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  • State of Delaware, Dep't of Natural Res. & Envtl. Control v. McGinnis Auto & Mobile Home Salvage, LLC

    Publication Date: 2019-03-06
    Practice Area: Administrative Law
    Industry: Chemicals and Materials | State and Local Government
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Clark
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Ralph K. Durstein, III, Deputy Attorney General, Department of Justice, Dover, DE for the state.
    for defendant: John W. Paradee, Daniel F. McAllister and Stephen A. Spence, Baird, Mandalas, Brockstedt, LLC, Do-ver, DE for McGinnis Auto & Mobile Home Salvage, Inc.
    Case Number: D68452

    An agency exceeded its statutory authority when it issued a cease and desist order which purported to man-date corrective action.

  • The Lima Delta Co. v. Gulfstream Aerospace Corp.

    Publication Date: 2019-02-27
    Practice Area: Commercial Law
    Industry: Aerospace
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Johnston
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Jennifer L. Dering, Joseph A. Martin and Jeffrey Lubin, Martin Law Firm LLC for plaintiffs.
    for defendant: Brett D. Fallon, Morris James LLP; Gary L. Halbert, Holland & Knight LLP for defendants.
    Case Number: D68475

    The court granted defendants' motion to dismiss because: (1) plaintiffs' tort claims based on an aircraft crash were barred by the economic loss doctrine, (2) plaintiffs failed to allege their fraud claims with particularity, and (3) the statute of limitations barred the breach of warranty claim.

  • IDT Corp. v. U.S. Specialty Ins. Co.

    Publication Date: 2019-02-27
    Practice Area: Insurance Litigation | Telecommunications
    Industry: Insurance | Technology Media and Telecom
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Wallace
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Brian M. Rostocki and Benjamin P. Chapple, Reed Smith LLP, Wilmington, DE; Robin L. Cohen and Keith McKenna, McKool Smith, P.C., New York, NY for plaintiffs.
    for defendant: John C. Phillips, Jr. and David A. Bilson, Phillips, Goldman, McLaughlin & Hall, P.A. Wilmington, DE; Alexander R. Karam and Addison Draper, Clyde & Co. US LLP, Washington, DC for U.S. Specialty Ins. Co.; Henry duPont Ridgely, John L. Reed, Ethan H. Townsend, Joseph G. Finnerty III, Megan Shea Harwick and Eric S. Connuck, DLA Piper LLP, Wilmington, DE and New York, NY for Nat'l Union Fire Ins. Co. Timothy Jay Houseal and Jennifer M. Kinkus, Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor, LLP, Wilmington, DE; Charles C. Lemley , Wiley Rein LLP, Washington, DC for XL Specialty Ins. Co.
    Case Number: D68474

    The court granted and denied portions of insurers' cross-motions for summary judgment regarding their duty to defend parties in an underlying shareholder action.

  • Booth v. Garvin

    Publication Date: 2019-02-20
    Practice Area: Administrative Law | Environmental Law
    Industry: Chemicals and Materials | State and Local Government
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Clark
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Christopher M. Coggins, Coggins Law, LLC, Wilmington, DE for appellants.
    for defendant: Robert F. Phillips, Deputy Attorney General, Department of Justice, New Castle, DE for appellees.
    Case Number: D68462

    Environmental Appeals Board correctly dismissed an appeal from an oral statement of the secretary of Department of Natural Resource and Environmental Control where such statement merely stated DNREC's litigation position and did not constitute an appealable final agency action and where the appeal was patently untimely.

  • State of Delaware v. Purdue Pharma L.P.

    Publication Date: 2019-02-20
    Practice Area: Consumer Protection
    Industry: Pharmaceuticals | Retail
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Johnston
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Ryan P. Newell, Shaun Michael Kelly and Kyle Evans Gay of Connolly Gallagher, LLP; Richard W. Fields of Fields PLLC; Scott W. Gilbert, Richard Shore, Mark A. Packman, Jenna A. Hudson, Michael B. Rush, Monique T. Abrishami and Richard J. Leveridge, Gilbert LLP, Washington, DC; Kathleen Jen-nings, attorney general, and Michael Vild and Michelle Whalen, Delaware Dep't of Justice for the state.
    for defendant: Brian D. Tome and Kelly E. Rowe, Reilly, McDevitt & Henrich, PC, Wilmington, DE; Mark S. Cheffo, Hay-den A. Coleman, Debra D. O'Gorman and Judy L. Leone, Dechert LLP, Philadelphia, PA for defendant Purdue Pharma. Michael P. Kelly, Steven P. Wood, Daniel J. Brown and Hayley J. Reese, McCarter & English, Wilmington, DE; John A. Freedman and Sean O. Morris, Arnold & Porter Kay Scholer LLP, Los Angeles, CA for defendant Endo Pharmaceuticals. Kevin B. Collins, Katherine B. Shaffer and Neil K. Roman, Covington & Burling, New York, NY; A. Thompson Bayliss, Michael A. Barlow, Sarah E. Delia, David A. Seal and Daniel J. McBride, Abrams & Bayliss, Wilmington, DE for defendant McKesson Corp. David A. Felice, Bailey & Glasser LLP, Wilmington, DE, Steven Pyser, Ashley W. Hardin and Joshua D. Tully, Williams & Connolly, Washington, DC for defendant Cardinal Health. Jennifer C. Wasson, Jesse L. Noa and Carla M. Jones, Potter, Anderson & Corroon LLP, Wilmington, DE; Louis W. Schack, Shan-non E. McClure and Neil A. Hlawatsch of Reed Smith LLP for defendant AmerisourceBergen. Jami B. Nimeroff, Brown, Garry, Nimeroff, Wilmington, DE; James W. Matthews, Katy E. Koski, Jaclyn V. Piltch and Redi Kasollja, Foley & Lardner, Boston, MA for defendant Anda Pharmaceuticals. Thomas E. Han-son and Oni N. Harton, Barnes & Thornburg LLP, Wilmington, DE and Indianapolis, IN for defendant H.D. Smith LLC. Daniel B. Rath, Rebecca L. Butcher and Jennifer L. Cree, Landis, Rath & Cobb LLP, Wilmington, DE; Eric R. Delinsky, Alexandra W. Miller and R. Miles Clark, Zuckerman Spaeder LLP, Washington, DC for defendant CVS Health Corp. Beth Moskow-Schnoll, William Burton and Elizabeth A. Sloan, Ballard Spahr LLP, Wilmington, DE; Kaspar J. Stoffelmayr, Katherine M. Swift and Alex J. Har-ris, Bartlit, Beck, Herman, Palenchar & Scott LLP, Chicago, IL and Denver, CO for defendant Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.
    Case Number: D68469

