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Delaware Escheat Law

Litigate, Legislate and Repeat: The Delaware Escheat Law Spin Cycle

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Our Unclaimed Property Team reviews Delaware SB 281, which would grant additional power to the State Escheator. This bill: Attempts to clarify Delaware’s unclaimed property laws. Codifies practices the State Escheator implemented after the enactment of 2021’s SB 104. Has the potential to trigger additional holder and owner litigation. Read the full advisory here. [...]Read more

Delaware’s Escheats Law Is Back in Court

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Our Unclaimed Property Group examines the latest challenge to Delaware’s Escheats Law, regulations, and audit practices. Lawsuit in response to state subpoena of holder’s records Substantive challenge to audit practices even after recent Escheats Law amendments Comparison to Plains All American Pipeline and Temple-Inland Read the full advisory here. [...]Read more

Unclaimed Property ADVISORY: Delaware’s Escheats Law Faces Due Process Challenge

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Our Unclaimed Property Team delves into the Third Circuit decision that gives Plains’s due process claim its day in court and could give holders a leg up on Delaware’s Escheats Law. The district court dismisses on all counts Third Circuit allows due process claim The implications Read the full advisory here. [...]Read more

Unclaimed Property ADVISORY: Sailing the Sea Change of Delaware’s New Escheat Law

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Now that Delaware's rewrite of its escheats laws is enshrined in Delaware law, holders will soon be faced with making some important decisions about audits and the VDA program. Our Unclaimed Property Group takes stock of what it means for holders going forward. Read the full advisory here. [...]Read more