The Latest Breaking News from Delaware

Meta Shareholders Sue Mark Zuckerberg, Peter Thiel For $8 Billion Over Privacy Violations Linked To Cambridge Analytica Scandal

On Wednesday, a trial began in Delaware, where Meta Platforms, Inc. (NASDAQ:META) shareholders are seeking $8 billion in damages from top executives, including Mark Zuckerberg, Peter Thiel and Sheryl Sandberg, over alleged failures to protect user data following the Cambridge Analytica scandal.

Benzinga · Jul 17, 2025

‘I’ve never heard that rule at Walmart’: Delaware woman puts BIC lighter back while standing in Walmart checkout line. Then a worker tells her off

A Walmart shopper says employees embarrassed her not once, but twice, after a routine shopping trip left her questioning whether to ever return to the mega-retailer. Was she in the wrong, or did the workers go too far? 

The Mary Sue · Jul 15, 2025

Truck smashes through barrier and plunges off a bridge into the Delaware River

A tractor-trailer cab plunged off the Delaware Memorial Bridge into the Delaware River near Wilmington

The Independent UK · Jul 11, 2025

Amber alert issued for 3-year-old girl who was kidnapped at gunpoint

Nola Dinkins, 3, was allegedly abducted at gunpoint in Newark, Delaware, on Tuesday and is now the subject of an Amber alert.

The Independent UK · Jun 11, 2025

721 UPREIT DSTs: Real Estate Investing Expert Explores the Hidden Risks

Potential investors need to understand the crucial distinction between a REIT's option to buy a Delaware statutory trust's property and its obligation.

Kiplinger · Jun 6, 2025

Delaware lawyers are winning fee 'multipliers' as high as 66 times their hourly rate, study reveals

Could that bring about a corporate DExit from the state?

Fortune · Jun 2, 2025

Eight Ways to Financially Plan Your Way Through Challenging Times

A chief wealth strategist makes some suggestions about how to better position yourself financially while coping with economic uncertainty.

Kiplinger · May 24, 2025

Shipment of thousands of chicks found abandoned in USPS truck now overwhelming an animal shelter

More than 12,000 chicks at a Delaware distribution center were found left in a USPS truck for more than three days

The Independent UK · May 19, 2025

Why Big Companies Are Ditching Delaware: Is the Corporate Capital Losing Its Grip?

'Dexit' could fear a decline in Delaware's state revenue, which includes earnings from fees and taxes from establishing businesses.

International Business Times UK · May 15, 2025

Defunct media startup The Messenger settles class action lawsuit with former employees for $4.5 million

‘This settlement will not result in immediate payment to the class members, because Defendant’s assets are being liquidated in a separate proceeding in Delaware state court,’ the settlement agreement notes.

The Independent UK · Apr 28, 2025