• Delaware Life Ins. Co v. Short

    Publication Date: 2021-03-31
    Practice Area: Contractual Disputes
    Industry: Insurance
    Court: U.S. District Court of Delaware
    Judge: District Judge Stark
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Marc S. Casarino, Karine Sarkisian, White and Williams LLP, Wilmington, DE for plaintiff.
    for defendant: Barbara Barto, Wilmington DE, pro se defendant; Bernard A. Van Ogtrop, Jared Thomas Green, James S. Green, Seitz, Van Ogtrop & Green, P.A., Wilmington, DE for defendant Craig.

    Case Number: D69343

    Counterclaims for breach of annuity contract and bad faith not dismissed where insurer delayed payment to sole named beneficiary based on insurer's receipt of competing claim to benefits that was allegedly devoid of supporting evidence.

  • Yeransian v. Markel Corp.

    Publication Date: 2021-03-31
    Practice Area: Mergers and Acquisitions
    Industry: Financial Services and Banking | Insurance | Investments and Investment Advisory
    Court: U.S. District Court of Delaware
    Judge: District Judge Noreika
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Laurence V. Cronin, Smith, Katzenstein & Jenkins LLP, Wilmington, DE; James D. Sherrets, Diana J. Bogt, Sherrets Bruno & Vogt, LLC, Omaha, NE for plaintiff.
    for defendant: John M. Seaman, Abrams & Bayliss LLP, Wilmington, DE; Kristine Maher, Thomas Prewitt, Graydon Head & Ritchey LLP, Cincinnati, OH; Russell C. Silberglied, Travis S. Hunter, Richards, Layton & Finger, P.A., Wilmington, DE; Joseph M. Pastore, III, Pastore & Dailey LLC, Stamford, CT for defendants.

    Case Number: D69349

    The court granted a motion to dismiss plaintiff's claims based on res judicata and lack of standing.

  • Estate of Albart v. Lavastone Capital LLC

    Publication Date: 2021-03-31
    Practice Area: Insurance Law
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    Court: U.S. District Court of Delaware
    Judge: District Judge Andrews
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Donald L. Gouge, Jr., Donald L. Gouge, Jr., LLC, Wilmington, DE; Daniel R. Miller, Walden Macht & Haran LLP, Philadelphia, PA for plaintiffs.
    for defendant: Kenneth J. Nachbar, Megan Ward Cascio, Zi-Xiang Shen, Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell LLP, Wilmington, DE for defendants.

    Case Number: D69344

    Court declined to dismiss or stay action under Colorado River abstention doctrine where moving party failed to explain how the case met any of the six factors under the doctrine to warrant favoring a parallel action in another jurisdiction.

  • Perma-Liner Indus., LLC v. D'Hulster

    Publication Date: 2021-03-31
    Practice Area: Commercial Law
    Industry: Construction
    Court: U.S. District Court of Delaware
    Judge: District Judge Andrews
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Scott A. Holt, Alberto E. Chavez, Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor, LLP, Wilmington, DE for plaintiff.
    for defendant: Scott G. Wilcox, Moore and Rutt, P.A., Wilmington, DE; Robert D. Eckard, Law Office of Robert Eckard & Associates, P.A., Palm Harbor, FL for defendant.

    Case Number: D69347

    Public policy factors warranted the transfer of this case to a federal district court in another state, even though two of the parties' agreements contained mandatory forum selection clauses in favor of Delaware.

  • City of Detroit Police & Fire Ret. Sys. v. Hamrock

    Publication Date: 2021-03-24
    Practice Area: Corporate Governance
    Industry: Energy | Investments and Investment Advisory
    Court: U.S. District Court of Delaware
    Judge: District Judge Stark
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Carmella P. Keener, Cooch and Taylor, P.A., Wilmington, DE; Daniel S. Sommers, Joshua Handelsman, Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll PLLC, Washington, DC; Richard A. Speirs, Amy Miller, Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll PLLC, New York, NY; Kip B. Shuman, Shuman, Glenn & Stecker, San Francisco, CA; Rusty E. Glenn, Shuman, Glenn & Stecker, Denver, CO; Brett D. Stecker, Shuman, Glenn & Stecker, Ardmore, PA; Ronald A. King, Clark Hill PLC, Lansing, MI for plaintiff.
    for defendant: Gregory P. Williams, Raymond J. DiCamillo, Katharine L. Mowery, Richards, Layton & Finger, P.A., Wilmington, DE; Walter C. Carlson, Nilofer Umar, Caroline A. Wong, Sidley Austin LLP, Chicago, IL for defendants.

    Case Number: D69335

    Derivative claim of breach of loyalty dismissed where demand was not excused as plaintiff failed to show that directors were likely to face liability on underlying claim and therefore could not be disinterested and independent.

