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Vol. 1 Number 1
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Bankruptcy Judges and Bankruptcy Venue: Some Thoughts on Delaware
David A. Skeel, Jr.
Investment Securities: A New UCC Article 8 for Delaware
Curtis R. Reitz
A Review of Delaware Limited Partnership Cases: The Development of a Limited Partnership Jurisprudence
Louis G. Hering, Jeffrey R. Wolters and David A. Harris
The Case for Abolishing the Delaware “Odd-Lot” Rule
Harvey Bernard Rubenstein
Recent Developments in Delaware Corporate Law
Edward P. Welch and James L. Love
With an Introduction by The Honorable E. Norman Veasey Chief Justice of Delaware
Vol. 1 Number 2
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An Economic Rationale for Judicial Decisionmaking in Corporate Law
E. Norman Veasey, Chief Justice of the Delaware Supreme Court
State Constitution’s Role — A Symposium
Shirley s. Abrahamson, Chief Justice of Wisconsin Supreme Court
Ellen A. Peters, Justice of the Connecticut
Randall T. Shepard, Chief Justice of Indiana Supreme Court
Joseph T. Walsh, Justice of Delaware Supreme Court
Jennifer F. Friesen, Loyola Law School
Robert F. Williams, Rutgers University School of Law
Federalism: Dual Sovereigns Duel — A Symposium
A.E. Dick Howard, University of Virginia School of Law
Pierre S. du Pont, IV, former Delaware Governor, Congressman
Philip Allen Lacovara, Esquire
The Need for the Uniform Adoption of the Loss of Chance Doctrine in Delaware
William D. Fletcher, Jr., Esquire
Jeffrey J. Clark, Esquire
Recent Developments in Delaware Corporate Law
Edward P. Welch, Esquire and James L. Love, Esquire
Vol. 2 Number 1
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Judicial Independence: A Delaware Perspective
Joseph T. Walsh, Justice of the Delaware Supreme Court
Delaware’s Response to the Increase Enforcement Responsibilities of State Securities Regulations:
A Comprehensive Revised Regulatory Scheme
Charles F. Walker
Del. Code Ann. tit. 18 §3902: The Mirror or the Floor
Jeffrey A. Young
Offsetting Deductions Under Del. Code Ann. tit. 18 §3902: For Whose Benefit do Insurance Laws Exist?
H. Clay Davis, III
CERCLA Operator Liability: What is a Parent Corporation to do After United States v. Bestfoods?
Mary M. MaloneyHuss
Samantha’s Legacy: The Constitutional and Statutory Changes Wrought by In Re Samantha Frazer
Matthew Denn
Recent Developments in Delaware Corporate Law
Stephen E. Jenkins and Richard D. Heins
Vol. 2 Number 2
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Delaware and the Restatement (Third) of Torts: Product Liability
Harvey S. Perlman
Special Committee of Directors — When Does the Business Judgment Rule Apply
and to What Extent are Committee Proceedings Confidential?
A Gilchrist Sparks, III and S. Mark Hurd
Delaware’s Capital Jury Selection: Inadequate Voir Dire and the Problem of Automatic Death Penalty Jurors
Adam M. Gershowitz
Recent Developments in Delaware Corporate Law
Stephen E. Jenkins and Richard D. Heins
Vol. 3 Number 1
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Revising the Delaware Appraisal Statute
Randall S. Thomas
How to Get Your Act Together for the New Uniform Commercial Code Article 9
Steven O. Weise
Child Support in the Year 2000
Margaret Campbell Haynes and Peter Feliceangeli
Recent Developments in Delaware Corporate Law
Michael A. Pittenger, Matthew E. Fischer and Gregory M. Johnson
Recent Case Law Developments Relating to Delaware’s Alternative Entities
Walter Tuthill, Louis G. Hering and David A. Harris
Vol. 3 Number 2
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Entire Fairness Review for a “Pure” Breach of Duty Care: Sensible Approach or Technicolor Flop?
Bud Roth
Exposing a False Dichotomy: The Implication of the No-Talk Cases for the Time/Revlon Double Standard
J. Travis Laster
Recent Developments in Delaware Case Law
Gannett Co., Inc. v. Kanaga
Stephen E. Jenkins
It’s Time to Return to the Layton Rule for Delaware’s Medical Malpractice Statute of Limitations
Charles Brandt
No Need to Revert to the Unfair Burdens of an Open-Ended Medical Malpractice Statute of Limitations
Andrea C. Rodgers and John A. Parkins, Jr.
