• Katz v. The Rittenhouse Org., Inc.

    Publication Date: 2020-02-05
    Practice Area: Contractual Disputes
    Industry: Chemicals and Materials | Real Estate
    Court: U.S. District Court of Delaware
    Judge: District Judge Noreika
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Bernard Katz, pro se plaintiff.
    for defendant: David B. Anthony, Berger, Harris, LLP, Wilmington, DE for defendant.

    Case Number: D68866

    The court referred this matter to arbitration, because a valid arbitration clause existed and the parties' dispute fell within the scope of that provision.

  • Ford Motor Co. v. Knecht

    Publication Date: 2019-12-18
    Practice Area: Personal Injury
    Industry: Automotive | Chemicals and Materials | Manufacturing
    Court: Delaware Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Vaughn
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Christian J. Singewald and Rochelle L. Gumapac, White and Williams, LLP, Wilmington, DE, Jessica L. Ellsworth, Hogan Lovells US LLP, Washington, DC for appellant.
    for defendant: Adam Balick and Patrick J. Smith, Balick & Balick, LLP; Bartholomew J. Dalton, Ipek K. Medford, Andrew C. Dalton, and Michael C. Dalton, Dalton & Associates, P.A., Wilmington, DE for appellee.

    Case Number: D68807

    Trial court erred in denying new trial/remittitur motion on excessive verdict motions when it focused on defendant's share of damages rather than the entire compensatory damages verdict.

  • MKE Holdings Ltd. v. Schwartz

    Publication Date: 2019-10-09
    Practice Area: Corporate Governance
    Industry: Agriculture | Chemicals and Materials
    Court: Court of Chancery
    Judge: Vice Chancellor Glasscock
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Thomas E. Hanson, Jr., Barnes & Thornburg LLP, Wilmington, DE for plaintiffs.
    for defendant: Blake Rohrbacher, Richards, Layton & Finger, P.A., Wilmington, DE; John F. Hartmann and Abdus Samad Pardesi, Kirkland & Ellis LLP, Chicago, IL for defendants and nominal defendant.

    Case Number: D68730

    A limited liability company's operating agreement waived any fiduciary duty on the part of its members, and instead imposed a good faith standard.

  • Univar, Inc. v. Greisenberger

    Publication Date: 2019-10-02
    Practice Area: Constitutional Law
    Industry: Chemicals and Materials | Consulting | Distribution and Wholesale
    Court: U.S. District Court of Delaware
    Judge: District Judge Noreika
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Michael P. Kelly, David A. White and Matthew J. Rifino, McCarter & English LLP, Wilmington, DE; James G. Ryan and Jameel S. Turner, Bailey Cavalieri LLC, Columbus, OH for plaintiff.
    for defendant: Caroline Lee Cross and Elizabeth R. McFarlan, Delaware Dep’t of Justice, Wilmington, DE; Melanie K. Sharp, Martin S. Lessner, Mary F. Dugan and Robert M. Vrana, Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor, LLP, Wilmington, DE; Steven S. Rosenthal, Tiffany R. Moseley and John David Taliaferro, Loeb and Loeb LLC, Washington, DC for defendants.

    Case Number: D68725

    Plaintiff's claims for equal protection and procedural due process violations were ripe for review, but other matters were not yet ripe.

  • Robinson v. Union Carbide Corp.

    Publication Date: 2019-08-28
    Practice Area: Products Liability
    Industry: Chemicals and Materials | Distribution and Wholesale | Manufacturing
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Clark
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Patrick J. Smith, Balick & Balick, LLC, Wilmington, DE for plaintiff.
    for defendant: Joseph S. Naylor, Swartz Campbell, LLC, Wilmington, DE for defendant.

    Case Number: D68684

    In this asbestos litigation, the manufacturer of a bulk product complied with its duty to warn.

  • Law Journal Press | Digital Book

    Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court Rules 2024

    Authors:

    View this Book

    View more book results for the query "*"

  • Richards v. Copes-Vulcan, Inc.

