Retailer pushes back on Delaware unclaimed property audit
Office Depot is taking on the state of Delaware over its unclaimed property audit tactics, asking the U.S. District Court in Delaware to declare that the state’s unclaimed property law violates federal law and the U.S. Constitution. Tammy Whitehouse reports.
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