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  • Biegler v. Underwriting Serv. Mgmt. Co., LLC

    Publication Date: 2023-07-24
    Practice Area: Business Torts
    Industry: Insurance
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Wharton
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Raeann Warner, Jacobs & Crumplar, P.A., Wilmington, DE for plaintiff.
    for defendant: Loren R. Barron, Margolis Edelstein, Wilmington, DE for defendants.
    Case Number: N23C-01-180 FWW

    Insurance agent's professional negligence claims against insurance provider arising from the agent's termination by his client failed where agent could not allege a duty of care by the provider, which had no reason to know that the agent's continued retention by his client would be conditioned on the provider's performance under the insurance policy.

  • InterMune, Inc. v. Harkonen

    Publication Date: 2023-05-23
    Practice Area: Business Torts
    Industry: Biotechnology
    Court: Court of Chancery
    Judge: Vice Chancellor Cook
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Karen A. Jacobs, Megan W. Cascio, Courtney Kurz, Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell LLP, Wilmington, DE; Laurie Carr Mims, Benjamin D. Rothstein, Candice Mai Khanh Nguyen, Melissa Cornell, Catherine C. Porto, Keker, Van Nest & Peters LLP, San Francisco, CA for plaintiffs.
    for defendant: Michael A. Weidinger, Megan Ix Brison, Pinckney, Weidinger, Urban & Joyce LLC, Wilmington, DE; Elizabeth Sandza, Richard W. Sandza, Sandza Law, PLLC, Washington, DC for defendant.
    Case Number: 2021-0694-NAC

    Corporate officer was not entitled to statutory indemnification from company where officer was convicted of federal wire fraud, which included a finding that the officer acted in bad faith, and where a presidential pardon did not have the effect of eliminating the conviction.

  • US Dominion, Inc. v. Fox News Network, LLC

    Publication Date: 2023-04-18
    Practice Area: Business Torts
    Industry: Manufacturing | Technology Media and Telecom
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Davis
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Brian Farnan, Michael J. Farnan, Farnan LLP, Wilmington, DE;
    for defendant: Rodney Smolla, South Royalton, VT; Thomas A. Clare, Megan L. Meier, Dustin A. Pusch, Daniel P. Watkins, Clare Locke, LLP, Alexandria, VA; Justin A. Nelson, Jonathan J. Ross, Elizabeth Hadaway, Susman Godfrey LLP, Houston, TX; Stephen Shackelford, Jr., Elisha Barron, Mark Hatch-Miller, Zach Savage, Susman Godfrey LLP, New York, NY; Davida Brook, Jordan Rux, Susman Godfrey LLP, Los Angeles, CA; Stephen E. Morrissey, Edgar Sargent, Katherine Peaslee, Susman Godfrey LLP, Seattle, WA. Blake Rohrbacher, Katharine L. Mowery, Angela Lam, Richards, Layton & Finger, P.A., Wilmington, DE; Paul Clement, Erin E. Murphy, Clement & Murphy, PLLC, Alexandria, VA; Dan K. Webb, Matthew R. Carter, Winston & Strawn LLP, Chicago, IL; Scott A. Keller, Lehotsky Keller LLP, Washington, DC; Eric M. George, Katherine A. Petti, Ellis George Cipollone O’Brien Annaguey LLP, Los Angeles, CA; John L. Reed, Ronald N. Brown, III, DLA Piper LLP (US), Wilmington, DE for defendants.
    Case Number: N21C-03-257 EMD

    News network's allegations of electronic voting machines manufacturer's role in rigging election constituted defamation per se because they were statements of fact or mixed fact and opinion and were not protected by neutral or fair reporting privileges.

  • Smartmatic USA Corp., v. Newsmax Media Inc.

    Publication Date: 2023-02-21
    Practice Area: Business Torts
    Industry: Software | Technology Media and Telecom
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Davis
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Michael J. Barrie, Kate Harmon, Benesch, Friedlander, Corplan & Aronoff LLP, Wilmington, DE; Erik Connolly, Nicole Wrigley, Benesch, Friedlander, Coplan & Aronoff, LLP, Chicago, IL for plaintiffs.
    for defendant: Richard L. Renck, Tracey E. Timlin, Duane Morris LLP, Wilmington, DE; Howard M. Cooper, Joseph M. Cacace, Jason M. Brown, Todd & Weld LLP, Boston MA; Mark A. Lerner, Duane Morris LLP, New York, NY for defendants.
    Case Number: N21C-11-028 EMD

    Court denied motion to dismiss a defamation claim filed against defendant news agency on the grounds that plaintiff properly pled that defendant made false statements with actual malice.

  • BDO USA, LLP v. EverGlade Global, Inc.

    Publication Date: 2023-02-14
    Practice Area: Business Torts
    Industry: Accounting | Consulting
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge McCormick
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Ethan Townsend, Kevin M. Regan, Ashley R. Altschuler, McDermott Will & Emery LLP, Wilmington, DE; Michael J. Sheehan, McDermott Will & Emery LLP, Chicago, IL; Russell Hayman, McDermott Will & Emery LLP, Los Angeles, CA; Sarah E. Walters, McDermott Will & Emery LLP, Boston, MA for plaintiff.
    for defendant: Julia B. Klein, Klein LLC, Wilmington, DE; Lita Beth Wright, Amini LLC, New York NY for defendant.
    Case Number: N22C-12-063 KSM CCLD

    Court granted default judgment as a sanction for the destruction of evidence that apparently would prove defendant's liability.

