Articles by Randall Chase

Winterthur Exhibit in Delaware Offers Insight into Detecting Art Fraud

A painting with problematic pigment. A Chanel suit dressed up with acetate trim instead of silk. A Stradivarius violin that, well, just doesn’t sound right. They’re all part of a new exhibit at Delaware’s Winterthur Museum that offers would-be sleuths …

Delaware Officials Eye Substance Abuse Insurance Coverage

State officials are proposing revisions to Delaware’s insurance code to ensure that people struggling with opioid addiction get the treatment they need. Attorney General Matt Denn on Wednesday also called for the creation of a new oversight committee to help …

Judge Upholds Ban on Guns in Delaware State Parks, Forests

A Delaware judge has sided with state environmental officials in a lawsuit challenging a ban on non-hunting firearms in state parks and forests. Members of the Bridgeville Rifle & Pistol Club and the Delaware State Sportsmen’s Association who have concealed-carry …

Insurance Company Wants Out of Delaware Child Porn Defamation Suit

A federal judge has ruled that an insurance company is obligated to defend the ex-wife of serial political candidate Richard Korn in a defamation lawsuit he filed against her. Liberty Mutual argued that a homeowner’s policy it issued to Magda …

More Than $500K Donated to Delaware Officials to Address Rising Opioid Deaths

As the number of overdose deaths from prescription painkillers has soared in recent years, pharmaceutical companies that manufacture opioid painkillers, and allied advocacy groups, have donated more than $500,000 to state and federal elected officials and major political parties in …

Woman Dies After Falling 35 Feet From Zip Line at a Delaware State Park

Delaware State Police say a woman who died after tumbling from a zip line ride fell from a platform about 35 feet off the ground. Authorities say 59-year-old Tina Werner of Felton was waiting to descend on the zip line …

Woman Dies After Falling 35 Feet From Zip Line Ride at a Delaware State Park

Delaware State Police say a woman who died after tumbling from a zip line ride fell from a platform about 35 feet off the ground. Authorities say 59-year-old Tina Werner of Felton was waiting to descend on the zip line …

Former Delaware Administrative Officer’s Defamation Suit To Move Forward

A judge says New Castle County, Delaware’s former chief administrative officer can proceed with a defamation suit over his firing last year by County Executive Tom Gordon. While dismissing David Grimaldi’s claims that his firing violated his First Amendment rights …

Judge: Delaware’s Aggressive Abandoned Property Practices Violate Due Process

A federal judge this week blasted Delaware’s practice of collecting abandoned property, issuing a ruling that could have dire budget consequences for the state. U.S. District Court Judge Gregory Sleet said Delaware’s abandoned property, or escheat, practices violate due process …

Delaware Judge Says State Farm Off the Hook in Paintball Injury Suit

Be careful with that thing. It could put someone’s eye out. That’s the upshot from a Sussex County, Delaware, judge’s ruling that State Farm doesn’t have to indemnify a policyholder in a paintball injury lawsuit. The June 7 ruling involves …