DE · rules
Del. Ch. Ct. R. 42
Consolidations: Separate Trials
(a) Consolidation. When actions involving a common
question of law or fact are pending before the Court, it may
order a joint hearing or trial of any or all the matters in
issue in the actions; it may order all the actions
consolidated; and it may make such orders concerning
proceedings therein as may tend to avoid unnecessary costs
or delay.
(b) Separate Trials. The Court in furtherance of
convenience or to avoid prejudice or when separate trials
will be conducive to expedition and economy, may order a
separate trial of any claim, cross-claim, counterclaim or
third-party claim, or of any separate issue or of any number
of claims, cross-claims, counterclaims, third-party claims
or issues.
Provenance
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- courts.delaware.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-23
- Edition
- 2026-09-23
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