Law360: Delaware /delaware?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section Latest articles for: Delaware Copyright 2025 sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½. en-US Fri, 22 Aug 2025 21:20:56 +0000 DOJ Investigation Of NY AG Condemned By AGs Of 21 States /delaware/articles/2380298?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /delaware/articles/2380298 A coalition of 21 attorneys general Friday issued an open letter saying the U.S. Department of Justice is investigating New York Attorney General Letitia James and condemning the probe as political payback for the financial fraud claims she pursued against President Donald Trump and his New York-based businesses. Fri, 22 Aug 2025 21:20:36 +0000 9th Circ. Blocks Meta's MDL Discovery Against State Agencies /delaware/articles/2380328?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /delaware/articles/2380328 The Ninth Circuit blocked an order requiring California's attorney general and third-party state agencies to respond to Meta's discovery demands in multidistrict litigation concerning the company's allegedly addictive designs, ruling Friday the attorney general isn't deemed to possess or control the state agencies' records and Meta must obtain them through subpoenas. Fri, 22 Aug 2025 20:39:48 +0000 3rd Circ. Upholds Shipbuilder's Ch. 11 Reopening /delaware/articles/2380252?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /delaware/articles/2380252 A split Third Circuit panel on Friday upheld, 2-1, a New Jersey bankruptcy judge's discretion in reopening Congoleum Corp.'s 2003 Chapter 11 case and barring Occidental Chemical from pursuing Congoleum affiliate Bath Iron Works to recover pollution liability expenses. Fri, 22 Aug 2025 18:41:46 +0000 Avon's Ch. 11 Plan Can Get OK, With Changes, Judge Rules /delaware/articles/2380155?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /delaware/articles/2380155 Bankrupt cosmetics giant Avon and its talc trust must modify its Chapter 11 reorganization plan to make some concessions to insurers, but the plan is otherwise confirmable and doesn't need to be sent out again for a new creditor vote, a Delaware judge has ruled. Fri, 22 Aug 2025 17:07:12 +0000 BNSF Sued In Del. Over 19 Locomotive Purchase Terms /delaware/articles/2380140?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /delaware/articles/2380140 The Georgia-based owner of 19 locomotives leased to the nation's largest freight railroad in 2005 has sued in Delaware for their return, after Texas-headquartered BNSF Railway initiated a purportedly too-late, unilateral plan to hold and buy the equipment after a contested arbitration. Fri, 22 Aug 2025 14:46:58 +0000 Lessons From 7th Circ.'s Deleted Chat Sanctions Ruling /delaware/articles/2378179?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /delaware/articles/2378179 The Seventh Circuit’s recent decision in Pable v. Chicago Transit Authority, affirming the dismissal of an ex-employee’s retaliation claims, highlights the importance of properly handling the preservation of ephemeral messages and clarifies key sanctions issues, says Philip Favro at Favro Law. Fri, 22 Aug 2025 12:02:59 +0000 Real Estate Recap: 401(k) Boost, Eyes On Florida /delaware/articles/2378779?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /delaware/articles/2378779 Catch up on this past week's key developments by state from Law360 Real Estate Authority — including attorney insights into what President Donald Trump's executive order on retirement fund investing means for real estate assets, as well as the biggest issues Florida real estate practitioners are watching in the second half of 2025. Thu, 21 Aug 2025 21:33:22 +0000 UPenn Gene Therapy Patent Survives Sarepta's PTAB Challenge /delaware/articles/2379674?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /delaware/articles/2379674 The Patent Trial and Appeal Board on Thursday declined to wipe out a claim in a University of Pennsylvania gene therapy patent, denying a win to Sarepta Therapeutics Inc., which is fighting an infringement case in Delaware federal court. Thu, 21 Aug 2025 21:23:57 +0000 Nikola SPAC, Related Settlements Reach $33.75M In Del. /delaware/articles/2379907?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /delaware/articles/2379907 A multi-court string of settlements has produced a $33.75 million proposed payout for stockholders who alleged in direct and derivative state and federal actions that they were misled in deals that took electric vehicle maker Nikola Corp. public. Thu, 21 Aug 2025 20:43:23 +0000 Del. Judge Outlines Misconduct Behind Amgen's $50M Relief /delaware/articles/2379696?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /delaware/articles/2379696 A Delaware federal judge overruled German biotech company Lindis's $50 million patent infringement win against Amgen, finding an inventor purposefully withheld harmful information from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, according to an opinion made public Wednesday. Thu, 21 Aug 2025 20:09:23 +0000 Consumer Advocates Blast FERC Inaction On Power Auction /delaware/articles/2379596?