• August v. The Glade Prop. Owners Ass'n, Inc.

    Publication Date: 2024-10-01
    Practice Area: Real Estate
    Industry: Real Estate
    Court: Court of Chancery
    Judge: Vice Chancellor Glasscock
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Jennifer August, Rehoboth Beach, DE, pro se plaintiff.
    for defendant: Aaron E. Moore, Wilmington, DE for defendants.

    Case Number: 2020-0834-BWD

    Court denied homeowner's claims against homeowners' association where there were no conflicted fiduciaries that warranted applying the entire fairness standard to the claims.

  • In re Sculptor Capital Mgmt. Inc. Stockholder Litig.

    Publication Date: 2024-09-17
    Practice Area: Mergers and Acquisitions
    Industry: Investments and Investment Advisory
    Court: Court of Chancery
    Judge: Vice Chancellor Glasscock
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Ned Weinberger, Michael C. Wagner, Labaton Keller Sucharow LLP, Wilmington, DE; Thomas Curry, Saxena White P.A., Wilmington, DE; Joseph L. Christensen, Meghan D. Dougherty, Christensen & Dougherty LLP, Wilmington, DE; A. Thompson Bayliss, Christopher F. Cannataro, Florentina D. Field, Abrams & Bayliss LLP, Wilmington, DE for plaintiff.
    for defendant: Edward B. Micheletti, Arthur R. Bookout, Matthew P. Majarian, Peyton V. Carper, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, Wilmington, DE; Brock E. Czeschin, Matthew D. Perri, Kevin M. Kidwell, Mari Boyle, Richards, Layton & Finger, P.A., Wilmington, DE; David E. Ross, Roger S. Stronach, Ross Aronstam & Moritz LLP, Wilmington, DE for defendants.

    Case Number: 2023-0921-SG

    Court calculated legal fee award based on the portion of the transaction price increase that was generated by plaintiff's litigation and the stage of the litigation when the increase was obtained.

  • Hub Group, Inc. v. Knoll

    Publication Date: 2024-09-10
    Practice Area: Contracts
    Industry: Transportation
    Court: Court of Chancery
    Judge: Vice Chancellor Glasscock
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: John A. Sensing, Tyler E. Cragg, Hannah L. Paxton, Potter Anderson & Corroon LLP, Wilmington, DE for plaintiff.
    for defendant: Steven J. Fineman, Travis S. Hunter, Alexandra M. Ewing, Morgan R. Harrison, Richards, Layton & Finger, P.A., Wilmington, DE for defendant.

    Case Number: 2024-0471-SG

    Court declined to grant leave for an interlocutory appeal from the denial of a preliminary injunction where the court's order only resolved one outstanding issue in the case and thus an interlocutory appeal would not materially advance the litigation.

  • MKE Holdings, Ltd. v. Schwartz

    Publication Date: 2024-09-10
    Practice Area: Corporate Governance
    Industry: Chemicals and Materials | Investments and Investment Advisory | Manufacturing
    Court: Court of Chancery
    Judge: Vice Chancellor Glasscock
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Thomas E. Hanson, Jr., William J. Burton, Barnes & Thornburg LLP, Wilmington, DE for plaintiff.
    for defendant: Blake Rohrbacher, Matthew W. Murphy, Sandy Xu, Richards, Layton & Finger, P.A., Wilmington, DE for defendant.

    Case Number: 2018-0729-SG

    Court declined summary judgment dismissal of fraud claims where allegations of withholding of material information could support equitable tolling and plaintiffs plausibly alleged defendants' motive to fraudulently induce plaintiffs' investment.

  • NuVasive, Inc. v. Miles

    Publication Date: 2024-09-03
    Practice Area: Employment Litigation
    Industry: Health Care | Investments and Investment Advisory | Manufacturing
    Court: Court of Chancery
    Judge: Vice Chancellor Glasscock
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Ethan H. Townsend, Aaron P. Sayers, McDermott Will & Emery LLP, Wilmington, DE; Rachel B. Cowen, McDermott Will & Emery LLP, Chicago, IL; Morris J. Fodeman, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, New York, NY; Jeffery S. Hood, Procopio, Cory, Hargreaves & Savitch LLP, San Diego, CA for plaintiff.
    for defendant: Philip A. Rovner, Potter Anderson & Corroon LLP, Wilmington, DE; Nimalka Wickramasekera, Winston & Strawn LLP, Los Angeles, CA, Brian J. Nisbet, Elizabeth S. Deshaies, Winston & Strawn LLP, Chicago, IL, John C. Sanders, Jr., Winston & Strawn LLP, Dallas, TX for defendants.

