Lizzy McLellan | February 12, 2018

Personal injury lawyer Keith Donovan is Morris James' new managing partner.

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Ohio AG Sues DuPont, Chemours in Chemical Dumping Case

Tom McParland | February 09, 2018

Ohio's attorney general on Thursday sued DuPont and its spin-off Chemours Co. for restitution and damages over the companies' dumping of a toxic chemical from a plant in West Virginia.

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Sleet Announces Plan to Retire From Del. Federal Bench This Fall

Tom McParland | February 08, 2018

Nearly one year after taking senior status, U.S. District Judge Gregory M. Sleet of the District of Delaware on Thursday confirmed that he plans to retire this fall, capping a two-decade career on Delaware's federal court.

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Prisoner Lawsuit Says Brass Ordered Beatings, Torture

Tom McParland | February 07, 2018

An attorney for an inmate alleging constitutional violations in the wake of last year's deadly uprising at James T. Vaughn Correctional Center has accused top prison officials of ordering beatings and forming teams of officers to "terrorize" prisoners.

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Prosecutors Secure $16.2M Judgment in Case Alleging False MRI Claims

Tom McParland | February 02, 2018

A Delaware federal judge this week ordered a Delaware MRI provider to pay $16.2 million in a whistleblower case accusing the company of submitting thousands of false Medicare claims for MRIs that were conducted without a doctor present.

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Drugmakers Allege New Patent Infringement in Bid to Protect GI Treatment

Tom McParland | January 30, 2018

Three pharmaceutical companies on Tuesday added another patent to an infringement suit against Sandoz Inc., as it tries to prevent a contingent of drugmakers from bringing generic versions of the gastrointestinal drug Linzess to market.

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Third Circuit Removes Block to Delaware's Audit of Unclaimed Cash Cards

Tom McParland | January 23, 2018

For the second time in as many months, a federal appeals court has said federal law doesn't pre-empt state government audits of unclaimed property issued by an out-of-state subsidiary of a Delaware corporation.

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Allegations of Trump Payment to Porn Star Places Delaware LLCs in Spotlight

Tom McParland | January 22, 2018

Delaware has once again found itself at the center of a national conversation over secrecy surrounding the creation of limited liability companies, after The Wall Street Journal last week reported that an attorney for President Donald Trump used a private Delaware firm to enable a payment to an adult-film star in order to stop her from talking about a supposed 2006 sexual encounter with Trump.

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Carney Vows Additional Reforms in State of the State Address

Tom McParland | January 18, 2018

Gov. John Carney in his State of the State address on Thursday vowed continued efforts to improve prison safety and combat opioid addiction in 2018.

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Grant & Eisenhofer Eyes IP Litigation With Ex-Reed Smith Partner

Scott Flaherty | January 18, 2018

Branching out beyond its current offerings, plaintiffs firm Grant & Eisenhofer has added an IP litigation partner in Delaware to head up a new group.

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ACLU Sues Delaware, Challenging Education Spending Gaps

Tom McParland | January 16, 2018

The American Civil Liberties Union of Delaware on Tuesday filed a lawsuit in Delaware Court of Chancery, accusing the state of violating a requirement in the state constitution to ensure adequate education funding for disadvantaged students.

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Study Stresses Improvements After Deadly Prison Takeover

Tom McParland | January 11, 2018

A report from the special assistant tasked with overseeing reforms at the Delaware Department of Correction on Thursday revealed that new security cameras and the creation of an inmate advisory council were among the steps being taken to improve security at state prisons in the wake of last year's deadly takeover of James T. Vaughn Correctional Center.

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Carney Asks for Fee Reduction in Case Striking State-Court Party Balance Mandate

Tom McParland | January 10, 2018

Attorneys for Gov. John Carney are asking a federal judge in Wilmington to slash a request for attorney fees in the case of a New Castle County lawyer who successfully challenged a provision of the Delaware Constitution requiring political balance on the state’s courts.

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Seven-Figure Fee Requests Crumble as Bouchard Calls Cookie Contract Case a Draw

Tom McParland | January 05, 2018

The Delaware Court of Chancery on Friday denied multimillion-dollar requests for attorney fees from Mrs. Fields Brand Inc. and Interbake Foods, ruling that neither party had prevailed in a dispute over a contract to sell Mrs. Fields cookies in grocery and convenience stores.

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Weber Gallagher Launches Outpost in New Castle

Lizzy McLellan | January 05, 2018

The Philadelphia firm is absorbing a solo practice.

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Potter Anderson Names First Woman Chair

Lizzy McLellan | January 05, 2018

Potter Anderson & Corroon says partner Kathleen Furey McDonough is the first woman to lead a major Delaware law firm.

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