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  • Cannon v. State

    Publication Date: 2018-03-21
    Practice Area: Family Law
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    Court: Delaware Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Traynor
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Garrett B. Moritz, Ross Aronstam & Moritz, LLP, Wilmington, DE; John P. Deckers, The Law Offices of John P. Deckers, P.A., Wilmington, DE, attorneys for appellant;
    for defendant: Carolyn S. Hake, Delaware Department of Justice, Wilmington, DE, attorney for appellee.
    Case Number: D68079

    Family court erred in adjudicating juvenile delinquent for criminally negligent homicide where juveniles attack upon victim did not create a foreseeable risk of death as the risks of injury and death were unrelated to the victims cause of death.

  • Appel v. Berkman

    Publication Date: 2018-03-07
    Practice Area: Corporate Governance | Mergers and Acquisitions
    Industry: Hospitality and Lodging
    Court: Delaware Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Strine
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Jeremy Friedman, Spencer Oster, and David Tejtel, Friedman Oster & Tejtel PLLC, New York, NY; Peter B. Andrews, Craig J. Springer, and David M. Sborz, Andrews & Springer LLC, Wilmington, DE, attorneys for appellant
    for defendant: Mark A. Kirsch and Jefferson E. Bell, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, New York, NY; Brian M. Lutz, Gibson, Dunn, & Crutcher LLP, San Francisco, CA; Raymond J. DiCamillo and Elizabeth DeFelice, Richards, Layton & Finger, P.A., Wilmington, DE; Stephen B. Brauerman and Sara E. Bussiere, Bayard, P.A., Wilmington, DE, attorneys for appellees.
    Case Number: D68063

    Boards decision to exclude the chairman/founders opposition to a proposed merger transaction from the stockholders proxy statement was in error, where the facts of such opposition may have been material to a stockholders decision to approve the transaction and the omission of such facts rendered the proxy a partial, incomplete disclosure.

  • Harden v. State

    Publication Date: 2018-02-21
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Delaware Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Strine
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Christopher S. Koyste, Law Office of Christopher S. Koyste, LLC, Wilmington, DE, attorney for appellant
    for defendant: Martin B. O'Connor, Deputy Attorney General, Department of Justice, Wilmington, DE, attorneys for defendant.
    Case Number: D68046

    Sentencing counsel was ineffective in failing to consult with defendant and develop coherent strategy for asking trial court for sentence below recommended sentence of negotiated plea agreement, and in failing to prepare defendant to give an allocution demonstrating remorse.

  • California State Teachers Ret. Sys. v. Alvarez

    Publication Date: 2018-02-07
    Practice Area: Corporate Entities | Corporate Governance
    Industry: Retail
    Court: Delaware Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Valihura
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Stuart M. Grant, Michael J. Barry, and Nathan A. Cook; Grant & Eisenhofer, P.A., Wilmington, DE; Christine S. Azar, Ryan T. Keating, and Ned Weinberger, Labaton Sucharow LLP, Wilmington, DE; Daniel Girard, Amanda Steiner, Dena Sharp, Adam Polk, and Jordan Elias, Girard Gibbs LLP, San Francisco, CA; Thomas A. Dubbs, Louis Gottlieb, and Jeffrey A. Dubbin, Labaton Sucharow LLP, New York, NY; Frederic S. Fox, Hae Sung Nam, Donald R. Hall, and Jeffrey P. Campisi, Kaplan Fox & Kilsheimer LLP, New York, NY, attorneys for appellants
    for defendant: Donald. J. Wolfe, Steven C. Norman, and Tyler J. Leavengood, Potter Anderson & Corroon LLP, Wilmington, DE; Theodore J. Boutrous and Alexander K. Mircheff, Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP, Los Angeles, CA; Mark A. Perry, Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP, Washington, DC, attorneys for appellees.
    Case Number: D68031

    Another jurisdiction's dismissal of derivative action for lack of demand futility had preclusive effect under federal law upon competing group of stockholders derivative litigation.

  • State of Delaware v. Hazelton

    Publication Date: 2018-01-31
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Delaware Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Vaughn
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Danielle J. Brennan and Amanda R. Nyman for the state
    for defendant: Michael W. Andrew for defendant.
    Case Number: D68027

    The superior courts dismissal of an indictment was an abuse of discretion, because the state did not engage in unnecessary delay in filing the matter in that court.

