A Delaware jury that broke precedent by placing some of the blame for a priest abuse case with the local parish has gone light on the punitive damages. The jury last week chose to make St. Elizabeth’s parish in Wilmington …
Pipe corrosion that went undetected for years led to an explosion and fire that rocked a Sunoco oil refinery in Claymont in May, authorities said. Investigators said the corrosion, caused by unseen condensation moisture that had collected between the bottom …
Three men who worked at a DuPont Co. nylon plant in Argentina are suing the chemical manufacturer, claiming that it failed to protect them from asbestos that has left them seriously ill. The plaintiffs claim that DuPont has known of …
The Delaware state Senate once again has blocked passage of a bill outlawing discrimination based on sexual orientation in Delaware. The bill, which passed the House in March, was the subject of a hearing Wednesday by the Senate executive committee. …
A Delaware judge has approved a settlement in a shareholder lawsuit brought against database provider InfoGroup Inc. over abusive personal spending by founder Vinod Gupta. The settlement approved by Chancellor William Chandler III calls for Gupta to reimburse $9 million …
Delware lawmakers on Tuesday blasted Gov. Ruth Ann Minner’s administration for withholding cancer data from the public, unanimously passing a bill directing state officials to provide more information. Cancer information would be made available to health professionals and to the …
A Delaware Chancery Court judge has approved the settlement of a shareholder lawsuit against directors and executives of Tyson Foods but reserved judgment in a dispute over attorney’s fees. The settlement approved by Chancellor William Chandler III calls for Don …
Attorneys for two municipal pension funds have filed a lawsuit against Yahoo Inc. and its board of directors, saying they breached their duties to shareholders of the Internet pioneer in trying to thwart a takeover by software giant Microsoft Corp. …
A Navy doctor who was awarded $41 million in a civil lawsuit against a pedophile priest has filed a second lawsuit against Roman Catholic officials. Attorneys for Cmdr. Kenneth Whitwell, 39, of Quantico, Va., filed the lawsuit in Kent County …
The ink is barely dry on a new Delaware law aimed at protecting the legal rights of victims of child sexual abuse, but it’s already being tested. Gov. Ruth Ann Minner signed a law Tuesday that abolishes Delaware’s two-year statute …