    Case Number: 2017-0720-SG

    Failure to disclose passive investment in competitor did not by itself constitute a breach of loyalty where there was no evidence executive acted against his employer's interests, used the investment to obtain an advantage, or had a conflict of interest.

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  • MSCM Holdings, Inc. v. PCS-Mosaic Holdings, LLC

    Publication Date: 2024-08-13
    Practice Area: Mergers and Acquisitions
    Industry: Defense | Software | Technology Media and Telecom
    Court: Court of Chancery
    Judge: Vice Chancellor Glasscock
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Alan D. Albert, Stephen D. Dargitz, O’Hagan Meyer PLLC, Wilmington, DE; Charles M. Sims, C. Quinn Adams, O’Hagan Meyer, PLLC, Richmond, VA for plaintiff.
    for defendant: John G. Harris, Berger Harris LLP, Wilmington, DE for defendant.

    Case Number: 2022-0959-SG

    Court dismissed third-party claims as unable to provide relief if defendants were found liable to plaintiffs, and defendants' counterclaims for their failure to provide the contractually required pre-suit notice.

  • In the Matter of the Niki & Darren Irrevocable Trust

    Publication Date: 2024-08-06
    Practice Area: Trusts and Estates
    Industry: Financial Services and Banking
    Court: Court of Chancery
    Judge: Vice Chancellor Glasscock
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 2019-0302-SG

    Successor beneficiary of trust successfully challenged purported decanting of trust corpus into a new trust where the trust did not give trustees the authority to invade trust corpus, a necessary power to decant trust assets under Delaware law.

  • Cook v. Deep Hole Creek Assoc.

    Publication Date: 2024-08-06
    Practice Area: Real Estate
    Industry: Real Estate
    Court: Court of Chancery
    Judge: Vice Chancellor Glasscock
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Richard E. Berl, Jr., Hudson, Jones, Jaywork & Fisher, LLC, Lewes, DE for plaintiffs.
    for defendant: John W. Paradee, Brian V. DeMott, Baird Mandalas Brockstedt & Federico, LLC, Dover, DE for defendants.

    Case Number: 2021-0522-SG

    Where the deed and survey record supported finding that the original property owners intended for a subdivided lot to extend to the centerline of the adjacent waterway to ensure the lot had sufficient acreage to become buildable, the court quieted title in favor of the lot's current owners' right to wharf out from their property.

  • Hub Group, Inc. v. Knoll

    Publication Date: 2024-07-30
    Practice Area: Contracts
    Industry: Transportation
    Court: Court of Chancery
    Judge: Vice Chancellor Glasscock
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: John A. Sensing, Tyler E. Cragg, Hannah L. Paxton, Potter Anderson & Corroon LLP, Wilmington, DE for plaintiff.
    for defendant: Steven J. Fineman, Travis S. Hunter, Alexandra M. Ewing, Morgan R. Harrison, Richards, Layton & Finger, P.A., Wilmington, DE for defendant.

    Case Number: 2024-0471-SG

    Court denied temporary restraining order to enforce non-compete after it found the agreement's scope overly-broad by territory and competition such that it was not essential to protect employer's legitimate business interests.

  • RedBird Capital Partners Platform LP v. Concorde Parent, LP

    Publication Date: 2024-07-16
    Practice Area: Mergers and Acquisitions
    Industry: Construction | Investments and Investment Advisory
    Court: Court of Chancery
    Judge: Vice Chancellor Glasscock
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Martin S. Lessner, Tammy L. Mercer, Lauren Dunkle Fortunato, Andrew J. Cazerkawski, Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor, LLP, Wilmington, DE; Johnathan D. Schiller, Thomas H. Sosnowski, Boies Schiller Flexner LLP, New York, NY for plaintiffs.
    for defendant: Michael A. Barlow, Hayden J. Driscoll, Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP, Wilmington, DE; Michael B. Carlinsky, Charles H. Sangree, Caitlin E. Jokubaitis, Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP, New York, NY; Christopher D. Porter, Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP, Houston, TX for defendants.

    Case Number: 2024-0274-SG

    Court declined to enjoin contractual alternative dispute resolution process where parties agreed to submit validity of post-closing cap-ex budget to independent consultant for expert review, where consultant was empowered to conduct independent analysis of company's financial records.