Delaware

  • June 30, 2026

    Cannabis Investors Want Arbitration Award Fast-Tracked

    A group of cannabis investment funds has asked the Delaware Chancery Court to fast-track their bid to confirm a favorable arbitration award and immediately prevent entrepreneur John David Engel and several of his affiliated entities from taking actions that could undermine the award while confirmation proceedings are pending.

  • June 30, 2026

    3rd Circ. Says Pro Se Defendant Can't Get Trial Redo

    The Third Circuit on Tuesday said it would not reward a self-represented defendant's "chicanery," upholding a man's conviction for child sexual abuse after finding he was aware he was facing a functional life sentence before proceeding to trial pro se, and that a misstatement by the trial judge in his case did not change that.

  • June 30, 2026

    Defamation Litigation Roundup: Tyra Banks, Carroll, ERISA

    In this month's review of defamation fights, Law360 highlights Tyra Banks' suit over a Netflix docuseries about her long-running modeling competition show, as well as a late-night television host's defeat of a case taking issue with a segment on Medicaid coverage in Iowa.

  • June 30, 2026

    Investor Sues In Chancery Over Alleged Sham Freeze-Out

    A minority investor in a medical technology company has sued its controlling stockholder in Delaware Chancery Court, accusing him of engineering a sham freeze-out merger that eliminated minority investors for pennies while diverting valuable intellectual property into companies he controlled.

  • June 30, 2026

    Vice Chancellor Zurn Confirmed For Del.'s Supreme Court

    Delaware Vice Chancellor Morgan T. Zurn was confirmed Tuesday by the state's Senate to serve a 12-year term on Delaware's highest court, filling a seat that will be vacated by Justice Karen L. Valihura in July.

  • June 30, 2026

    Justices Strike Down Trump's Birthright Citizenship Order

    The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday thwarted President Donald Trump's attempt to limit birthright citizenship to babies born to parents with permanent ties to the United States, finding the 14th Amendment cannot be read that narrowly — a decision dissenting justices fear will jeopardize the country's future.

  • June 29, 2026

    26 States Sue To Nix Medicaid Work Rule For Medically Frail

    More than two dozen states sued the Trump administration Monday in Massachusetts federal court in a bid to strike down new Medicaid work requirements for certain enrollees, saying the administration did not consider the consequences the requirements would have on vulnerable Medicaid enrollees.

  • June 29, 2026

    3rd Circ. Preview: DuPont Pensions, Detainees' Court Access

    An appeal testing the limits of ERISA fiduciary liability goes before the Third Circuit in July when DuPont and Corteva seek to overturn a district court ruling that a corporate spinoff damaged employees' retirement benefits. The court will also hear argument on whether heavy equipment giant Caterpillar forced a competitor out of business by pressuring a vendor. Here are some highlights from the court's July calendar.

  • June 29, 2026

    Harvey Gulf CEO Sued In Chancery Over Alleged Control Grab

    Black Diamond-affiliated investment funds sued Harvey Gulf International Marine Inc.'s chief executive and other major stockholders in the Delaware Chancery Court, alleging they improperly orchestrated a stock transfer that gave CEO Shane J. Guidry majority control of the offshore vessel company.

  • June 29, 2026

    ITC To Probe Bobcat Imports After Caterpillar Complaint

    The U.S. International Trade Commission has opened an investigation into whether construction equipment maker Doosan Bobcat imported certain heavy machinery that infringed rival Caterpillar Inc.'s patents.

  • June 29, 2026

    Yellow Corp. Dodges WARN Act Liability Over 2023 Layoffs

    Yellow Corp. suffered a major loss in its bankruptcy proceedings Monday when the U.S. Supreme Court preserved a finding that it owes billions in retirement payments, but the defunct trucking company notched a small win in Delaware federal court by skirting liability for a WARN Act violation.

  • June 29, 2026

    3rd Circ. Won't Hear Appeal In Fatal Osprey Crash Suit

    The Third Circuit on Monday denied a petition from the families of eight U.S. service members killed in a V-22 Osprey crash in November 2023 who sought to appeal the dismissal of their state court claims against The Boeing Co., Bell Textron Inc. and Universal Stainless & Alloy Products Inc. over the crash.

  • June 29, 2026

    Asthma Drug Developer To Wind Down In Chancery Court

    A subsidiary of Rock Creek Advisors LLC created to administer the liquidation of an asthma drug developer to pay creditors notified Delaware's chancery court that the company turned to a wind-down after clinical trials came to a halt.

