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Delaware Law
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Religion Clause
Anti-Abortion Pregnancy Centers Sue Challenging Delaware Disclaimer Requirements
Suit was filed this week in a Delaware federal district court challenging a new Delaware law that requires pro-life pregnancy centers to include in all advertising and to disseminate to clients onsite…
Cohen & Buckmann Insights
Crossing the Delaware River: Are Non-Competes in New York Executive Contracts and Equity Awards Enforceable?* New Laws and Court Decisions Muddy the Waters
Non-competes are an ongoing hot topic and we’ve witnessed a nationwide changed temperament with respect to enforcement of employee non-compete covenants. Several states have taken legislative action to reign in employee non-competes…
Wiley Executive Summary
Settlement of Class Actions for Allegedly Withheld Profits Not Disgorgement
By Alex Merritt
Applying New York and Delaware law, the Superior Court of Delaware has held that a retirement benefits provider’s settlement of three class actions seeking payment of alleged profits did not…
EvidenceProf Blog
The Prior Inconsistent Statement Project, Part 5 (Delaware)
By Colin Miller
Following up on yesterday's post, Delaware is a second jurisdiction where a recanted prior inconsistent statement alone might be sufficient to secure a conviction. But have the Delaware courts actually…
Wiley Executive Summary
Absent Prejudice, Untimely Notice Does Not Preclude Coverage if Notice Provided During Renewal Policy Period
The Delaware Superior Court, applying Delaware law, has held that an insured’s failure to provide timely notice of a claim during the applicable claims-made policy period does not preclude coverage…
Wiley Executive Summary
Insured v. Insured Exclusion, Allocation Do Not Apply to Related Claims
A Delaware trial court has affirmed its ruling that an Insured v. Insured exclusion does not apply to a shareholder derivative demand brought by a director of the company because…
Delaware Corporate & Commercial Litigation Blog
Widener Law’s Annual Pileggi Lecture Considers “Delaware’s Choice”
Widener University School of Law announced that Guhan Subramanian, the Joseph Flom Professor of Law & Business at Harvard Law School, delivered the 2013 Annual Francis G. Pileggi Distinguished Lecture in…
Reverse & Render
Mandamus Granted Over Denial of Special Exception
Here's one to put in your mandamus file. The Dallas Court of Appeals has held that the trial court abused its discretion by denying a special exception and that the…
Corporate and Securities Law
A Comparison of the Cincinnati Bell and Beazer Say-on-Pay Decisions
Delaware Corporate & Commercial Litigation Blog
Delaware Supreme Court Clarifies Requirements for Double Derivative Suit
In N.A. Lambrecht v. O'Neal, No. 135, 2010 (Del. Supr. Aug. 27, 2010), read opinion here, the Delaware Supreme Court explained the requirements for pursuing a double derivative suit. That…