Issue of November 14th, 2007

High Court: Suit Not Time-Barred Despite E-Filing Error

At the opening of oral arguments in the malpractice case Bryant v. Bayhealth Medical Center Inc., the Delaware Supreme Court, with a glint of humor, welcomed the parties to the world of e-filing.    More


Bills Remove Obstacles for FOIA Suits and Allow DOJ Representation

Citizens may soon be able to seek documents from the General Assembly under Delaware’s Freedom of Information Act, as well as have the Department of Justice represent them in their endeavor, if two bills now making their way through the legislative process become law.    More


New Castle Jury Awards $3.5 Million Over Benzene Exposure

A New Castle County jury awarded roughly $3.5 million to the wife of a former Delaware City Refinery worker who sued Texaco Inc. claiming that the disease that killed her husband was caused by his exposure to benzene on the job.    More

NEWS IN BRIEF:

• New Rule Permits Foreign Lawyers to Practice in Del.
• Edwards Angell to Merge With London Firm
• Delaware Lawyers, Firms Attend NAMWOLF Meeting

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