Oct 26 2010

A Litigation Plan That Would Favor Delaware

Prof. Joseph A. Grundfest has a clever idea. Mr. Grundfest is a Stanford Law School professor, a former commissioner of the Securities and Exchange Commission and a member of the Rock Center for Corporate Governance. He recently delivered the Pileggi lecture in Wilmington, Del., to the Delaware corporate law bar, where he put forth his [...]


Oct 16 2010

Barack O’Clock: Fundraising with Biden in Delaware, Meeting with Condoleezza Rice

It’s three for the money on Friday, Oct. 15. The prez will be tag-teaming a Delaware fundraiser with the veep, then jetting back to 1600 Pennsylvania Ave for a meeting with former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice. Here’s what’s on tap: 9:30 a.m. — The president receives the Presidential Daily Briefing in the Oval Office. [...]


Oct 15 2010

Christine O’Donnell Calls Chris Coons a Marxist in Delaware Senate Debate

Delaware Senate candidates Christine O’Donnell and Chris Coons tangled with each other over taxes, Afghanistan, whether he’s a Marxist and whether she’s a deadbeat in a combative 90-minute debate that also veered into evolution, abortion, religion and gay rights.Democrat Coons, the New Castle County executive, and Republican O’Donnell, a conservative activist and national celebrity since [...]


Oct 8 2010

Chris Coons Continues to Cruise in Delaware Senate Race Against Christine O’Donnell

Democrat Chris Coons continues to hold a big lead over Tea Party favorite and Republican nominee Christine O’Donnell in the race to fill the seat left vacant by Vice President Biden, leading her in a pair of new polls by double-digit margins. Coons runs ahead of O’Donnell by a 53 percent to 36 percent margin, [...]


Oct 6 2010

The Chapter 11 Challenge to Delaware

Stephen J. Lubben writes about bankruptcy and debt issues for DealBook. Delaware’s role as a favored jurisdiction for big Chapter 11 bankruptcy cases has been the source of much controversy, albeit perhaps at the expense of clarity. But is Delaware at risk of losing its privileged place in the Chapter 11 world — thanks to [...]


Oct 5 2010

Could Christine O’Donnell Actually Win the Senate Seat in Delaware?

Masturbation, witchcraft and, most recently, her rejection of Hare Krishna due to a love of meatballs, have dominated coverage about Christine O’Donnell since her stunning upset victory in the Republican primary in Delaware. But beyond the dismissive headlines and the late-night jokes, could the Tea Party favorite actually win the Senate seat that once belonged [...]