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  • Envolve Pharmacy Solutions, Inc. v. Rite Aid Hdqtrs. Corp.

    Publication Date: 2021-02-03
    Practice Area: Contractual Disputes
    Industry: Insurance | Retail
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Wallace
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Alexandra M. Cumings, Karen Jacobs, Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell LLP, Wilmington, DE; Jerome P. DeSanto, Christopher Flynn, Keith J. Harrison, Daniel W. Wolff, Crowell & Moring LLP, Washington, DC for plaintiffs.
    for defendant: Corinne Elise Amato, Prickett, Jones & Elliot, P.A., Wilmington, DE; Jordan Z. Dillon, Thomas J. Sullivan, Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P., Philadelphia, PA for defendants.
    Case Number: D69282

    Plaintiffs were entitled to proceed on some of their breach of contract and unjust enrichment claims, but allegations involving fraudulent conduct could not be resolved on a motion to dismiss.

  • State v. Ackridge

    Publication Date: 2021-01-27
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Medinilla
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Jillian Schroeder, Dep’t of Justice, Wilmington, DE for the state.
    for defendant: John Barber, Office of Defense Services, Wilmington, DE for defendant.
    Case Number: D69275

    After conducting a reverse amenability hearing, the court granted a juvenile's motion to have his pending criminal matter transferred to family court.

  • Thompkins v. Reynolds Transp.

    Publication Date: 2021-01-27
    Practice Area: Administrative Law
    Industry: State and Local Government | Transportation
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Rocanelli
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Shakuntla L. Bhaya, Alexis N. Stombaugh, Doroshow, Pasquale Krawitz & Bhaya, Bear, DE for claimant.
    for defendant: Nicholas E. Bittner, Heckler & Frabizzio, Wilmington, DE for employer.
    Case Number: D69277

    Decision by the Industrial Accident Board was not supported by substantial evidence, so the court reversed and remanded.

  • Johnson v. State

    Publication Date: 2021-01-27
    Practice Area: Labor Law
    Industry: State and Local Government
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Rocanelli
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Matthew M. Bartkowski, Bifferato Gentilotti, LLC, Wilmington, DE for appellant.
    for defendant: John J. Klusman, Jr., Jocelyn N. Pugh, Tybout, Redfearn & Pell, Wilmington, DE for appellee.
    Case Number: D69271

    Industrial Accident Board correctly reduced an employer's workers' compensation lien by the entire amount of third-party tort recovery where the lien balance exceeded the amount of recovery, requiring charging the full amount of reasonable legal fees and costs to the employer since it received the full amount of the tort recovery and the injured worker received nothing from the recovery.

  • Surf's Up Legacy Partners, LLC v. Virgin Fest, LLC

    Publication Date: 2021-01-27
    Practice Area: Deals and Transactions
    Industry: Entertainment and Leisure
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Wallace
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Theodore A. Kittila, James G. MacMillan, III, Halloran Farkas + Kittila LLP, Wilmington, DE; Eric M. George, Kim S. Zeldin, Browne George Ross LLP, Los Angeles, CA for plaintiffs.
    for defendant: Robert K. Beste, Jason Z. Miller, Smith, Katzenstein & Jenkins LLP, Wilmington, DE; Marvin S. Putnam, Jessica Stebbins Bina, Lathan & Watkins LLP, Los Angeles, CA for defendants.
    Case Number: D69276

    The court granted a motion to dismiss plaintiffs' claim for tortious interference with contractual relations, but defendants alleged sufficient facts in support of their fraud-based counterclaims.

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  • Judicial Watch Inc. v. Delaware Dep't of Justice

    Publication Date: 2021-01-20
    Practice Area: Public Records
    Industry: Technology Media and Telecom
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Johnston
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Theodore A. Kittila, William E. Green, Jr., Halloran Farkas + Kittila LLP, Wilmington, DE for petitioners.
    for defendant: William E. Manning, James D. Taylor, Jr., Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr LLP, Wilmington, DE for respondent.
    Case Number: D69267

    The Freedom of Information Act did not give petitioners access to library patron logs or unprocessed rec-ords housed at a university library.

  • Igo v. ACTS Ret. Life Cmtys.

    Publication Date: 2021-01-20
    Practice Area: Administrative Law
    Industry: Hospitality and Lodging
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Rocanelli
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Michele D. Allen, Emily A. Biffen, Allen & Associates, Wilmington, DE for claimant.
    for defendant: Anthony N. Delcollo, Offit Kurman, P.A., Wilmington, DE for employer.
    Case Number: D69265

    A determination by the Unemployment Insurance Appeals Board that claimant was terminated for just cause was not supported by substantial evidence, and the board's decision also contained other legal errors.

  • State of Delaware v. Kolaco

    Publication Date: 2021-01-13
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Clark
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Kevin Smith, Dep’t of Justice, Dover, DE for the state.
    for defendant: Stephanie Blaisdell, Dover, DE for defendant.
    Case Number: D69259

    Holding an evidentiary hearing virtually did not violate a criminal defendant's constitutional rights.

  • The Am. Bottling Co. v. Repole

    Publication Date: 2021-01-13
    Practice Area: Contracts
    Industry: Distribution and Wholesale | Food and Beverage
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge LeGrow
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Garrett B. Moritz, Anne M. Steadman, Ross Aronstam & Moritz LLP, Wilmington, DE; Robert C. Walters, Russell H. Falconer, Megan Z. Hulce, Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP, attorneys for plaintiff
    for defendant: A. Thompson Bayliss and Daniel J. McBride, Abrams & Bayliss LLP, Wilmington, DE; David. H. Bernstein, Jyotin Hamid, Jared I. Kagan, and Matthew J. Petrozziello, Debevoise & Plimpton LLP, attorneys for defendants.
    Case Number: D69254

    Tortious interference claim failed where CEO acted within scope of authority to negotiate distribution/investment deal with another company where the transaction withstood business judgement rule review and thus could not be attacked via a tortious interference claim.

  • In re: Asbestos Litig.

    Publication Date: 2021-01-06
    Practice Area: Products Liability
    Industry: Manufacturing
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Adams
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Adam Balick, Michael Collins Smith, Patrick J. Smith, Balick & Balick, LLC, Wilmington, DE; Bartholomew J. Dalton, Ipek Kurul, Andrew C. Dalton, Michael C. Dalton, Dalton & Associates, P.A., Wilmington, DE for plaintiffs.
    for defendant: Timothy A. Sullivan III, Wilbraham, Lawler & Buba, P.C., Wilmington, DE for defendant.
    Case Number: D69247

    Evidence of daily exposure to asbestos-containing products allegedly manufactured by defendant's predecessor-in-interest was sufficient to overcome the de minimis threshold to establish causation.