Supreme Court of Delaware - March 2008 Opinion Summaries

McKinley v. State of Delaware

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence
Conviction for second-degree murder is affirmed where: 1) the state's evidence was sufficient; and 2) the trial judge's decision was supported by the...

In the Matter of the Philadelphia Stock Exch., Inc.

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Remedies, Securities Law
In an action challenging the lower court's approval of a settlement to a shareholder class action, the Court of Chancery's judgment is affirmed where...

Czech v. State of Delaware

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence
Conviction for rape offenses is affirmed over claims that: 1) the trial judge abused its discretion by allowing the child complainant's mother to sit...

Dabney v. State of Delaware

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence
Conviction for second-degree rape is reversed and remanded where: 1) the state alone caused unnecessary and prejudicial delay in the case going to...

Hauspie v. Stonington Partners, Inc.

Banking Law, Bankruptcy Law, Civil Procedure, M&A, Securities Law
In an action challenging a default judgment in excess of $750 million, judgment is reversed in part where the complaint on which the default judgment...

MBKS Co. Ltd. v. Reddy

Civil Procedure, Corporation & Enterprise Law, M&A, Securities Law
In an action challenging whether certain actions by defendant constituted a cancellation of shares, summary judgment for plaintiffs is affirmed where:...