Delaware

  • June 09, 2026

    Investor Says Vikasa Still Owes $1.15M For Settlement

    A California investor has sued in the Delaware Chancery Court seeking to enforce a settlement with investment firm Vikasa Capital Inc., claiming the company paid only a fraction of the $1.25 million it agreed to pay to resolve claims that it fraudulently induced a $5 million investment through misrepresentations and doctored corporate records.

  • June 09, 2026

    SPAR Board Hit With $22M Insider Control Suit In Chancery

    A SPAR Group Inc. stockholder has filed a derivative lawsuit in the Delaware Chancery Court accusing several current and former directors and officers of orchestrating a yearslong scheme to maintain control of the company's board, enrich insiders and approve conflicted transactions that allegedly cost the company $22 million.

  • June 09, 2026

    Apollo SLC Opposes Bid To Oust Judge In $570M Payout Suit

    A special litigation committee of Apollo Global Management Inc.'s board is opposing a bid to disqualify a Delaware vice chancellor from presiding over litigation regarding a $570 million payout to company insiders due to a possible conflict because she previously was an attorney at Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP, saying there are no grounds for disqualification.

  • June 09, 2026

    The Law360 400: A Look At The Top 100 Firms

    The race to build the legal industry's largest law firm accelerated in 2025, with major firms leaning on mergers, lateral hiring and strategic expansion to climb the ranks of the Law360 400.

  • June 09, 2026

    QXO Stockholder Sues Over TopBuild Deal Disclosures

    A QXO Inc. stockholder has filed a proposed class action in the Delaware Chancery Court seeking to block a shareholder vote tied to the company's planned $17 billion acquisition of TopBuild Corp., alleging that investors were not given enough information to make an informed decision on the deal.

  • June 08, 2026

    Fed. Circ. Scrutinizes UT's 'Inflammatory' Comments In IP Trial

    The "inflammatory" language used by the University of Texas to secure a $42 million patent infringement verdict against Boston Scientific is "about as good an example as one can possibly think of," U.S. Circuit Judge Richard G. Taranto told the university's attorney on Monday.

  • June 08, 2026

    AIPLA, NAM Rally Behind Moderna's Fight Over Vax Patents

    The American Intellectual Property Law Association, National Association of Manufacturers and others urged the Federal Circuit to undo a lower court's ruling that Moderna, and not the government, must face a multibillion-dollar patent infringement suit over its COVID-19 vaccine.

  • June 08, 2026

    DC Circ. Backs FERC Rejection Of Grid-Planning Deal

    The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission was allowed to reject a proposal by PJM transmission owners that would've allowed the regional grid operator to make grid-planning decisions without the approval of its members committee over an issue with a single amendment, the D.C. Circuit has said.

  • June 08, 2026

    Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court

    At the Delaware Chancery Court, a trial over World Wrestling Entertainment Inc.'s $21.4 billion merger with Ultimate Fighting Championship's parent company has been canceled, and a Reddit investor has filed a suit claiming the company used artificial intelligence to challenge his grievance about a charter provision.

  • June 08, 2026

    Fed. Circ. Panel Backs Invalidation Of OxyContin Patent

    The Federal Circuit on Monday upheld a Delaware federal court's decision that deemed invalid a Purdue Pharma patent covering an abuse-deterrent version of the opioid OxyContin, rebuffing the company's arguments that the lower court got its obviousness analysis wrong.

  • June 08, 2026

    Cineverse Investor Sues In Del. Over Post-Split Stock Grants

    A Cineverse Corp. shareholder has sued the entertainment company, its chief executive and three directors in Delaware Chancery Court, alleging they improperly enriched themselves with stock grants after a 2023 reverse stock split and then failed to fully disclose those actions when seeking shareholder approval for additional equity awards.

  • June 08, 2026

    Goodwin, Fenwick Guide Incyte-Vega Deal Worth Up To $2B

    The biotechnology company Incyte said Monday it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Vega Therapeutics Inc. from Star Therapeutics for up to $2 billion, with Goodwin Procter LLP advising Incyte and Fenwick & West LLP representing Star Therapeutics. 

  • June 08, 2026

    Bankman-Fried Seeks Trump Pardon On FTX Fraud Conviction

    FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried, who is currently serving a 25-year prison sentence, has asked President Donald Trump to pardon him for defrauding customers who placed billions of dollars with the fallen cryptocurrency exchange, according to the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of the Pardon Attorney.

