This Week in Chancery Court: Pepper Spray, Settlement Opt-Outs

June 15, 2026, 9:00 AM UTC

The Delaware Chancery Court will consider this week stopping corrections officers from using pepper spray unless new mandates requiring decontamination for inmates affected by the chemicals are implemented.

A look at what’s happening in Delaware courts in a holiday-shortened week:

Monday: Option3 Cyber Inv. LLC v. Rogers, Del. Ch., No. 2023-0031, trial 6/15/26.

At issue: The founder of cybersecurity company Centripetal Networks Inc. wants the Chancery Court to completely close a four-day trial over a private equity firm’s claims that he restructured the company through a “sham merger” to eliminate rights held by major investors with large numbers of ...

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