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  • State ex rel. Rogers v. The Bancorp Bank

    Publication Date: 2023-01-17
    Practice Area: Business Torts
    Industry: Financial Services and Banking | Legal Services
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Wallace
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Daniel C. Mulveny, Oliver Cleary, Deputy Attorneys General, State of Delaware Dep’t of Justice, Wilmington, DE; Bruce E. Jameson, Samuel L. Closic, Mary S. Thomas, Prickett, Jones & Elliott, P.A., Wilmington, DE; David Brackett, Benjamin E. Fox, John E. Floyd, Bondurant, Mixson & Elmore, LLP, Atlanta, GA for plaintiffs.
    for defendant: Catherine A. Gaul, Randall J. Teti, Ashby & Geddes, Wilmington, DE; Joshua A. Goldberg, Jane Metcalf, Clinton W. Morrison, Christina Sedca-Acosta, Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP; Jody C. Barillare, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, Wilmington, DE; Eric W. Sitarchuk, Ezra D. Church, Ryan P. McCarthy, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, Philadelphia, PA for defendants.
    Case Number: N18C-29-240 PRW CCLD

    Qui tam relator's counsel's failure to set up ethical screens or disclose his knowledge of defendant's attorney-client materials requires disqualification and shifting of costs onto counsel.

  • Trust Robin, Inc. v. Tissue Analytics, Inc.

    Publication Date: 2022-12-20
    Practice Area: Business Torts
    Industry: E-Commerce | Health Care | Software
    Court: Court of Chancery
    Judge: Vice Chancellor Glasscock
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Stephen C. Norman, Jaclyn C. Levy, Potter Anderson & Corroon LLP, Wilmington, DE for plaintiff.
    for defendant: Gary W. Lipkin, Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr, LLP, Wilmington, DE for defendants.
    Case Number: 2021-0806-SG

    Fraud claims were not barred by economic loss doctrine where plaintiff had alleged fraudulent representations and concealment committed by defendants outside the scope of the parties' contractual obligations, such that the fraud allegations were distinct from allegations of non-performance.

  • ShotSpotter Inc. v. VICE Media, LLC

    Publication Date: 2022-07-12
    Practice Area: Business Torts
    Industry: Technology Media and Telecom
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Rennie
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Bruce E. Farnan, Michael J. Farnan, Farnan LLP; Thomas A. Clare, Megan L. Meier, Amy M. Roller, Clare Locke LLP for plaintiff.
    for defendant: Thomas E. Hanson, Jr., Barnes & Thornburg LLP; Rachel Strom, Jeremy Chase, Nimra H. Azmi, Davis Wright Tremaine LLP for defendant.
    Case Number: D69885

    News article was not defamation per se where the facts communicated in the article supported the overall gist of the article, and plaintiff failed to plead facts showing the publisher's actual malice.

  • Pascal Metrics, Inc. v. Health Catalyst, Inc.

    Publication Date: 2022-06-28
    Practice Area: Business Torts
    Industry: Health Care | Software | Technology Media and Telecom
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Johnston
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Brian E. Farnan, Michael J. Farnan, Farnan LLP, Wilmington, DE; Max L. Tribble, Jr., Rocco F. Magni, Susman Godfrey L.L.P., Houston, TX; Kalpana Srinivasan, Susman Godfrey L.L.P., Los Angeles, CA for plaintiff.
    for defendant: F. Troupe Mickler IV, Ashby & Geddes, P.A, Wilmington, DE; Gregory M. Saylin, Stephen Sansom, Tyson C. Horrocks, Holland & Hart LLP, Salt Lake City, UT for defendant.
    Case Number: D69863

    Applicable Utah Uniform Trade Secrets Act preempted tortious interference with contractual relations claims where underlying factual allegations were identical to those of plaintiff's misappropriation claim.

  • Registered Agent Solutions, Inc. v. Corp. Serv. Co.

    Publication Date: 2022-04-19
    Practice Area: Business Torts
    Industry: Legal Services
    Court: U.S. District Court of Delaware
    Judge: District Judge Bibas
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Brian E. Farnan, Michael J. Farnan, Farnan LLP, Wilmington, DE; Kristina D. McKenna, Sheryl Koval Garko, Ryan C. Wooten, Shayan Said, Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP, Boston, MA, Houston, TX, San Francisco, CA for plaintiff.
    for defendant: Jonathan A. Choa, Daniel Rusk, Potter Anderson & Corroon, LLP, Wilmington, DE; Eric M. Fishman, Jay. D. Dealy, Max. A. Winograd, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP, New York, NY for defendant.
    Case Number: D69787

    The court held the claim under the Lanham Act was governed by F.R.C.P. 9 that required the plaintiff to plead fraud with heightened specificity.