241 ABA Journal Delaware articles.
A Silicon Valley powerhouse has opened a second Delaware office in Wilmington, with an ex-chief of what many consider the nation’s top business court at the helm.
Former chancellor
A federal judge who was No. 5 on an alleged 16-name “hit list” found among the belongings of a Delaware courthouse shooter (one of the two women killed was No.…
Sep 5, 2014 4:25 PM CDT
A partner at a well-known Delaware law firm says in a court filing that he and Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor knew nothing about an alleged fraud on a federal…
Sep 2, 2014 2:55 PM CDT
When individuals die their social media accounts often expire along with them. Even if their loved ones have the passwords, terms of use for Facebook and other providers routinely restrict…
Aug 20, 2014 4:20 PM CDT
Should hundreds of Delaware drug cases be thrown out because of problems in the testing laboratory overseen by the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner? Or should proof of tainted…
Aug 20, 2014 11:15 AM CDT
The newly minted chief judge of Delaware’s top court has gotten a gown makeover.
Chief Justice Leo Strine of the state’s Supreme Court now has two gold stripes on each…
Aug 6, 2014 5:35 PM CDT
A public defender representing the son of a man who shot two women to death in a Delaware courthouse last year en route to a child-support hearing is asking the…
Jul 29, 2014 9:25 PM CDT
Vincent A. Bifferato Sr., a legendary former Delaware superior court judge known for his fairness, his courtroom presence, his courtesy and his sense of humor during more than 30 years…
Jul 29, 2014 6:45 PM CDT
Upholding a ruling by an influential state business court, the Delaware Supreme Court unanimously agreed Wednesday that Wal-Mart Stores Inc. must produce—for a pension trust fund that is a large…
Jul 24, 2014 9:30 PM CDT
A shareholder suit over $2.5 million in bonuses paid to executives of a pharmaceutical company is the latest battleground in an ongoing fight over a new corporate “loser-pays” bylaw that…
Jul 22, 2014 4:25 PM CDT
A longtime judge on Delaware’s top court says she will be retiring early because she “wasn’t taken seriously” when she applied for the chief justice position.
While she has no…
Jun 23, 2014 10:05 PM CDT
With unusual speed, a bill was drafted by Delaware lawyers and introduced in the state legislature that could negate a state supreme court ruling last month approving a corporate fee-shifting…
Jun 10, 2014 5:45 PM CDT
The Delaware Supreme Court has upheld a fee-shifting provision in a corporate bylaw that might be adopted by other corporations to make shareholder suits more risky.
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The public defender’s office in Delaware has filed more than 400 motions since April 30 seeking to reopen the cases of individuals convicted of drug offenses, based on evidence issues…
May 13, 2014 10:50 PM CDT
Donald Sterling, the owner of the Los Angeles Clippers, was suspended for life from the NBA on Tuesday over recorded racist remarks that were made public.…
May 2, 2014 1:30 PM CDT
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