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  • Chaverri v. Dole Food Co., Inc.

    Publication Date: 2021-03-10
    Practice Area: Personal Injury
    Industry: Agriculture | Chemicals and Materials
    Court: Delaware Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Vaughn
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Scott M. Hendler, Rebecca Webber, Hendler Flores, PLLC, Austin, TX; Andrew C. Dalton, Dalton and Associates, P.A., Wilmington, DE for appellants.
    for defendant: Andrea E. Neuman, Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP, New York, NY, William E. Thomson, Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP, Los Angeles, CA; Jennifer C. Wasson, Stephanie E. O’Byrne, Potter Anderson & Corroon LLP, Wilmington, DE; Boaz S. Morag, Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP, New York, NY; James W. Semple, Cooch and Taylor, P.A., Wilmington, DE; Adam V. Orlacchio, Brandon W. McCune, Blank Rome LLP, Wilmington, DE; Michael L. Brem, Schirrmeister Diaz-Arrastia Brem LLP, Houston, TX; Ryan D. Stottman, Barnaby Grzaslewicz, Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell LLP, Wilmington, DE; Craig Stanfield, King & Spalding LLP, Houston, TX; Kelly E. Farnan, Richards Layton & Finger, P.A., Wilmington, DE; Timothy Jay Houseal, Jennifer M. Kinkus, Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor LLP, Wilmington, DE; John C. Phillips, Jr., Phillips, Goldman & Spence, P.A., Wilmington, DE for appellees.
    Case Number: D69319

    Superior court did not abuse discretion in denying motion to vacate dismissal based on after-decided federal cases where differences between the federal first-filed rule and Delaware's first-filed rule meant the superior court could handle plaintiffs' second-filed action differently than it might be handled under the federal rule.

  • GI Assoc. of Delaware, P.A. v. Anderson

    Publication Date: 2021-03-03
    Practice Area: Medical Malpractice
    Industry: Health Care
    Court: Delaware Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Vaughn
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Timothy E. Lengkeek, Natalie Wolf, Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor, LLP, Wilmington, DE for plaintiffs.
    for defendant: Bradley J. Goewert, Lorenza A. Wolhar, Marshall Dennehey Warner Coleman & Goggin, Wilmington, DE for defendants.
    Case Number: D69313

    The Delaware Supreme Court rejected the continuous negligent medical treatment doctrine in this case, and remanded for factual findings involving the statute of limitations.

  • Meso Scale Diagnostics, LLC v. Roche Diagnostics GMBH

    Publication Date: 2021-02-24
    Practice Area: Judges
    Industry: Biotechnology | Manufacturing
    Court: Delaware Supreme Court
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: David L. Finger, Finger & Slanina, Wilmington, DE; William S. Consovoy, J. Michael Connolly, Consovoy McCarthy PLLC, Arlington, VA; Patrick Strawbridge, Consovoy McCarthy PLLC, Boston, MA for plaintiffs.
    for defendant: Matthew E. Fischer, Timothy R. Dudderar, J. Matthew Belger, Andrew H. Sauder, Potter Anderson & Cor-roon LLP, Wilmington, DE; Thomas L. Shriner, Jr., James T. McKeown, Foley & Lardner LLP, Milwaukee, WI for defendants.
    Case Number: D69306

    The Delaware Supreme Court affirmed a ruling which denied plaintiffs' request to reopen a judgment, be-cause a judge's failure to recuse himself did not render the judgment void and plaintiff failed to demonstrate extraordinary circumstances.

  • LCT Capital, LLC v. NGL Energy Partners LP

    Publication Date: 2021-02-10
    Practice Area: Damages
    Industry: Energy | Investments and Investment Advisory
    Court: Delaware Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Montgomery-Reeves
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Steven L. Caponi, K&L Gates, LLP, Wilmington, DE; Roger R. Crane, Thomas A. Warns, K&L Gates, LLP, New York, NY for plaintiff.
    for defendant: Steven T. Margolin, Samuel L. Moultrie, Greenberg Traurig, LLP, Wilmington, DE; Hal S. Shaftel, Obiamaka P. Madubuko, Daniel Friedman, Greenberg Traurig, LLP, New York, NY for defendants.
    Case Number: D69292

    The trial court properly ordered a new trial on quantum meruit damages, but it abused its discretion in or-dering a new trial regarding damages for fraud, because plaintiff presented a unified theory of recovery which did not support an independent basis for awarding fraud damages.

