About this office:
Since its founding in 1931, Morris James LLP has provided legal services to a diverse clientele in an innovative, efficient and cost-effective manner. Clients range from large multinational corporations to individuals. Two of the largest Delaware-based companies, the DuPont Company and Wilmington Trust Company, have chosen Morris James as their counsel. The firm is organized into two major practice groups: litigation and business transactions. Morris James has a national practice in the areas of corporate and business entity law and litigation, bankruptcy, intellectual property litigation, and torts & insurance practice. The firm also provides tax, estate planning, real estate and commercial transactions, family law, and education law services to local and regional clients and handles medical malpractice and personal injury matters. Multidisciplinary teams combined with state-of-the-art technology have established the firm's national reputation.
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Statement of Practice Summary:
Litigation, Corporate Law, Commercial Law, Business Transactions, Business Law, Administrative Law, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Bankruptcy, Commercial Real Estate, Computers and Software, Education Law, Environmental Law, Family Law, Insurance, Insurance Defense, Intellectual Property, Labor and Employment, Medical Malpractice, Partnership Law, Personal Injury, Probate, Products Liability, Real Estate, Taxation, Torts, Trusts and Estates and Wills.
Documents by Lawyers at this office | |
Seizing Control of a Dispute by Seeking Declaratory JudgmentKatherine J. Neikirk, September 16, 2011
For companies in disputes with third parties or insiders, filing a declaratory judgment action offers a way to seize control of a dispute and frame the contours of the litigation. Filing a declaratory judgment also provides a way to resolve uncertainty, such as when potential claims affect a...
Supreme Court Clarifies Test of PleadingsEdward M. McNally, August 19, 2011
This important decision clarifies that Delaware courts should apply the "conceivability" test to determine if a complaint states adequate facts to state a claim. Previously, Delaware's trial courts had applied the "plausibility" test from the United States Supreme Court's...
Year Established: 1931
Representative Clients:
DuPont, Christiana Care Health System; Wilmington Trust Company; Wachovia Bank.
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