  • June 29, 2026

    Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court

    The Delaware Chancery Court this past week handled disputes involving controlling stockholders, executive compensation, take-private transactions, books and records demands and board governance, while the Delaware Supreme Court issued decisions in two corporate records cases previously decided in the Chancery.

  • June 29, 2026

    Justices Toss 3rd Circ. Pot Gun Ruling, Leave 5th Circ. Intact

    The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday disposed of two cases questioning whether a federal law barring users of marijuana from lawful gun ownership runs afoul of the Second Amendment, following the justices' recent ruling on a similar matter.

  • June 29, 2026

    Justices Won't Review Yellow Corp. Ch. 11 Pension Liabilities

    The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday rejected defunct trucking giant Yellow Corp.'s appeal of a bankruptcy court decision that it owes billions of dollars in retirement fund withdrawal liability, despite a pandemic-era pension fund stimulus package.

  • June 26, 2026

    PACER Fees Will Rise To Fund Cyber Defense Upgrades

    The federal judiciary announced Friday it will temporarily increase the fees for electronic access to court records to pay for a potential $800 million upgrade that will modernize and strengthen court records systems PACER and CM/ECF, an upgrade it previously said is needed to respond to escalating cyberattacks.

  • June 26, 2026

    Pistons Owner's PE Firm Sued Over $1B Margin Loan

    A Delaware pension fund has filed a derivative suit in the Delaware Chancery Court accusing a private equity firm of exploiting its control over a technology distributor to secure a multibillion-dollar margin loan that allegedly violated the company's own governance policies while exposing the company and its minority stockholders to significant financial risk.

  • June 26, 2026

    PTAB Leaders Undo Ax Of Patent From $253M GoDaddy Case

    Top Patent Trial and Appeal Board judges have overturned a panel's decision invalidating claims in a website patent from a $253 million judgment against GoDaddy, saying that after a jury upheld the patent, there was no reason for the board to reach a different validity outcome.

  • June 26, 2026

    Ingram Micro Investor Sues Over Margin Loan To PE Owner

    An institutional investor has brought a derivative lawsuit in Delaware's Chancery Court accusing California technology company Ingram Micro Holding Corp.'s controlling stockholder of exploiting its power to facilitate a margin loan that put stockholders at risk of major losses and violated the company's trading policy.

  • June 26, 2026

    Beacon Stockholder Challenges Director Removal Rule

    A Beacon Financial Corp. stockholder has filed a proposed class action in Delaware Chancery Court seeking to invalidate a charter provision requiring directors to be removed only for cause, arguing the restriction violates Delaware corporate law because the bank holding company no longer has a classified board.

  • June 26, 2026

    5 ERISA Cases To Keep An Eye On In The Second Half Of 2026

    A U.S. Supreme Court challenge to Intel Corp.'s 401(k) investment lineup tops the list of cases benefits attorneys will be watching this summer and fall, though appeals involving health plan tobacco fees, plan forfeiture spending and a potential Eleventh Circuit precedent shift are also top of mind. Here, Law360 looks at five ERISA cases that attorneys should have on their radar as 2026 rolls on.

  • June 26, 2026

    3rd Circ. Says Exculpatory Info Can't Undo Murder Conviction

    A man convicted of murder in 1995 can't reverse the jury's verdict based on the prosecution withholding impeachment evidence against two witnesses because he had not shown that evidence would have been likely to change the outcome of his trial, the Third Circuit ruled Friday.

  • June 26, 2026

    Elysium Loses Challenge To Patent After $3.6M Verdict

    A Delaware federal judge found that Elysium Health Inc. has failed to prove that a W.R. Grace vitamin patent that had been tied to a $3.6 million infringement verdict against Elysium is unenforceable.

  • June 26, 2026

    Del. Justices Back Trade Desk In Nevada Records Fight

    The Delaware Supreme Court on Friday upheld a Delaware Chancery Court ruling limiting a stockholder's inspection rights, affirming that The Trade Desk Inc. does not have to produce director emails and other informal communications sought in an investigation into the advertising technology company's 2024 reincorporation from Delaware to Nevada.

Expert Analysis

  • 5 E-Discovery Predictions For 2026 And Beyond

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    2026 will likely be shaped by issues ranging from artificial intelligence regulatory turbulence to potential evidence rule changes, and e-discovery professionals will need to understand how to effectively guide the responsible and defensible adoption of emerging tools, while also ensuring effective safeguards, say attorneys at Littler.

