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  • Wilmington-5190 Brandywine Parkway, LLC. V. Acadia Brandywine Holdings, LLC

    Publication Date: 2020-02-26
    Practice Area: Contractual Disputes
    Industry: Financial Services and Banking | Real Estate
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Davis
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Michael J. Barrie, Stephen M. Ferguson and William M. Alleman, Jr., Benesch, Friedlander, Coplan & Aronoff LLP, Wilming-ton, DE; Helen Gavaris, Loeb & Loeb LLP, New York, NY for plaintiff.
    for defendant: Andrew D. Cordo, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, Wilmington, DE; Adam C. Silverstein and Rebecca E. Algie, Otterbourg P.C., New York, NY for defendants.
    Case Number: D68893

    Defendants' actions triggered the full recourse provisions under the loan and guaranty agreements. Plaintiff's claims were not barred by the statute of limitations.

  • 1313 Owner LLC v. New Castle County Office of Fin., Assessment Div.

    Publication Date: 2020-02-12
    Practice Area: Tax
    Industry: Real Estate | State and Local Government
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Streett
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Thomas P. McGonigle and Sawyer M. Traver for appellant.
    for defendant: Adam Singer and Nicholas J. Brannick for appellees.
    Case Number: D68870

    Property tax board erred in failing to consider subject commercial property's high vacancy rate and the effect it had on the property's valuation.

  • Katz v. The Rittenhouse Org., Inc.

    Publication Date: 2020-02-05
    Practice Area: Contractual Disputes
    Industry: Chemicals and Materials | Real Estate
    Court: U.S. District Court of Delaware
    Judge: District Judge Noreika
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Bernard Katz, pro se plaintiff.
    for defendant: David B. Anthony, Berger, Harris, LLP, Wilmington, DE for defendant.
    Case Number: D68866

    The court referred this matter to arbitration, because a valid arbitration clause existed and the parties' dispute fell within the scope of that provision.

  • 913 Market, LLC v. InvestUSA Holding Enters., LLC

    Publication Date: 2019-12-11
    Practice Area: Real Estate
    Industry: Real Estate
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Scott
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Charles J. Brown, III, Gellert Scali Busenkell & Brown, LLC, Wilmington, DE for plaintiff.
    for defendant: Donald L. Gouge, Jr., Donald L. Gouge, Jr., LLC, Wilmington, DE for defendant.
    Case Number: D68798

    Plaintiff seller was entitled to judgment where defendant buyer breached a purchase and sale agreement for real property by failing to close by the contracted-for "time of the essence" closing date and the agreement unambiguously provided that plaintiff's sole and exclusive remedy was to retain defendant's earnest money deposit.

  • Hastings v. Watson

    Publication Date: 2019-12-04
    Practice Area: Regulation
    Industry: Construction | Real Estate | State and Local Government
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Stokes
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Ronald E. Hastings, Ponte Vedra Beach, FL, pro se plaintiff.
    for defendant: Michael R. Smith, Seaford, DE for defendants.
    Case Number: D68793

    Although plaintiff alleged sufficient facts to support his fraud claims, the court held those claims were barred by the doctrines of res judicata and collateral estoppel. Motion to dismiss granted.

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  • Iavarone v. Eagle Eye Home Inspections, LLC

    Publication Date: 2019-11-20
    Practice Area: Damages
    Industry: Construction | Real Estate
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Rocanelli
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Christopher H. Lee, Blake Bennett, and Dean Roland, Cooch & Taylor, P.A., Wilmington, DE for plaintiff.
    for defendant: Justin Callaway, Salmon, Ricchezza, Singer & Turchi, LLP, Wilmington, DE for defendant.
    Case Number: D68775

    Contractual limitation of liability provision that merely limited contractor's liability to cost of services, rather than excluding all liability, was enforceable since it provided certainty to potential damages.

  • Falciani v. Zinszer

    Publication Date: 2019-11-13
    Practice Area: Real Estate
    Industry: Real Estate
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Scott
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Douglas A. Shachtman, The Shachtman Law Firm, Wilmington, DE for plaintiff.
    for defendant: Donald L. Gouge, Jr., Donald J. Gouge Jr., LLC, Wilmington, DE for defendant.
    Case Number: D68768

    Parties had valid oral contract for sale of land when purchaser made partial payment, and purchaser breached when sellers were in position to complete the sale, and after a reasonable time for settlement, made time of the essence by setting a hard date for closing.

  • Stella v. Roberts

    Publication Date: 2019-11-06
    Practice Area: Real Estate
    Industry: Real Estate
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Stokes
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: R. Eric Hacker and Robert G. Gibbs, Georgetown, DE for plaintiff.
    for defendant: Scott Wilcox and Ryan Adams, Georgetown, DE for defendant.
    Case Number: D68765

    Defendant failed to demonstrate excusable neglect, and plaintiff was entitled to summary judgment on his ejectment claim.

  • Donovan Smith MHP, LLC v. Donovan Smith HOA

    Publication Date: 2019-10-30
    Practice Area: Landlord Tenant Law
    Industry: Hospitality and Lodging | Real Estate
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Karsnitz
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Seth L. Thompson, Parkowski Guerke & Swayze, P.A., Wilmington, DE for appellant.
    for defendant: Dmitry Pilipis, Community Legal Aid Society, Inc., Wilmington, DE for appellee.
    Case Number: D68750

    Although the arbitrator erred in concluding that proposed rent increases were not "directly related" to operation, maintenance, or improvement of a mobile home park when park owner presented evidence of new expenses, the arbitrator had sufficient evidence to find the increase did not comply with statutory law where there was insufficient evidence to find the lots were below market.

  • Colburn v. Bd. of Adjustment of the City of New Castle

    Publication Date: 2019-10-23
    Practice Area: Administrative Law
    Industry: Real Estate | State and Local Government
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Butler
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Josiah Wolcott, Connolly Gallagher LLP for appellants.
    for defendant: Daniel Losco and Geena Khomenko George, Losco & Marconi, P.A. for appellees.
    Case Number: D68746

    A board of adjustment failed to articulate the reasons why a building official's determination about the characterization of a right of way was correct.