Delaware

Nokia Sues Apple Over iPhone Technology, Seeks Unspecified Royalties

Nokia Oyj has sued Apple Inc.over the technology used in the company’s iPhone, contending that it infringes on 10 patents held by the world’s largest phone manufacturer. The suit, which was filed in federal court in Delaware, seeks royalties from Apple dating back to the iPhone’s introduction in 2007 but…

Oct 22, 2009 4:51 PM CDT

Cub Scout, 6, Broke Weapons Rule With Camping Tool, School Says

Excited about becoming a Cub Scout, 6-year-old Zachary Christie couldn’t wait to use his new camping tool. But when he brought out the utensil—which can be used as a knife, a fork and a spoon at lunch at Downes Elementary School in the suburbs of Wilmington, Del., officials concluded it…

Oct 13, 2009 8:51 PM CDT

Philly Lawyer Sues Former Law Firm for Alleged Same-Sex Harassment

A lawyer has sued her former Delaware law firm, alleging that the lawyer who supervised her made inappropriate sexual comments, including observations that she was “sexy” and “dirty hot.” Lawyer Jennifer Braude filed the suit against Maron Marvel Bradley & Anderson, the Legal Intelligencer reports. The supervisor, Meredith Sossman, is…

Oct 8, 2009 4:35 PM CDT

Delaware Chancery Judge Joins Paul Weiss

A judge on Delaware’s chancery court is joining Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison. Stephen Lamb ended his 12-year term on Tuesday; Paul Weiss announced that Lamb will join its corporate and litigation departments “at the stroke of midnight,” according to the Am Law Litigation Daily. Lamb told the Wall…

Jul 29, 2009 2:57 PM CDT

Seven Buchanan Ingersoll Lawyers in Delaware Jump to Saul Ewing

Saul Ewing has snagged seven lawyers from the Wilmington, Del., office of Buchanan Ingersoll. The lateral acquisition gives Saul Ewing a total of 19 lawyers in Wilmington and leaves Buchanan Ingersoll with only four lawyers there, the Pittsburgh Business Times reports. The lateral group includes three partners: office head William…

Jun 2, 2009 12:36 PM CDT

Delaware Chief Justice Defends Racy E-Mail Video

Delaware Supreme Court Chief Justice Myron Steele is apologizing to anyone who was offended by a racy video he sent to 38 male acquaintances using his state e-mail account. The video shows two women competing for a man’s attentions by simulating oral sex with a wine bottle, according to the…

May 1, 2009 7:39 PM CDT

Lawyers Retool for Bankruptcy Practice, Due to Dismal Economy

Back when the economy was robust, attorney Brett King worked on mergers and acquisitions in Asia. Now he and other lawyers there bill themselves as “restructuring” experts—sometimes concerneing the same failed deals they helped put together, reports the Wall Street Journal. And they’re far from the only attorneys seeking a…

Apr 15, 2009 6:39 PM CDT

30 WolfBlock Lawyers to Join Cozen

Observers predicted earlier that as many as 100 of the lawyers working at dissolving WolfBlock might wind up at another Philadelphia-based law firm, Cozen O’Connor. But right now only about 30 are officially doing so, although more may soon make the move, too, according to the Philadelphia Business Journal. All…

Mar 27, 2009 12:16 AM CDT

Why WolfBlock Didn’t Merge to Survive

Like other well-known law firms that have suddenly imploded, WolfBlock focused in recent months and years on finding a merger partner. But it never succeeded, and the partnership voted yesterday to wind up the more than 100-year-old law firm’s affairs. Three issues raised by the 300-attorney Philadelphia-based firm, at least…

Mar 24, 2009 10:58 PM CDT

Opponent ‘Bought’ Privileged Docs, Used Them to Seek More

A struggling mortgage lender in a Chapter 11 bankruptcy case may have opened up a major new battlefield in the legal malpractice arena. Eager to put an end to a fraud suit brought by a software developer, New Century Mortgage agreed, as part of a settlement in federal bankruptcy court…

Sep 5, 2008 6:46 PM CDT

Joe Biden & Relatives Have Ties to Asbestos Law Firm

An Illinois law firm that specializes in plaintiffs asbestos litigation reportedly has close ties with Sen. Joe Biden, the expected running mate of presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama, and several of Biden’s relatives. A brother and son of Biden obtained a $1 million investment from SimmonsCooper in 2006, which…

Aug 27, 2008 11:07 PM CDT

Biden Fought to Preserve Delaware as Corporate Bankruptcy Forum

Democratic vice presidential nominee Joe Biden opposed a bill that would have cut down on the number of corporate bankruptcies filed in his home state of Delaware. Biden says companies like the efficiencies of having an experienced court handle their complicated bankruptcies, but critics point out that the senator’s stance…

Aug 27, 2008 12:39 PM CDT

Free Laws

Delaware is still the go-to jurisdiction for many businesses to incorporate themselves, but lawyers there don’t take that position for granted. That’s why Scott Waxman, a partner at Potter Anderson & Corroon in Wilmington, Del., decided to get his law firm into the business of mobile computing.

Aug 1, 2008 12:35 PM CDT

Delaware Supreme Court Ruling a Defeat for Shareholder Activists

In a defeat for activist shareholders, the Delaware Supreme Court has declared invalid a proposed bylaw that would require a computer company to reimburse dissidents for the cost of getting elected to the corporate board. The court ruled the proposal violated state law because it would force the directors of…

Jul 18, 2008 10:54 AM CDT

Delaware Executions Botched, Lawyers for Inmates Say

Although the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that lethal injections are a permissible method of carrying out the death penalty, if properly administered, that doesn’t resolve the situation in Delaware. Lawyers for death row inmates say the state’s poorly trained execution teams all-too-frequently don’t follow proper procedures and repeatedly failed…

Jun 23, 2008 10:06 PM CDT