Issue of April 30th, 2008

Wolf Block Adds Five-Attorney Delaware Firm: Lawyers Include Former State AG

Wolf Block has made no secret of its interest in growth by merger and the firm is starting down that path with the acquisition of a small Delaware firm led by a former First State attorney general.    More


State’s No-Fault Auto Law Out of Bounds to Non-Residents

The Superior Court has ruled that persons not resident in Delaware lack standing to enforce the state’s no-fault automobile insurance statute when the other party to an accident also resides in another state.    More


White’s Career Takes New Direction With McCarter & English

David A. White has resigned as Superior Court commissioner, a post he held for seven years, to join the Wilmington office of McCarter & English.    More


Ocean Tomo Launches Online Patent/Bid-Ask System

A new system allowing anonymous online bidding for patents across the globe is expected to boost both patent purchases and behind-the-scenes legal work.    More



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