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  • Lebanon County Employees' Ret. Fund v. Collis

    Publication Date: 2023-01-03
    Practice Area: Corporate Entities
    Industry: Distribution and Wholesale | Investments and Investment Advisory | Pharmaceuticals
    Court: Court of Chancery
    Judge: Vice Chancellor Laster
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Samuel L. Closic, Eric J. Juray, Robert B. Lackey, Prickett, Jones & Elliott, P.A., Wilmington, DE; Gregory V. Varallo, Bernstein Litowitz Berger & Grossmann LLP, Wilmington, DE; Lee D. Rudy, Eric L. Zagar, Kessler Topaz Meltzer & Check, LLP, Radnor, PA; Jeroen van Kwawegen, Eric J. Riedel, Bernstein Litowitz Berger & Grossmann LLP, New York, NY; Frank R. Schirripa, Daniel B. Rehns, Kurt Hunciker, Hillary Nappi, Hach Rose Schirripa & Cheverie LLP, New York, NY; Gregory Mark Nespole, Daniel Tepper, Levi & Korsinsky, LLP, New York, NY; Brian J. Robbins, Craig W. Smith, Robbins LLP, San Diego, CA for plaintiffs.
    for defendant: Stephen C. Norman, Jennifer C. Wasson, Tyler J. Leavengood, Potter Anderson & Corroon LLP, Wilmington, DE; Michael S. Doluisio, Carla Graff, Dechert LLP, Philadelphia, PA; Matthew L. Larrabee, Hayoung Park, Dechert LLP, New York, NY; Michael D. Blanchard, Amelia Pennington, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, Boston, MA for defendants.
    Case Number: 2021-1118-JTL

    The court granted a motion to dismiss breach of duty claims stockholder plaintiffs brought against pharmaceutical distributor defendant.

  • Rockwell Automation, Inc. v. EU Automation, Inc.

    Publication Date: 2022-09-06
    Practice Area: Trademarks
    Industry: Distribution and Wholesale | Manufacturing
    Court: U.S. District Court of Delaware
    Judge: District Judge Noreika
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Dominick T. Gattuso, Heyman Enerio Gattuso & Hirzel LLP, Wilmington, DE; Paul Tanck, Neal McLaughlin, Alston & Bird LLP, New York, NY for plaintiff.
    for defendant: Brian E. Farnan, Michael J. Farnan, Farnan LLP, Wilmington, DE; Edward F. Maluf, Jeremy A. Cohen, Owen R. Wolfe, Jeremy Schachter, Seyfarth Shaw LLP, New York, NY for defendant.
    Case Number: D69945

    Defendant in trademark infringement action was subject to specific personal jurisdiction where it actively undertook sales of infringing goods into the jurisdiction, even though such sales only represented a small fraction of defendant's overall revenue.

  • Torrent Pharma Inc. v. Priority Healthcare Distrib., Inc.

    Publication Date: 2022-08-23
    Practice Area: Contracts
    Industry: Distribution and Wholesale | Manufacturing | Pharmaceuticals
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Butler
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Michael B. McCauley, Palmer Biezup & Henderson LLP, Wilmington, DE; Kevin G. O’Donovan, Palmer Biezup & Henderson LLP, Philadelphia, PA for plaintiff.
    for defendant: Elizabeth A. Sloan, Brittany M. Guisini, Ballard Spahr, LLP, Wilmington, DE; Matthew D. Knepper, Tanya Maerz, Husch Blackwell, LLP, St. Louis, MO; Sarah B. Cole, Marshall Dennehey Warner Coleman & Goggin, P.C., Wilmington, DE. for defendants.
    Case Number: D69926

    Court granted in part and denied in part summary judgment motions in a case arising out of product destruction at a warehouse.

  • Univar Solutions Inc. v. Geisenberger

    Publication Date: 2022-06-21
    Practice Area: Administrative Law
    Industry: Chemicals and Materials | Distribution and Wholesale | State and Local Government
    Court: U.S. District Court of Delaware
    Judge: District Judge Noreika
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Matthew J. Rifino, Travis Ferguson, McCarter & English LLP, Wilmington, DE; Jameel S. Turner, James G. Ryan, Bailey Cavalieri LLC, Columbus OH for plaintiff.
    for defendant: Melanie K. Sharp, Martin S. Lessner, Mary F. Dugan, Robert M. Vrana, Young Conaway Stargett & Taylor, LLP, Wilmington, DE for defendants.
    Case Number: D69858

    Constitutional challenges to audit under state escheat law overruled where there was no showing that state would undertake estimation of escheated property held by entity and where seizure of property owned by entities with foreign last known addresses did not violate the foreign commerce clause.

  • Bianchi v. B & G Machine, Inc.

    Publication Date: 2022-06-21
    Practice Area: Employment Litigation
    Industry: Distribution and Wholesale
    Court: U.S. District Court of Delaware
    Judge: District Judge Fallon
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    Case Number: D69859

    Age discrimination claim dismissed where there was no strong direct evidence to demonstrate that employer's decision to terminate employee was motivated by employee's age, as managers had made only stray remarks months prior to the employee's ultimate termination.