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /delaware/articles/2379596 Consumer advocates and municipal utilities have told the D.C. Circuit that the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission can't use a Third Circuit ruling to claim it is powerless to prevent the rerunning of a flawed electricity capacity auction that overcharged consumers by $183 million. Thu, 21 Aug 2025 20:04:05 +0000 States Urge 2nd Look At $185M Metals Fraud Ruling /delaware/articles/2379682?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /delaware/articles/2379682 State regulators are asking a Texas federal judge to reconsider a ruling that threatens a $185 million fraud case before it can be brought to trial in October, saying that the judge contradicted ruling precedent when he decided that metals like gold and silver don't qualify as commodities in some instances. Thu, 21 Aug 2025 18:32:25 +0000 Claire's Gets Interim Approval For $22.5M DIP Facility /delaware/articles/2379609?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /delaware/articles/2379609 A Delaware bankruptcy judge on Thursday gave interim approval to bankrupt jewelry chain Claire's to receive a $22.5 million debtor-in-possession facility from a private holding company that plans to buy the majority of the company's U.S. stores through an asset purchaser agreement.  Thu, 21 Aug 2025 18:18:24 +0000 Nikola Ch. 11 Plan Ignores Trump Pardon, Founder Says /delaware/articles/2379768?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /delaware/articles/2379768 Trevor Milton, the founder and former CEO of electric-truck maker Nikola who was convicted of securities fraud, has asked the Delaware bankruptcy court not to allow the company to subordinate his $69 million claim, saying its Chapter 11 plan doesn't accurately account for the full presidential pardon he received earlier this year. Thu, 21 Aug 2025 17:30:14 +0000 High Court Allows Trump Admin To Cancel $783M In NIH Grants /delaware/articles/2379892?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /delaware/articles/2379892 The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday allowed the Trump administration to resume the mass termination of scientific grants, overturning rulings by lower courts that had kept the funds flowing to universities and other recipients.  Thu, 21 Aug 2025 16:49:36 +0000 Tyson Foods Sued In Del. For Docs On Poultry Care, Deaths /delaware/articles/2379617?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /delaware/articles/2379617 A Tyson Foods Inc. stockholder on Thursday sued the company — which is the largest among the nation's chicken producers — for a Delaware Court of Chancery ruling compelling release of records on alleged child labor violations and failures by Tyson to assure proper feeding and treatment of poultry grown on contract farms. Thu, 21 Aug 2025 16:32:35 +0000 Ore. Whiskey Distillery Asks To Add $500K To Ch. 11 Loan /delaware/articles/2379772?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /delaware/articles/2379772 Portland, Oregon-based whiskey producer House Spirits has asked a Delaware bankruptcy judge for permission to borrow an additional $500,000 in cash to finance its Chapter 11 case, raising the amount of its debtor-in-possession loan to more than $2 million. Thu, 21 Aug 2025 10:56:40 +0000 Quilting Makes Me A Better Lawyer /delaware/articles/2356412?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /delaware/articles/2356412 Turning intricate patterns of fabric and thread into quilts has taught me that craftsmanship, creative problem-solving and dedication to incremental progress are essential to creating something lasting that will help another person — just like in law, says Veronica McMillan at Kramon & Graham. Wed, 20 Aug 2025 23:11:17 +0000 17 States, DC Urge FDA To Lift Mifepristone Restrictions /delaware/articles/2379430?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /delaware/articles/2379430 Seventeen states and the District of Columbia Wednesday joined four others in urging the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to lift restrictions on the abortion drug mifepristone, saying that data their health departments collected overwhelmingly back the drug's safety. Wed, 20 Aug 2025 22:02:47 +0000 Masimo Targets CBP Over Latest Apple Watch Import Ruling /delaware/articles/2379298?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /delaware/articles/2379298 Masimo sued U.S. Customs and Border Protection in D.C. federal court Wednesday, arguing the agency defied the law by issuing a ruling that found a newly redesigned version of Apple's smartwatches is not subject to an import ban in the companies' patent dispute.