• Corso v. Concordia Healthcare USA, Inc.

    Publication Date: 2023-04-25
    Practice Area: Contracts
    Industry: Distribution and Wholesale | Health Care
    Court: U.S. District Court of Delaware
    Judge: District Judge Bibas
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Kevin Scott Mann, Cross & Simon, LLC, Wilmington, DE; David B. Gordon, Tiana A. Bey, Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp LLP, New York, NY for plaintiff.
    for defendant: Alessandra Glorioso, Angela E. Dralle, William J. Miller, Dorsey & Whitney LLP, Wilmington, DE for defendant.

    Case Number: 21-cv-353-SB

    Parties' "promissory note" functioned like an earnout contract, subjecting plaintiff's claims to the three-year statute of limitations for contract claims rather than the six-year limitations period.

  • In re: Windhaven Top Ins. Holdings, LLC

    Publication Date: 2023-04-25
    Practice Area: Bankruptcy
    Industry: Consulting | Insurance
    Court: U.S. District Court of Delaware
    Judge: District Judge Connolly
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Gregory L. Arbogast, Keith M. Lusby, Gebhardt & Smith LLP, Wilmington, DE for appellant.
    for defendant: Mark E. Felger, Barry M. Klayman, Gregory F. Fischer, Cozen O'Connor, Wilmington, DE for appellee.

    Case Number: 20-10524 (JTD)

    Bankruptcy court's jurisdiction to determine whether disputed funds were part of a debtor's estate did not "impair" the enforcement of state insurance laws and therefore did not trigger reverse preemption.

  • Elemica Inc. v. ecMarket Inc.

    Publication Date: 2023-04-18
    Practice Area: Contracts
    Industry: Software
    Court: U.S. District Court of Delaware
    Judge: District Judge Bibas
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: John David Simmons, Keith A. Jones, Panitch Schwarze Belisario & Nadel LLP, Wilmington, DE for plaintiff.
    for defendant: Steven L. Caponi, Matthew B. Goeller, Megan E. O’Connor, K&L Gates LLP, Wilmington, DE; Richard A. Saldinger, Landsman Saldinger Carroll, PLLC, Chicago, IL for defendant.

    Case Number: 1:21-cv-00893-SB

    Reasonable interpretation of ambiguous contract term for setting price for software services could support allegation that customer breached the contract by shifting discounted prices to services that should have been charged at full price.

  • Ninivaggi v. Univ. of Delaware

    Publication Date: 2023-04-18
    Practice Area: Contracts
    Industry: Education
    Court: U.S. District Court of Delaware
    Judge: District Judge Bibas
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Robert J. Kriner, Jr., Scott M. Tucker, Chimicles Schwartz Kriner & Donaldson-Smith LLP, Wilmington, DE; Sarah N. Westcot, Joshua D. Arisohn, Bursor & Fisher, P.A., New York, NY; Christopher P. Simon, Michael L. Vild, Cross & Simon, LLC, Wilmington, DE; Blake G. Abbott, Eric M. Poulin, Roy Willey, Anastopoulo Law Firm, LLC, Charleston, SC; Robert J. Kriner, Jr., Chimicles Schwartz Kriner & Donaldson-Smith LLP, Wilmington, DE for plaintiffs.
    for defendant: James D. Taylor, Jr., Charles E. Davis, Marisa R. De Feo, Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr LLP, Wilmington, DE for defendant.

    Case Number: 20-cv-1478-SB

    Court certified class of university students claiming breach of contract from shift to online instruction during the COVID-19 pandemic, where the alleged breach conferred standing, the proposed class was ascertainable from the university's records, and the common questions of breach and impossibility of performance predominated.

  • Isaac v. Cable News Network, Inc.

    Publication Date: 2023-04-18
    Practice Area: Personal Injury
    Industry: Federal Government | Technology Media and Telecom
    Court: U.S. District Court of Delaware
    Judge: District Judge Noreika
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Ronald G. Poliquin, The Poliquin Firm, LLC, Dover, DE; Brian E. Della Rocca, Compass Law Partners, Rockville, MD for plaintiff.
    for defendant: David J. Soldo, Morris James LLP, Wilmington, DE; Alison Schary, Davis Wright Tremaine LLP, Washington, DC; Hilary Oran, Katherine M. Bolger, Davis Wright Tremaine LLP, New York, NY; Brian M. Boynton, Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Civil Division, James G. Touhey, Jr., Director, Torts Branch, Stephen R. Terrell, Attorney, Torts Branch, United States Department of Justice, Washington, DC; David J. Margules, Ballard Spahr LLP, Wilmington, DE, Lauren P. Russell, Ballard Spahr LLP, Washington, DC, Kaitlin M. Burney, Ballard Spahr LLP, Philadelphia, PA; Bartholomew J. Dalton, Dalton & Associates, P.A., Wilmington, DE; Abbe David Lowell, Sanaya M. Tamboli, Winston & Strawn LLP, Washington, DC; David A. Kolansku, Winston & Strawn LLP, New York, NY for defendants.

    Case Number: 23-247 (MN)

    Court substituted the federal government for a defendant member of Congress when the underlying events occurred within the scope of the congressman's duties, which required dismissal of the claims for plaintiff's failure to exhaust his administrative remedies under the Federal Tort Claims Act.

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  • The Boston Consulting Group Inc. v. GameStop Corp.

