Don’t forget you can visit MyAlerts to manage your alerts at any time.
123 results for '* judge:"Chancellor Laster"' You can use Search Constraints to get even better search results
Publication Date: 2022-05-03
Practice Area: Class Actions
Industry: Investments and Investment Advisory | Technology Media and Telecom
Court: Court of Chancery
Judge: Vice Chancellor Laster
Attorneys: For plaintiff: R. Bruce McNew, Cooch and Taylor, P.A., Wilmington, DE; Randall J. Baron, David A. Knotts, Robbins Geller Rudman & Down, LLP, San Diego, CA; Kent Bronson, Milberg Tadler Phillips Grossman LLP, New York, NY for plaintiffs.
for defendant: Kevin G. Abrams, J. Peter Shindel, Jr., Matthew L. Miller, Abrams & Bayliss LLP, Wilmington, DE; Richard D. Heins, Ashby & Geddes, Wilmington, DE; Patricia L. Enerio, Melissa N. Donimirski, Jamie L. Brown, Heyman Enerio Gattuso & Hirzel LLP, Wilmington, DE; Michael A. Weidinger, Elizabeth Wilburn Joyce, Pinckney, Weidinger, Urban & Joyce, Greenville, DE; Lori Marks-Esterman, Renee M. Zaytsev, Olshan Frome Wolosky LLP, New York, NY for defendants.
Case Number: D69798
The court approved a modification to a class action settlement and a more efficient distribution method than the traditional notice-and-claim process.
Publication Date: 2022-05-03
Practice Area: Corporate Entities
Industry: Investments and Investment Advisory | Technology Media and Telecom
Court: Court of Chancery
Judge: Vice Chancellor Laster
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Paul J. Lockwood, Arthur R. Bookout, Matthew P. Majarian, Kathryn S. Bartolacci, Gregory P. Ranzini, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, Wilmington, DE; David E. Ross, Ross Aronstam & Moritz LLP, Wilmington, DE for petitioner.
for defendant: Christopher P. Simon, Kevin S. Mann, David G. Holmes, Cross & Simon, LLC, Wilmington DE; E.F. Anthony Merchant, Q.C., Merchant Law Group LLP, Regina, Saskatchewan for claimant.
Case Number: D69805
Dissolved company was required to retain a security sufficient to cover the full amount of per se damages that could be imposed under statutory law governing pending litigation.
Publication Date: 2022-05-03
Practice Area: Insurance Litigation
Industry: Insurance | State and Local Government
Court: Court of Chancery
Judge: Vice Chancellor Laster
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Peter B. Ladig, GianClaudio Finizio, Bayard, P.A., Wilmington, DE; Diane J. Bartels, Wilmington, DE; James J. Black, III, Jeffrey B. Miceli, Mark W. Drasnin, Black & Gerngross, P.C., Philadelphia, PA; Michael Busenkell, Gellert Scali Busenkell & Brown, LLC, Wilmington, DE for Scottish RE (U.S.), Inc.
for defendant: Marisa R. DeFeo, Randall S. MacTough, Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr LLP, Wilmington, DE; Christopher Viceconte, Gibbons P.C., Wilmington, DE; Daniel Hargraves, Freeborn & Peters LLP, New York, NY; Randall S. MacTough, Zarwin Baum Devito Kaplan Schaer Toddy, PC, Wilmington, DE; Joseph B. Cicero, Gregory Stuhlman, Chipman Brown Cicero & Cole, LLP, Wilmington, DE; R. Stephen McNeill, D. Ryan Slaugh, Potter Anderson & Corroon LLP, Wilmington, DE; Willaim P. Bowden, Catherine A. Gaul, Ricardo Palacio, Ashby & Geddes, Wilmington, DE; John C. Phillips, Jr., Paul S. Seward, Phillips, Goldman, Mclaughlin & Hall, P.A., Wilmington, DE; Joseph C. Schoell, Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP, Wilmington, DE; Kathleen M. Miller, Smith, Katzenstein & Jenkins, LLP, Wilmington, DE; David A. Felice, Bailey & Glasser, LLP, Wilmington, DE; John G. Harris, Peter C. McGivney, Berger Harris LLP, Wilmington, DE, Garrett B. Moritz, Elizabeth M. Taylor, Ross Aronstam & Moritz LLP, Wilmington, DE; Matthew A. Clemente, R. Bradley Drake, John Grothaus, Sidley Austin LLP, Chicago, IL; Joelle E. Polesky, Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young, Wilmington, DE, Travis S. Hunter, Renee M. Mosley, Richards, Layton & Finger, P.A., Wilmington, DE; Jarret P. Hitchings, Duane Morris LLP, Wilmington, DE; Joseph Larkin, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, Wilmington, DE; Barry M. Klayman, Simon Fraser, Cozen O’Connor, Wilmington, DE; Kevin J. Mangan, Nicholas T. Verna, Womble Bond Dickerson (US) LLP, Wilmington, DE; Jody Barillare, Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP, Wilmington, DE; Peter H. Kyle, John L. Reed, DLA Piper LLP (US), Wilmington, DE, for shareholders and third-parties.
