Delaware Archives

Investor Ordered to Arbitrate Claims Against Ex-Uber CEO

August 30, 2017August 31, 2017 arbitration, Delaware, National2, Uber

A Delaware judge ruled from the bench Wednesday that a major Uber investor must arbitrate its explosive claims against the ride-share’s former CEO Travis Kalanick.

Business Financial

Delaware Judge OKs Sprint-Clearwire Merger

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August 10, 2017 Delaware, Law4, mergers & acquisitions, Softbank, Sprint

A Delaware judge ruled that Sprint did not breach its fiduciary duty to shareholders when it paid $5 per share to acquire the remaining half of Clearwire’s equity it did not already control when the companies merged four years ago.

Civil Rights Government

Delaware Officials Blamed for Prison Riot

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April 20, 2017April 20, 2017 14th Amendment, Delaware, due process, governors, Law2, Overtime, prisons, riots

A group of correctional officers who were attacked in a prison riot in February claim Delaware officials are responsible for the uprising after ignoring warnings and reports about the state’s overburdened prison system.

Government Health

Delaware AG Takes Aim at Squandered Funds

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January 18, 2017January 18, 2017 Alfred I. duPont, Delaware, Matt Deen, Nemours Foundation, Regional2

Delaware’s attorney general sued the Nemours Foundation claiming that it is squandering money intended to benefit needy children and the elderly in his state.

Business

Delaware Faces $5M Claim Over Keno Mayhem

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December 14, 2016December 15, 2016 Delaware, keno, lottery, psec

Taking the Grinches at the Delaware Lottery to court, a man wants the state to honor the five jackpot tickets he won, worth $1 million each, before Christmas 2015.