While I echo the comments in the President’s Page about the articles in this edition of the DCJ, I do so, unlike Amy, from my desk in downtown Newark, New Jersey. Despite that New Jersey is named for the English Channel Island of Jersey, in honor of Sir George Carteret (one of the two men to whom Continue Reading
Why Conflict Is Brewing Over Del. Unclaimed Property Law
No one may be looking forward to new beginnings in 2020 more than the state of Delaware’s Department of Finance. Its highly lucrative unclaimed property program has been the subject of substantial criticism for several years, beginning with the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware's Continue Reading
Delaware Law Update: 2019 Year in Review
Our Delaware Corporate, LLC and Partnership Law attorneys closely follow the opinions coming from Delaware’s Supreme Court and Court of Chancery. Our 2019 Year in Review is a collection of brief summaries of selected cases concerning Delaware Corporate, LLC and Partnership Law. While this list is a Continue Reading
iEdison’s 2020 New Year’s Resolution – Improvement! Time to Submit Your Comments
Trump Administration Limits Clean Water Act’s Regulatory Reach
The Trump administration last week scaled back Clean Water Act (CWA) protection of wetlands by narrowing the definition of waters falling under the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) oversight. A new EPA Final Rule announced on January 23 replaces an Obama administration policy rescinded Continue Reading
Why Conflict Is Brewing over Del. Unclaimed Property Law
No one may be looking forward to new beginnings in 2020 more than the state of Delaware’s Department of Finance. Its highly lucrative unclaimed property program has been the subject of substantial criticism for several years, beginning with the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware's Continue Reading
Win for Motor Carriers in Battle in California over Employment Classification of Owner-Operators
A highly anticipated decision granting a preliminary injunction preventing California from applying its new independent contractor test to motor carriers was issued by Senior U.S. District Judge Roger T. Benitez on January 12. While the ruling was not unexpected given the tenor of the judge’s Continue Reading
Federal Judge Extends TRO on California’s Enforcement of AB 5
A federal judge has taken under advisement the California Trucking Association’s request for a preliminary injunction enjoining California’s enforcement of its new AB 5 statute for determining independent contractor status. After a widely anticipated hearing in San Diego on January 13, 2020, U.S. Continue Reading
Delaware Supreme Court Addresses Bad-Faith Pleading Standard, Affirms Dismissal of Derivative Suit
On January 13, 2020, a panel of three justices from the Supreme Court of Delaware issued an opinion affirming the Court of Chancery’s dismissal with prejudice of a stockholder derivative action against the board of directors of Uber Technologies, Inc. (Uber) for failure to make a pre-filing demand Continue Reading
USDOT Announces Updated Autonomous Vehicle Technology Guidelines
United States Department of Transportation (USDOT) Secretary Elaine Chao announced the federal government’s latest policy for autonomous vehicle (AV) technology, aimed at ensuring “American leadership in AV technology and integration by providing unified guidelines for the first time across the Continue Reading