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  • Ocimum Biosolutions (India) Ltd. v. LG Corp., LLC

    Publication Date: 2021-03-24
    Practice Area: Contractual Disputes
    Industry: Biotechnology | Manufacturing | Software
    Court: U.S. District Court of Delaware
    Judge: District Judge Noreika
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Christopher Page Simon, Kevin Scott Mann, Cross & Simon, LLC, Wilmington, DE; C. Edward Polk, Jr., Polk Law PLLC, Ashburn, VA for plaintiff.
    for defendant: David Ellis Moore, Bindu Ann George Palapura, Stephanie E. O’Byrne, Potter Anderson & Corroon LLP, Wilmington, DE; Virginia A. Gibson, Hogan Lovells US LLP, Philadelphia, PA; Steven M. Levitan, Gurtej Singh, Hogan Lovells US LLP, Menlo Park, CA; Joseph J. Raffetto, Andrew J. Lee, Hogan Lovells US LLP, Washington, DC for defendants.

    Case Number: D69339

    The court dismissed plaintiff's claims based on lack of standing and the expiration of the statute of limita-tions, but gave plaintiff an opportunity to amend.

  • Compagnie Des Grands Htels D'Afrique S.A. v. Starwood Capital Group Global I LLC

    Publication Date: 2021-03-17
    Practice Area: Contracts
    Industry: Hospitality and Lodging
    Court: U.S. District Court of Delaware
    Judge: District Judge Fallon
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
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    Case Number: D69327

    Plaintiff was granted leave to amend complaint to replead dismissed agency liability claims where facts underpinning amended claims were obtained by plaintiff during discovery taking place after the pleadings deadline and the parties would have sufficient time to conduct discovery.

  • Bennett v. Teva Pharm. USA, Inc.

    Publication Date: 2021-03-17
    Practice Area: Products Liability
    Industry: Pharmaceuticals
    Court: U.S. District Court of Delaware
    Judge: District Judge Connolly
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Raeann Warner, Jacobs & Crumplar, P.A., Wilmington, DE; Alan M. Mansfield, Consumer Law Group of California, San Diego, CA; Chris W. Cantrell, Cantrell Law Firm, Chula Vista, CA; E. Kirk Wood, Wood Law Firm, Birmingham, AL for plaintiffs.
    for defendant: Karen E. Keller, John W. Shaw, Nathan R. Hoeschen, Shaw Keller LLP, Wilmington, DE; Glenn S. Kerner, Nilda M. Isidro, Carla R. Karp, Goodwin Procter LLP, New York, NY for defendants.

    Case Number: D69326

    Plaintiffs' products liability claim arising from generic pharmaceuticals was dismissed under federal preemption where state law claims were dependent upon violation of federal law and regulation.

  • Calamos Asset Mgmt., Inc. v. Travelers Cas. & Surety Co. of Am.,

    Publication Date: 2021-03-10
    Practice Area: Insurance Law
    Industry: Insurance | Investments and Investment Advisory
    Court: U.S. District Court of Delaware
    Judge: District Judge Noreika
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Jennifer C. Wasson, Carla M. Jones, Potter Anderson & Corroon LLP, Wilmington, DE; Matthew J. Schlesinger, Colin P. Watson, Maura A. Sokol, Covington & Burling LLP, Washington, DC for plaintiff.
    for defendant: Francis G.X. Pileggi, Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP, Wilmington, DE; Ronald P. Schiller, Daniel J. Layden, Hangley Aronchick Segal Pudlin & Schiller, Philadelphia, PA for defendant.

    Case Number: D69318

    Corporation was not entitled to coverage under Directors and Officers liability policy for stockholders' underlying action against the company where the policy only provided coverage for securities claims and the underlying breach of fiduciary duty claims did not concern regulating securities.

  • Rogers v. Wilmington Trust Co.

    Publication Date: 2021-03-10
    Practice Area: Trusts and Estates
    Industry: Financial Services and Banking | Investments and Investment Advisory
    Court: U.S. District Court of Delaware
    Judge: District Judge Connolly
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: David A. Felice, Bailey & Glasser, LLP, Wilmington, DE; T. Randolph Catanese, Doug R. Hume, David Y. Yoshida, Catanese & Wells, Westlake Village, CA for plaintiff.
    for defendant: Benjamin P. Chapple, Justin M. Forcier, Reed Smith LLP, Wilmington, DE; John M. McIntyre, Traci S. Rea, Reed Smith LLP, Pittsburgh, PA; Elizabeth J. Betta, M&T Bank, Buffalo, NY for defendant.

    Case Number: D69324

    The court denied relief to plaintiffs because they failed to prove that a previous trustee breached its fidu-ciary duty or engaged in any fraud.