By: Kamia McDaniels Introduction Delaware corporate boards of directors may fear or be enlightened by the idea of being replaced […]

By: Tahmina Chowdhury Cryptocurrency Decrypted: The link between Blockchains and Staking Public doubt within financial institutions and government interference paved […]

By Ashley Curran Largely considered the “backbone of all social networks,” algorithms “exist to sort the massive volume of content […]

By Marisa Mullins When law students think of rapidly growing subsections or dynamic specialties of the law, Alternative Dispute Resolution […]

By Asher Lovitz           As if the attorney-client privilege was not already a near absolute, in […]

By Heather Fithian Romansky I. Introduction           On October 11, 2022, the Wage and Hour Division […]

By Colin Patrick Dean Introduction[1]             The Delaware Court of Chancery held that the principal of a private equity firm […]

By Nina Monzack           In a recent decision that overturned a nearly $700 million Chancery verdict […]

By: Katherine R. Welch           You probably know where you have placed your laptop, where your […]

By: Keith Barlett [1]  What is ChatGPT?           ChatGPT is an artificial intelligence (“AI”) chat bot […]

By Allison M. Clay           Tesla recently appeared in the news, yet again, after a 2021 […]

By: Giulia Lima [1]           It is common for many daily users of social media platforms, […]

By Jennifer Pagano “Since 2000, clothing production has approximately doubled globally.”[1] “Every year, people in the United States throw out […]

By Andrew J. Czerkawski I. Background and Posture           In the summer of 2018, after the […]

By Nicole Fitzpatrick             From Taylor swift to Bruno Mars to Frank Ocean, the music industry’s biggest heavy-hitters all have […]

By Nicholas G. Borelli  MARCH 16, 2023             Fifteen years ago today, Bear Stearns—a global investment bank—taught the world that […]

By Stephanie White To Hold Liable or Not           There is often much debate on whether […]

By Jacob Goldstein What is a Caremark claim?           Originating from In re Caremark in 1996, […]

By Jazmine King 1. Noncompete Agreements & Their Effect on the U.S. Labor Markets           It […]

 By Alyssa Atkisson Abstract. WWE founder Vince McMahon is alleged to have breached his fiduciary duties as controlling shareholder in […]

By: Charmi Patel           Generally, Delaware follows the “American Rule”, whereby each party is expected to […]

Summary Authored by Shira R. Freiman C.A. No. 2021-0324-JTL Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware January 26, 2023 […]

By Evan Brown, Delaware Journal of Corporate Law Volume 48 Web Editor  Introduction           On February 10, […]

By Dan Mackrides[1] 1. Tutorial Island: A Broad Overview of the          Gaming Industry.             Gaming is […]

By Nkemakunam Obata            The Corwin doctrine applies when a fully informed, non-coerce, majority of disinterested […]

By Matthew Goldsmith   [1] 1. Southwest Airlines’ Operational System Leaves Customers Stranded Over Christmas.           Southwest […]

By Marie Dickson           One of the basic tenets of chapter 11 bankruptcy law is that […]

By Evan Brown Background For those of you who do not know what has been happening with the live music […]

By Megan Hartshorn  [1]           Musk is worth an estimated $153 billion,[2] following the purchase of […]

By: Austin R. Niggebrugge Originally published in March 2022, but then edited and republished for clarity.         […]

by James English[1] For a printable pdf version, click here. Introduction           On November 11, 2022, […]

By: Margaret K. Ryder, Evan Brown, Demetrius Davis, Austin R. Niggebrugge, and Katherine R. WelchAdditional Research: Megan Hartshorn      […]

By : Clifford R. Wood, Jr., Delaware Journal of Corporate Law Volume 47 Web Editor & Evan Brown, Delaware Journal […]

By: Kaitlyn Sibley On December 1, 2021, the Delaware Court of Chancery dismissed the majority of claims against the small […]

By: Christopher Donnelly Cryptocurrency is “any form of currency that only exists digitally, that usually has no central issuing or regulating […]

By Julian Benson-Reid In late 2021, workers for Kellogg’s went on strike in several plants.[1] One of the newsworthy headlines that […]

By: Lauren Hartnett Along with health and safety concerns, the COVID-19 pandemic brought with it a lot of uncertainty nationwide. […]

By: Terisa Shoremount In 2021, the United States Supreme Court held that Google’s copying of JAVA SE’s declaring code was […]

By: James English A current shift in technology is presenting an opportunity for a drastic improvement in securities regulation. Instead […]

By Derek Brandt The Boy Scouts of America (“BSA”) is a non-profit organization[1] that provides youth character and leadership development.[2] […]