Case Number: D69799
In this case of first impression, the court found that the liquidation standard did not operate as a per se requirement for plan approval.
Publication Date: 2022-04-12
Practice Area: Contractual Disputes
Industry: Cargo and Shipping
Court: Court of Chancery
Judge: Vice Chancellor Laster
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Jody C. Barillare, Amy M. Dudash, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, Wilmington, DE; Michael D. Blanchard, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, Hartford, CT; Julie S. Goldemberg, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, Philadelphia, PA; Leslie B. Spoltore, Obermayer Rebmann Maxwell & Hippel LLP, Wilmington, DE; Nicholas Poduslenko, Matthew S. Olesh, Obermayer Rebmann Maxwell & Hippel LLP, Philadelphia, PA for plaintiffs.
for defendant: Brian E. Farnan, Michael J. Farnan, Farnan LLP, Wilmington, DE; Thomas J. Elliott, Frederick P. Santarelli, Jack P. Elliott, Colin J. O’Boyle, Elliott Greenleaf, P.C., Blue Bell, PA for defendant.
Case Number: D69774
The court held that plaintiff who leased a dock from defendant proved that it was not a stevedore because it was not involved in the physical handling of cargo within the terminal property.
Publication Date: 2022-03-22
Practice Area: Deals and Transactions
Industry: Technology Media and Telecom
Court: Court of Chancery
Judge: Vice Chancellor Laster
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Carmella P. Keener, Cooch and Taylor, P.A., Wilmington, DE; Marcus E. Montejo, Kevin H. Davenport, John G. Day, Prickett, Jones & Elliott, P.A., Wilmington, DE; Thomas R. Ajamie, David S. Siegel, Ryan van Steenis, Ajamie LLP, Houston, TX; Michael A. Pullara, Houston, TX for plaintiffs.
for defendant: Todd C. Schiltz, Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP, Wilmington, DE; William M. Connolly, Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP, Philadelphia, PA; Zoë K. Wilhelm, Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP, Los Angeles, CA; Maurice L. Brimmage, Jr., Laura P. Warrick, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP, Dallas, TX for defendants.
Case Number: D69753
The court held that AT&T failed to prove that the freeze-out of minority partners was entirely fair because it did not follow a fair process and did not employ procedural protections to ensure fairness to the minority partners.
Law Journal Press | Digital Book
Authors: Joseph S. Britton
View this BookView more book results for the query "*"
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.
Publication Date: 2022-02-15
Practice Area: Deals and Transactions
Industry: Financial Services and Banking | Investments and Investment Advisory | Real Estate
Court: Court of Chancery
Judge: Vice Chancellor Laster
Attorneys: For plaintiff: David J. Margules, Elizabeth A. Sloan, Jessica C. Watt, Ballard Spahr LLP, Wilmington, DE; Stephen Brauerman, Emily A. Letcher, Bayard PA, Wilmington, DE; William B. Igoe, Philadelphia, PA for petitioner.
for defendant: William M. Lafferty, Ryan D. Stottmann, Sarah P. Kaboly, Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell LLP, Wilmington DE; Marc J. Sonnenfeld, Laura H. McNally, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, Philadelphia, PA for respondent.
Case Number: D69710
The court, in the appraisal action, determined the fair value of the respondent and gave heavy weight to the deal price.
Publication Date: 2022-02-15
Practice Area: Corporate Entities
Industry: Consulting
Court: Court of Chancery
Judge: Vice Chancellor Laster
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Jeremy D. Anderson, Fish & Richardson P.C., Wilmington, DE for petitioner.
for defendant: Mark Gentile, Richards, Layton & Finger, P.A., Wilmington, DE, Court-Appointed Amicus Curiae.
Case Number: D69712
The court held that §226(a)(3) of the Delaware General Corporation Law did not authorize the appointment of a custodian to revive an abandoned business.
Publication Date: 2022-01-25
Practice Area: Civil Procedure
Industry: Retail | Software
Court: Court of Chancery
Judge: Vice Chancellor Laster
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Daniel A. Griffith, Whiteford Taylor & Preston LLC, Wilmington, DE for plaintiff.
for defendant:
Case Number: D69687
The court held that plaintiff properly moved to amend its complaint to add two new parties under Rule 15 (a) notwithstanding the entry of the default judgment against two different parties. Motion to amend granted.
Publication Date: 2021-12-21
Practice Area: Creditors' and Debtors' Rights
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, McCarter & ENGLISH, LLP, Wilmington, DE for plaintiff.
for defendant: Robert S. Saunders, Jenness E. Parker, Bonnie W. David, 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: D69653
Court declined a stay of proceedings and permanent injunction, where the injunction was imposed to prevent plaintiff from interfering with defendant's rights under the parties' agreement, and where defendant was unlikely to prevail on its appeal of the court's judgment finding the agreement valid and enforceable.
Legal Speak is a weekly podcast that makes sense of what’s happening in the legal industry.
1 minute read