  • June 08, 2026

    Trump's $100K H-1B Fee Is Unauthorized Tax, Judge Rules

    A Massachusetts federal judge ruled Monday that President Donald Trump's $100,000 H-1B visa payment constitutes a tax that Congress did not authorize the president to impose, declaring the fee unlawful and vacating it in its entirety.

  • June 08, 2026

    Insurance Brokerage GoHealth Hits Ch. 11 With Prepack Plan

    Health insurance broker GoHealth has filed for Chapter 11 protection in Delaware with $772 million in debt and a prepack equity-swap plan, saying medical costs are outpacing government reimbursement and that it is facing litigation alleging its involvement in a kickback scheme.

  • June 08, 2026

    Home Decor Biz Files Ch. 11 With Over $100M Debt, Sale Plans

    Simply Interior Homes, which makes home textiles and decor, filed for Chapter 11 protection Monday in Delaware bankruptcy court with at least $100 million in debt and a plan to sell its business.

  • June 08, 2026

    WWE Merger Case In Chancery Settles On The Eve Of Trial

    The Delaware Chancery Court trial over World Wrestling Entertainment Inc.'s $21.4 billion merger with Ultimate Fighting Championship's parent company has been canceled after the parties reached an agreement in principle to settle the case, according to a minute order from Vice Chancellor J. Travis Laster.

  • June 08, 2026

    High Court Won't Let Pa. AG Enter Grid Project Suit

    The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday rebuffed a plea from Pennsylvania's attorney general to let him intervene in Third Circuit proceedings that allowed an electricity transmission project to proceed despite having been rejected by state utility regulators.

  • June 05, 2026

    USDA Food Assistance Conditions Halted By Mass. Judge

    A Massachusetts federal judge Friday blocked the U.S. Department of Agriculture from conditioning funding for programs like school lunches and food assistance on compliance with Trump administration policies on gender, women's sports, diversity and immigration.

  • June 05, 2026

    More Skechers Investors Sue Over $9.4B Take-Private Deal

    Additional investors have sued over Skechers' $9.4 billion take-private sale to private equity giant 3G Capital, with the latest complaint in Delaware Chancery Court alleging the company's founder and family used their majority voting power to push through an unfair deal.

  • June 05, 2026

    WWE Merger Trial To Test McMahon's Grip On Sale Process

    The trial over WWE's $21.4 billion merger with UFC's parent company will test how much a larger-than-life corporate controller like Vince McMahon can shape a sale process when his identity is nearly inseparable from the company itself — and when stockholders say his personal need for protection and continued influence tainted the deal.

  • June 05, 2026

    Paramount Told To Produce Skydance Deal Board Materials

    The Delaware Chancery Court has recommended that Paramount Global turn over additional board-level documents to stockholders investigating whether controlling shareholder Shari Redstone improperly influenced the company's $8 billion sale to Skydance Media, finding there is a credible basis to suspect potential wrongdoing in the merger process.

  • June 05, 2026

    Chancery Judge Zurn Nominated For Del. Supreme Court Seat

    Delaware Gov. Matt Meyer on Friday nominated a vice chancellor on the Delaware Court of Chancery for a spot on the state Supreme Court held by a retiring justice.

  • June 05, 2026

    Crypto Parent Calls Genesis Suit Improper Forum Shopping

    Digital Currency Group Inc. has asked a federal court to pull a Delaware Court of Chancery lawsuit brought by bankrupt crypto lender Genesis Global into the New York bankruptcy proceedings that have overseen the companies' dispute for more than two years, arguing that the case overlaps with claims already being litigated there.

  • June 05, 2026

    ITC Opens Patent Probe Of Imported Pickleball Paddles

    The U.S. International Trade Commission announced it is opening an investigation into pickleball paddles made by Franklin Sports and 19 other companies that a Maryland manufacturer alleges violate two of its patents.

Expert Analysis

  • High Court's Hikma Decision Reshapes 'Skinny Label' Suits

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    The U.S. Supreme Court's decision in Hikma v. Amarin marks a significant victory for generic drug manufacturers, but rather than putting an end to so-called skinny label inducement claims, it narrows and refocuses them, say attorneys at Sterne Kessler.

