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  • Chambers v. Canal Athletic Ass'n Inc.

    Publication Date: 2022-01-25
    Practice Area: Personal Injury
    Industry: Entertainment and Leisure | Manufacturing
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Davis
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Philip T. Edwards, Murphy & Landon, Wilmington, DE; Samuel I. Reich, Laffey, Bucci & Kent, LLP, Philadelphia, PA for plaintiffs.
    for defendant: Matthew P. Donelson, Kent & McBride, P.C., Wilmington, DE; Thomas J. Gerard, Marshall Dennehey Warner Coleman & Goggin, Wilmington, DE for defendants.
    Case Number: D69693

    Manufacturer of concession stand had no liability to party injured by the structure's window where the purchaser of the stand specified that no securing latch be installed for the window and subsequently fitted its own latch.

  • Benefytt Tech. Inc. v. Capitol Specialty Ins. Corp.

    Publication Date: 2022-01-18
    Practice Area: Insurance Litigation
    Industry: E-Commerce | Insurance
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Wallace
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Jennifer C. Wasson, Carla Jones, Potter Anderson & Corroon LLP, Wilmington, DE for plaintiff.
    for defendant: Robert J. Katzenstein, Smith, Katzenstein & Jenkins LLP, Wilmington, DE; Patricia A Winston, Morris James LLP, Wilmington, DE; Timothy Jay Houseal, Jennifer M. Kinkus, Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor LLP, Wilmington, DE; John C. Phillips, Jr., David Bilson, Phillips Mclaughlin & Hall, P.A., Wilmington, DE; Joanna J. Cline, Emily L. Wheatley, Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders LLP, Wilmington, DE for defendants.
    Case Number: D69682

    The court held that there was an actual controversy that was ripe for adjudication between plaintiff and defendant insurance company.

  • Alatus Aerosystems v. Triumph Aerostructures, LLC

    Publication Date: 2022-01-11
    Practice Area: Contractual Disputes
    Industry: Aerospace | Manufacturing
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Davis
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: John L. Reed, Kelly L. Freund, DLA Piper LLP, Wilmington, DE; Benjamin D. Schuman, Harry P. Rudo, DLA Piper LLP, Baltimore, MD for plaintiff.
    for defendant: Joelle E. Polesky, Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young, LLP, Wilmington, DE; Michael D. O’Mara, Joseph T. Kelleher, Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young LLP, Philadelphia, PA for defendants.
    Case Number: D69673

    The court held that the parties did not reach a settlement agreement as there were material terms that still had not been agreed upon and the conduct of the parties was contrary to an overt manifestation of assent.

  • Torres v. Bishop

    Publication Date: 2022-01-11
    Practice Area: Motor Vehicle Torts
    Industry:
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Clark
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Robert Taylor, Barros Macnamara Malkiewicz and Taylor, Dover, DE for plaintiffs
    for defendant: Arthur Kuhl, Reger Rizzo and Darnall LLP, Wilmington, DE for defendant.
    Case Number: D69675

    Evidence supported finding of proximate negligence for motor vehicle accident where driver was distracted by a pet in the vehicle and focused on the opposite side of the vehicle from where the driver's vehicle impacted with another car.

  • Simon Prop. Group, L.P. v. Brighton Collectibles, LLC

    Publication Date: 2022-01-04
    Practice Area: Landlord Tenant Law
    Industry: Retail
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Johnston
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Timothy R. Dudderar, Jesse L. Noa, Carla M. Jones, Potter Anderson & Corroon, LLP, Wilmington, DE for plaintiff.
    for defendant: P. Clarkson Collins, Jr., Patricia A. Winston, Kirsten Zeberkiewicz, Kuhu Parasrampuria, Morris James, Wilmington, DE for defendant.
    Case Number: D69667

    Counterclaim based on alleged oral modification of lease survived dismissal where part performance and course of conduct by the parties supported finding that parties had orally waived contractual provisions requiring written amendment of lease.

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  • The Am. Bottling Co. v. BA Sports Nutrition, LLC

    Publication Date: 2022-01-04
    Practice Area: Contracts
    Industry: Distribution and Wholesale | Food and Beverage
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge LeGrow
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Garrett B. Moritz, Elizabeth M. Taylor, Ross Aronstam & Moritz LLP, Wilmington, DE, Robert C. Walters, Russell H. Falconer, Sophie C. Rohnke, Andrew H. Bean, Megan Z. Hulce, Emily A. Jorgens, Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP, Dallas, TX for plaintiff.
    for defendant: A. Thompson Bayliss, Daniel J. McBride, Abrams & Bayliss LLP, Wilmington, DE, David H. Bernstein, Jyotin Hamid, Jared I. Kagan, Matthew J. Petrozziello, Danielle Vildostegui, Sebastian Dutz, Debevoise & Plimpton, New York, NY; Rolin P. Bissell, James M. Yoch, Jr., Michael A Laukaitis II, Kevin P. Rickert, Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor, LLP, Wilmington, DE, Michael C. Holmes, Craig E. Zieminski, Andrew E. Jackson, Vinson & Elkins LLP, Dallas, TX, for defendants.
    Case Number: D69665

    The court ruled on three motions for summary judgment.

  • 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.