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Class-Actions Mar 8, 2017

TransPerfect Employees File a Class Action Lawsuit as Court-Mandated Custodian Cuts Corners, Giving Way to Massive Data-Breach

“For over a year, TransPerfect employees have warned that this court-appointed custodian with unlimited power to interfere would threaten the livelihood of the company and its employees,” said Chris Coffey, campaign manager for Citizens for a Pro-Business Delaware (CPBD), the advocacy group supporting TransPerfect employees and Delaware’s incorporation-driven economy and its pro-business …

News Nov 9, 2016

Walgreen Seeks $140 Million From Theranos in Breach-Of-Contract Lawsuit

Drugstore giant Walgreen Co. sued its former lab-testing partner Theranos Inc. in federal court in Delaware, alleging it breached a contract between the two companies, court records show. The Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc. WBA, +1.81% unit seeks $140 million in damages, the court records show. That amount represents what it invested in Theranos, according to people familiar with the situation.

Settlements Sep 19, 2016

Delaware Prison Officials Settle Class Action Lawsuit Over Solitary Confinement of Offenders With Mental Illness

News Report | September 18, 2016 On August 6, 2016, the Delaware Department of Correction (DOC) agreed to a settlement calling for improvement in how the DOC handles solitary confinement of offenders with mental illness. Specifically, the DOC significantly limit the length of time that can be served in disciplinary housing at all DOC prisons. Further, the agreement includes language to support …

Settlements Aug 8, 2016

Abandoned Property Lawsuit Settles Agreement

Attorneys say they’ve reached a settlement agreement in a federal lawsuit challenging Delaware’s practice of collecting abandoned property. In court papers filed Friday, attorneys for the state and for packaging company Temple-Inland Inc., a subsidiary of Memphis-based International Paper, said they had reached a voluntary settlement agreement and asked the judge to dismiss Temple-Inland’s …

Settlements Aug 8, 2016

Delaware Settles Unclaimed Property Lawsuit

Delaware has settled with a company suing it over its abandoned property laws. In a Friday filing with the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware, the state and Temple-Inland jointly requested Judge Gregory Sleet dismiss a lawsuit that argued Delaware’s method of estimating abandoned …