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  • Preston Hollow Capital LLC v. Nuveen LLC

    Publication Date: 2020-12-30
    Practice Area: Business Torts
    Industry: Investments and Investment Advisory
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Johnston
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: R Scott Thompson, David H. Wollmuth, Michael C. Ledley, Sean P. McGonigle, Nicole C. Rende, Wollmuth, Maher & Deutsch LLP, New York, NY; R. Judson Scaggs, Jr., Elizabeth A. Mullin, Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell LLP, Wilmington, DE for plaintiff.
    for defendant: Leonard A. Gail, Alejandra Contreras Macias, Massey & Gail LLP, Chicago, IL; Jonathan S. Massey, Jeremy Mallory, Massey & Gail LLP, Washington, DC; Peter J. Walsh, Jr., Jennifer C. Wasson, David A. Seal, Rob-ert J. Kumor, Potter, Anderson & Corroon LLP, Wilmington, DE for defendants.
    Case Number: D69243

    Collateral estoppel and law of the case doctrines applied to findings made in a prior proceeding between the parties, but plaintiff was not entitled to summary judgment due to remaining factual issues.

  • Baker v. Gonzalez

    Publication Date: 2020-12-30
    Practice Area: Motor Vehicle Torts
    Industry: Construction | Transportation
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Karsnitz
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Heather Long, Kimmel Carter Roman, Peltz & O’Neill, PA, Newark, DE; David L. Kwass, Benjamin Baer, Saltz Mongeluzzi & Bendesky P.C., Philadelphia, PA for plaintiff.
    for defendant: Patrick Rock, Michael Mitchell, Heckler & Frabizzio, Wilmington, DE; Craig Gunderson, pro se defendant, Escondido, CA; James J. Horning, Casarino Christman Shalk Ransom & Doss, P.A., Wilmington, DE; Jeffrey A. Young, Young & McNelis, Dover, DE; Paul Bradley, Donald R. Kinsley, Shari L. Milewski, Maron Marvel Bradley Anderson & Tardy, LLC, Wilmington, DE; Susan List Hauske, Tybout Redfearn & Pell, Wilmington, DE for defendants.
    Case Number: D69238

    Court applied Maryland statute requiring inspection of driver's licenses by lessor of rented vehicle, where lessor and lessee contemplated that the rented vehicle would be driven in Maryland, giving that state the greater interest in the alleged negligent conduct.

  • Murray v. Mason

    Publication Date: 2020-12-30
    Practice Area: Personal Injury
    Industry: Non-Profit
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Adams
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Frederick S. Freibott,Dennis A. Mason, II, The Freibott Law Firm, Wilmington, DE for plaintiff.
    for defendant: Sarah B. Cole, Marshall Dennehey Warner Coleman & Goggin, P.C., Wilmington, DE for defendant.
    Case Number: D69241

    The court dismissed plaintiff's negligence claims against a nonprofit animal shelter after she sustained inju-ries from a dog bite, but allowed plaintiff an opportunity to replead one of her claims.

  • Am. Int'l Indus. v. The Neslemur Co.

    Publication Date: 2020-12-23
    Practice Area: Products Liability
    Industry: Chemicals and Materials | Consumer Products
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Johnston
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Seth J. Reidenberg, Tybout Redfearn & Pell, Wilmington, DE for plaintiff.
    for defendant: Robert J. Katzenstein, Smith Katzenstein Jenkins, LLP, Wilmington, DE; Patrick F. Hofer, Clyde & Co US LLP, Washington, DC for defendant.
    Case Number: D69231

    Anti-claim/anti-suit injunction on indemnification crossclaims/third-party claims in other jurisdictions granted where crossclaimant/third-party claimant was entitled to indemnification under asset purchase agreement and had contractually chosen to litigate the APA in Delaware.

  • Vleugels v. Samuels

    Publication Date: 2020-12-23
    Practice Area: Motor Vehicle Torts
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    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Butler
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Emily P. Laursen, Kimmel Carter Roman Peltz & O’Neill, P.A., Newark, DE for plaintiff.
    for defendant: Susan L. Hauske, Tybout Redfearn & Pell, Wilmington, DE for defendant.
    Case Number: D69236

    Counsel for defendant opted to participate in litigation knowing that service had not yet been effectuated, so this waived any issues regarding defective service.

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  • Barrett Bus. Serv., Inc. v. Edge

    Publication Date: 2020-12-16
    Practice Area: Labor Law
    Industry: Construction
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Streett
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Nicholas Bittner for appellant.
    for defendant: Timothy E. Lengkeek for defendant.
    Case Number: D69222

    The Industrial Accident Board was obligated to permit parties to submit new evidence directly addressing the issues identified in the appellate court's remand order.

  • RIMSI Corp. v. Massey

    Publication Date: 2020-12-09
    Practice Area: Administrative Law
    Industry: Real Estate
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Streett
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Frederick Freibott for claimant.
    for defendant: Joseph Andrews and Taylor E. Trapp for employer.
    Case Number: D69219

    The Industrial Accident Board's determination was supported by substantial evidence, and the board did not abuse its discretion in believing claimant's experts over those of employer. Affirmed.

  • First State Orthopaedics, P.A. v. Liberty Mut. Ins. Co.

    Publication Date: 2020-12-09
    Practice Area: Insurance Law
    Industry: Health Care | Insurance
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Carpenter
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: John S. Spadaro, John Sheehan Spadaro, LLC, Smyrna, DE for plaintiff.
    for defendant: Kevin J. Connors, Marshall Dennehey Warner Coleman & Goggin, Wilmington, DE; Tiffany Powers, Andrew Hatchett, Alston & Bird LLP, Atlanta, GA for defendants.
    Case Number: D69214

    Motion for leave to amend class claim denied where proposed relief sought had already been ordered by the court.

  • Stryker Demolition & Envtl. Serv., LLC v. Arcadis U.S., Inc

    Publication Date: 2020-12-02
    Practice Area: Contractual Disputes
    Industry: Construction | Manufacturing
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Johnston
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Sally J. Daugherty, Cohen, Seglias, Pallas, Greenhall & Furman, P.C., Wilmington, DE for plaintiff.
    for defendant: Sherilyn Pastor, Joseph Vila, McCarter & English, LLP, Newark, NJ; Kate Roggio Buck, McCarter & English, LLP, Wilmington, DE for defendant.
    Case Number: D69212

    A subcontractor could only seek to recover from the party with whom it had a contract, so the court dis-missed its claim against a third party for unjust enrichment.

  • Delaware State Sportsmen's Ass'n v. Garvin

    Publication Date: 2020-12-02
    Practice Area: Administrative Law
    Industry: State and Local Government
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Primos
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Francis G. X. Pileggi, Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP, Wilmington, DE; Jamie L. Inferrera, Eckert Seamens Cherin & Mellott, LLC, Pittsburgh, PA for plaintiffs.
    for defendant: Devera B. Scott, Deputy Attorney General, Department of Justice, Dover, DE; Kayli H. Spialter, Deputy Attorney General, Department of Justice, Wilmington, DE for defendants.
    Case Number: D69207

    State erred in issuing restrictions on permissible rifles for hunting where statutory law did not include such restrictions and the state failed to comply with the APA in issuing what constituted a de facto regulation.