Above The Law
APRIL 12, 2022
The state’s top court upheld fee-shifting of a contingent fee. The post Why A Delaware Supreme Court Decision Affirming Shifting A Contingency Fee To The Losing Party Could Have Applications To Recovering The Costs Of Litigation Funding appeared first on Above the Law.
Constitutional Law Reporter
APRIL 11, 2023
In Delaware v. Supreme Court held that uncashed MoneyGram checks are governed by the Disposition of Abandoned Money Orders and Traveler’s Check Act (FDA) and should be returned to the state where they were issued. MoneyGram applied the common-law escheatment practices outlined in Texas v. New Jersey , 379 U.S.
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Patently O
APRIL 8, 2024
The decision also provides an interesting case study in the way that the court seems to blend considerations of obviousness and patent eligibility under the umbrella of the “invention” requirement, in a way that may seem foreign to contemporary patent law. Background The patent at issue, U.S.
Law 360
JANUARY 29, 2024
In a ruling affirming Delaware's corporate law deference to valid partnership contracts, the state's Supreme Court on Monday reversed a Chancery Court decision that last year invalidated "forfeiture for competition" terms in Cantor Fitzgerald LP's limited partnership agreements, unwinding a win worth $12.5
The Crime Report
OCTOBER 11, 2022
Since the Supreme Court struck down New York’s longstanding gun law, lower courts have ruled heavily against restricting guns, reports Jacob Gershman in the Wall Street Journal. . Bruen, held that New York’s law requirement of a license to carry concealed weapons in public places was unconstitutional. .”
Patently O
DECEMBER 11, 2022
This means that issues decided at the district or administrative court level can be binding on all other courts: district courts, administrative courts, appellate courts, and even the Supreme Court. District court decisions are not binding precedent because they are at the bottom.
ClimateChange-ClimateLaw
MAY 12, 2023
Over the last five years, cities, counties, and states across the country have sued fossil fuel companies alleging that the companies violated state law in marketing their products as safe. Supreme Court declined to hear a petition on whether the climate liability cases should be heard in state or federal court.
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