Delaware

  • September 29, 2025

    Pfizer Says Drugmaker Moving Too Early On Arthritis Generic

    Pfizer has asked a Delaware federal court to block generic-drug maker Prinston Pharmaceutical from moving forward with plans to sell a generic version of the arthritis drug Xeljanz that would allegedly infringe Pfizer's patent.

  • September 29, 2025

    DHS Can't Tie FEMA Funds To Immigration Agenda, AGs Say

    A dozen state attorneys general sued the Department of Homeland Security in Rhode Island federal court on Monday, accusing it of holding emergency response funding hostage unless they help enforce federal immigration laws, despite a recent court order blocking the department's attempts to condition funds on such assistance.

  • September 29, 2025

    Del. Heavyweight Firms Get Lead Spot For Endeavor Deal Suit

    The Delaware Chancery Court tapped Bernstein Litowitz Berger & Grossmann LLP and Grant & Eisenhofer PA on Monday as lead co-counsel for the shareholder class action over sports and entertainment company Endeavor Group Holdings Inc.'s $13 billion take-private merger.

  • September 29, 2025

    Chancery Mulls Bid To Toss AI-Linked Battery Co. SPAC Suit

    Attorneys representing a blank-check company that took artificial intelligence-driven energy storage business Stem Inc. public in April 2021 argued in Delaware's Court of Chancery on Monday that investors suing over the deal are following a "free pass to trial" strategy that the court has cautioned against.

  • September 29, 2025

    In Chancery, Bankrupt First Brands Accused Of Deal Breach

    Automotive manufacturer Grammer Inc. filed a suit in the Delaware Chancery Court accusing APC Parent LLC and guarantor First Brands Group, which filed for Chapter 11 protection on Sunday, of breaching multiple agreements and withholding more than $20 million in payments involved with a $40 million merger.

  • September 29, 2025

    Chancery Urged To Keep Alive Ukrainian Oligarch Suit

    An attorney for an investor seeking to recover $58.5 million allegedly lost to individuals and entities entangled in decades-old fraud-related allegations involving two Ukrainian oligarchs and others urged a Delaware vice chancellor Monday to reject claims that time ran out for the case years ago.

  • September 29, 2025

    Claire's To Sell 156 UK Stores In Ch. 11

    Jewelry retailer Claire's has secured a sale for some of its business in the U.K. and Ireland to private equity firm Modella Capital, the company's British restructuring administrator announced Monday.

  • September 29, 2025

    3rd Circ. Denies Pilots' Bid To Revive Military Leave Class

    The Third Circuit will not review a Pennsylvania federal judge's order decertifying a class of American Airlines pilots who claim they were denied pay and profit-sharing benefits during their time off on military leave, the court announced Monday.

  • September 29, 2025

    Fed. Circ. Backs Lyft Win In PTAB Car ID Patent Challenge

    The Federal Circuit on Monday refused to revive claims across five vehicle identification system patents, affirming Patent Trial and Appeal Board decisions that rideshare giant Lyft was able to show that the claims were invalid.

  • September 29, 2025

    Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court

    A Delaware vice chancellor expressed disappointment and concern over what she says is a "breakdown" in "civility and respect" that has emerged in recent Delaware corporate litigation. A $30 million settlement was approved in the five-year running Match.com reverse spinoff suit, and the top brass of Estée Lauder were hit with a derivative suit for allegedly covering up the company's reliance on prohibited, duty-free "gray market" sales of its products in China.

  • September 26, 2025

    States Sue HHS For Order Erasing Gender Ideology In Sex Ed

    More than a dozen state attorneys general sued the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services in Oregon federal court Friday, accusing it of violating the Administrative Procedure Act by threatening to revoke grant funding for teen sexual health education unless they eliminate language concerning "gender ideology" from their program materials.

  • September 26, 2025

    CareDx Asks 3rd Circ. To Rethink $45M False Ad Case

    Medical testing company CareDx has asked the Third Circuit for a panel rehearing or a rehearing before the entire circuit to consider reinstating a $45 million jury award in a false advertisement case over genetic testing technology against rival Natera.

  • September 26, 2025

    Del. Suit Alleges Fast-Break Betrayal In NBA Team Bid Plan

    RAJ Sports Holdings LLC is accusing co-CEOs of Panda Express and their family trust of breaching an exclusivity and confidentiality agreement by exiting a nearly completed deal to buy the NBA's Portland Trail Blazers and joining forces with another multibillion-dollar bidder.