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  • Acuity Brands Lighting, Inc. v. Smitreski

    Publication Date: 2022-05-10
    Practice Area: Contracts
    Industry: Consumer Products | Distribution and Wholesale
    Court: U.S. District Court of Delaware
    Judge: District Judge Bibas
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Andrew Lynch Cole, Cole Schotz P.C., Wilmington, DE; Ivan R. Novich, Tyler A. Sims, Littler Mendelson P.C., Newark, NJ for plaintiff.
    for defendant: Margaret M. DiBianca, Clark Hill PLC, Wilmington, DE; David Phillip Primack, McElroy, Deutsch, Mulvaney & Carpenter, LLP, Wilmington, DE; Eric J. Schreiner, Lorena E. Ahumada, Kleinbard LLC, Philadelphia, PA for defendants.
    Case Number: D69810

    The court found that because the plain text of the forum-selection clause did not force defendant to litigate in Chancery Court, he could consent to removal of the case from Chancery Court to District Court.

  • Ryan v. Buckeye Partners, L.P.

    Publication Date: 2022-02-22
    Practice Area: Mergers and Acquisitions
    Industry: Distribution and Wholesale | Energy | Investments and Investment Advisory
    Court: Court of Chancery
    Judge: Vice Chancellor Slights
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Blake A. Bennett, Dean R. Roland, Cooch and Taylor, P.A., Wilmington, DE; Clinton A. Krislov, Kenneth T. Goldstein, Christopher M. Hack, Krislov & Associates, Ltd., Chicago, IL; Samuel B. Edwards, Ryan Cook, Shepherd, Smith, Edwards & Kantas, LLP, Houston, TX for plaintiff.
    for defendant: William M. Lafferty, Ryan D. Stottmann, Sabrina M. Hendershot, Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell LLP, Wilmington, DE; Gary A. Bornstein, Rory A. Leraris, Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP, New York, NY; Jeffrey L. Moyer, Srinivas M. Raju, Tyler E. Cragg, Richards, Layton & Finger, P.A., Wilmington, DE; Andrew W. Hammond, Steven A. Levy, White & Case LLP, New York, NY for defendants.
    Case Number: D69718

    The court held in this class action that plaintiffs failed to plead sufficient facts to support their breach of contract and breach of implied covenant claims relating to a merger that was approved by a majority of unitholders.

  • The Am. Bottling Co. v. BA Sports Nutrition, LLC

    Publication Date: 2022-01-04
    Practice Area: Contracts
    Industry: Distribution and Wholesale | Food and Beverage
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge LeGrow
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Garrett B. Moritz, Elizabeth M. Taylor, Ross Aronstam & Moritz LLP, Wilmington, DE, Robert C. Walters, Russell H. Falconer, Sophie C. Rohnke, Andrew H. Bean, Megan Z. Hulce, Emily A. Jorgens, Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP, Dallas, TX for plaintiff.
    for defendant: A. Thompson Bayliss, Daniel J. McBride, Abrams & Bayliss LLP, Wilmington, DE, David H. Bernstein, Jyotin Hamid, Jared I. Kagan, Matthew J. Petrozziello, Danielle Vildostegui, Sebastian Dutz, Debevoise & Plimpton, New York, NY; Rolin P. Bissell, James M. Yoch, Jr., Michael A Laukaitis II, Kevin P. Rickert, Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor, LLP, Wilmington, DE, Michael C. Holmes, Craig E. Zieminski, Andrew E. Jackson, Vinson & Elkins LLP, Dallas, TX, for defendants.
    Case Number: D69665

    The court ruled on three motions for summary judgment.

  • BAM Int'l, LLC v. The MSBA Group Inc.

    Publication Date: 2021-12-28
    Practice Area: Contractual Disputes
    Industry: Distribution and Wholesale
    Court: Court of Chancery
    Judge: Vice Chancellor Glasscock
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Karen E. Keller, Jeffrey T. Castellano, Nathan R. Hoeschen, Shaw Keller LLP, Wilmington, DE for plaintiff.
    for defendant: Kevin S. Mann, Cross & Simon LLC, Wilmington, DE; John J.E. Markham, II, Markham Read Zerner, LLC, Boston, MA for defendants.
    Case Number: D69661

    Court declined to exercise personal jurisdiction over officers of Delaware corporation where there were insufficient minimum contacts to further support the exercise of jurisdiction under constitutional due process norms.

  • Swift v. Houston Wire & Cable Company

    Publication Date: 2021-12-21
    Practice Area: Mergers and Acquisitions
    Industry: Distribution and Wholesale
    Court: Court of Chancery
    Judge: Vice Chancellor Will
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Blake A. Bennett, Cooch and Taylor P.A., Wilmington, DE; W. Scott Holleman, Garam Choe, Bragar Eagel & Squire, P.C., New York, NY for plaintiff.
    for defendant: Mark Hurd, Miranda Gilbert, Morris, Nichols, Arsht, & Tunnell LLP, Wilmington, DE; Kayvan Sadeghi, Schiff Hardin LLP, New York, NY; Jin Yan, Schiff Hardin LLP, Chicago, IL for defendant.
    Case Number: D69647

    The court held that plaintiff did not have standing to file a suit to compel production of books and records of corporation be-cause, at the time of initiating litigation, plaintiff was not a stockholder in the corporation.