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  • 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.

  • Optical Air Data Sys., LLC v. L-3 Commc'ns Corp.

    Publication Date: 2019-02-06
    Practice Area: Business Torts | Contracts
    Industry: Aerospace | Manufacturing
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Davis
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
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    Case Number: D68448

    Breach by premature termination claims not dismissed where there were genuine issues of material fact as to whether plaintiff had entered agreements that precluded it from entering its agreements with defendant and had fraudulently induced defendant to enter the agreements.

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  • Toedtman v. Turnpoint Med. Devices, Inc.

    Publication Date: 2019-02-06
    Practice Area: Contracts | Employment Litigation
    Industry: Consulting | Health Care
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Cooch
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Theodore A. Kittila and James G. McMillan, III, Halloran Farkas & Kittila, LLP, Wilmington, DE for plain-tiff.
    for defendant: Sharon Oras Morgan and Courtney A. Emerson Fox Rothschild LLP, Wilmington, DE for defendant.
    Case Number: D68452

    Plaintiff established the right to recover severance pay under the parties' employment agreement and based on promissory estoppel.

  • Smith v. Liberty Mut. Ins. Co.

    Publication Date: 2019-01-30
    Practice Area: Insurance Law
    Industry: Education | Insurance
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Streett
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Lisa C. McLaughlin for plaintiff
    for defendant: Daniel A. Griffith for defendant
    Case Number: D68445

    A school district's insurer had a duty to defend a teacher in an action by a former student for the teacher's sexual misconduct, because the underlying complaint included claims that fell within the policy. Ambiguity existed with regard to a policy exclusion, so the court resolved the ambiguity against the insurer.

  • Ritchie Multi-Strategy Global, LLC v. Huizenga Managers Fund, LLC

    Publication Date: 2019-01-30
    Practice Area: Contractual Disputes
    Industry: Investments and Investment Advisory
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Johnston
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: John A. Sensing and Ryan C. Cicoski for plaintiff.
    for defendant: Steven L. Caponi and Matthew B. Goeller, K&L Gates, LLP; Christopher J. Barber, Williams Montgom-ery & John Ltd. for defendant.
    Case Number: D68443

    A stay of this Delaware proceeding was appropriate where an action in another state involving the same parties and operative facts was not yet final.

  • BRP HOLD OX, LLC v. Chilian

    Publication Date: 2019-01-30
    Practice Area: Business Torts
    Industry: Manufacturing
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Scott
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: K. Tyler O'Connell, Morris James LLP, Wilmington, DE for plaintiffs.
    for defendant: David P. Primack and David W. Giattino, McElroy Deutsch Mulvaney & Carpenter, LLP, Wilmington, DE for defendant.
    Case Number: D68438

    Application for interlocutory appeal denied where court's application of absolute privilege was not in conflict with prior jurisprudence as alleged falsity of claim of breach of contract was not product of firsthand knowledge, and costs of interlocutory review would likely outweigh benefits.

  • Carter v. Principe

    Publication Date: 2019-01-30
    Practice Area: Dispute Resolution | Medical Malpractice
    Industry: Health Care
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Johnston
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Leroy A. Tice, Leroy A. Tice, P.A. for plaintiff.
    for defendant: Joshua H. Meyeroff, Morris James LLP for defendant.
    Case Number: D68439

    Joint tortfeasor, allegedly liable under theory of vicarious liability, was not released under settlement between claimant and other joint tortfeasor where neither were explicitly named nor released under settlement.