  • September 26, 2025

    Dr. Evil Gets Brief Callout In Del. Take-Public Merger Suit

    Attorneys for a blank-check company that claimed at least $30 million in damages in Delaware's Court of Chancery after an alleged take-public merger breach on Friday branded the accused breacher's $2.1 billion counterclaim as being "worthy of Dr. Evil in the 'Austin Powers' movies."

  • September 26, 2025

    Cellectis, AstraZeneca Face IP Suit From Cell Engineering Co.

    A cell engineering company sued pharmaceutical giant Cellectis Inc. on Friday, claiming it had used patented gene-editing protein research technology and purported to license it for use to AstraZeneca.

  • September 26, 2025

    DC Circ. Won't Stop FDA From Approving Entresto Generic

    The D.C. Circuit on Friday shot down Novartis' attempt to block the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's approval of a generic version of its most lucrative drug, the heart disease medication Entresto.

  • September 26, 2025

    Insurers Must Defend Tech Co. Against Rival's Patent Suit

    Insurers for a logistics technology company must defend the company against claims that it stole a rival's technology and marketing strategy, a Delaware state court ruled, finding that the policies' "prior and pending litigation" exclusion does not bar coverage.

  • September 26, 2025

    Operator Of NBA's Suns Says Doc Suit Is For Buyout Leverage

    Phoenix Suns franchise operator Suns Legacy Holdings LLC has pushed back in Delaware Chancery Court against two minority owners seeking access to company records, responding that the demands are aimed at pressuring a higher-priced buyout from the NBA team's majority owner, Mat Ishbia.

  • September 26, 2025

    Judge Won't Overturn $57M Midwest Energy Win In IP Fight

    A Delaware federal magistrate judge has refused to disturb a jury's finding that numerous affiliated companies willfully infringed Midwest Energy Emissions Corp. patents on technology for refining coal to reduce mercury in emissions from power plants, leaving in place a $57 million verdict.

  • September 25, 2025

    $8.9B Deal For Health Tech R1 RCM Draws Del. Chancery Suit

    Four stockholders of healthcare revenue management venture R1 RCM Inc. challenged the company's take-private deal in Delaware's Court of Chancery Thursday, alleging that the private equity and allies who won the $8.9 billion, November transaction lined up an unfairly low, $14.30 per share price.

  • September 25, 2025

    FTC, 19 States Halt Cancer Charity Scheme

    A car donation charity that raised more than $45 million meant for breast cancer screenings agreed Thursday to an injunction barring future charity fundraising to end an enforcement action by the Federal Trade Commission and a coalition of 19 states over misappropriated donation funds.

  • September 25, 2025

    Boeing Asks Chancery To Ground 737 Max Derivative Suit

    Boeing Co. wants the Delaware Chancery Court to throw out a derivative lawsuit that accuses the company's leadership of ignoring safety risks in the wake of a January 2024 incident in which a door plug flew off one of its 737 Max planes.

  • September 25, 2025

    AmTrust Investor Suits Fall Outside Excess Policy, Court Says

    A Liberty Mutual unit that provided excess directors and officers coverage to AmTrust Financial Services Inc. owed no coverage for shareholder actions over the company's valuation of life settlement contracts and other accounting matters, a Delaware federal court ruled, finding the claims fell within an earlier coverage tower.

  • September 25, 2025

    Full Fed. Circ. Won't Reconsider IPR Estoppel Decision

    The full Federal Circuit on Thursday rejected a rehearing petition from Ioengine LLC, which was appealing the invalidation of its flash drive patents in a case that set precedent on estoppel.

  • September 25, 2025

    Avon Gets Ch. 11 Plan Approved

    A Delaware bankruptcy judge has confirmed Avon's Chapter 11 plan a few days after verbally agreeing to approve it.

Expert Analysis

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    Law School's Missed Lessons: Navigating Client Trauma

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    Law schools don't train students to handle repeated exposure to clients' traumatic experiences, but for litigators practicing in areas like civil rights and personal injury, success depends on the ability to view cases clinically and to recognize when you may need to seek help, says Katie Bennett at Robins Kaplan.

