Litigation

Chancery Court Addresses Limited Scope of Its Subject Matter Jurisdiction
In Medek v. Medek, 2008 WL 4261017 (Del. Ch., Sept. 10, 2008), the Delaware Chancery Court described in great detail the limited scope of its subject matter jurisdiction, based in the distinction between the courts of  equity as they were separated in "merry old England" compared to what were described as the "law courts"...

Chancery Stays Action in Favor of Pending California Case
In Eurocapital Advisors LLC v. Colburn, 2008 WL 401352 (Del. Ch., Feb. 14, 2008), read opinion here, the Chancery Court decided whether Delaware was the appropriate forum for members of an LLC who also had a case pending against each other in California...

Superior Court Bars Indemnification Claim Brought By Successful Chancery Plaintiffs
LaPoint v. Amerisourcebergen Corp., 2008 WL 2955511 (Del. Super. Ct. July 25, 2008)...

Superior Court: Equitable Counterclaim Does Not Equal Ticket to Chancery
Rembrandt Technologies, LP v. Harris Corp., 2007 WL 4237752 (Del. Super. Nov. 30, 2007)...

Case Law Development: Filing Separate Civil Action to Enforce Temporary Orders During Pendency of Dissolution is Sanctionable Conduct
The California Court of Appeals affirmed a judgment of dismissal and sanctions against a wife who, while her marital dissolution proceeding was pending, brought a separate civil action against her husband and two accounting firms...

Tyson Case Settles
Three Chancery Court decisions in the Tyson Foods case were summarized here, here and here regarding claims based on spring-loading of options...

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

Bextra Injury Risks
Bextra Increases Risk of Fatal Heart Attack

Paxil Lawsuit
Paxil Claims, Lawsuits, and Injuries

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

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

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They need a warrant to get into your house...if they never showed you one...you ...

Is a child fathered out of wedlock by an American diplomat to a foreign women on foreign soil entitled to US Citizenship by jus sanguinis?
This is a very tough situation your friend is in. It is difficult to know the ex...

How can I get my parents away from my bulling brother?
First of all, if you are paying your lawyer, you should not be on the back burne...

How to prove housing discrimination based on sexual orientation in student housing?
There are several things you can do. First of all, contact any welfare advisors,...

What role does financial means determine which parent gains custody?
was(am) a single male that gained custody of my daughter when she was three. Thi...

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

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.

TVA Coal Ash
Class Action Seeks $5 Million in Damages

Marriott
Hourly Wage Class Action Settlement Pending

$7.8 Million Settlement in Academy of Court Reporting Class Action
$7.8 Million Settlement in Academy of Court Reporting Class Action