Vol. 4 Number 1
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The Power of Twelve: The Impact of Jury Size and Unanimity on Civil Jury Decision Making
Valerie P. Hans
Electronic Contracting in Delaware: The E-Sign Act and the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act
William R. Denny
A New Technology Frontier for Delaware Corporations
James L. Holzman and Thomas A. Mullen
What Does it Mean to Represent Delaware’s Abused, Neglected, and Dependent Children
Tania M. Culley
Recent Developments in Delaware Corporate Law
John F. Grossbauer and Matthew E. Fischer
Vol. 4 Number 2
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Louis Redding’s Civil Rights Legacy
Leland Ware
The Louis Redding Chair for Law and Public Policy
Charles S. McDowell
The Disappearing Distinction Between Derivative and Direct Actions
Kurt M. Heyman and Patricia L. Enerio
Quasi-Judicial Land-Use Decision Making in New Castle County
Stephanie Hansen
Recent Developments in Delaware Corporate Law
Martina Bernstein
Speed V. Palmer: A New Perspective on Bank Accounts and Estate Practice
Donna L. Harris
Vol. 5 Number 1
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Ethics 2000: Thoughts and Comments on Key Issues of Professional Responsibility in the
Twenty-First Century
E. Norman Veasey
Privacy Standards for Health Information: The Misnomer of Administrative Simplification
Susan M. Gordon
Multi-Jurisdictional Practice: Emerging Issues From a Delaware Perspective
Mary M. Johnston
Recent Developments in Delaware Corporate Law
David C. McBride and Danielle Gibbs
Vol. 5 Number 2
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Deciding Cases Without Controversy
Randy J. Holland and David A. Skeel, Jr.
Justice Randy J. Holland: An Appreciation
From the Board of Editors
Helen L. Winslow
Beyond State v. Diaz: How to Interpret “Access to Justice” for Non-English Speaking Defendants
Patricia Walther Griffin
The Re-Birth of the Delaware Rules of Evidence: A Summary of the 2002 Changes in the
Delaware Uniform Rules of Evidence
Thomas J. Reed
Criminal Law: 2001 Delaware Supreme Court Decisions
Michael F. McTaggart
Recent Developments in Delaware Corporate Law
Edward B. Micheletti and Seth M. Beausang
Vol. 6 Number 1
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Rum, Romanism and Romer: Equal Protection and the Blaine Amendment in State Constitutions
Richard G. Bacon
Is the Saga of the Uniform Commercial Code Article 2 Revisions Over? A Brief Look at What
NCCUSL Approved
Linda J. Rusch
Under-Insured Motor-Vehicle Coverage in Delaware: Resolving a Twenty-Year Old Conflict
Norman P. Shapero
Shedding Light on the Preemption Doctrine in Product Liability Actions: Defining the
Scope of Buckman and Sprietsma
Jean Macchiaroli Eggen
Recent Developments in Delaware Corporate Law
Vernon R. Proctor
Recent Case Law Developments Relating to Delaware’s Alternative Entities
Paul M. Altman and Srinivas M. Raju
Vol. 6 Number 2
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A Tribute to Judge Walter K. Stapleton
Judge “The Game by the Rules”: An Appreciation of the Judicial Philosophy
and Method of Walter K. Stapleton
Willian T. Allen, Leo E. Strine, Jr. and Leonard P Stark
A Judge’s Judge
Edward Becker
Walter Stapleton — Colleague and Friend
Dolores K. Sloviter
Putting the Institution First
Murray M. Schwartz
Yes, There Is a Dark Side
William C. Carpenter, Jr.
Walter K. Stapleton — A Consummate Judge of Intellectual Property Matters
Rudolf E. Hutz
Judge Walter K. Stapleton
Stuart L. Shapiro
Walter K. Stapleton as a Federal Chancellor
Rodman Ward, Jr.
The Employment-at-Will Doctrine in Delaware: A Survey
Teresa A. Cheek
Delaware’s Asset Backed Securities Facilitation Act: Will the Act Prevent the
Recharacterization of a Sale of Receivables in a Seller’s Bankruptcy?
Jeffrey M. Carbino and William H. Schorling
Criminal Law: 2002 Delaware Supreme Court Decisions
Michael F. McTaggart
Recent Developments in Corporate Law: Recent Supreme Court Reversals and the
Role of Equity in Corporate Jurisprudence
Kurt M. Heyman and Christal Lint
Vol. 7 Number 1
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Delaware Leads the Nation: Rehabilitation in a Law and Order Society;
A System Responds to Punitive Rhetoric
Richard S. Gebelein
Does the Federal Trademark Dilution Act Provide a Right Without a Remedy?
