• Freeman Family LLC v. Park Avenue Landing LLC

    Publication Date: 2019-05-15
    Practice Area: Corporate Entities
    Industry: Real Estate
    Court: Court of Chancery
    Judge: Vice Chancellor Montgomery-Reeves
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Patricia L. Enerio and Jamie L. Brown, Heyman Enerio Gattuso & Hirzel LLP, Wilmington, DE for plaintiff.
    for defendant: Thad J. Bracegirdle and Scott B. Czerwonka, Wilks Lukoff and Bracegirdle, LLC, Wilmington, DE; Adam K. Derman and Brian P. O'Neill, Chiesa Shahinian & Giantomasi PC, West Orange, NJ for defendant.

    Case Number: D68562

    A member of a limited liability company was functioning in its official capacity, so it was entitled to advancement and fees-on-fees under the terms of the operating agreement.

  • Fansler v. N. Am. Title Ins. Co.

    Publication Date: 2019-04-03
    Practice Area: Real Estate
    Industry: Insurance
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Davis
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: D68511

    Limitations period could be tolled where plaintiffs alleged they relied upon defendants' representations to believe their property had an access easement and that their title insurance policy would protect them from defects in title, and thus any purported defects in the deed or policy documents would not be readily apparent to plaintiffs.

  • In re 11 W. Partners, LLC

    Publication Date: 2019-04-03
    Practice Area: Corporate Entities
    Industry: Real Estate
    Court: Court of Chancery
    Judge: Vice Chancellor Glasscock
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: C. Barr Flinn, Emily V. Burton, and Daniel Kirshenbaum, Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor, LLP, Wilmington, DE; Michael J. Bowe, Alexander B. Simkin, and John A. Dunn, Kasowitz Benson Torres LLP, New York, NY for plaintiff.
    for defendant: Ryan P. Newell, Kyle Evans Gay, and Shaun Michael Kelly, Connolly Gallagher LLP, Wilmington, DE; Stan Chelney and Philipp Smaylovsky, Chelney Law Group PLLC, New York, NY for defendants.

    Case Number: D68512

    Reformation of LLCs agreements denied where there was no clear and convincing evidence the language of the agreements failed to reflect the members' true intent or that the non-moving party knew the agreements failed to reflect the parties' intent and failed to inform his fellow members.

  • Angelo v. NVR, Inc.

    Publication Date: 2019-03-27
    Practice Area: Real Estate
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. District Court of Delaware
    Judge: District Judge Andrews
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Ronald Angelo, Sr., Townsend, DE, pro se plaintiff.
    for defendant: Scott G. Wilcox, Whiteford Taylor Preston, LLC, Wilmington, DE for defendant NVR, Inc. Scott Thomas Earle, Zarwin, Baum, DeVito, Kaplan, Schaer, Toddy, P.C., Wilmington, DE for defendant Commonwealth Land Title Insurance Company.

    Case Number: D68502

    Plaintiff lacked standing to litigate title issues pro se on behalf of principal as an attorney-in-fact.

  • Personal Touch Holding Corp. v. Glaubach

    Publication Date: 2019-03-13
    Practice Area: Corporate Governance | Real Estate
    Industry: Health Care | Real Estate
    Court: Court of Chancery
    Judge: Chancellor Bouchard
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Blake Rohrbacher, Brian F. Morris and John M. O'Toole, Richards, Layton & Finger, P.A., Wilmington, DE; Jonathan C. Sulli-van and John A. DeMaro of Ruskin Moscou Faltischek, P.C., Uniondale, NY for plaintiff.
    for defendant: Theodore A. Kittila and James G. McMillian, III, Halloran Farkas Kittila LLP, Wilmington, DE for defendant.

    Case Number: D68490

    A corporate officer breached his fiduciary duty by usurping a corporate opportunity to purchase property, so the court awarded damages to the company.

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  • Agostini v. Blenheim at Augustine Creek, LLC

    Publication Date: 2019-01-23
    Practice Area: Contractual Disputes | Expert Witnesses | Real Estate
    Industry: Real Estate
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Scott
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Dean R. Roland, Cooch and Taylor P.A., Wilmington, DE for plaintiff.
    for defendant: Jeffrey M. Weiner, Wilmington, DE for defendant.

    Case Number: D68430

    Jury waiver was enforceable where the heart of plaintiffs' claims went to their request to be made whole under the operative contract and the waiver language was sufficiently conspicuous to place readers on notice they were waiving the right to jury trial.

  • Taplin v. Schuitemaker

    Publication Date: 2019-01-23
    Practice Area: Contracts
    Industry: Real Estate
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Clark
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Gary E. Junge, Schmittinger & Rodriguez, Dover, DE for appellant.
    for defendant: Paul G. Enterline, Georgetown, DE for appellee.

    Case Number: D68432

    Trial court erroneously denied motion to amend pleadings to add quasi-contractual claims where defendant's acquiescence to introduction of evidence in support of those claims and argument on those claims in defendant's own pleadings demonstrated implied consent to trying the claims and a lack of surprise by amendment.

  • Bolden v. City of Wilmington

    Publication Date: 2019-01-23
    Practice Area: Government
    Industry: Real Estate | State and Local Government
    Court: U.S. District Court of Delaware
    Judge: District Judge Burke
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Geena Khomenko George, Losco & Marconi, P.A., Wilmington, DE for plaintiff.
    for defendant: Aaron C. Baker, City of Wilmington Law Department, Wilmington, DE for defendant.

    Case Number: D68435

    Plaintiff failed to adequately allege claims against a municipality for negligence and deprivation of due process.

  • LSF9 Master Participation Trust v. Tucker

    Publication Date: 2018-12-19
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Creditors' and Debtors' Rights
    Industry: Financial Services and Banking | Real Estate
    Court: U.S. District Court of Delaware
    Judge: District Judge Connolly
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Lisa K. Cartwright , Atlantic Law Group, Wilmington, DE for plaintiff.
    for defendant: N/A

    Case Number: D68394

    The federal court lacked jurisdiction to hear defendant's challenge to a state court's decision in this mortgage foreclosure action.

  • Patel v. Sunvest Realty Corp.

    Publication Date: 2018-10-31
    Practice Area: Business Torts | Real Estate
    Industry: Real Estate
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge LeGrow
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Julia B. Klein, Klein, LLC, Wilmington, DE, attorney for plaintiffs
    for defendant: Eric J. Monzo and Brenna A. Dolphin, Morris James, LLP, Wilmington, DE; Raymond W. Cobb, O'Hagan Meyer, LLC, Wilmington, DE, attorneys for defendants.

    Case Number: D68336

    Vicarious liability claims against real estate brokerage for individual broker's fraud could be maintained where the broker worked from the brokerage's office and used that position and the brokerage's name and reputation to perpetuate the alleged fraud.