Homogenous Per-Share Merger-Damages Settlements May Proceed Under Rule 23(b)(1)/(b)(2) Without Mandatory Opt-Out; Celera Opt-Out Remains an Exceptional, Discretionary Remedy Case: IsZo Capital LP v....
Delaware Reaffirms Bridgeville Intermediate Scrutiny for Article I, § 20 and Declines Bruen’s History-and-Tradition Test I. Introduction Case: Delaware Department of Safety and Homeland Security v....
Smith v. State: Superior Court’s Near-Complete Discretion to Depart from Nonbinding SENTAC Guidelines (Aggravators Are Nonexclusive) 1. Introduction In Smith v. State (Del. Aug. 27, 2026), the...
Delaware FOIA: No Attorney-Fee Awards in State-Agency “On-the-Record” Appeals; Agencies Must Provide Sworn Search Details and Disclose Segregable Personnel-File Information (Including Anonymized...
Fee-as-Damages Claims Based on Pre-Litigation Bad Faith Must Be Raised Pretrial or Are Waived I. Introduction Young Min Ban v. Joseph P. Manheim (Del. Aug. 21, 2026) addresses a recurring boundary...
Trust-Account Mismanagement and Negligent Compliance Misrepresentations Warrant a “Six Months and One Day” Suspension with Reinstatement Conditions 1. Introduction This attorney-discipline matter...
Robinson v. State (Del. 2026): Successive Rule 61 “Actual Innocence” Exception Requires Truly New, Non-Impeachment Evidence Likely to Change the Verdict 1. Introduction In Robinson v. State (Del....
Circumstantial Proof of “Concealment” for Delaware CCDW: Jury May Infer Concealment from Video Comparison 1. Introduction In Scott v. State (Del. Aug. 18, 2026), the Delaware Supreme Court affirmed...
Parker v. The Borsello Companies, Inc.: Deferential “Substantial Evidence” Review, Flexible Evidence Rules Before the IAB, and Strict Issue Preservation on Appeal 1. Introduction Prince Parker...
Tapia Limits Do Not Govern Delaware VOP Sentencing; VOP Admissions Waive Contested Hearing 1. Introduction In Banks v. State (Del. Supr. Aug. 10, 2026), the Delaware Supreme Court affirmed a Superior...
Jean-Baptiste v. State: No Presumption of Jailhouse-Informant Unreliability in Rule 29 Review; No Plain-Error Duty to Sua Sponte Voir Dire or Mistrial for Brief, Inconspicuous Victim-Support T-Shirts...
Interlocutory Review Under Delaware Supreme Court Rule 42 Requires Exceptional Circumstances—Routine Motion-to-Dismiss Denials (Even in High-Profile Defamation Cases) Do Not Qualify Case: Fox News...
Subdivision Conditions Must Be Evidence-Based and Explained; Extra-Code Wetlands Buffers for Pending Applications Are Unreasonable Case: Sussex County Planning & Zoning Commission v. Smokey Hollow,...
No Per Se Duty to Activate Dash-Cam at First Suspicion; BAC Results Admissible Without Manufacturer Manual When an Adequate Foundation Is Laid Introduction Tang v. State (Del. July 23, 2026)...
Bus Aide Assignment and Student-Supervision Methods Are Discretionary Under Delaware’s Tort Claims Act; Special-Needs Regulations Do Not Create a Ministerial Hiring/Placement Duty 1. Introduction In...
“A Deadly Weapon” Means One Weapon: Separate § 1448 Convictions for Each Firearm (and Ammunition) Possessed by a Person Prohibited Case: Abbott v. State (Del. Supr. July 21, 2026) | Court: Supreme...
Reliable Foundation Required for Expert Future Lost-Wage Projections; Narrow Admission of Stale Dishonesty Convictions Under D.R.E. 609(b) When Credibility Is Central Case: Willie L. Bowman v....
Delaware: No Article I, § 4 Jury-Trial Right in Delaware Securities Act IPU Administrative Enforcement; Due-Process Challenges Must Be Ripe or Truly Facial I. Introduction Case: Swan Energy, Inc.,...
Treatment Discharge as a VOP Proven by “Some Competent Evidence” Despite Hearsay Limits 1. Introduction Carman v. State (Del. July 14, 2026) is a Delaware Supreme Court order affirming a Superior...
Preservation Rule: No Appellate Review of Search-Warrant Probable Cause Absent a Pretrial Suppression Motion (Delaware Supreme Court Rule 26(c)) 1. Introduction Tucker v. State (Del. July 10, 2026)...