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Delaware Business Law & Litigation Report
Summer 2009
Articles: Shelter From The Storm: Lender Liability Litigation and Prevention; Recent Proxy Amendments To The DGCL : While Stockholder-Friendly, Their Effect On The Traditional Allocation Of Power Between Directors and Stockholders Remains To Be Seen
Winter 2008-09
Articles: 2008 Amendments to the General Corporation Law of Delaware; Recent Amendments to Delaware's Alternative Business Entities Statutes; Case Note: In re Elrod Holdings Corp; Delaware's Trust Act 2008: Enhancing Maximum Freedom of Disposition and Fiduciary Advantages
Spring 2008
Articles: Directors' Oversight Liability Extended to Non-Director Officer of Corporation for Failing to Report Breaches of Fiduciary Duties by Management; New Rule 16: Now-Mandatory Alternative Dispute Resolution; Restrictive Covenants in Employment Agreements Can Impact the Bottom Line; Delaware Courts Ranked #1 for Seventh Straight Year
Fall 2007
Articles: RNI Wind Down Summary, Article 9-515(a) of the UCC-Lenders and Loan Servicers Beware, Connolly Bove Attorneys Travel to China and Taiwan, Delaware Court of Chancery Applies Issue Preclusion to Subsecquent Derivative Plaintiffs
Summer 2007
Articles: 2007 Amendments to the General Corporation Law of Delaware, 2007 Amendments to the Delaware Alternative Business Entity Laws, Trust Act 2007 and Other Delaware Trust Legislation, Delaware Court of Chancery Dismisses Backdating Complaint, Delaware Supreme Court Refuses to Extend Director Fiduciary Duties to Individual Creditors of Corporation, Manufacturers May Be Able to Set Minimum Prices for Retailers.
Spring 2007
Articles: CBLH Announces Formation of Delaware Entity Services LLC; Delaware Courts Ranked #1 for Sixth Straight Year; Chancery Court Holds Inside DIrector Liable for Decision about Transaction Bonusin Valeant Pharmaceuticals Int'l v. Jerney; E-Discovery News; Office of Thrift Supervision Issues Guidance, and Delaware Proposes New Legislation, Regarding Gift Cards.
Winter 2007
Articles: Delaware Court Issues Rulings in Stock Option Backdating and “Spring-Loading” Cases; Delaware Court of Chancery Adopts Rule Changes; Mediation of Business Disputes and Technology Disputes in the Delaware Court of Chancery; Delaware Supreme Court Clarifies Unauthorized Practice of Law in Real Estate Closings; Electronic Discovery – What’s Ahead in 2007?

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Delaware Government Legal Quarterly
Summer 2009
Articles: Articles: Special Rules Concerning Budget-Required Furloughs for Public Agency Employers; Supreme Court Reinforces Strict Procedural Rules for Board of Adjustment Appeals; Guarding the Guardians: L.C.1 vs. Delaware and the Immunity of Guardians ad litem; The Revival of the Reasonable User Doctrine
Spring 2009
Articles: Delaware Court Tightens Reins On Vested Rights Claims; The Sand Traps of Golf Course Ownership in Today's Economy; Enforcing Residential Deed Restrictions; Middletown and Ocean View Elections Withstand Voter Attacks
Winter 2008-09
Articles: Articles: New Castle Couy Wins Appeal Regarding Airport Road Hotel; The United States Supreme Court Clarifies Qualified Immunity - Again; The Delaware Court of Chancery Reminds Local Zoning Authorities to Stick to the Facts: Coker v. Kent County Levy Court; The Discretion Only to Condition: Tony Ashburn & Son, Inc. v. Kent County Reg'l Planning Commision
Fall 2008
Articles: The State-Action exemption to the Sherman Antitrust Act; When A Municipality Cannot Pay Its Bills, Is Bankruptcy An Option?; Delaware Supreme Court Clarifies Scope of Common Law Certiorari Review: Maddrey v. Justice of the Peace Court 13
Summer 2008
Articles: Articles: No Constitutional Right to Sewer Service; No "Class of One" in Public Employment Context: Engquist v. Oregon Dept. of Agriculture; The Governmental Intracorporate Conspiracy Doctrine; Preparing for Litigation in Today's Electronic World
Spring 2008
Articles: New Jersey v. Delaware III: Delaware Prevails in U.S. Supreme Court Rematch; No Constitutionally Protected Right to be Elected; Designation of State Resource Areas Held Void Until Procedures Corrected; Legislative Immunity and Legislative Privilege: In RE Kent County Adequate Public Facilities Ordinances Litigation
Winter 2008
Articles: State Comprehensive Plan Statutes Do Not Preclude County Ordinances From Applying Retroactively; "The Single Most Sweeping Congressional Reform Bill Since Watergate..." But Still Just a Start; Municipal Attempts to Regulate Illegal Immigrants May Be Preempted By Federal Law: Lozano v. City of Hazleton; Exercising Discretion In Land Use Matters
Summer 2007
Articles: The Important Role of Governmental Authorities in the Review and Recordation of Documents in Real Estate Transactions; The Potential Erosion of the 30-Day Deadline for Appeals from Municipal Boards of Adjustment; Kent County Levy Court Ordinance Invalid Because It Failed to Follow State Law; Delaware's New Equal Protection Jurisprudence-One of a Kind.
Spring 2007
Articles: Pier Pressure: Delaware Receives Favorable Recommendation in U.S. Supreme Court Dispute with New Jersey over Regulation of Wharves on the Delaware River; Admissibility of Post-enactment Statements of Legislators to Prove Legislative Intent; The U.S. Supreme Court Establishes New Due Process Rules For Tax Sales; Claims of Agency Bias and Constitutional Due Process.
Winter 2007
Articles: Articles: Zoning Moratoria; The Important Lessons of Salem Church; Liability for Delays in Permitting Decisions; To Vote or Not To Vote: Legal and Ethical Considerations of Boards and Commissions

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