Litigation

Illinoiss Court System Failure: No Electronic Access to Files
One of the areas that Illinois is seriously lagging behind on in eFiling of documents and electronic access to court files. I am constantly frustrated when I look at the baby steps that are being taken in Illinois as compared to what has already been completed in other states...

Leg. Commission on Courts of Chancery meets 4/29
The Legislative Commission's Subcommittee to study the benefits, costs and feasibility of the implementation of Courts of Chancery in Nevada will meet on April 29 at noon. The agenda is available here.

Legislative meeting on Courts of Chancery meets Wednesday
The Legislative Subcommittee to Study the Benefits, Costs and Feasibility of the Imprementation of Courts of Chancery in Nevada will hold a meeting on Wednesday May 28. Details and the agenda are available here.

Court of Chancery Establishes Procedures for Contested Advancement Claims
Duthie v. CorSolutions Medical, Inc., C.A. 3048-VCN (Del. Ch. Sept. 10, 2008) When advancement is sought, the amounts are often objected to as too large. While the Court of Chancery in the past has not wanted to monitor fees in such cases (leaving the amounts to be finally determined at the indemnification stage), here the Court agreed to appoint a special master to review the advancement requests...

Ryan II: Delaware Chancery Court Denies Interlocutory Appeal
Ryan II: Delaware Chancery Court Denies Interlocutory Appeal Last Friday, Vice Chancellor Noble of the Delaware Chancery Court issued a letter opinion in Ryan v. Lyondell, in which he denied the interlocutory appeal by the defendants - but did dismiss...

Chancery Verbosity
Francis Pileggi summarizes the Delaware Chancery Court’s recent opinion in Hexion Specialty Chemicals, Inc. v. Huntsman Corp., which is interesting for its interpretation of a material adverse effect clause...

Selection of State Supreme Court Judges
How State Court Judges are Selected

Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Career Choices
Descriptions of law enforcement occupations

California Supreme Court Proposition 8 Decision
Court Rejects Challenges to Proposition 8, but Finds Marriages Valid

Is Barack Obama a Natural Born Citizen?
Wrotnowski v. Bysiewicz (Supreme Court): Does Obama meet the constitutional requirements to be President

Heart of Atlanta v United States
Supreme Court Decision: Civil Rights Act Protected by Interstate Commerce Clause

Unwed Fathers' Rights in Adoption
Landmark Cases in Adoption Law Shape Law with respect to Unwed Fathers

Ebay Fined
French Court Sets Fine at $61 Million

Personal Injury
Appeals Court Upholds Congressional Legislation

Tomato Salmonella
Sheetz Convenience Stores agrees to confidential out-of-court settlement with food poisoning victim.

National Association of Realtors
Settlement reached in broker listing antitrust lawsuit, pending court approval.

Missouri Attorney General's Office
$26,000 settlement reached in disability discrimination lawsuit, pending court approval.

Rutland School District
Double pay offered as part of class action wage dispute settlement, pending court approval.