• Crown Castle Fiber LLC v. City of Wilmington

    Publication Date: 2022-10-18
    Practice Area: Telecommunications
    Industry: State and Local Government | Technology Media and Telecom
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Wallace
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Geoffrey G. Griver, Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney, PC, Wilmington, DE; Shawn N. Gallagher, Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney, PC, Philadelphia, PA for plaintiff.
    for defendant: Gary W. Lipkin, Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott, LLC, Wilmington, DE; Charles A. Zdebski, Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott, LLC, Washington, DC; Bradley S. Eaby, Deputy Attorney General, State of Delaware Department of Justice, Dover, DE for defendants.

    Case Number: N21C-08-126 PRW

    Court denied wireless infrastructure company summary judgment in action challenging city-mandated franchise agreements for node installation, where there were outstanding issues of material fact regarding whether the franchise agreements were exempted from the preemptive effect of the Federal Telecommunications Act.

  • In re Stream TV Networks, Inc. Omnibus Agreement Litig.

    Publication Date: 2022-10-18
    Practice Area: Corporate Entities
    Industry: Investments and Investment Advisory | Technology Media and Telecom
    Court: Court of Chancery
    Judge: Vice Chancellor Laster
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Steven P. Wood, Andrew S. Dupre, Brian R. Lemon, Sarah E. Delia, Stephanie H. Dallaire, Travis J. Ferguson, McCarter & English, LLP, Wilmington, DE for plaintiff.
    for defendant: Jenness E. Parker, Bonnie W. David, Lilianna Anh P. Townsend, Trevor T. Nielsen, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, Wilmington, DE; Eben P. Colby, Marley Ann Brumme, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, Boston, MA, Wilmington, DE for defendants.

    Case Number: 2020-0766-JTL

    Timing of stock transfers indicated a preplanned scheme to facilitate the parties' desired transfer of stock in violation of the court's order barring the parties from acting in concert, requiring the cancellation of legal title and a brief injunctive period.

  • Goddess Approved Prod., LLC v. Wolox

    Publication Date: 2022-10-11
    Practice Area: Contracts
    Industry: Software | Technology Media and Telecom
    Court: U.S. District Court of Delaware
    Judge: District Judge Bibas
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: David W. deBruin, Napoli Shkolnik, LLC, Wilmington, DE for plaintiff.
    for defendant: Jeremy D. Anderson, Fish & Richardson P.C., Wilmington, DE for defendants.

    Case Number: 20-cv-1697-SB

    Plaintiff plausibly alleged breach of contract where parties' statement of work required defendant to deliver functional prototypes of mobile applications, and there was no evidence defendant ever delivered a functional prototype.

  • In re Stream TV Networks, Inc. Omnibus Agreement Litig.

    Publication Date: 2022-10-11
    Practice Area: Corporate Governance
    Industry: Technology Media and Telecom
    Court: Court of Chancery
    Judge: Vice Chancellor Laster
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Steven P. Wood, Andrew S. Dupre, Brian R. Lemon, Sarah E. Delia, Stephanie H. Dallaire, Travis J. Ferguson, McCarter & English, LLP, Wilmington, DE for plaintiff.
    for defendant: Jenness E. Parker, Bonnie W. David, Lilianna Anh P. Townsend, Trevor T. Nielsen, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, Wilmington, DE; Eben P. Colby, Marley Ann Brumme, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, Boston, MA for defendant.

    Case Number: 2020-0766-JTL

    Secured creditor's motion to modify injunction requiring the return of assets to debtor denied where transferee had no legal right to title to the assets, and debtor was entitled to the assets to satisfy its secured debts.

  • Twitter, Inc. v. Musk

    Publication Date: 2022-09-27
    Practice Area: Mergers and Acquisitions
    Industry: E-Commerce | Technology Media and Telecom
    Court: Court of Chancery
    Judge: Chancellor McCormick
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Peter J. Walsh, Jr., Kevin R. Shannon, Christopher N. Kelly, Mathew A. Golden, Callan R. Jackson, Potter Anderson & Corroon LLP, Wilmington, DE; Brad D. Sorrels, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, P.C., Wilmington, DE; William Savitt, Bradley R. Wilson, Sarah K. Eddy, Ryan A. McLeod, Anitha Reddy, Noah B. Yavitz, Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz, New York, NY for plaintiff.
    for defendant: Edward B. Micheletti, Lauren N. Rosenello, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, Wilmington, DE; Alex Spiro, Andrew J. Rossman, Christopher D. Kercher, Silpa Maruri, Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP, New York, NY for defendants.

    Case Number: 2022-0613-KSJM

    Corporate CEO had a reasonable expectation of privacy in his work email accounts where the evidence demonstrated that company officials could only access the CEO's accounts with his express permission or as otherwise legally required.

