Weiss sworn as U.S. District Attorney
Both U.S. Sens. Tom Carper and Chris Coons (both D-Del.) praised the President’s appointment of David Weiss as the United States Attorney for Delaware....
CSC adds services for structured finance and private equity markets
CSC announced it has expanded its special purpose entity independent director, and fund administration business in the U.S. to the structured finance and private...
Suit filed after GE stock plunges
The shareholder law firm Grant & Eisenhofer, P.A. has filed a securities class action today on behalf of The Cleveland Bakers and Teamsters Pension...
Chancellor OKs sale of TransPerfect to Shawe
Delaware Chancellor Andre Bouchard has approved the sale of TransPerfect to co-founder Phil Shawe.
Late last year, Shawe appeared to prevail over a rival bid...
LexisNexis unit rolls out legal analytics package for Chancery Court
Lex Machina, a LexisNexis company, announced the first state-specific expansion of its Legal Analytics platform by adding the Delaware Court of Chancery.
Lex Machina’s Delaware Court...
UD revises records release policy for minor infractions
University of Delaware students will get a chance to not have a minor infraction haunt them in the search for a job.
The UDaily site ...
Delaware joins lawsuit that seeks to block net neutrality rollback
Attorney General Matt Denn joined a coalition of 22 Attorneys General in filing a multistate lawsuit to block the Federal Communications Commission’s rollback of...
Legislators roll out bill to change prevailing wage calculation for government construction
Republican lawmakers introduced a bill that would change the way the prevailing wage for construction projects is calculated.
The bill would replace the prevailing wage...
Mabey named principal at Fish & Richardson’s Wilmington office
Fish & Richardson has named Warren Mabey, Jr. as a principal in the firm’s Litigation Group in Wilmington, effective January 1, 2018.
Overall, 21 attorneys...
Former chief deputy to file in Attorney General’s race
LaKresha Roberts announced Wednesday that she is running in the race for Attorney General.
Roberts, who lists a Wilmington address, says she will run a...
Supreme Court upholds storm doctrine in slip and fall appeal
In a decision that came around the same time as the state’s bout with nasty weather, the Delaware Supreme Court upheld a Superior Court...
Carney, Congressional Delegation criticize bill that would limit Delaware bankruptcy options
Gov. John Carney and the state's Congressional delegation came out swinging in opposing legislation that would limit the ability of companies to file bankruptcy...
Jennings leaves county post to run for Attorney General
New Castle County Executive Matt Meyer announced that Chief Administrative Officer Kathy Jennings has ended her tenure in county government to pursue a new...
Potter Anderson announces partners and of counsel position
Potter Anderson & Corroon LLP announced that J. Matthew Belger and Bindu A. Palapura have been elected partners of the firm, and Ryan M....
McDonough 1st woman to head large Delaware law firm
Kathleen Furey McDonough is the new chair of Potter Anderson & Corroon LLP’s executive committee, effective January 1.
She is the first woman to be elected chair...
Delaware utility advocate wants lower federal taxes to trigger lower electric bills
The Delaware Public Advocate says lower corporate taxes should lead to lower utility bills.
On December 22, President Trump signed the Tax Cut and Jobs...
TransPefect co-owner files suit after partner emerges as successful bidder
The litigation over the sale of TransPerfect seems destined to continue after a decision on the sale of the company.
Chancery Daily (subscription) reported that...
After being snubbed by EPA, state announces hearing on Clean Power repeal
The Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control will host a public meeting early next month on the repeal of the federal Clean...
White House nominates Connolly, Noreika for federal district court judgeships
The White House announced that Maryellen Noreika and Colm F. Connolly, who were recommended by U.S. Senators Tom Carper and Chris Coons (both D-Del.)...
Nine Morris, Nichols attorneys admitted to Delaware bar
Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell LLP is pleased to announce nine attorneys associated with the firm were admitted to the Delaware bar on Wednesday,...