Latest Delaware Headlines
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CBS Settles $1.25M Investor Lawsuit over ‘Improper’ Redstone Compensation
Mar 18 2019 // CBS Corp. directors agreed to settle for $1.25 million investors’ claims that network owner Sumner Redstone received millions of dollars in improper compensation after he became incapacitated in 2014. The money...
Delaware Lawmaker Loses Bid to Revive Lawsuit Over City Property
Mar 15 2019 // A Delaware lawmaker who owns a house damaged by a fire that started in an adjacent city-owned dwelling has lost her bid to revive a federal lawsuit. Rep. Stephanie Bolden, a Wilmington Democrat, claimed that the city...
Anthem, Cigna in Court Battles Over Failed Merger
Feb 25 2019 // There’s no dispute that a $48.9 billion merger announced in 2015 between health insurers Anthem Inc. and Cigna Corp. imploded two years later over antitrust concerns. Now, the question is whether one owes the other...
Troubled Delaware Poultry Plant Reports Wastewater Spill
Feb 15 2019 // State environmental officials say a southern Delaware poultry processing facility with a history of wastewater violations has reported an accidental discharge of up to 1 million gallons of partially treated...
Delaware Contractor Breaks Both Legs in Trench Fall
Jan 29 2019 // The Delaware Department of Transportation says a contractor who fell through a trench on a construction site broke both his legs. The News Journal reports that the Carrow Construction crew was digging a trench Friday as...
Delaware Officials Say Data Breach Affects Five Companies, 650 Consumers
Jan 28 2019 // Officials in Delaware say a data breach at a third-party administrator for health insurance companies has affected five companies and 650 consumers. The Department of Insurance announced Thursday that BenefitMall’s...
Delaware Licensed 46 Newly Formed Captive Insurers in 2018
Jan 24 2019 // In 2018, Delaware licensed 46 newly formed captive insurers despite a challenging environment, according to Delaware Insurance Commissioner Trinidad Navarro in a press release issued by the Delaware Insurance...
Maryland Family Sues for Up to $20M Over Man’s Death at Delaware Junk Yard
Jan 23 2019 // The family of a Maryland man crushed by a van in a Delaware junk yard is suing the business for up to $20 million for gross negligence, wrongful death and other claims. The News Journal of Wilmington reports the family of...
Firms in Patent Feud Over U.S. Mandated Railroad Safety Technology
Jan 18 2019 // Two companies battling for a share of more than $14 billion in mandated safety upgrades on U.S. railroads are set to collide in federal court to resolve a dispute over technology that prevents train...
Man Dies During Demolition Work at Old Delaware GM Plant
Jan 14 2019 // Delaware authorities say a demolition company leader died while supervising work at an old automobile plant. Delaware State Police said the death occurred Friday afternoon at the former General Motors plant in Wilmington,...
Delaware Judge Says Fired Medical Marijuana User Can Pursue Lawsuit
Dec 28 2018 // A Delaware judge has ruled that a medical marijuana user fired from his factory job after failing a drug test can pursue a lawsuit against his former employer. Jeremiah Chance was fired in 2016 from his job as a yard...
New York Contractor Convicted of Hiring Hit Men for Killing
Dec 14 2018 // A Schenectady, N.Y., contractor has been convicted of first-degree murder in a scheme to kill a man for life insurance money. A jury convicted 54-year-old Tarchand Lall on Wednesday for hiring hit men from Delaware to kill...
Delaware Workers’ Comp Insurance Rates Decrease for Second Year in a Row
Nov 19 2018 // Workers’ compensation insurance rates will decrease for the second year in a row in Delaware, effective Dec. 1, 2018. “I am delighted to approve yet another decrease in workers’ compensation rates in...
Three Workers Hospitalized in Delaware Refinery Explosion
Nov 2 2018 // Equipment failure at a Delaware refinery caused an explosion that has sent three workers to the hospital. News outlets report the Office of the State Fire Marshal said in a release the Delaware City Refinery was the site...
Delaware Workers’ Comp Insurance Rates Decrease for Second Year in a Row
Oct 23 2018 // Workers’ compensation insurance rates will decrease for the second year in a row in Delaware, effective December 1, 2018. “I am delighted to approve yet another decrease in workers’ compensation rates in...
Delaware Governor Nominates Two for State’s Corporate Court
Sep 26 2018 // Delaware Governor John Carney on Thursday nominated a corporate lawyer and a court official to fill two newly created openings on the state’s influential Court of Chancery, which is a major venue for major...
Three Struck by Train, One Killed in Delaware
Sep 18 2018 // A woman has been killed and two men have been critically injured after being struck by a train in Delaware. Police in Georgetown say the three were hit by a Carload Express train early Sunday morning as they walked on...
Nurse Fired Over Back Brace Wins Lawsuit Against Delaware Hospital
Sep 13 2018 // A Delaware hospital will have to pay damages to a longtime nurse who wasn’t allowed to go back to work wearing a back brace after surgery. The News Journal reports former neonatal intensive care unit nurse Suzanne...
Delaware Teen Charged in Store Fire That Caused $3M in Damage
Aug 31 2018 // A Delaware teen is accused of starting a fire at a Family Dollar store that caused an estimated $3 million in damages. Harry Miller with the State Fire Marshal’s Office tells news outlets that the 16-year-old boy was...
Lighter, Lower Cost Smart Clothing Shows Potential in Injury Rehabilitation, Prevention
Aug 29 2018 // Clothing and footwear that detect human movement could soon become the preferred fashion choice for people recovering from injuries or trying to avoid them as the technology is becoming lighter and less expensive. A team...
