• 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.

  • 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.

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  • 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.

  • CVR Refining, LP v. XL Specialty Ins. Co.

    Publication Date: 2021-12-07
    Practice Area: Insurance Law
    Industry: Energy | Insurance | Transportation
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Davis
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Jennifer C. Wasson, Carla M. Jones, Potter Anderson & Corroon LLP, Wilmington, DE; Robin L. Cohen, Alexander M. Sugzda, Cohen Ziffer Frenchman & McKenna, New York, NY; Herbert Beigel, Law Offices of Herbert Beigel, Tucson, AZ for plaintiffs.
    for defendant: Robert J. Katzenstein, Smith Katzenstein & Jenkins LLP, Wilmington, DE; Leland H. Jones, Chiara Tondi Resta, Wiley Rein LLP, Washington, DC; John C. Phillips, Jr., David Bilson, Phillips McLaughlin & Hall, P.A., Wilmington, DE; Michael P. Duffy, Scarlett M. Rajbanshi, Boston, MA; Erica J. Kerstein, Robinson & Cole LLP, New York, NY; Geoffrey W. Heineman, Esquire, Ropers Majeski, P.C. for defendants.

    Case Number: D69632

    Plaintiffs were entitled to advancement of defense costs in underlying securities class action where claims in the underlying action did not implicate either of the provisions listed in a policy endorsement that limited coverage for defense costs.

  • Delaware River & Bay Auth. v. Minor

    Publication Date: 2021-12-07
    Practice Area: Administrative Law
    Industry: State and Local Government
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Rennie
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Adria B. Martinelli, Lauren E.M. Russell, Barry M. Willoughby, Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor, LLP for appellant.
    for defendant: Frank Minor, pro se appellee.

    Case Number: D69633

    The court held that the decision by Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board finding that the position held by appellee was not designated as a major policymaking position was supported by substantial evidence.

  • Zilberstein v. Frankenstein

    Publication Date: 2021-11-30
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure
    Industry: Investments and Investment Advisory
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Adams
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Antranig N. Garibian, Garibian Law Offices PC, Wilmington, DE for plaintiff.
    for defendant: Matthew P. Denn, Peter H. Kyle, DLA Piper LLP, Wilmington, DE for defendant.

    Case Number: D69625

    The court found that the application of the CryoMaid factors weighed in favor of staying the case pending in Delaware in favor of the Israeli litigation based on the doctrine of forum non conveniens.

  • APX Operating Co., LLC v. HDI Global Ins. Co.

    Publication Date: 2021-11-30
    Practice Area: Insurance Law
    Industry: Entertainment and Leisure | Insurance
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge LeGrow
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Brian M. Rostocki, Benjamin P. Chapple, Justin Forcier, John Ellison, Miranda Jannuzzi, Reed Smith LLP, Wilmington, DE for plaintiff.
    for defendant: John D. Balaguer, White and Williams LLP, Wilmington, DE; Kristin C. Cummins, Zelle LLP, Dallas, TX; Kristin A. Heres, Zelle LLP, Framingham, MA for defendant.

    Case Number: D69623

    The court found that the pollution and contamination exclusion in the subject property insurance policy barred plaintiff's claim for economic losses incurred from mandated shutdowns of its family entertainment centers caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.