  • What's On Deck In Tribal Nations' Prediction Markets Litigation

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    Native American tribes' response to the expansion of sports-based prediction markets enters a decisive phase this year, with appellate courts positioned to address whether federal commodities law permits nationwide offering of sports-based event contracts free from state and tribal gaming regulation, say attorneys at Holland & Knight.

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    Judges On AI: How Courts Can Boost Access To Justice

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    Arizona Court of Appeals Judge Samuel A. Thumma writes that generative artificial intelligence tools offer a profound opportunity to enhance access to justice and engender public confidence in courts’ use of technology, and judges can seize this opportunity in five key ways.

  • Opinion

    The Case For Emulating, Not Dividing, The Ninth Circuit

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    Champions for improved judicial administration should reject the unfounded criticisms driving recent Senate proposals to divide the Ninth Circuit and instead seek to replicate the court's unique strengths and successes, says Ninth Circuit Judge J. Clifford Wallace.

  • How 11th Circ.'s Zafirov Decision Could Upend Qui Tam Cases

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    Oral argument before the Eleventh Circuit last month in U.S. ex rel. Zafirov v. Florida Medical Associates suggests that the court may affirm a lower court's opinion that the qui tam provisions of the False Claims Act are unconstitutional — which could wreak havoc on pending and future qui tam cases, say attorneys at Morgan Lewis.

  • Series

    Muay Thai Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    Muay Thai kickboxing has taught me that in order to win, one must stick to one's game plan and adapt under pressure, just as when facing challenges by opposing counsel or judges, says Mark Schork at Feldman Shepherd.

  • Series

    Law School's Missed Lessons: Intentional Career-Building

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    A successful legal career is built through intention: understanding expectations, assessing strengths honestly and proactively seeking opportunities to grow and cultivating relationships that support your development, say Erika Drous and Hillary Mann at Morrison Foerster.

  • Citgo Ruling Offers Award Enforcement Road Map

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    A recent opinion from the Delaware federal court approving a $5.892 billion bid for Citgo Petroleum shares brings the long-running enforcement of the Crystallex arbitration award against Venezuela closer to resolution and offers crucial lessons for creditors pursuing sovereign debt, says Vitaly Morozov at Pierson Ferdinand.

  • Chancery Exec Noncompete Ruling Offers PE Buyer Lessons

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    In Derge v. D&H United Fueling Solutions, the Delaware Court of Chancery sided with a private equity-backed portfolio company by enforcing a noncompete against an executive, providing private equity buyers with a checklist of factors for an enforceable noncompete in the sale-of-business context, says Danielle Asaad at Squire Patton.

  • Reviewing 2025's Artificial Intelligence Disputes Over IP

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    2025 brought the first major fair use rulings involving generative artificial intelligence, and in 2026 courts will weigh in on more discovery disputes, renewed motions to dismiss, class certification challenges and fair use defenses that could shape the course of future AI litigation, say attorneys at Debevoise.

  • 3 Securities Litigation Trends To Watch In 2026

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    Pending federal appellate cases suggest that 2026 will be a significant year for securities litigation, with long-standing debates about class certification, new questions about the risks and value of artificial intelligence features, and private plaintiffs' growing role in cryptocurrency enforcement likely to be major themes, say attorneys at Willkie.

  • 4 Developments That Defined The 2025 Ethics Landscape

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    The legal profession spent 2025 at the edge of its ethical comfort zone as courts, firms and regulators confronted how fast-moving technologies and new business models collide with long-standing professional duties, signaling that the profession is entering a period of sustained disruption that will continue into 2026, says Hilary Gerzhoy at HWG Law.

  • Navigating AI In The Legal Industry

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    As artificial intelligence becomes an increasingly integral part of legal practice, Law360 guest commentary this year examined evolving ethical obligations, how the plaintiffs bar is using AI to level the playing field against corporate defense teams, and the attendant risks of adoption.

  • How Fractional GCs Can Manage Risks Of Engagement

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    As more organizations eliminate their in-house legal departments in favor of outsourcing legal work, fractional general counsel roles offer practitioners an engaging and flexible way to practice at a high level, but they can also present legal, ethical and operational risks that must be proactively managed, say attorneys at Boies Schiller.

  • 3 Notable Developments In Ch. 15 Bankruptcy This Year

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    Several notable Bankruptcy Code Chapter 15 decisions from 2025 warrant review, including rulings that clarified the framework of Chapter 15 surrounding nonparty releases, reinforced the principles of a debtor's center of main interest in the face of extensive mass tort litigation, and reviewed synthetic cross-border proceedings, say attorneys at Troutman.

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