• Wilant v. BNSF Ry. Co.

    Publication Date: 2020-05-27
    Practice Area: Occupational Safety and Health
    Industry: Transportation
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Butler
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: A. Dale Bowers, II, Law Office of A. Dale Bowers, Wilmington, DE; Shawn A. Ricci and Luke T. Pepper, Bern Cappelli, LLC, Conshohocken, PA for plaintiff.
    for defendant: Maria R. Granaudo Gesty, Burns White, LLC, Wilmington, DE; S. Camile Reifers, Boyle Brasher, LLC , Memphis, TN for defendant.

    Case Number: D68997

    The court granted a motion to exclude the testimony of plaintiff's causation expert.

  • Colburn v. Bd. of Adjustment of the City of New Castle

    Publication Date: 2019-10-23
    Practice Area: Administrative Law
    Industry: Real Estate | State and Local Government
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Butler
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Josiah Wolcott, Connolly Gallagher LLP for appellants.
    for defendant: Daniel Losco and Geena Khomenko George, Losco & Marconi, P.A. for appellees.

    Case Number: D68746

    A board of adjustment failed to articulate the reasons why a building official's determination about the characterization of a right of way was correct.

  • Giles & Ransome v. Kalix

    Publication Date: 2018-10-31
    Practice Area: Labor Law
    Industry: Construction | Health Care
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Butler
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: H. Garrett Baker, Elzufon Austin & Mondell, P.A., Wilmington, DE, attorney for appellant
    for defendant: Donald E. Marston and James R. Donovan, Doroshow Pasquale Krawitz & Bhaya, Bear, DE, attorneys for appellee.

    Case Number: D68334

    Industrial Accident Board's decision ordering employer to reimburse injured employee for full cost of medical marijuana supported by credible evidence where board credited employee's testimony that high initial consumption was due to experimentation to find correct dosage and active ingredients.

  • In re Talc Product Liab. Litig.

    Publication Date: 2018-09-26
    Practice Area: Products Liability
    Industry: Health Care | Manufacturing
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Butler
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: R. Joseph Hrubiec, W. Steven Berman, Hunter J. Shkolnik, Napoli Shkolnik, LLC; Raeann Warner, Ja-cobs & Crumplar, P.A., for plaintiffs
    for defendant: Michael P. Kelly, Daniel J. Brown and Jessica D. Miller, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, LLP., for Johnson & Johnson defendants.

    Case Number: D68298

    The court dismissed claims by nonresident plaintiffs for lack of personal jurisdiction over certain defendants, and it also granted a motion by those defendants for a protective order to quash jurisdictional discovery.

  • Zavala v. Port to Port Intl Corp.

    Publication Date: 2018-04-18
    Practice Area: Administrative Law
    Industry: Cargo and Shipping
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Butler
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Lauren E.M. Russell for Port to Port Int'l Corp.
    for defendant: Carla Jarosz for Unemployment Ins. Appeal Bd.

    Case Number: D68117

    Substantial evidence existed to support agencys determination that the claimant was terminated from her em-ployment for cause and was not entitled to receive unemployment benefits.

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  • Cody v. Hardy

    Publication Date: 2017-12-06
    Practice Area: Motor Vehicle Torts
    Industry: State and Local Government
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Butler
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Heather A. Long, Kimmel, Carter, Roman, Peltz & O'Neill, Christiana, DE, attorney for plaintiff
    for defendant: Michael Busenkell, Geller Scali Busenkell & Brown, LLC, Wilmington, DE; Donald M. Ransom and Michael J. Hendee, Casarino Christman Shalk Ransom & Doss, P.A., Wilmington, DE, attorneys for defendant.

    Case Number: D67959

    Court declined to grant summary judgment to employer pleaded into motor vehicle tort action under theory of respondeat superior where there was genuine dispute of material fact as to whether employees trip to grocery store during out-of-state work trip was part of course and scope of employment.