Delaware High Court Applies ERISA In Litigation Expenses Advancement Row

( April 16, 2026, 1:57 PM EDT) -- NEW CASTLE, Del. — In a unanimous en banc reversal of the Delaware Court of Chancery, the Delaware Supreme Court ruled that the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 does not bar “advancement of litigation expenses for the defense of state-law claims brought in state court” because the facts show that the advancement “does not relieve Defendants from ERISA responsibility or liability.”...