    The state adequately alleged claims against manufacturers and distributors of opioids, but the court dismissed public nuisance, civil conspiracy and unjust enrichment claims.

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  • Cardona v. Hitachi Koki Co., Ltd.

    Publication Date: 2019-02-20
    Practice Area: Products Liability
    Industry: Manufacturing | Retail
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Rennie
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: David A. Boswell, Hudson, Jones, Jaywork & Fisher, LLC; Brian D. Kent and Samuel I. Reich, Laffey, Bucci & Kent, LLP for plaintiffs.
    for defendant: Thomas J. Gerard and Bradley D. Remick, Marshall Dennehey Warner Coleman & Goggin; Kenneth M. Doss, Casarino Christman Shalk Ransom & Doss, P.A. for defendants.
    Case Number: D68463

    Court could exercise personal jurisdiction over foreign manufacturer in products liability claim where it took affirmative steps, including formation of a domestic subsidiary, to place its products in the stream of commerce within the state, which led to plaintiff's alleged injury in the state.

  • Murphy v. Delaware Transit Corp.

    Publication Date: 2019-02-20
    Practice Area: Expert Witnesses | Occupational Safety and Health
    Industry: State and Local Government | Transportation
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Scott
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: A. Dale Bowers, Law Office of A. Dale Bowers, P.A., Wilmington, DE for Reginald Murphy.
    for defendant: John J. Klusman, Tybout Redfearn & Pell, Wilmington, DE for Delaware Transit Corp.
    Case Number: D68466

    The Industrial Accident Board's decision to deny a worker's claim for additional benefits was supported by substantial evidence.

  • IDT Corp. v. U.S. Specialty Ins. Co.

    Publication Date: 2019-02-13
    Practice Area: Contractual Disputes | Corporate Entities | Insurance Litigation
    Industry: Insurance | Technology Media and Telecom
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Wallace
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Brian M. Rostocki and Benjamin P. Chapple, Reed Smith LLP, Wilmington, DE, and Robin L. Cohen and Keith McKenna, McKool Smith, P.C., New York, NY for plaintiffs.
    for defendant: John C. Phillips, Jr. and David A. Bilson, Phillips, Goldman, McLaughlin & Hall, P.A., Wilmington, DE; Alexander R. Karam and Addison Draper, Clyde & Co US LLP, Washington, DC; Henry duPont Ridgely, John L. Reed, and Ethan H. Townsend, DLA Piper LLP, Wilmington, DE; Joseph G. Finnerty III, Megan Shea Harwick, and Eric S. Connuck, DLA Piper, LLP, New York, NY; Timothy Jay Houseal and Jennifer M. Kinkus, Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor, LLP, Wilmington, DE; and Charles C. Lemley, Wiley Rein LLP, Washington, DC for defendants.
    Case Number: D68455

    Insurers were granted partial summary judgment on insureds' declaratory judgment action for defense costs, where underlying action alleged individual defendant committed wrongful acts within scope of official capacity, but did not constitute securities claim because it was brought by shareholders of separate spin-off company.

  • Knecht v. Ford Motor Co.

    Publication Date: 2019-02-13
    Practice Area: Occupational Safety and Health
    Industry: Automotive | Chemicals and Materials
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Wharton
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Adam Balick, Michael Collins Smith and Patrick J. Smith, Balick & Balick, LLC, Wilmington, DE; Bar-tholomew J. Dalton, Ipek K. Medford, Andrew C. Dalton and Michael C. Dalton, Dalton & Assoc., Wil-mington, DE; Danny R. Kraft, Weitz & Luxenberg, P.C., New York, NY for plaintiff.
    for defendant: Christian J. Singewald and Rochelle L. Gumaspac, White and Williams LLP, Wilmington, DE for de-fendant.
    Case Number: D68457

    Defendant in this asbestos exposure case was not entitled to judgment as a matter of law or a new trial.

  • Preferred Fin. Serv. v. A&R Bail Bonds LLC

    Publication Date: 2019-02-06
    Practice Area: Contractual Disputes
    Industry: Financial Services and Banking
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Rennie
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Sean T. O'Kelly, O'Kelly Ernst & Joyce, LLC, Wilmington, DE for plaintiff
    for defendant: Brian T.N. Jordan, Jordan Law LLC, Wilmington, DE for defendants.
    Case Number: D68450

    The parties' agreement was illegal because it sought to circumvent changes in the law regarding bail bonds.