    Publication Date: 2023-04-11
    Practice Area: Contracts
    Industry: Consulting | Entertainment and Leisure
    Court: U.S. District Court of Delaware
    Judge: District Judge Burke
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Thomas A. Uebler, Joseph L. Christensen, McCollom D’Emilio Smith Uebler LLC, Wilmington, DE; Edward Totino, Nancy Nguyen Sims, Michael T. Boardman, Baker & Mckenzie LLP, Los Angeles, CA for plaintiffs.
    for defendant: John M. Seaman, E. Wade Houston, Abrams & Bayliss, Wilmington, DE; Trey Cox, Paulette C. Miniter, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, Dallas, TX for defendants.

    Case Number: 22-363-CJB

    Where contract detailed procedure by which parties were to negotiate undefined variable compensation fees, the contract created a duty to negotiate in good faith and allegations that customer failed to lodge reasoned objections or otherwise participate in the negotiation process was sufficient to state a claim for breach.

  • Ajay Endeavors, Inc. v. Divvymed, LLC

    Publication Date: 2023-04-11
    Practice Area: Contracts
    Industry: E-Commerce | Investments and Investment Advisory
    Court: U.S. District Court of Delaware
    Judge: District Judge Bibas
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Kathleen M. Miller, Smith, Katzenstein & Jenkins LLP, Wilmington, DE; Massimo D’Angelo, Akerman LLP, New York, NY for plaintiffs.
    for defendant: Raymond J. DiCamillo, Christine Dealy Haynes, Richards, Layton & Finger, PA, Wilmington, DE; Christopher Andrews, Cooley LLP, San Francisco, CA for defendants.

    Case Number: 20-cv-1556-SB

    Unilateral mistake claim not dismissed where plaintiffs plausibly alleged they were unaware of defendants' failure to amend the parties' contract as agreed and that defendants knew of plaintiffs' mistake.

  • In re Pattern Energy Group. Inc. Sec. Litig.

    Publication Date: 2023-04-11
    Practice Area: Mergers and Acquisitions
    Industry: Investments and Investment Advisory
    Court: U.S. District Court of Delaware
    Judge: District Judge Noreika
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Sue L. Robinson, Brian E. Farnan, Michael J. Farnan, Farnan LLP, Wilmington, DE; Andrew J. Entwistle, Entwistle & Cappucci LLP, Austin, TX; Vincent R. Cappucci, Arthur V. Nealon, Brendan J. Brodeur, Jonathan H. Beemer, Jessica A. Margulis, Entwistle & Cappucci LLP, New York, NY; Marc M. Seltzer, Krysta Kauble Pachman, Susman Godfrey L.L.P., Los Angeles, CA for plaintiffs.
    for defendant: A. Thompson Bayliss, April M. Ferraro, Christopher Fitzpatrick Cannataro, Abrams & Bayliss LLP, Wilmington, DE; Alan S. Goudiss, K. Mallory Brennan, Sherman & Sterling LLP, New York, NY; Christian E. Myrold, Shearman & Sterling LLP, San Francisco, CA; Matthew D. Stachel, Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP, Wilmington, DE; Jaren Janghorbani, Geoffrey Chepiga, Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP, New York, NY for defendants.

    Case Number: 20-275 (MN) (JLH)

    Court hearing claims under §14(a) properly excluded shareholders who sold their stock after the merger approval vote but before closing, since their alleged pecuniary injury did not directly arise from the challenged merger.

  • Delaware State Sportsmen's Ass'n Inc. v. Delaware Dep't of Safety & Homeland Sec.

    Publication Date: 2023-04-11
    Practice Area: Constitutional Law
    Industry: State and Local Government
    Court: U.S. District Court of Delaware
    Judge: District Judge Andrews
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Francis G.X. Pileggi, Sean M. Brennecke, Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP, Wilmington, DE; Alexander D. MacMullan, Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP, Wayne, PA; Bradley P. Lehman, Gellert Scali Busenkell & Brown LLC, Wilmington, DE for plaintiffs.
    for defendant: David E. Ross, Bradley R. Aronstam, Garrett B. Moritz, S. Reiko Rogozen, Roger S. Stronach, Holly Newell, Elizabeth M. Taylor, Thomas C. Mandracchia, Ross Aronstam & Moritz LLP, Wilmington, DE; Kenneth L. Wan, Caneel Radinson-Blasucci, State of Delaware Department of Justice, Wilmington, DE for defendants.

    Case Number: 22-951-RGA

    Preliminary injunction to prevent enforcement of restrictions on assault weapons and large capacity magazines was denied where regulations were tailored to dangerousness of such weapons and were consistent with historical regulations on other dangerous weapons such as machine guns.

  • SC SJ Holdings, LLC v. Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

    Publication Date: 2023-04-04
    Practice Area: Bankruptcy
    Industry: Hospitality and Lodging | Legal Services
    Court: U.S. District Court of Delaware
    Judge: District Judge Noreika
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Busenkell, Ronald S. Gellert, Bradley P. Lehman, Gellert Scali Buskenell & Brown, LLC; Michael T. Mihm, Jason B. Wesoky, James E. Fogg, Ogborn Mihm LLP for appellants.
    for defendant: John D. Demmy, Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr LLP, Wilmington, DE; Brad D. Brian, Bethany W. Kristovich, Munger, Torres & Olson LLP, Los Angeles, CA for appellee.

    Case Number: 22-689 (MN)

    The court affirmed an order of the Bankruptcy Court which denied debtor's request to limit certain provisions of their Chapter 11 Plan.