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  • Stephenson v. Big Oaks Trailer Park, Inc.

    Publication Date: 2019-09-25
    Practice Area: Personal Injury
    Industry: Entertainment and Leisure | Legal Services
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Scott
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Sean P. Gambogi, Kimmel, Carter, Roman, Peltz & O’Neill, Newark, DE for plaintiff.
    for defendant: Michael I. Silverman and Adrienne M. McDonald, Wilmington, DE for defendants.
    Case Number: D68715

    Although plaintiffs failed to comply with the court's scheduling order when they failed to provide expert witness reports within the time allowed, the court concluded that defendant was not prejudiced.

  • Green v. GEICO Gen. Ins. Co.

    Publication Date: 2019-09-11
    Practice Area: Insurance Law
    Industry: Insurance
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Davis
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Richard H. Cross, Jr. and Christopher P. Simon, Cross & Simon, LLC, Wilmington, DE for plaintiffs.
    for defendant: Paul A. Bradley and Stephanie A. Fox, Maron Marvel Bradley Anderson & Tardy LLC, Wilmington, DE, George M. Church and Laura A. Cellucci, Miles & Stockbridge P.C., Baltimore, MD, Meloney Perry, Perry Law, P.C., Dallas, TX, Wilmington, DE for defendant.
    Case Number: D68696

    Class certification granted where plaintiffs' claims that insurer illegally used computer models to deny PIP claims constituted a common contention that could be resolved through class action.

  • Lesniczak v. State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co.

    Publication Date: 2019-09-11
    Practice Area: Insurance Law
    Industry: Insurance
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Stokes
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Frederick S. Freibott and Dennis Mason, II, The Freibott Law Firm, P.A., Wilmington, DE for plaintiff.
    for defendant: Jeffery A. Young, Young and McNelis, Dover, DE for defendant.
    Case Number: D68698

    An insurer's obligation under Delaware's personal injury protection law did not extend to a situation where the insured stepped in an open drain while washing his vehicle.

  • Pumphrey v. Allen Harim Foods

    Publication Date: 2019-09-11
    Practice Area: Administrative Law
    Industry: Food and Beverage | State and Local Government
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Stokes
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Timothy D. Pumphrey, Lincoln, DE, pro se appellant.
    for defendant: Daniel C. Mulveny and Victoria W. Counihan, Delaware Department of Justice, Wilmington, DE for appellee.
    Case Number: D68700

    The Unemployment Insurance Appeals Board properly affirmed a referee's decision, because the claimant failed to timely file his appeal. Affirmed.

  • 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.

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  • Planned Parenthood of Delaware, Inc. v. Corbin

    Publication Date: 2019-08-28
    Practice Area: Administrative Law
    Industry: Health Care | Non-Profit
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Butler
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Jennifer Gimler Brady and Jennier Penberthy Buckley, Potter Anderson & Corroon, LLP for Planned Parenthood of Delaware, Inc.
    for defendant: Scott T. Earle and Zachary A. Silverstein, Zarwin Baum Devito Kaplan Schaer Toddy, P.C. for Yolanda Corbin. Daniel C. Mul-veny for the Unemployment Insurance Appeal Bd.
    Case Number: D68681

    An appeals board created an unfair process when it restricted arguments on appeal, unfairly benefitting one party and preju-dicing the other.

  • Solera Holdings, Inc. v. XL Specialty Ins. Co.

    Publication Date: 2019-08-14
    Practice Area: Insurance Law
    Industry: Automotive | Insurance | Software
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge LeGrow
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: David J. Baldwin and Carla M. Jones, Potter Anderson & Corroon LLP, Wilmington, DE; Peter M. Gillon, Alexander D. Har-diman and Tamara D. Bruno, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP, Washington, DC for plaintiff.
    for defendant: Gregory F. Fischer and Angelo G. Savino, Cozen O’Connor, Wilmington, DE and Washington, DC for defendants ACE Ameri-can Ins. Co. and Fed. Ins. Co. Carmella P. Keener, Rosenthal, Monhait & Goddess, P.A., Wilmington, DE for defendants En-durance Am. Ins. Co. and Liberty Ins. Underwriters Inc. Ronald P. Schiller, Michael R. Carlson and Matthew N. Klebanoff, Hangley Aronchick Segal Pudlin & Schiller, Philadelphia, PA for Endurance Am. Ins. Co. Scott A. Schechter and Matthew E. Mawby, Kaufman Borgeest & Ryan LLP, Valhalla, NY for defendant Liberty Ins. Underwriters Inc. Bruce W. McCullough, Bodell Bové, LLC, Wilmington, DE for defendant Zurich Am. Ins. Co. Bruce E. Jameson and John G. Day, Prickett, Jones & Elliott, P.A., Wilmington, DE; Tammy Yuen and Kenneth M. McBrady, III, Skarzynski Black LLC , New York, NY for defendant XL Specialty Ins. Co. Kurt M. Heyman and Aaron M. Nelson, Heyman Enerio Gattuso & Hirzel LLP, Wilmington, DE; Scott B. Schreiber and James W. Thomas, Jr., Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP, Washington, DC for defendant Illinois Nat’l Ins. Co. Stephen F. Dryden, Weber Gallagher Simpson Stapleton Fires & Newby, LLP, New Castle, DE for defendant Hudson Ins. Co. John C. Phillips, Jr. and David A. Bilson, Phillips, Goldman, McLaughlin & Hall, P.A., Wilmington, DE; Geoffrey W. Heineman and Jung H. Park, Ropers, Majeski Kohn & Bentley, New York, NY for defendant Argonaut Ins. Co.
    Case Number: D68667

    The court held that the claimed loss fell within the plain language of the insurance policies, and other factual issues precluded summary judgment.

  • State v. Conaway

    Publication Date: 2019-08-14
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
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    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Stokes
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Casey L. Ewart and Rebecca E. Anderson, Department of Justice, Georgetown, DE for the state.
    for defendant: Joseph A. Hurley, Wilmington, DE for defendant.
    Case Number: D68668

    The court granted defendant's motion for severance where he was charged with raping multiple victims, but denied his request for a bill of particulars, because the state was not required to sort and index exculpatory evidence for defendant.

  • 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.

  • Seaford Internal Med., LLC v. Sandoval

    Publication Date: 2019-07-31
    Practice Area: Administrative Law
    Industry: Health Care
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Karsnitz
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Jennifer G. Brady, Potter Anderson & Corroon LLP, Wilmington, DE for claimant.
    for defendant: Daniel C. Mulveny, Delaware Department of Justice, Wilmington, DE for the Unemployment Insurance. Appeal Bd.
    Case Number: D68652

    The court reversed a decision by the Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board, because the evidence indicated the employee did not leave her job for good cause.