The Supreme Court’s First Foray Into Trademark Dilution: Moseley v. V Secret Catalogue
Karen Jacobs Louden and Tiffany Fonseca
The Metachem Task Force and Its Legislative Proposals
Matthew F. Lintner
Recent Developments in Indemnification and Advancement of Litigation Expenses
Karen L. Valihura and Robert J. Valihura
Criminal Law: 2003 Delaware Supreme Court Decisions
Michael F. McTaggart
Vol. 7 Number 2
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Solving the Mystery of Patentees’ “Collective Enthusiasm” for Delaware
Donald F. Parsons, Jr., Jack B. Blumenfeld, Mary B. Graham, and Leslie Polizoti
Musings from the Center of the Corporate Universe
E. Norman Veasey
Recent Developments in Delaware Case Law
Recent Developments in Delaware Corporate Law
Cathy L. Reese and Kelly A. Hering
Recent Case Law Developments Relating to Delaware’s Alternative Entities
David A. Harris
Vol. 8 Number 1
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The Uneasy Truce Between Law and Equity in Modern Business Enterprise Jurisprudence
Jack B. Jacobs
Recent Developments in Corporate Law
Edward B. Micheletti and T. Victor Clark
An Overview of Consumer Protection and Fair Trade Regulation in Delaware
Olha N.M. Rybakoff
Managing Discovery in the Digital Age: A Guide to Electronic Discovery in the District of Delaware
Richard K. Herrmann, Vincent J. Poppiti, and David K. Sheppard
Criminal Law: 2004 Delaware Supreme Court Decisions
Michael F. McTaggart
Vol. 8 Number 2
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Anglo-American Templars: Common Law Crusaders
Randy J. Holland
Federal Class Action Jurisdiction After CAFA, Exxon Mobil and Grable
Gregory P. Joseph
Sarbanes-Oxley, Then Disney: The Post-Scandal Corporate-Governance Plot Thickens
Andrew A. Lundgren
A Family Practitioner’s Guide To Overcoming QDRO Phobia
Margaret R. Cooper
Vol. 9 Number 1
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The European Patent “Situation”
Kevin R. Casey
Criminal Law: 2006 Delaware Supreme Court Decisions
Michael F. McTaggart
Recent Developments In Corporate Law
Bradley W. Voss, Brian C. Ralston and Roxanne L. Houtman
Recent Case Law Developments Relating To Delaware Alternative Entities
Matthew E. Fischer
Vol. 9 Number 2
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The European Patent “Situation”
Kevin R. Casey
Criminal Law: 2006 Delaware Supreme Court Decisions
Michael F. McTaggart
Recent Developments In Corporate Law
Bradley W. Voss, Brian C. Ralston and Roxanne L. Houtman
Recent Case Law Developments Relating To Delaware Alternative Entities
Matthew E. Fischer
Vol. 10 Number 1
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Legitimate Businesses Get Caught In The Web: Does The Anticybersquatting Protection Act Go Too Far?
Karen Jacobs Louden, Maria Granovsky and Darlene Ghavimi
A Selective Overview Of Agency, Good Faith And Delaware Entity Law
Thomas Earl Geu
Contracting Around Fraud Under Delaware Law
Steven M. Haas
The Multi-Facets of Good Faith in Delaware: A Mistake In the Duty of Good Faith and Fair Dealing; A Different Partnership Duty of Care; Agency Good faith and Damages; Good Faith and Trust Law
Ann E. Conaway
Five Years Later: The Delaware Experience With Multi-Jurisdictional Practice
Michael S. McGinniss
Recent Case Law Developments Relating To Delaware’s Alternative Entities
Tarik J. Haskins
Vol. 10 Number 2
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Recent Changes To Compulsory Alternative Dispute Resolution In The Superior Court
Joshua W. Martin III, Sarah E. DiLuzio, Suzanne M. Hill
How To Avoid A Collision Between The Delaware Annual Meeting Requirement And The Federal Proxy Rules
J. Travis Laster and Michelle D. Morris
Relief For Battered Immigrants Under The Violence Against Women Act
Laura Carothers Graham
Criminal Law: 2007 Delaware Supreme Court Decisions
Michael F. McTaggart
Vol. 18 Number 1
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The Litigation Receiver: The Delaware Court of Chancery’s “Drastic,” “Heroic” and “Extraordinary” Remedy
Angie Priest Flaherty and Brian P. Currie
National Real Estate Bar Guidance on U.C.C. Opinions in Commercial Real Estate Finance Transactions
Robert J. Krapf
Workable Standards for Determining Allowable Rent Increases in
Manufactured Housing Communities
Kenneth K. Baar
Vol. 18 Number 2
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The Desegregation Decrees of the Delaware Court of Chancery
Joel Edan Friedlander
Delaware’s “Control Group” Jurisprudence: A Survey of Recent Decisions
Nicholas D. Mozal, Justin T. Hymes, and Faith C. Flugence
Conquering the Chaos of Uncertainty: The Evolving Role of Legal Representatives in Protecting the Due Process Rights of Future Claimants in Mass Tort Cases
Roger Frankel, Richard H. Wyron, James L. Patton, Jr., Edwin Harron, Jaime Luton Chapman, and Sara Beth A.R. Kohut