• Coster v. UIP Co., Inc.

    Publication Date: 2022-05-17
    Practice Area: Corporate Entities
    Industry: Investments and Investment Advisory | Real Estate
    Court: Court of Chancery
    Judge: Vice Chancellor McCormick
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Max B. Walton, Kyle Evans Gay, Connolly Gallagher LLP, Newark, DE; Michael K. Ross, Thomas Shakow, Serine Consolino, Aegis Law Group LLP, Washington, DC for plaintiff.
    for defendant: Stephen B. Brauerman, Elizabeth A. Powers, Bayard, P.A., Wilmington, DE; Deborah B. Baum, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP, Washington, DC; Neal C. Belgam, Kelly A. Green, Jason Z. Miller, Smith Katzenstein & Jenkins LLP, Wilmington, DE for defendants.

    Case Number: D69814

    Board was substantially justified in approving stock sale that diluted equal stockholder's interest, where it mooted that stockholder's legal action that posed a risk of triggering termination of the company's key contracts.

  • Yeilding v. Council of Ass'n of Unit Owners of Pelican Cove Condo.

    Publication Date: 2022-05-03
    Practice Area: Real Estate
    Industry: Real Estate
    Court: Court of Chancery
    Judge: Vice Chancellor Glasscock
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Dean A. Campbell, Law Office of Dean A. Campbell, P.A., Milton, DE for plaintiffs.
    for defendant: Richard E. Berl, Jr., Hudson, Jones, Jaywork & Fisher, LLC, Lewes, DE for defendants.

    Case Number: D69800

    Condominium owners' action for declaratory judgment and injunctive relief failed where they failed to show that their rights under the condominium's governing documents had been irreparably impaired by the HOA's actions.

  • Parkway Gravel, Inc. v. C&M Constr. Co., LLC

    Publication Date: 2022-05-03
    Practice Area: Landlord Tenant Law
    Industry: Construction | Real Estate
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Johnston
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Jeffrey M. Weiner, Wilmington, DE for plaintiff.
    for defendant: Christofer C. Johnson, The Johnson Firm LLC, Wilmington, DE for defendant.

    Case Number: D69801

    The court found that plaintiff proved through verified evidence and admissions deemed admitted that defendant defaulted on its lease.

  • Thompson v. Fernbach, LLC

    Publication Date: 2022-05-03
    Practice Area: Employment Litigation
    Industry: Real Estate
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Conner
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: James M. Thompson, Dagsboro, DE, pro se plaintiff.
    for defendant: Michele M. Subers, Patrick G. Rock, Heckler & Frabizzio, P.A. for defendants.

    Case Number: D69804

    The court found that plaintiff's complaint for retaliatory termination was barred by the statute of limitations.

  • Richard v. Faw, Casson & Co., LLP

    Publication Date: 2022-04-19
    Practice Area: Personal Injury
    Industry: Accounting | Real Estate
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Primos
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Scott E. Chambers, Schmittinger & Rodriguez, P.A., Dover, DE for plaintiffs.
    for defendant: David L. Baumberger, Nancy Chrissinger Cobb, Chrissinger & Baumberger, Wilmington, DE; Kenneth M. Doss, Casarino, Christman, Shalk, Ransom & Doss, P.A., Wilmington, DE; Stephen F. Dryden, Weber Gallagher Simpson Stapleton Fires & Newby, LLP, New Castle, DE for defendants.

    Case Number: D69785

    Lessee, which contractually did not have responsibility for exterior maintenance of the property, still owed a duty to warn its business invitees of hazardous conditions on the property exterior.

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  • In Re: NNN 400 Capitol Ctr. 16 LLC

    Publication Date: 2022-04-05
    Practice Area: Bankruptcy
    Industry: Legal Services | Real Estate
    Court: U.S. District Court of Delaware
    Judge: District Judge Connolly
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: D69771

    Bankruptcy court did not err in issuing a contempt order based on appellant's failure to comply with an order for the disgorgement of fees, where the bankruptcy court had not impermissibly expanded the scope or nature of appellant's status as a fictitious entity, as appellant had previously represented itself as one.

  • Independence Realty Trust, Inc. v. USA Carrington Park 20, LLC

    Publication Date: 2022-03-22
    Practice Area: Trusts and Estates
    Industry: Investments and Investment Advisory
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Wharton
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: James S. Green, Jr., Jared T. Green, Seitz, Van Ogtrop & Green, P.A., Wilmington, DE for plaintiffs Edward F. Brovelli, Jr., individually, and as trustee of The Brovelli Family Trust 2A and defendant USA Carrington Park 20, LLC.
    for defendant: Gregory F. Fischer, Cozen O’Connor, Wilmington, DE; John J. Sullivan, Cozen O’Connor, New York, NY, for defendants Independence Realty Operating Partnership, LP, Independence Realty Trust, Inc., Independence Realty Advisors, LLC, IRT Carrington Apartments Owner, LLC and plaintiffs Independent Realty Trust, Inc., and Independence Realty Operating Partnership, LP.

    Case Number: D69751

    The court held the trust had standing to sue defendants because defendant Carrington had transferred its right to sue to the trust, that Brovelli as an individual did not have standing to sue because he was not a party to any of the subject contracts, that defendants who were not parties to the subject contracts should be dismissed, and that whether damages were direct or consequential had issues of fact and were not appropriate for a motion to dismiss.

  • 250 Executive, LLC v. Christina Sch. Dist.

    Publication Date: 2022-03-15
    Practice Area: Tax
    Industry: Real Estate | State and Local Government
    Court: Court of Chancery
    Judge: Vice Chancellor Laster
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Daniel F. McAllister, Tarabicos, Grosso & Hoffman LLP, New Castle, DE for petitioner.
    for defendant: David H. Williams, Michelle G. Bounds, Morris James LLP, Wilmington, DE for respondents.

    Case Number: D69742

    The court found that plaintiff's claim for declaratory judgment and injunctive relief were not equitable claims and did not confer subject matter jurisdiction on the Chancery Court.

  • Healthcare Real Estate Partners, LLC v. Summit Healthcare REIT, Inc.

    Publication Date: 2022-03-08
    Practice Area: Bankruptcy
    Industry: Health Care | Real Estate
    Court: U.S. Bankruptcy Court
    Judge: Judge Goldblatt
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: D69737

    The court deferred ruling on the motion to dismiss on the pleadings because there was a dispute among federal appellate districts as to whether a corporations qualified as an individual under § 362(k) of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code. Additionally, the court refused to dismiss plaintiffs' claim for declaratory judgment until evidence was taken. Finally, the court held it did not have jurisdiction to hear three state-law counterclaims because they were filed after the bankruptcy case was dismissed. Motion to dismiss denied in part, granted

  • Commerce Assoc., LP v. Hanover Ins. Co.

    Publication Date: 2022-03-08
    Practice Area: Insurance Litigation
    Industry: Insurance | Real Estate
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Davis
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Paul D. Sunshine, Reger Rizzo & Darnell, LLP, Wilmington, DE; James L.Griffith, Jr., Reger Rizzo & Darnell, LLP, Philadelphia, PA for plaintiff.
    for defendant: William A. Crawford, Franklin & Prokopik, Newark, DE for defendant.

    Case Number: D69735

    The court held that plaintiff LP was an insured under the policy entered into by the condominium council because a director of the LP was a member of the council.