Judge James T. Vaughn, Jr. has been confirmed by the Delaware Senate as the newest Justice of the Delaware Supreme Court. Vaughn, who was appointed to the Superior Court in 1998 and elevated to President Judge of that court in 2004, replaces Justice Carolyn Berger, who retired on September 1, 2014.
Posted on: October 9, 2014
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Tag: Alternative Business Entities, Civil Litigation / Civil Procedure, Commercial Litigation, Corporations, Courts, Equity / Chancery, Limited Liability Companies, Mergers and Acquisitions, Partnerships, Securities
Posted on: October 7, 2014
At his blog TheBigQuestions.com, Steven Landsburg offers "A Little Perspective" on economic history, recessions, depressions, and the human condition.
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Tag: Law & Economics, Legal History
Posted on: October 7, 2014
Amendments to the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act adopted earlier this year by the Delaware General Assembly went into effect August 1, 2014.
The amendments are as follows:
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Tag: Alternative Business Entities, Equity / Chancery, Legislation, Limited Liability Companies
Posted on: October 1, 2014
The law firm of Berger Harris celebrated its fifth anniversary on October 1, 2014. The Wilmington-based firm, founded on October 1, 2009 by Benjamin “Buddy” Berger and Jack Harris, has grown to include attorneys Brian Gottesman, Michelle Quinn, Mike McDermott, Suzanne Holly, Chris Messa and David Anthony. Berger Harris attorneys are supported by staff members Marsha Nicholls, Wendy Halligan, Andrew Klimek and Joanne Moroz.
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Tag: Legal Industry, Professional News
Posted on: October 1, 2014
With Halloween approaching at the end of the month, we offer the following:
Some that had been of several juries have given forth a paper, signed with our own hands in these words. We whose names are underwritten, being in the year 1692 called to serve as jurors in court in Salem, on trial of many who were by some suspected guilty of doing acts of witchcraft upon the bodies of sundry persons.
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Tag: Courts, Criminal Law, Evidence, Legal History
Posted on: September 30, 2014
The Emplawyerologist blog has analysis of Langenbach v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., C.A. No. 14-1022 (7th Cir. Aug. 4, 2014), which addressed employer liability under the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA):
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Tag: Administrative Law, Labor and Employment, Legislation