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    4 Former Justices Would Likely Frown On Litigation Funding

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    As courts increasingly confront cases involving hidden litigation finance contracts, the jurisprudence of four former U.S. Supreme Court justices establishes a constitutional framework that risks erosion by undisclosed financial interests, says Roland Eisenhuth at the American Property Casualty Insurance Association.

  • DOJ Actions Signal Rising Enforcement Risk For Health Cos.

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    The U.S. Department of Justice's announcement of a new False Claims Act working group, together with the largest healthcare fraud takedown in history, underscore the importance of sophisticated compliance programs that align with the DOJ's data-driven approach, say attorneys at Debevoise.

  • How Attys Can Use AI To Surface Narratives In E-Discovery

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    E-discovery has reached a turning point where document review is no longer just about procedural tasks like identifying relevance and redacting privilege — rather, generative artificial intelligence tools now allow attorneys to draw connections, extract meaning and tell a coherent story, says Rose Jones at Hilgers Graben.

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    Playing The Violin Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    Playing violin in a string quartet reminds me that flexibility, ambition, strong listening skills, thoughtful leadership and intentional collaboration are all keys to a successful legal practice, says Julie Park at MoFo.

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    Law School's Missed Lessons: Practicing Self-Care

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    Law schools don’t teach the mental, physical and emotional health maintenance tools necessary to deal with the profession's many demands, but practicing self-care is an important key to success that can help to improve focus, manage stress and reduce burnout, says Rachel Leonard​​​​​​​ at MG+M.

  • Nev. Steps Up Efforts To Attract Incorporations With New Law

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    Recent amendments to Nevada corporate law, which will narrow controlling stockholders’ liability, streamline mergers and allow companies to opt out of jury trials, show the interstate competition to attract new and reincorporating companies is still heating up, say attorneys at Simpson Thacher.

  • Birthright Opinions Reveal Views On Rule 23(b)(2) Relief

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    The justices' multiple opinions in the U.S. Supreme Court’s June 27 decision in the birthright citizenship case, Trump v. CASA, shed light on whether Rule 23(b)(2) could fill the void created by the court's decision to restrict nationwide injunctions, says Benjamin Johns at Shub Johns.

  • ABA Opinion Makes It A Bit Easier To Drop A 'Hot Potato'

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    The American Bar Association's recent ethics opinion clarifies when attorneys may terminate clients without good cause, though courts may still disqualify a lawyer who drops a client like a hot potato, so sending a closeout letter is always a best practice, say attorneys at Thompson Hine.

  • IRhythm IPR Denial Raises Key PTAB Discretion Questions

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    By giving the passage of time a dispositive role in denying institution of five inter partes review petitions filed by iRhythm Technologies, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has upended the strategic considerations for filing and defending against IPRs, disclosing prior art during prosecution, and engaging in licensing negotiations, say attorneys at Dentons.

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    IPR Denial In IRhythm Should Not Set A Blanket Rule

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    Though the Patent Trial and Appeal Board's discretionary denial in iRhythm v. Welch Allyn last month raised concerns that mere knowledge of a patent could bar inter partes review institution, a closer look at the facts and reasoning reveals why this case's holdings should not be reflexively applied to all petitioners, says David McCombs at Haynes Boone.

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    My Opera And Baseball Careers Make Me A Better Lawyer

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    Though participating in opera and the world of professional baseball often pulls me away from the office, my avocations improve my legal career by helping me perform under scrutiny, prioritize team success, and maintain joy and perspective at work, says Adam Unger at Herrick Feinstein.

  • Opinion

    Subject Matter Eligibility Test Should Return To Preemption

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    Subject matter eligibility has posed challenges for patentees due to courts' arbitrary and confusing reasoning, but adopting a two-part preemption test could align the applicant, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and the courts, says Manav Das at McDonnell Boehnen.

  • 8 Ways Lawyers Can Protect The Rule Of Law In Their Work

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    Whether they are concerned with judicial independence, regulatory predictability or client confidence, lawyers can take specific meaningful actions on their own when traditional structures are too slow or too compromised to respond, says Angeli Patel at the Berkeley Center of Law and Business.

  • Kousisis Concurrence Maps FCA Defense To Anti-DEI Suits

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    Justice Clarence Thomas' recent concurrence in Kousisis v. U.S. lays out how federal funding recipients could use the high standard for materiality in government fraud cases to fight the U.S. Justice Department’s threatened False Claims Act suits against payees deviating from the administration’s anti-DEI policies, say attorneys at Miller & Chevalier.

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