Nokia sues Apple alleging iPhone patent infringement
October 22, 2009
[JURIST] Finnish telecommunications company Nokia [corporate website] filed suit [press release] Thursday against Apple [corporate website] in the US District Court for the District of Delaware [official website], alleging that Apple infringed 10 of its patents on its iPhone. The patents cover wirel....... [more] 
Delaware Catholic diocese bankruptcy filing delays clergy abuse trials
October 19, 2009
[JURIST] The Catholic Diocese of Wilmington Delaware [diocesan website] on Sunday filed for Chapter 11 federal bankruptcy protection [press release], one day before eight clergy sexual abuse trials were set to begin. The filing will delay the trials, which were scheduled to take place in the Kent Co....... [more]
Supreme Court rules for Delaware in state water boundary dispute
March 31, 2008
'[JURIST] The US Supreme Court ruled Monday that New Jersey and Delaware have"overlapping authority" to control"extraordinary" construction projects along the Delaware River. The Court''s decision came in New Jersey v. Delaware, where the Court....... [more]
Supreme Court considers state water boundary, trust tax cases
November 27, 2007
'[JURIST] The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments Tuesday in New Jersey v. Delaware, 134, Orig., to revisit a century-old water boundary dispute between the two states. In 2005, New Jersey filed suit against Delaware over British Petroleum''s (BP)....... [more]
New Year marks enforcement of new legislation in many US states
December 31, 2006
'[JURIST] A slew of new US state laws will greet the New Year when they take effect on January 1. The state minimum wage will increase in Arizona, California, Delaware, Massachusetts, New York, North Carolina, and Pennsylvania. Currently, the federal....... [more]
Five US states allow attack dogs in prisons: HRW report
October 12, 2006
'[JURIST] Five US states permit the use of dogs in prisons to control inmates, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said in a report released Wednesday. Prison systems in Iowa, Connecticut, South Dakota, Utah and Delaware have policies that allow the use of dogs to....... [more]
Federal appeals court rules Delaware public records statute unconstitutional
August 17, 2006
'[JURIST] Delaware must make their public documents available to residents of other states, according to a ruling handed down Wednesday by the US Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. Delaware''s Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) as written prevents....... [more]
Delaware high court upholds Disney severance ruling
June 9, 2006
'[JURIST] The Delaware Supreme Court has upheld a lower court''s ruling declaring Walt Disney Co. directors and two former executives not liable for the approval of a$130 million severance package for former Disney president Michael Ovitz, after serving....... [more]
Disney shareholders appeal ruling on Ovitz severance
October 27, 2005
'[JURIST] Walt Disney shareholders have appealed a ruling by a Delaware court that the company''s directors were not liable for approving a$130 million severance package for former President Michael Ovitz. The appeal sought to have the ruling overturned....... [more]
Disney judge warns that government may regulate executive pay
October 25, 2005
'[JURIST] A Delaware Chancery Court judge on Tuesday warned that corporate directors may face US government regulation of executive pay unless they control soaring salaries and payoffs. Judge William Chandler, who ruled in August that DisneyÂ?s....... [more]
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