• Light Years Ahead, Inc. v. Valve Acquisition, LLC

    Publication Date: 2022-01-04
    Practice Area: Contracts
    Industry: Manufacturing
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Brennan
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: D69666

    The court held that 1) defendant did not breach its contract with plaintiff by failing to allow plaintiff to assume control of a pre-closing tax matter, 2) plaintiff failed to plead damages, 3) allegations of breach of lease agreements were dealt with in a previous settlement agreement so could not be re-litigated, 4) plaintiff properly pled elements of breach of implied covenant of good faith but did not properly plead elements to support declaratory judgment or intentional infliction of emotional distress. Motion to dismiss granted

  • Stillwater Mining Co. v. Nat'l Union Fire Ins. Co. of Pittsburgh, PA

    Publication Date: 2022-01-04
    Practice Area: Insurance Law
    Industry: Energy | Insurance
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge LeGrow
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: David J. Baldwin, Peter C. McGivney, Cheneise V. Wright, Berger Harris LLP, Wilmington, DE; Peter Gillon, Tamara Bruno, Brendan Hogan, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP, Washington, DC for plaintiff.
    for defendant: Kurt M. Heyman, Aaron M. Nelson, Heyman Enerio Gattuso & Hirzel LLP, Wilmington, DE; Scott B. Schreiber, William C. Perdue, Andrew T. Tutt, Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP, Washington, DC; John C. Phillips, Jr., David A. Bilson, Phillips, McLaughlin & Hall, P.A., Wilmington, DE; Geoffrey W. Heineman, Jung H. Park, John J. Iacobucci, Jr., Roperrs Majeski, PC, New York, NY; Gregory F. Fischer, Cozen O’Connor, Wilmington, DE; Angelo G. Savino, Cozen O’Connor, New York, NY for defendants.

    Case Number: D69668

    Delaware had most significant relationship to action to determine coverage available under D&O policy issued to a Delaware corporation, and under Delaware law the corporation was not entitled to insurance coverage under the policy for an appraisal action.

  • Garvin v. Singh

    Publication Date: 2022-01-04
    Practice Area: Environmental Law
    Industry: Retail | State and Local Government
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Rennie
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: William J. Kassab, Deputy Attorney General, Delaware Department of Justice for plaintiff.
    for defendant: Bayard J. Snyder, Snyder & Associates, P.A. for defendant.

    Case Number: D69669

    Court lacked authority to suspend any portion of an administrative penalty order issued for violation of underground storage tank regulations, pursuant to 7 Del. C. §6005(b)(3).

  • Surf's Up Legacy Partners LLC v. Virgin Fest, LLC

    Publication Date: 2021-12-28
    Practice Area: Contracts
    Industry: Entertainment and Leisure | Legal Services
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Wallace
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Theodore A. Kittila, James G. MacMillan, III, Halloran Farkas + Kittila LLP, Wilmington, DE; Eric M. George, Kim S. Zeldin, Browne George Ross LLP, Los Angeles CA for plaintiffs.
    for defendant: Robert K. Beste, Jason Z. Miller, Smith, Katzenstein & Jenkins LLP, Wilmington, DE; Marvin S. Putnam, Jessica Stebbins Bina, R. Peter Durning, Jr., Latham & Watkins LLP, Los Angeles, CA for defendants.

    Case Number: D69659

    Motion of law firm to intervene to attach an attorney's lien for a judgment for unpaid legal fees denied where firm's right to attach the lien was contractually limited only to causes of actions that were the subject of the engagement agreement, and the firm sought to intervene in a completely unrelated legal action.

  • Serviz v. The ServiceMaster Co., LLC

    Publication Date: 2021-12-21
    Practice Area: Mergers and Acquisitions
    Industry:
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Wallace
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Steven L. Caponi, Matthew B. Goeller, K&L Gates LLP, Wilmington, DE for plaintiff.
    for defendant: John P. DiTomo, Miranda N. Gilbert, Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell, LLP, Wilmington, DE, Lynn K. Neuner, Rachel S. Bradley, Simpson, Thatcher & Bartlett LLP, New York, NY for defendants.

    Case Number: D69648

    The court ordered plaintiff to produce emails from their privilege log, finding that the emails were not protected by attorney-client privilege.