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  • Nask4Innovation Sp. Z.o.o. v. Sellers

    Publication Date: 2022-09-27
    Practice Area: Mergers and Acquisitions
    Industry: Investments and Investment Advisory | Technology Media and Telecom
    Court: Court of Chancery
    Judge: Vice Chancellor Zurn
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Thomas A. Uebler, Joseph L. Christensen, McCollum D’Emilio Smith Uebler LLC, Wilmington, DE for plaintiff
    for defendant: Ryan D. Stottmann, Miranda N. Gilbert, Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell LLP, Wilmington, DE for defendants.

    Case Number: 2021-0406-MTZ

    Declaratory judgment action to declare release language in letter of transmittal unenforceable was not ripe where declaratory judgment would provide no benefit to the litigants as the release did not preclude the filing of a fiduciary claim where the release could be asserted as a defense to liability and resolved in that fiduciary action.

  • In re Match Group Inc. Derivative Litig.

    Publication Date: 2022-09-13
    Practice Area: Deals and Transactions
    Industry: E-Commerce | Investments and Investment Advisory | Technology Media and Telecom
    Court: Court of Chancery
    Judge: Vice Chancellor Zurn
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Michael Hanrahan, J. Clayton Athey, Corinne E. Amato, Kevin H. Davenport, Jason W. Rigby, Stacey A. Greenspan, Prickett, Jones & Elliott, P.A., Wilmington, DE; Eric L. Zagar, Kessler Topaz Meltzer & Check, LLP, Radnor, PA for plaintiffs.
    for defendant: Blake K. Rohrbacher, Matthew W. Murphy, Sandy Xu, Richards, Layton & Finger, P.A., Wilmington, DE; Maeve O’Connor, Susan R. Gittes, Debevoise & Plimpton LLP, New York, NY; William M. Lafferty, John P. DiTomo, Elizabeth A. Mullin, Morris Nichols Arsht & Tunnell, Wilmington, DE; Theodore N. Mirvis, Alexandra P. Sadinsky, Canem Ozyildirim, Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz LLP, New York, NY; David E. Ross, Adam D. Gold, Ross Aronstam & Moritz LLP, Wilmington, DE; Blaire Connelly, Latham & Watkins LLP, New York, NY for defendants.

    Case Number: 2020-0505-MTZ

    The court granted a motion to dismiss a complaint challenging a multi-step spinoff initiated by a corporation's controller.

  • Outbox Sys., Inc. v. Trimble Inc.

    Publication Date: 2022-09-06
    Practice Area: Contracts
    Industry: Consulting | Software | Technology Media and Telecom
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Wallace
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Patricia L. Enerio, Jamie Brown, Heyman Enerio Gattuso & Hirzel, Wilmington, DE; Gerry Silver, Sullivan & Worcester LLP, New York, NY for plaintiff.
    for defendant: Steven T. Margolin, Samuel L. Moultrie, Greenberg Traurig LLP, Wilmington, DE for defendant.

    Case Number: D69944

    Account stated claim dismissed where duplicative of a well-pleaded breach of contract claim and where plaintiff had failed to adequately plead the existence of a debt or account or defendant's express admission to an amount due under such account or debt.

  • SLF Holdings LLC v. Uniti Holdings Inc.

    Publication Date: 2022-08-30
    Practice Area: Securities Litigation
    Industry: Retail | Technology Media and Telecom
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
    Judge: Judge Greenaway
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
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    Case Number: D69937

    Court affirmed district court's dismissal of claims under federal and state securities law finding that a failure to disclose the possibility that legal action could result as a part of an asset acquisition did not qualify as a material fact for the purposes of omission arguments.

  • NVIDIA Corp. v. City of Westland Police & Fire Ret. Sys.

    Publication Date: 2022-08-02
    Practice Area: Corporate Governance
    Industry: Investments and Investment Advisory | Technology Media and Telecom
    Court: Delaware Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Montgomery-Reeves
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Gregory P. Williams, Brock E. Czeschin, Christian C.F. Roberts, Richards, Layton, & Finger, P.A., Wilmington, DE; John C. Dwyer, Patrick E. Gibbs, Claire A. McCormack, Cooley LLP, Palo Alto, CA for appellant.
    for defendant: Seth D. Rigrodsky, Gina M. Serra, Herbert W. Mondros, Rigrodsky Law, P.A., Wilmington, DE; Frank R. Schirripa, Hillary Nappi, Hach Rose Schirripa & Cheverie LLP, New York, NY; Gregory Mark Nespole, Daniel Tepper, Levi & Korsinsky, LLP, New York, NY; Travis E. Downs III, Erik W. Luedeke, Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP, San Diego, CA; Thomas J. McKenna, Gregory M. Egleston, Gainey McKenna & Egleston, New York, NY; Beth A. Keller, Monteverde & Associates PC, New York, NY for appellees.

    Case Number: D69906

    Stockholders in §220 action could not rely on their own hearsay evidence to prove proper purpose where they refused to identify potential witnesses to permit the company the opportunity to conduct depositions.