Highlights & Analysis of Key Decisions from Delaware's Supreme Court & Court of Chancery
16th Annual Review of Key Delaware Corporate and Commercial Decisions
By: Francis G.X. Pileggi and Chauna A. Abner
This is the 16th year that Francis Pileggi has published an annual list of key corporate and commercial decisions of the Delaware Supreme Court and the Delaware Court of Chancery. This list does not attempt to include…
There are relatively few Chancery decisions on Rule 11 compared with more common corporate and commercial litigation issues that are the subject of Chancery opinions, and a recent letter decision provides insights into why there are not more rulings on Rule 11. In POSCO Energy Co., Ltd. v. FuelCell Energy, Inc., Civil Action No.…
In my most recent ethics column for The Bencher, I reviewed a recent Delaware Supreme Court decision that announced a new standard that will be followed in Delaware when a trial judge believes that Rule 11, or a rule of legal ethics, has been violated. The article is available at this link. In…
Crumplar v. The Superior Court of the State of Delaware, No. 643 & 644, 2011 (Del. Supr., Oct. 22, 2012).
Why this case is noteworthy: This Delaware Supreme Court opinion establishes new rules and standards that will govern when trial judges seek to penalize lawyers for “not following the rules” of legal ethics …
There are relatively few Delaware decisions interpreting Rule 11. A recent decision of the Delaware Superior Court added to the sparse Delaware jurisprudence on this issue and observed that Court of Chancery Rule 11 is identical to Superior Court Rule of Civil Procedure 11. In Re Asbestos Litigation, C.A. No. 09C-11-059 ASB; C.A. No. 09C-07-128…