  • Bcker v. Palisades Growth Capital II, L.P.

    Publication Date: 2021-02-10
    Practice Area: Corporate Governance
    Industry: Investments and Investment Advisory | Software
    Court: Delaware Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Montgomery-Reeves
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Thomas A. Uebler, Joseph L. Christensen, Hayley M. Lenahan, McCollom D’Emilio Smith Uebler LLC, Wilmington, DE for appellants.
    for defendant: Bradley R. Aronstam, Roger S. Stronach, Holly E. Newell, Ross Aronstam & Moritz LLP, Wilmington, DE; Jon M. Talotta, Hogan Lovells US LLP, Tysons, VA; Michael C. Hefter, Hogan Lovells US LLP, New York, NY for appellee.
    Case Number: D69287

    Court properly found controller had affirmatively deceived directors to foster quorum by publicly expressing support for CEO after making statements to others suggesting controller intended to fire the CEO.

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  • Morris v. Spectra Energy Partners (DE) GP, LP

    Publication Date: 2021-02-10
    Practice Area: Mergers and Acquisitions
    Industry: Energy | Investments and Investment Advisory
    Court: Delaware Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Seitz
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Michael J. Barry, Rebecca A. Musarra, Grant & Eisenhoffer P.A., Wilmington, DE; Peter B. Andrews, Craig J. Springer, David M. Sborz, Andrews & Springer LLC, Wilmington, DE; Jeremy S. Friedman, Spencer Oster, David F.E. Tejtel, Friedman Oster & Tejtel PLLC, Bedford Hills, NY for plaintiff.
    for defendant: Robert S. Saunders, Ronald N. Brown, III, Ryan M. Linsay, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, Wilmington, DE; Noelle M. Reed, Daniel S. Mayerfeld, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, Hou-ston, TX for defendant.
    Case Number: D69293

    The trial court erred in applying a litigation risk discount on a motion to dismiss for lack of standing.

  • Daniels v. State of Delaware

    Publication Date: 2021-02-10
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Delaware Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Traynor
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Benjamin S. Gifford, IV, The Law Office of Benjamin S. Gifford, IV, Wilmington, DE for defendant.
    for defendant: Carolyn S. Hake, Delaware Dep’t of Justice, Wilmington, DE for the state.
    Case Number: D69289

    The court erred in considering defendant's conviction for driving under the influence in another state, be-cause that state's law was not similar to Delaware's law.

  • Gordon v. State

    Publication Date: 2021-01-20
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Delaware Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Traynor
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Nicole M. Walker, Bernard J. O’Donnell, Office of Defense Services, Wilmington, DE for appellant.
    for defendant: John R. Williams, Department of Justice, Dover, DE for the State.
    Case Number: D69262

    Collective knowledge of possession of narcotics supported reasonable suspicion for traffic stop when officer's purported reason for the stop, a traffic violation, was unsupported by the facts.

  • Trala v. State of Delaware

    Publication Date: 2021-01-06
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Delaware Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Valihura
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: John R. Williams, Dep’t of Justice, Dover, DE for the state.
    for defendant: Santino Ceccotti, Office of Public Defender, Wilmington, DE for defendant.
    Case Number: D69252

    Prosecutor's comments during closing argument were improper, but the court found the misconduct was harmless because the jury received curative instructions and other evidence supported the guilty verdict.

  • Keep Our Wells Clean v. Delaware Dep't of Natural Res. & Envt'l Control

    Publication Date: 2020-12-30
    Practice Area: Environmental Law
    Industry: State and Local Government
    Court: Delaware Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Seitz
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Kenneth T. Kristl, Environmental & Natural Resources Law Clinic, Widener University Delaware Law School, Wilmington, DE for appellants.
    for defendant: Devera B. Scott, Kayli H. Spialter, Department of Justice, Dover, DE; R. Judson Scaggs, Jr., Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell LLP, Wilmington, DE for appellees.
    Case Number: D69239

    Wastewater treatment facility applicant was not required to submit new reports required under revised regulations where it submitted application to amend existing permit issued prior to adoption of the revised regulations, and DNREC determined, in its discretion, the proposed changes were not substantial enough to require a new permit.