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  • State of Delaware v. Wilson

    Publication Date: 2021-04-07
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Rennie
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Mark A. Denney, Jr., Michael B. Cooksey, Dep’t of Justice, Wilmington, DE for the state.
    for defendant: Anthony A. Figiola, Jr., Greto Law, Wilmington, DE for defendant.
    Case Number: D69357

    The court denied defendant's motion for a new trial because the state did not improperly withhold excul-patory evidence and defendant failed to demonstrate any prejudice.

  • Gonzalez-Rodriguez v. Soto

    Publication Date: 2021-03-31
    Practice Area: Insurance Litigation
    Industry: Construction | Insurance
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Medinilla
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Joel Fredricks, Weik, Nitsche & Dougherty, LLC, Wilmington, DE for plaintiff.
    for defendant: Jessica L. Tyler, Marshall, Dennehey, Warner, Coleman & Goggin, Wilmington, DE for defendant National Fire Insurance Company of Hartford.
    Case Number: D69346

    An injured worker lacked standing to reform an insurance policy where his employer had elected not to have underinsured motorist coverage, so the court granted insurer's motion to dismiss.

  • Napolitano v. Town of Fenwick Island

    Publication Date: 2021-03-24
    Practice Area: Land Use and Planning
    Industry: Hospitality and Lodging | State and Local Government
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Karsnitz
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Nicholas G. Kondraschow, William Rhondunda, Rhondunda, Williams & Kondraschow, Wilmington, DE for petitioners.
    for defendant: Scott Wilcox, Moore & Rutt, P.A., Wilmington, DE for respondent.
    Case Number: D69338

    Issues of fact precluded dismissal of petitioners' complaint for a writ of mandamus to enforce local zoning regulations.

  • State of Delaware v. Belfield

    Publication Date: 2021-03-24
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Karsnitz
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: D69340

    Defendant failed to demonstrate that his trial counsel's representation was inadequate, or that he suffered prejudice due to counsel's conduct.

  • Valley Joist BD Holdings, LLC v. EBSCO Indus., Inc.

    Publication Date: 2021-03-24
    Practice Area: Mergers and Acquisitions
    Industry: Manufacturing
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Johnston
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Joseph B. Cicero, Aidan T. Hamilton, Chipman Brown Cicero & Cole, LLP, Wilmington, DE; Jeffrey H. Zaiger, Judd Lindenfeld, Zaiger LLC, New York, NY for plaintiff.
    for defendant: John P. DiTomo, Sara Toscano, Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell, LLP, Wilmington, DE for defendant.
    Case Number: D69341

    The parties' agreement unambiguously provided for a shortened limitations period and plaintiff failed to meet the heightened pleading standard for fraud, so the court dismissed plaintiff's breach of contract claim and fraud in the inducement claims.

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  • Sycamore Partners Mgmt., L.P. v. Endurance Am. Ins. Co.

    Publication Date: 2021-03-17
    Practice Area: Insurance Litigation
    Industry: Insurance | Investments and Investment Advisory
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge LeGrow
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: David J. Baldwin, Peter C. McGivney, Berger Harris LLP, Wilmington, DE; John E. Failla, Nathan R. Lander, Elise A. Yablonski, Proskauer Rose LLP, New York, NY for plaintiffs.
    for defendant: Barry M. Klayman, Cozen O’Connor, Wilmington, DE; Michael R. Davisson, Cozen O’Connor, Los Angeles, CA; Elena C. Norman, Michael A. Laukaitis, II, Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor, LLP, Wilmington, DE; Michael F. Perlis, Locke Lord LLP, Los Angeles, CA; Michael P. Duffy, Scarlett M. Rajbanshi, Peabody & Arnold LLP, Boston, MA; Ian Connor Bifferato, The Bifferato Firm, P.A., Wilmington, DE; James Thurston, Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker, LLP, Chicago, IL; Daniel E. Tranen, Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker, LLP, Edwardsville, IL; Elizabeth B. Sandza, Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker, LLP, Washington, DC; Carmella P. Keener, Cooch and Taylor, P.A., Wilmington, DE; Ronald P. Schiller, Daniel J. Layden, Hangley Aronchick Segal Pudlin & Schiller, P.C., Philadelphia, PA for defendants.
    Case Number: D69333

    Insurers' defense of uninsurability failed as a matter of law, because Delaware law did not prohibit insur-ance policies for restitution or disgorgement.

  • State of Delaware v. Ferguson

    Publication Date: 2021-03-17
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Butler
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: James J. Kriner, Diana A. Dunn, Delaware Dep’t of Justice, Wilmington, DE for the state.
    for defendant: Andrew J. Meyer, Alanna R. Farber, Office of Defense Serv., Wilmington, DE for defendant.
    Case Number: D69331

    Defendant's vague comment about having an attorney present during questioning by police did not invoke her right to counsel, and statements by a law enforcement officer were not intended to undermine defend-ant's rights.

  • Palmer v. Christiana Care Health Serv., Inc.