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  • Lima USA, Inc. v. Mahfouz

    Publication Date: 2021-12-21
    Practice Area: Contractual Disputes
    Industry: Health Care | Investments and Investment Advisory | Technology Media and Telecom
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Wallace
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: David E. Wilks, Scott B. Czerwonka, Wilks Law, LLC, Wilmington, DE; Jordan E. Stern, William H. Newman, Becker, Glynn, Muffly, Chassin & Hosinski, LLP, New York, NY for plaintiff.
    for defendant: Catherine A. Gaul, Ashby & Geddes, Wilmington, DE; David B. Anthony, Berger Harris LLP, Wilmington, DE; Beth A. Bryan, Taft Stettinius & Hollister, LLP, Cincinnati, OH for defendants.

    Case Number: D69649

    The court held that plaintiff's claims were not ripe or justiciable and its breach of representations claim failed to state a claim where plaintiff did not and could not plead damages.

  • Trumbull Radiologists, Inc. v. Premier Imaging TRI Holdings LLC

    Publication Date: 2021-12-14
    Practice Area: Contracts
    Industry: Health Care | Investments and Investment Advisory
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Johnston
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Dominick T. Gattuso, Aaron M. Nelson, Heyman Enerio Gattuso & Hirzel LLP, Wilmington, DE; Anthony J. O’Malley, Rajeev K. Adlakha, Karey E. Werner, Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP, Cleveland, OH for plaintiffs
    for defendant: D. McKinley Measley, Sabrina M. Hendershot, Michael J. Slobom, Jr., Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell LLP, Wilmington, DE; Britt K. Latham, Bass Berry & Sims PLC, Nashville, TN; Shayne R. Clinton, Bass Berry & Sims PLC, Knoxville, TN for defendants

    Case Number: D69642

    The court held that plaintiffs properly pled claims of both breach of contract and breach of the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing; at the pleadings stage, plaintiffs were allowed to maintain both claims. Motion to dismiss denied.

  • Bay Point Capital Partners L.P. v. Fitness Recovery Holdings, LLC

    Publication Date: 2021-12-14
    Practice Area: Creditors' and Debtors' Rights
    Industry: Financial Services and Banking
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge LeGrow
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Steven M. Miller, K. Tyler O’Connell, Barnaby Grzaslewicz, Morris James, Wilmington, DE; John F. Isbell, Law Offices of John F. Isbell, LCC, Atlanta, GA for plaintiffs.
    for defendant: Michael A. Weidinger, Megan Brison, Pickney, Weidinger, Urban & Joyce LLC, Wilmington, DE; Joshua Krakowsky, Davidoff Hutch-er & Citron LLP, New York, NY for defendant.

    Case Number: D69641

    The court held that the promissory notes at issue contained plain, unambiguous terms that did not waive the unsecured credi-tor's right to agree to any modification of the agreement such that defendant's unilateral modification of the due date of the promissory notes was invalid. Motion for judgment on the pleadings granted.

  • Mullin v. Ascetta

    Publication Date: 2021-12-14
    Practice Area: Real Estate
    Industry:
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Jones
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Donald L. Gouge, Jr., Donald L. Gouge, Jr., LLC, Wilmington, DE for plaintiffs.
    for defendant: Steven Schwartz, Schwartz & Schwartz, P.A., Wilmington, DE for defendants.

    Case Number: D69644

    Court awarded court costs and partial legal fees to homebuyers who partially prevailed in suit alleging sellers failed to disclose defects in residential property.

  • Leaseweb USA, Inc. v. Centro, Inc.

    Publication Date: 2021-12-07
    Practice Area: Contracts
    Industry: E-Commerce | Technology Media and Telecom
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Carpenter
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Carl D. Neff, Fisher Broyles, LLP, Wilmington, DE; William J. Akins, Fisher Broyles, LLP, Austin, TX for plaintiff.
    for defendant: Peter J. Walsh, Jr., Clarissa R. Chenoweth-Shook, Potter Anderson & Corroon LLP, Wilmington, DE for defendant.

    Case Number: D69634

    The court held that because plaintiff and defendant produced plausible interpretations of the term at issue, it made the contract ambiguous and not appropriate for summary judgment.