  • Operational AI Washing: The Next Frontier Of Fiduciary Risk

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    While there are still no final Delaware decisions applying Caremark specifically to artificial intelligence governance failures, previous case law provides a blueprint, so the question for boards is whether their governance architectures will satisfy Caremark when the first cases are decided, say attorneys at Akerman.

  • Checking For AI Errors Is Now A Two-Way Street

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    A handful of recent federal and state cases demonstrate the importance of checking for errors generated by artificial intelligence not only in your own court submissions, but also your opponent's, as well as when catching opposing counsel's AI mistakes could result in an award for attorney fees, says Tamara Barago at Hollingsworth.

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    The Biz Court Digest: Shoring Up Corporate Law In Maryland

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    Launched more than 20 years ago to improve complex corporate adjudication, Maryland's Business and Technology Case Management Program has been a solid success in some areas, but there always is room for improvement, says Bill Krulak at Miles & Stockbridge.

  • Del. Chancery Has Signaled Decreased Use Of Its Blue Pencil

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    The Delaware Chancery Court's decision in BluSky Restoration Contractors v. Robbins not to enforce or rewrite overbroad language, known as blue-penciling, in key covenants shows that the sale of a business context no longer insulates these restrictive measures from judicial scrutiny, affecting transactions and litigation, says Aylin Daldal at Kleinbard.

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    Competing At Poker Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    Playing poker in male-dominated rooms taught me to treat skepticism as background noise when my opponents seem to underestimate me, to apply pressure when it matters and to adapt without losing strategic discipline — skills that are all indispensable in restructuring and insolvency matters, says Alexis Gambale at Pashman Stein.

  • Why IPR Slowdown Has Not Led To More Patent Litigation

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    Despite sustained strength in patent application filings and a decline in inter partes review and post-grant review, 2026 has not seen the anticipated surge in patent litigation in district courts and at the U.S. International Trade Commission, potentially due to four reasons, say attorneys at Sterne Kessler.

  • 5 Things Associates Must Ask About Their Firm's Merger Plan

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    The associates who navigate law firm mergers best ask the right questions early, such as inquiring about partners' plans, to assess how the merger could affect their workflow and career path, says Jackie Bokser-LeFebvre at Major Lindsey.

  • 2 'Rocket Dockets' And The Rules That Propel Them

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    The fastest civil trial courts in the country are currently in the Eastern District of Virginia and the Southern District of Florida, and their chief judges provide insights into the court rules that keep them ahead, says Robert Tata at Hunton.

  • Operational AI Washing: Dismantling Claims Before Discovery

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    Operational AI washing claims can be rebuffed before discovery extracts their true costs by turning the documentary record established in earnings calls and public disclosures into a layered defense, which can exploit the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act’s heightened pleading standards, say attorneys at Akerman.

  • Teva Ruling Offers Patentees New Support For Genus Claims

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    The Federal Circuit's recent decision in Teva v. Eli Lilly, finding that the Teva patents at issue are not invalid, offers an interesting counterexample against the recent trend of courts invalidating patents claiming a broad, functionally defined class of compounds, say attorneys at Cooley.

  • Your Next Litigation Hold Should Cover AI Chat Logs

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    The Delaware Chancery Court’s recent decision in Fortis Advisors v. Krafton to treat a CEO’s artificial intelligence chats as substantive evidence is being read as a discovery warning to litigators, but there is a second duty-to-preserve lesson that is especially pertinent to in-house counsel, say attorneys at Faegre Drinker.

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    Studying Foreign Languages Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    Studying Italian and Japanese has shown me that learning a new language can benefit a legal career in several ways, including by demonstrating the importance of approaching problems from a fresh perspective and the value of practicing patience with colleagues and clients, says Anna King at Genworth Financial.

  • 6th Circ. Ruling Broadest So Far In Wave Of Habeas Decisions

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    The Sixth Circuit’s recent opinion in Lopez-Campos v. Raycraft provides the most developed structural reasoning among rulings in a widening circuit split over mandatory detention after undocumented entry into the U.S., and supplies immigration practitioners a template for due process arguments in favor of habeas relief, says Kemal Hepsen at Mandamus Lawyers.

  • Del. Justices' Ripeness Ruling Shields Advance Notice Bylaws

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    The Delaware Supreme Court’s recent decision dismissing two AES and Owens Corning stockholder challenges of advance notice bylaws as unripe provides corporations more room to insulate their nomination procedures from activist pressure, say attorneys at Reed Smith.

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