Labor/Employment,
Civil Litigation
Jul. 30, 2020
LA judge rules state’s litigants can’t be forced into Delaware Chancery Court
The move to a court that does not hold jury trials violated the plaintiff's rights under the California Constitution, wrote Los Angeles Superior Court Judge David Cowan.
Los Angeles County Judge David J. Cowan
For years, California business attorneys have attempted to free their clients from litigating in Delaware courts. On Wednesday, a Los Angeles-based firm succeeded.
Los Angeles County Judge David J. Cowan ruled that under the state constitution, a California entrepreneur could not be forced to pursue a $20 million dispute with a former employer in a Delaware state cour...
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