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  • In re Investors Bancorp, Inc. Stockholders Litig.

    Publication Date: 2018-01-24
    Practice Area: Corporate Governance
    Industry: Financial Services and Banking
    Court: Delaware Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Seitz
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Steve J. Purcell, Purcell Julie & Lefkowitz LLP, New York, NY; David A. Jenkins, Neal C. Belgam, and Clarissa R. Chenoweth, Smith Katzenstein & Jenkins LLP, Wilmington, DE, attorneys for appellants
    for defendant: Kenneth J. Nachbar and Zi-Xiang Shen, Morris, Nichols, Arsh & Tunnell LLP, Wilmington, DE, attorneys for appellees.
    Case Number: D68016

    Chancery court erroneously dismissed plaintiffs breach of fiduciary claim arising from boards self-award of equity incentives, where incentive plan authorized by disinterested majority stockholder vote granted board discretion to fashion specific awards that were not ratified by the stockholders.

  • Laine v. Speedway, LLC

    Publication Date: 2018-01-24
    Practice Area: Personal Injury | Premises Liability
    Industry: Energy | Retail
    Court: Delaware Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Vaughn
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Nicholas H. Rodriguez for plaintiff
    for defendant: Jessica L. Tyler and Sarah B. Cole for defendant.
    Case Number: D68020

    Defendant was not liable to plaintiff who slipped and fell on ice while freezing rain was falling, because the continuing storm doctrine allowed defendant a reasonable time after the storm concluded to remove any ice.

  • City of Birmingham Ret. And Relief Sys. v. Good

    Publication Date: 2018-01-03
    Practice Area: Corporate Entities | Corporate Governance
    Industry: Energy | State and Local Government
    Court: Delaware Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Seitz
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Martin S. Lessner, Kathaleen St. J. McCormick, Nicholas J. Rohrer, and Meryem Y. Dede, Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor LLP, Wilmington, DE; Robert A. Hoffman, Jeffrey W. Golan, and Julie B. Palley, Barrack, Rodos & Bacine, Philadelphia, PA; Felipe J. Arroyo, Shane P. Sanders, and Gina Stassi, Robbins Arroyo LLP, San Diego, CA; Judith S. Scolnick, Donald. A. Broggi, and Thomas. L. Laughlin, Scott+Scott, Attorneys at Law, LLP, New York, NY; Peter B. Andrews and Craig J. Springer, Andrews & Springer LLC, Wilmington, DE; Alfred G. Yates, Law Offices of Alfred G.Yats, Jr., Pittsburgh, PA, attorneys for appellants
    for defendant: Kenneth J. Nachbar, Susan W. Waesco, and Alexandra M. Cumings, Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell LLP, Wilmington, DE; Jack B. Jacobs, Sidley Austin LLP, Wilmington, DE; Steven M. Bierman, Andrew W. Stern, and Elizabeth A. Espinosa, Sidley Austin LLP, New York, NY, attorneys for appellees.
    Case Number: D67990

    Derivative complaint properly dismissed for failure to make litigation demand where stockholders allegations only established exculpated claim for directors bad faith, rather than personal liability for companys environmental violations.

  • Bridgeville Rifle & Pistol Club, Ltd. v. Small

    Publication Date: 2017-12-27
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Regulation
    Industry: Entertainment and Leisure
    Court: Delaware Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Valihura
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Francis G.X. Pileggi and Alexandra D. Rogin, Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott, LLC, Wilmington, DE, attorneys for appellants
    for defendant: Ralph K. Durstein and Devera B. Scott, State of Delaware Department of Justice, Dover, DE, attorneys for appellees.
    Case Number: D67983

    State agencies lacked authority to impose regulations amount to near-total ban on lawful firearms in state parks and forests, where Delaware Constitution protected citizens rights to bear lawful arms both inside and outside the home for the defense of self and family.

  • White v. State of Delaware

    Publication Date: 2017-11-01
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Delaware Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Strine
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Michael W. Modica for appellant
    for defendant: Brian L. Arban for the state.
    Case Number: D67924

    Defense counsels failure to request a lesser included offense instruction was based on an incorrect assump-tion about the legal standards for the offenses, and counsels conduct fell below the objective standard of rea-sonableness, resulting in prejudice to defendant.