• State of Delaware v. Pinkston

    Publication Date: 2020-10-28
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Butler
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Mark A. Denney, Jr., John S. Taylor, Dep’t of Justice, Wilmington, DE for the state.
    for defendant: Patrick J. Collins, Collins & Assoc., Wilmington, DE for defendant.

    Case Number: D69170

    Defendant's trial counsel was not ineffective in failing to request a jury instruction for a lesser-included offense.

  • Gibbs v. 84 Lumber Co.

    Publication Date: 2020-10-21
    Practice Area: Occupational Safety and Health
    Industry: Chemicals and Materials
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Rennie
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Ipek Kurul, Bartholomew J. Dalton, Andrew C. Dalton, Michael C. Dalton, Dalton & Associates, P.A., Wilmington, DE; Adam Balick, Michael Collins Smith, Patrick J. Smith, Balick & Balick, LLC, Wilmington, DE for plaintiffs.
    for defendant: Beth E. Valocch, Joseph S. Naylor, Swartz Campbell, LLC, Wilmington, DE for defendant.

    Case Number: D69161

    The court granted summary judgment in favor of the supplier of raw asbestos, because it did not have a duty to warn end users of the dangers of asbestos-containing products manufactured by other companies.

  • Donald M. Durkin Contracting., Inc. v. City of Newark

    Publication Date: 2020-10-21
    Practice Area: Litigation
    Industry: Construction | Legal Services | State and Local Government
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Streett
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Paul A. Logan for plaintiff.
    for defendant: Max B. Walton for defendant.

    Case Number: D69160

    Reargument on motion to dismiss declaratory judgment suit denied where plaintiff asserted no new facts or law to change the court's determination that the parties' settlement agreement did not obligate defendant to cooperate in plaintiff's separate action against defendant's counsel.

  • Legion Partners Asset Mgmt., LLC v. Underwriters at Lloyds London

    Publication Date: 2020-10-14
    Practice Area: Insurance Law
    Industry: Insurance | Investments and Investment Advisory
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge LeGrow
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: David J. Soldo, Patricia A. Winston, Morris James LLP, Wilmington, DE for plaintiff.
    for defendant: Carmella P. Keener, Cooch and Taylor, P.A., Wilmington, DE; Kim W. West, Alec H. Boyd, Clyde & Co. U.S. LLP, San Francisco, CA for defendant.

    Case Number: D69153

    Insurer was obligated to advance costs pertaining to insured's defense to counterclaims in an arbitration proceeding, because those counterclaims were within the scope of the policy.

  • Toner v. Meyer

    Publication Date: 2020-10-14
    Practice Area: Government
    Industry: Brokerage | E-Commerce | State and Local Government
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Johnston
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Bartholomew J. Dalton, Ipek Kurul, Dalton & Assoc., Wilmington, DE for plaintiff.
    for defendant: Nicholas J. Brannick, Mary Jameson, New Castle County Office of Law, New Castle, DE for defendants.

    Case Number: D69157

    The court dismissed this defamation action against the county and a county official because defendants were entitled to immunity under the Tort Claims Act.

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  • Rite Aid Corp. v. ACE Am. Ins. Co.

    Publication Date: 2020-10-07
    Practice Area: Insurance Litigation
    Industry: Insurance | Pharmaceuticals | Retail
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Davis
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Jody C. Barillare, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, Wilmington, DE; Gerald P. Konkel, Christopher Popecki, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, Washington, DC for plaintiffs.
    for defendant: Marc S. Casarino, White and Williams LLP, Wilmington, DE; Paul R. Koepff, Robert Mangino, Clyde & Co. US LLP, Florham Park, NJ; Robert J. Katzenstein, Robert K. Beste, Smith, Katzenstein & Jenkins LLP, Wilmington, DE; Mitchell J. Auslander, Christopher J. St. Jeanos, Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP, New York, NY; Dierdre M. Richards, Fineman Krekstein & Harris P.C., Wilmington, DE; Hema Patel Mehta, Chartwell Law, Philadelphia, PA; David J. Soldo, Morris James LLP, Wilmington, DE for defendants.

    Case Number: D69148

    An insurer had a duty to defend its insured in underlying opioid lawsuits, so the court granted plaintiff's motion for partial summary judgment.

  • MTA Canada Royalty Corp. v. Compania Minera Pangea, S.A. DE C.V.

    Publication Date: 2020-09-30
    Practice Area: Contractual Disputes
    Industry: Mining and Resources
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge LeGrow
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Peter L. Frattareli, Kevin F. Shaw, Archer & Greiner, P.C., Wilmington, DE for plaintiff.
    for defendant: Robert A. Penza, Christina B. Vavala, Polsinelli PC, Wilmington, DE; R. Montgomery Donaldson, Montgomery McCracken Walker & Rhoads LLP, Wilmington, DE for defendant.

    Case Number: D69137

    The unambiguous language of a contract included an anti-assignment provision.

  • Dominica v. The Greenery at Rodney Square, Inc.

    Publication Date: 2020-09-30
    Practice Area: Personal Injury
    Industry: Food and Beverage | Travel and Tourism
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Jones
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Timothy A. Dillon, McCann & Wall, LLC, Wilmington, DE for plaintiff.
    for defendant: Colin M. Shalk, Casarino, Christman, Shalk, Ransom & Doss, P.A., Wilmington, DE; Mary A. Jacobson, New Castle County Government Center, New Castle, DE for defendants.

    Case Number: D69135

    Although lessee generally owed no liability for slip and fall accident where lessor retained duty to maintain and repair walkways, where plaintiff's alleged accident occurred outside leased premises lessee could owe duty to warn invitees of dangers on adjacent property necessary for ingress/egress that are known to the leseee.

  • State of Delaware v. Jones

    Publication Date: 2020-09-30
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Karsnitz
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Eric Zubrow, Dep’t of Justice, Georgetown, DE for the state.
    for defendant: Natalie S. Woloshin, Woloshin, Lynch & Assoc., P.A, Wilmington, DE; Tasha M. Stevens, Fuqua, Willard, Stevens & Schab, P.A., Georgetown, DE for defendant.

    Case Number: D69139

    The court denied defendant's motion to withdraw his plea, because defendant failed to provide any fair and just reason for doing so.

  • Wilant v. BNSF Ry. Co.

    Publication Date: 2020-09-30
    Practice Area: Occupational Safety and Health
    Industry: Transportation
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Butler
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: A. Dale Bowers, II, Law Office of A. Dale Bowers, Wilmington, DE; Shawn A. Ricci, Luke T. Pepper, Bern Cappelli, LLC, Conshohocken, PA for plaintiff.
    for defendant: Maria R. Granaudo Gesty, Burns White, LLC, Wilmington, DE; S. Camille Riefers, Boyle Brasher, LLC, Memphis, TN for defendant.

    Case Number: D69141

    Where the court had dismissed the complaint based on the inadequacy of plaintiff's expert testimony, defendant was entitled to an award of costs as the prevailing party.