By: Alexa DeAnnuntis In Manti Holdings, LLC v. Authentix Acquisition Co., Inc., the Delaware Supreme Court affirmed the use of […]

By Shira Freiman[*] NRG Park in Houston, Texas served as a space where unthinkable tragedy unfolded on Friday, November 5th, […]

By: Shelby Bingaman In December 2021, the Delaware Supreme Court affirmed the 2020 decision of Vice Chancellor Glasscock, denying private […]

By: Julie Jopp Recently, the Delaware Court of Chancery clarified the requirement under Chancery Rule 23.1 in a decision issued […]

By: Julia Baranov        Earlier in 2021, Boeing’s shareholders filed a lawsuit against the board of directors following […]

By: Charles Park The popularity of cryptocurrencies in the last decade have been well-noted in the media, most notably due […]

By: Marie Dickson Generally, international law typically overrides state law.  “[T]he modern view is that customary international law in the […]

By: Alex DiRienzo In 2016, the GE and Baker Hughes merger (“BHGE”) changed how oil and gas activities are completed […]

By: Melissa Rheinstadter After the years of litigation following the DuPont – Chemours spin-off, “PFAS” and “PFOA” gained significant attention […]

By: Dan Mackrides The COVID-19 pandemic places American Corporations in an unenviable position.  Labor shortages[1], supply chain issues[2], and inflation[3] […]

By: Evan Brown Introduction Corporate spin-offs allow a parent company to break off into two separate structures, known as a […]

By: Dante S. Pavan, Editor-in-Chief, Vol. 47 Since Murphy v. NCAA held prohibitions to state authorization and licensing of sports […]

By: Alberto M. Longo Regarded as “possibly the most difficult theory in corporation law upon which a plaintiff might hope […]

By:  Richard R. Caputo, Jr., DJCL staff member at Widener University Delaware Law School. Tracing its origins back to the […]

By:  Devan A. McCarrie, DJCL staff member at Widener University Delaware Law School. Elon Musk (“Musk”) is no stranger to […]

By:  Shelby M. Thornton, DJCL staff member at Widener University Delaware Law School. As the new year begins, the latest […]

By:  Dylan R. Mathewson, DJCL staff member at Widener University Delaware Law School. The state of Delaware has been and […]

By:  Jillian A. (Boberick) Tyson, DJCL Bluebook Editor and Schmutz Fellow at Widener University Delaware Law School. A decision issued […]

By:  Maria Kotsiras, DJCL Staff Member at Widener University Delaware Law School. A new year initiates a period of annual […]

The Delaware Journal of Corporate Law of Widener University Delaware Law School proudly sponsored the 35th Annual Francis G. Pileggi […]

By:  Colin A. Keith, DJCL Articles Editor at Widener University Delaware Law School. The field of intellectual property law is […]

By:  Ryan M. Messina, CPA; DJCL External Managing Editor at Widener University Delaware Law School. As the 2020 Democratic Party […]

By:  Allison M. Neff, Editor-in-Chief of the Delaware Journal of Corporate Law. In the wake of the Delaware Supreme Court […]

By:  T. Paul Markovits, DJCL Web Editor at Widener University Delaware Law School If you counsel businesses regarding their liability […]

By:  Colin A. Keith,  DJCL Articles Editor at Widener University Delaware Law School In the story of two health insurance giants, […]

By: Ashley Farrell On June 27, 2018, the Delaware Sustainability and Transparency Standards Act (the “Act”) was signed by Governor […]

Ryan M. Messina In 2010 the Obama administration implemented Internal Revenue Code Section 30D, a federal tax credit of up […]

Alexandria J. Crouthamel Recently, the Delaware Court of Chancery decided to use a discovery facilitator in the very early stages […]

On Friday, November 2, 2018, at the Hotel DuPont in Wilmington, Delaware, Professor David A. Skeel Jr., distinguished S. Samuel Arsht […]

Kacee Benson The World Economic Forum lists cybersecurity breach as one of the five most serious risks facing the world […]

Zachary J. Schnapp On August 1, 2018, Senate Bill 180 (the “2018 Amendments”)—a technical bill proposed by the Delaware General […]

Joseph Farris Many are still digesting how the recent Congressional tax legislation, H.R. 1, also known as the Tax Cut […]

Colleen Degnan In Appel v. Berkman, No. 316, 2017 (Del. Feb. 20, 2018) (hereinafter “Appel”), the Delaware Supreme Court reversed […]

Adesola Adegbesan In City of Birmingham Ret. & Relief Sys. v. Good, No. 16, 2017, (Del. Dec. 15, 2017), the […]

Jill Dolan In Dell, Inc. v. Magnetar Global Event Driven Master Fund Ltd., et al., No. 565, 2016, (Del. Dec. […]