Anbang, Andy Bang, $1 Trillion in Claims. Ritz-Carlton Mystery Gets Its Day in Court. August 24, 2020 By Jef Feeley and Mark Chediak When a 26-year-old Uber driver walked into a California deeds office two years ago, it was the real-estate equivalent of...
Nightclub Insurer Owner in Maryland Charged in $100M Policyholder Fraud September 18, 2014 By Andrew Zajac The owner of a Maryland-based insurer faces fraud charges for inflating the ratings of his company to win business, according...
Nightclub Insurer Founder to Remain in Custody in Maryland August 8, 2014 A federal judge says a Maryland businessman will remain in custody pending trial on charges of lying to Delaware insurance...
Nightclub Insurer Founder Fights Delaware Regulator Over Seizure October 30, 2013 By Phil Milford Indemnity Insurance Corp., which insures nightclubs, is at the center of a legal tug of war between its founder and...
Federal Court Rules Delaware Business Court’s Private Arbitration Is Unconstitutional October 24, 2013 Delaware’s legal industry suffered a blow when a federal court found on Wednesday the state violated the U.S. Constitution with...
Delaware’s Corporate Courts on Brink of Big Change October 3, 2013 By Tom Hals Two of the most important courts for resolving U.S. business disputes, Delaware’s Court of Chancery and its state Supreme Court,...
Media Firms Join Fight Against Delaware Business Court’s ‘Secret’ Dealings January 17, 2013 By Tom Hals Major U.S. news organizations have urged a federal appeals court to prevent Delaware from allowing sitting judges to arbitrate business...
Delaware Court Allows Blockbuster $305 Million Attorneys’ Fee September 24, 2012 By Tom Hals Two law firms were poised on Friday to collect a blockbuster $305 million in legal fees for their work on...
Delaware Chancery Court Allows Derivative Suit Vs. Botox Directors June 12, 2012 By Tom Hals Directors of Allergan Inc. must face a lawsuit over $600 million in fines the company paid for misbranding its Botox...
New Chief Judge of Delaware Chancery Court Confirmed June 23, 2011 By Tom Hals Leo Strine was confirmed Wednesday as the first new chief judge in 14 years on Delaware’s Chancery Court, which has...