Delaware Court Division Focuses on Complex Commerical Cases
With specific provisions addressing case management and discovery issues, the new division will streamline the process for handling high-stakes case.
The Delaware Superior Court recently established a new division for complex commercial litigation to address the needs of sophisticated litigants bringing cases that fall outside the jurisdiction of the Delaware Court of Chancery and/or in which one or both parties requests a jury trial. The new Complex Commercial Litigation Division will hear qualifying commercial cases with more than $1 million at stake. With specific provisions addressing case management and discovery issues, the new division will streamline the process for handling high-stakes cases. Given the incorporation of many U.S. companies in Delaware, this development will be of interest to many general counsel.