    Publication Date: 2021-03-10
    Practice Area: Medical Malpractice
    Industry: Health Care
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Butler
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Timothy E. Lengkeek, Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor, LLP, Wilmington, DE for plaintiff.
    for defendant: Richard Galperin, Joshua Meyeroff, Ryan T. Keating, Phillip M. Casale, Morris James LLP, Wilmington, DE; Dawn C. Doherty, Michael F. Duggan, Joseph E. Brenner, Marks, O’Neill, O’Brien, Doherty & Kelly, P.C., Wilmington, DE for defendants.
    Case Number: D69323

    Plaintiff in this medical malpractice case was not entitled to peer review documents regarding the outcome of a specific medical procedure, but the court permitted limited discovery involving a defendant facility's credentialing of a doctor.

  • Verizon Commc'ns Inc. v. Nat'l Union Fire Ins. Co.

    Publication Date: 2021-03-10
    Practice Area: Insurance Litigation
    Industry: Insurance | Technology Media and Telecom
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Davis
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Jennifer C. Wasson, Carl M. Jones, Potter Anderson & Corroon LLP, Wilmington, DE; Robin L. Cohen, Keith McKenna, Cohen Ziffer Frenchman & McKenna LLP, New York, NY for plaintiffs.
    for defendant: Kurt M. Heyman, Aaron M. Nelson, Heyman Enerio Gattuso & Hirzel LLP, Wilmington, DE; Lisa C. Solbakken, Deana Davidian, Arkin Solbakken LLP, New York, NY; Bruce E. Jameson, John G. Day, Prickett, Jones & Elliott, P.A., Wilmington, DE; Alexis J. Rogoski, Tammy Yuen, Skarzynski Marick & Black, LLC, New York, NY; Robert J. Katzenstein, Eve. H. Ormerod, Smith Katzenstein & Jenkins LLP, Wilmington, DE; Mi-chael P. Duffy, Scarlett M. Rajbanshi, Peabody & Arnold LLP, Boston, MA; John C. Phillips, Jr., David A. Bilson, Phillips, McLaughlin & Hall, P.A., Wilmington, DE; Joseph A. Bailey III, Gabriela Richeimer, Clyde & Co US LLP, Washington, DC; Michael R. Goodstein, Bailey Cavalieri LLC, Columbus, OH; Thomas J. Judge, Jason C. Reichlyn, Dykema Gossett, PLLC, Washington, DC for defendants.
    Case Number: D69325

    The court granted summary judgment in favor of insureds because they had an indemnity claim under the plain language of the policies.

  • Northrop Grumman Innovation Sys., Inc. v. Zurich Am. Ins. Co.

    Publication Date: 2021-03-10
    Practice Area: Insurance Litigation
    Industry: Aerospace | Defense | Insurance
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Wallace
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: David J. Baldwin, Peter C. McGivney, Berger Harris LLP, Wilmington, DE; Barry J. Fleishman, Joseph D. Jean, Tamara D. Bruno, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP, Washington DC for plaintiff.
    for defendant: Bruce W. McCullogh, Bodell Bové, LLC, Wilmington, DE; Wayne E. Borgeest, Matthew I. Schiffhauer, Kaufman Borgeest & Ryan LLP, New York, NY; David F. Cutter, Jonathan R. Walton, Emily R. Tripicchio, BatesCarey LLP, Chicago IL; Karen Ventrell, CNA Coverage Litig. Group, Washington, DC; Robert J. Kat-zenstein, Kathleen M. Miller, Smith Katzenstein & Jenkins, LLP, Wilmington, DE; Michael L. Manire, Ma-nire Galla Curley LLP, New York, NY; Timothy S. Martin, White and Williams LLP, Wilmington, DE; Sean P. Mahoney, White and Williams LLP, Philadelphia, PA; Joseph A. Bailey III, M. Addison Draper, Clyde & Co US LLP, Washington, DC; Ronald P. Schiller, Bonnie M. Hoffman, Cary L. Rice, Hangley Aronchick Segal Pudlin & Scholler, Philadelphia, PA; Eileen M. Ford, Marks, O’Neill, O’Brien, Doherty & Kelly, P.C., Wil-mington, DE; David H. Topol, Matthew W. Beato, Wiley Rein LLP, Washington, DC; Barry M. Klayman, Cozen O’Connor, Wilmington, DE; Michael R. Davisson, Cozen O’Connor, Los Angeles, CA; John C. Phillips, Jr., David A. Bilson, Phillips McLaughlin & Hall, P.A., Wilmington, DE; Geoffrey W. Heineman, Jung H. Park of Ropers Majeski Kohn & Bentley, P.C., New York, NY; David C. Malatesta, Kent & McBride, P.C., Wil-mington, DE; David A. Wilford, Anthony J. D’Agostino, Wilford Conrad LLP, Barrington, IL for defendants.
    Case Number: D69322

    In this insurance coverage dispute, the court granted insured's motions as to coverage for certain defense costs, but factual issues remained regarding allocation among the insurers.