Bill, minus provision that would have barred chains from adding ...
A bill with co-sponsors from both parties that would bar new locations for chain pharmacies unless the business is owned by a pharmacist was...
General Assembly passes bill that mandates healthier drinks with kids meals
The Delaware General Assembly wants to make sure kids have an option other than soft drinks with their fast food meals.
House Bill 79 passed...
Bill aims to hike minimum wage for waitstaff who are now paid $2.23...
Waitstaff and workers who rely on tips and gratuities could see their first hourly wage increase in more than 35 years under legislation unveiled...
5 former ITT Institute students in Delaware get student loan relief
Delwaware Attorney General Kathy Jennings announced that her office’s Consumer Protection Unit has secured an agreement to recover $23,362 in debt relief for five...
House passes $4.45 billion state budget; bills now head to Senate
The Delaware House unanimously passed the fiscal 2020 operating budget Thursday, with no absent votes.
House Bill 225 was introduced on June 11, the earliest...
Citizens for Pro-Business Delaware barred from conference featuring Chancellor Bouchard
Citizens for Pro-Business Delaware is protesting a decision to that barred its representatives from the Delaware Bar Association's Bench and Bar conference.
In attendance was...
Supreme Court declines to take state’s appeal of Chancery ruling on unclaimed ...
The Delaware Supreme Court refused to accept an appeal from the state Department of Finance regarding the state’s unclaimed property practices.
The department had sought documents...
Legal skirmishing continues after TransPerfect battle
Elizabeth Elting and Phil Shawe continue to skimish in Chancery Court over legal fees arising from the sale of TransPerfect.
The former couple, each of...
Del. employers have until July 1 to distribute sexual harassment info sheet
Businesses are being advised that an information sheet on sexual harassment must be distributed to all employees by July 1.
Last summer, Gov. John Carney...
Minimum wage bill moves out of Labor Committee but may be dead for year
Legislation that calls for the minimum wage to increase to $15 by 2024 moved out of the Senate Labor Committee.
A key state senator said...
Legislation that expands responsibility of prison health panel passes House
Legislation designed to expand the responsibilities of a prison healthcare review committee won unanimous approval in the House on Tuesday.
Sponsored by Speaker Pete Schwartzkopf,...
Chancery ruling allows state to cancel license of LLC linked to human trafficking
Under a Delaware Court of Chancery consent judgment issued Tuesday, four limited liability companies (LLCs) linked to the adult website Backpage will relinquish their...
Pharma company files for Chapter 11 in Del. after opioid settlement with feds
A Phoenix-based drug company has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in Delaware after reaching a settlement in a lawsuit over its opioid practices.
INSYS...
Guest view: Medical marijuana moved to back of bus with HB 110
By Bill Freeborn
HB 110 seeks to legalize recreational adult-use marijuana at the expense of Delaware medical use patients.
Since 2011, Delaware’s medical marijuana industry has...
Dem legislators seek $15 an hour minimum wage by 2024 with cost...
A bill that would raise the minimum wage to $15 by 2024 and add a cost of living provision has been introduced by Democratic...
State Chamber joins AAA, and Medical Society in opposing marijuana legalization bill
The Delaware State Chamber of Commerce is asking members to oppose legislation that will legalize possession of an ounce or less of marijuana for...
Bobby Byrd has stories to tell
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A new book is likely to become a must-read for newcomers and old hands who want to learn more about the ins and...
Superior Court Judge John A. Parkins, 72
Retired Superior Court Judge John A. Parkins, Jr. has died at 72
“Judge Parkins, our beloved colleague, and friend, loved the law, loved the Court...
Vice chancellor questions secrecy of Chemours suit against DuPont
A Delaware Vice Chancellor has questioned secrecy in an unusual lawsuit involving DuPont Co. and its former spin-off Chemours, the Associated Press reported.
The AP...
Jacobs returns to Young Conaway after nearly 3-decade career on Chancery, Supreme courts
Young Conaway's Bankruptcy and Restructuring Group, Wilmington, announced that Jack Jacobs has returned to the firm.
Jacobs spent nearly three decades in a judicial career...
