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  • Schweitzer v. LCR Capital Partners, LLC

    Publication Date: 2020-03-25
    Practice Area: Employment Litigation
    Industry: Financial Services and Banking
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Adams
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Sean A. Meluney and Matthew D. Beebe, Benesch Friedlander Coplan & Aronoff, LLP, Wilmington, DE; Scott R. Matthews, Windels Marx Lane & Mittendorf, LLP, New York, NY for plaintiff.
    for defendant: James M. Yoch, Jr. and Michael A. Laukaitis II, Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor, LLP, Wilmington, DE; Lindsay Neinast, Littler Mendelson PC, Washington, DC for defendant.
    Case Number: D68925

    The court lacked personal jurisdiction over a non-resident company manager, and it granted motions to dismiss as to indemni-fication and defamation claims. However, plaintiff adequately stated a wage claim.

  • Erosion Control Specialists, Inc. v. Hyetts Corner, LLC

    Publication Date: 2020-03-25
    Practice Area: Creditors' and Debtors' Rights
    Industry: Construction | Real Estate
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Adams
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: G. Kevin Fasic, Offit Kurman, P.A., Wilmington, DE for plaintiff.
    for defendant: Richard L. Abbott, Abbott Law Firm, LLC, Hockessin, DE for defendant.
    Case Number: D68921

    A landscaping contractor was not entitled to a mechanic's lien or to recovery under the Building Construction Payments Act, because it performed no work on any structure. Motion to dismiss granted.

  • TIBCO Software, Inc. v. nThrive Revenue Sys., LLC

    Publication Date: 2019-12-04
    Practice Area: Contractual Disputes | Corporate Entities
    Industry: Software | Technology Media and Telecom
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Adams
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Josiah R. Wolcott, Connolly Gallagher, LLP, Newark, DE for plaintiff.
    for defendant: Chad S.C. Stover, Barnes & Thornburg, LLP, Wilmington, DE for defendant.
    Case Number: D68796

    A factual dispute existed regarding whether a party was an agent or otherwise had authority to terminate an agreement. Motion for summary judgment denied.

  • Naisha v. Gilead Sciences, Inc.

    Publication Date: 2019-11-20
    Practice Area: Civil Rights
    Industry: Biotechnology
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Adams
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Vanessa L. Naisha, pro se plaintiff
    for defendant: Smyrna, DE. Brian C. Ralston and Carla M. Jones, Potter Anderson & Corroon, LLP, Wilmington, DE for defendant.
    Case Number: D68776

    Pro se plaintiff not entitled to appointment of counsel for her civil case where there was no evidence plaintiff's access to the courts would be restricted absent appointed counsel and where plaintiff's diminished chance of success did not outweigh the government's interests.