Ellen Bardash

The proposed settlement would close more than four years of litigation. 3 minute read May 22, 2026 at 02:30 PM

The amount is the first post-trial win for AstraZeneca subsidiary Alexion but is a fraction of the indemnification the company had been seeking for its counterclaims, which involve Syntimmune's liability for the manufacturing of a monoclonal antibody drug.

In a 40-page memorandum opinion, Vice Chancellor J. Travis Laster wrote that Vince McMahon and WWE's senior officers "acted recklessly—at a minimum—in allowing the spoliation to occur."

DLA Piper is representing Thompson, who alleges World Mobile has continued to use his name, image and likeness despite terminating the agreement, which compensated Thompson in World Mobile's cryptocurrency token, WMTx.

Attorneys are using the predictive functions of AI to corroborate or identify potential holes in their thinking about litigation strategy.

In addition to addressing questions raised by U.S. District Judge Sparkle L. Sooknanan, this week's filings proposed revising the agreement to align it with a recent SEC rule change.

The trial before Vice Chancellor J. Travis Laster is scheduled to begin Monday morning, continue through Wednesday, then conclude with a final day of trial on Friday.

Last month, the Court of Chancery released a series of civility guidelines that Chancellor Kathaleen St. J. McCormick called a reminder of what makes the court “one of the most collegial places to litigate in the country.” And the court hasn’t hesitated to put on the record when counsel isn’t meeting Delaware’s standards.

Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd, Keller Rohrback and VanOverbeke, Michaud & Timmony represent a shareholder retirement fund in the lawsuit filed June 12 in the Western District of Washington.

During argument Wednesday afternoon, counsel for IsZo Capital LP, which held about 20% of Emisphere's stock before the 2020 merger, claimed IsZo could have recovered as much as $20 million more if the Court of Chancery had allowed it to opt out of the settling class of shareholders and instead take its case to trial.