Issue of October 24th, 2007

Good Faith, Creditors’ Standing Focus of CLE Session

As in years past, a contingent of Delaware lawyers and jurists made their way to Philadelphia last week for the continuing legal education session dubbed the “Corporate Governance Litigation Update.”    More


Mattel Inc. Hit With Derivative Shareholder Lawsuit

Mattel Inc.’s recent well-publicized incidents of hazardous magnets and lead paint on its toys pose obvious consumer problems for the company, and now it has been slapped with a derivative shareholder suit, filed in the Court of Chancery on Oct. 10.    More


Evidentiary Ruling Reversed, New Med Mal Trial Ordered

In a succinct five-page order, the Delaware Supreme Court recently reversed the lower court in the medical malpractice case Berry v. Cardiology Consultants.    More

NEWS IN BRIEF:

• Greenberg to Get Bar Award
• Long-Term Care Symposium Scheduled for Widener Law
• Kaplan Joins Marshall Dennehey as Shareholder
• Richards Layton’s Sparks Named Head of Tax Group

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