    Publication Date: 2019-08-07
    Practice Area: Toxic Torts
    Industry: Automotive | Chemicals and Materials
    Court: Delaware Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Seitz
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Adam Balick and Patrick J. Smith, Balick & Balick, LLC, Wilmington, DE; Bartholemew J. Dalton, Ipek K. Medord, Andrew C. Dalton and Michael C. Dalton, Dalton & Associates, P.A., Wilmington, DE for plaintiffs.
    for defendant: Jason A. Cincilla, Amaryah K. Bocchino, Ryan W. Browning and Tye C. Bell, Manning Gross + Massenburg LLP, Wilmington, DE for defendant The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. Paul A. Bradley and Antionette D. Hubbard, Maron Marvel Bradley An-derson & Tardy LLC, Wilmington, DE for defendant Copes-Vulcan, Inc. Christian J. Singewald and Rochelle L. Gumapac, White and Williams LLP, Wilmington, DE; Jessica L. Ellsworth, Hogan Lovells US LLP, Washington, DC for defendant Ford Motor Co.

    Case Number: D68659

    In this asbestos exposure case, the report of plaintiffs' expert relying solely on cumulative exposure was insufficient, because plaintiffs were required to show that exposure from each defendant's product was a substantial factor in causing injury.

  • V&M Aerospace LLC v. V&M Co.

    Publication Date: 2019-07-31
    Practice Area: Contractual Disputes
    Industry: Chemicals and Materials
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge LeGrow
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Catherine A. Gaul and Hayley M. Lenahan, Ashby & Geddes, Wilmington, DE; Peter L. Loh and Davis G. Mosmeyer, III, Fo-ley & Lardner LLP, Dallas, TX for plaintiff.
    for defendant: Robert A. Penza and Christina M. Belitz, Polsinelli PC, Wilmington, DE; Michael Stiles, StilesPomeroy LLP, Pasadena, CA for defendant.

    Case Number: D68653

    The plain language of the parties' asset purchase agreement permitted one party to offset its payments to the other, but the reasonableness of attorney fees could not be determined on summary judgment.

  • Rowland v. American Biltrite, Inc.

    Publication Date: 2019-05-08
    Practice Area: Products Liability
    Industry: Chemicals and Materials | Manufacturing
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Medinilla
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Ipek K. Medford, Bartholomew J. Dalton, Andrew C. Dalton and Michael C. Dalton, Dalton & Assoc., P.A., Wilmington, DE; Adam Balick and Patrick J. Smith, Balick & Balick, LLC, Wilmington, DE; Weitz & Luxenberg, P.C., New York, NY for plaintiffs.
    for defendant: Beth E. Valocchi, Joseph S. Naylor and Bryan P. Smith, Swartz Campbell, LLC , Wilmington, DE for moving defendant.

    Case Number: D68556

    Plaintiffs failed to demonstrate that a product provided by defendant contained asbestos.

  • In re Maxus Energy Corp.

    Publication Date: 2019-03-20
    Practice Area: Bankruptcy | Environmental Law
    Industry: Chemicals and Materials
    Court: U.S. Bankruptcy Court
    Judge: Judge Sontchi
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Robert J. Dehney, Curtis S. Miller and Daniel B. Butz, Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell, LLP, Wilmington, DE; Robert Lemons, Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP, New York, NY; Edward Soto, Miami, FL for Repsol defendants.
    for defendant: Brian E. Farnan and Michael J. Farnan, Farnan LLP, Wilmington, DE; J. Christopher Shore,White & Case LLP, New York, NY for liquidating trustee.

    Case Number: D68497

    Bankruptcy court declined to abstain because neither mandatory abstention nor the Rooker-Feldman doctrine applied to the facts, and permissive abstention would interfere with the creditors' recovery.

  • State of Delaware, Dep't of Natural Res. & Envtl. Control v. McGinnis Auto & Mobile Home Salvage, LLC

    Publication Date: 2019-03-06
    Practice Area: Administrative Law
    Industry: Chemicals and Materials | State and Local Government
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Clark
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Ralph K. Durstein, III, Deputy Attorney General, Department of Justice, Dover, DE for the state.
    for defendant: John W. Paradee, Daniel F. McAllister and Stephen A. Spence, Baird, Mandalas, Brockstedt, LLC, Do-ver, DE for McGinnis Auto & Mobile Home Salvage, Inc.

    Case Number: D68452

    An agency exceeded its statutory authority when it issued a cease and desist order which purported to man-date corrective action.