Delaware, May, 2006, State Case law

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State Courts - Delaware - May 31, 2006

UniSuper Ltd. v. News Corp., C.A.No. 1699-N, COURT OF CHANCERY OF DELAWARE, NEW CASTLE, May 31, 2006, Decided , May 31, 2006, Filed
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Overview: In a class action suit involving a corporation's extension of a "poison pill," the court declined to approve a proposed settlement. It was overly broad in that the parties attempted to release claims arising from a plan to be adopted in the future and in that it purported to apply to "hidden or concealed" claims.

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Washington v. Dep't of Corr., C.A.No. 05M-10-076 WCC, SUPERIOR COURT OF DELAWARE, NEW CASTLE, May 31, 2006, Decided
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Overview: When an inmate said prison policy was violated when a certain employee participated in the inmate's disciplinary hearing and when that hearing's decision was not issued in 10 days, he was not entitled to a writ of mandamus requiring the correction department to comply with the policy because he did not show that he had no adequate remedy at law.

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Webb v. Taylor, No. 543, 2005, SUPREME COURT OF DELAWARE, May 31, 2006, Decided
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Overview: Because an inmate did not demonstrate that the trial court lacked jurisdiction over the charges or that the indictment was invalid on its face, he failed to demonstrate any error or abuse of discretion on the part of the trial court in denying his petition for a writ of habeas corpus.

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