• Belknap Holdings, LLC v. Midwest Prototyping, LLC

    Publication Date: 2024-10-22
    Practice Area: Mergers and Acquisitions
    Industry: Manufacturing
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Davis
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Sarah E. Delia, McCarter & English, LLP, Wilmington, DE for plaintiffs.
    for defendant: Taylor A. Christensen, John P. DiTomo, Morris Nichols Arsht & Tunnell, LLP, Wilmington, DE for defendant.

    Case Number: N23C-10-199 EMD CCLD

    Court dismissed action on summary judgment where plaintiffs' claims fell within the scope of the dispute resolution clause in the parties' asset purchase agreement.

  • The Spring League, LLC v. Frost Brown Todd LLP

    Publication Date: 2024-10-22
    Practice Area: Legal Malpractice
    Industry: Entertainment and Leisure | Insurance | Legal Services | Technology Media and Telecom
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Davis
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Patrick C. Gallagher, Courtney R. Prinski, Jacobs & Crumplar, P.A., New Castle, DE for plaintiff.
    for defendant: David E. Ross, Eric D. Selden, Ross Aronstam & Moritz LLP, Wilmington, DE for defendant.

    Case Number: N24C-01-095 EMD CCLD

    Former law firm client failed to establish causal connection to damages where insurance policy secured by counsel expired due to client's failure to pay premiums before a "claim" under the policy arose.

  • Smartmatic USA Corp. v. Newsmax Media, Inc.

    Publication Date: 2024-10-08
    Practice Area: Business Torts
    Industry: Electronics | Manufacturing | Technology Media and Telecom
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Davis
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Michael J. Barrie, Kate Harmon, Benesch, Friedlander, Coplan & Aronoff LLP, Wilmington, DE; J. Erik Connolly, Nicole Wrigley, David D. Pope, William Walsh, Lee B. Muench, Lauran Tortorella, Olivia Sullivan, Meghan Golden, Benesch, Friedlander, Coplan & Aronoff LLP, Chicago, IL for plaintiffs.
    for defendant: C. Barr Flinn, Kevin A. Guerke, Timothy E. Lengkeek, Lauren Dunkle Fortunato, Michael A. Laukaitis II, Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor LLP, Wilmington, DE; Douglas D. Herrmann, Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders LLP, Wilmington, DE; Bennet J. Moskowitz, Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders LLP, New York, NY; Misha Tseytlin, Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders LLP, Chicago, IL; Howard M. Cooper, Joseph M. Cacace, Josh L. Launer, Maria A. Lombardi, Todd & Weld LLP, Boston, MA for defendant.

    Case Number: N21C-11-028 EMD

    Court granted reargument to clarify that Florida punitive damages law sufficiently defined "express malice" and required both actual and express malice for a jury to award punitive damages.

  • Data Logger Solutions, LLC v. Digi SmartSense, LLC

    Publication Date: 2024-10-01
    Practice Area: Contracts
    Industry: Electronics | Retail
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Davis
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Krista M. Reale, Margolis Edelstein, Wilmington, DE; Herbert W. Mondros, Rigrodsky Law, P.A., Wilmington, DE; Glenn Ricketti, Margolis Edelstein, Philadelphia, PA for plaintiff.
    for defendant: David J. Soldo, K. Tyler O’Connell, Barnaby Grzaslewicz, Samuel E. Bashman, Morris James LLP, Wilmington, DE; Eric C. Liebeler, Kevin Kitchen, Stinson LLP, Minneapolis, MN for defendant.

    Case Number: N20C-10-121 EMD

    Court granted remittitur where expert testimony could only reasonably support a lower future damages award than granted by the jury.

  • Limitless Coffee, LLC v. Mott's, LLP

    Publication Date: 2024-10-01
    Practice Area: Mergers and Acquisitions
    Industry: Food and Beverage | Manufacturing
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Davis
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Jared T. Green, Seitz, Van Ogtrop & Green, P.A.; Christine E. Burke, Karpf, Karpf & Cerutti, P.C., Bensalem, PA for plaintiffs.
    for defendant: Brett M. McCartney, Elizabeth A. Powers, Bayard, P.A.; Sarah T. Andrade, Wilmington, DE; Christoper Patton, Leo Park, Lynn Pinker Hurst & Schwegmann, LLP, Dallas, TX for defendants.

    Case Number: N23C-12-229 EMD CCLD

    Breach of contract and implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing claims failed where parties chose not to incorporate commercially reasonable efforts clause into earnout provision.

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  • Smartmatic USA Corp. v. Newsmax Media, Inc.

    Publication Date: 2024-09-24
    Practice Area: Business Torts
    Industry: Manufacturing | Software | Technology Media and Telecom
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Davis
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Michael J. Barrie, Kate Harmon, Benesch, Friedlander, Coplan & Aronoff LLP, Wilmington, DE; J. Erik Connolly, Nicole Wrigley, David D. Pope, William Walsh, Lee B. Muench, Lauran Tortorella, Olivia Sullivan, Meghan Golden, Benesch, Friedlander, Coplan & Aronoff LLP, Chicago, IL for plaintiffs.
    for defendant: C. Barr Flinn, Kevin A. Guerke, Timothy E. Lengkeek, Lauren Dunkle Fortunato, Michael A. Laukaitis II, Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor LLP, Wilmington, DE; Douglas D. Herrmann, Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders LLP, Wilmington, DE; Bennet J. Moskowitz, Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders LLP, New York, NY; Misha Tseytlin, Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders LLP, Chicago, IL; Howard M. Cooper, Joseph M. Cacace, Josh L. Launer, Maria A. Lombardi, Todd & Weld LLP, Boston, MA for defendant.

    Case Number: N21C-11-028 EMD

    Plaintiff was not entitled to summary judgment of actual malice where jury could either find that information provided to news organization was conclusive of the truth or self-serving, creating a genuine issue of material fact as to whether the outlet recklessly disregarded the truth; however, there was insufficient evidence of a primary purpose to harm plaintiff, precluding a showing of express malice.

  • Delaware Human & Civil Rights Comm'n v. Greenbrier Condos, L.L.C.

    Publication Date: 2024-08-20
    Practice Area: Civil Rights
    Industry: Hospitality and Lodging | Real Estate | State and Local Government
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Davis
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Kemba S. Lydia-Moore, DAG, Delaware Department of Justice, Wilmington, DE for plaintiff.
    for defendant: Donald L. Gouge, Jr., Donald J. Gouge, Jr., LLC, Wilmington, DE for defendants.

    Case Number: N24C-02-153 EMD

    Delaware Fair Housing Act merely required Delaware Department of Justice to "pursue" a civil enforcement action after referral, which did not require the filing of a lawsuit.

  • Massandra Capital IV, LLC v. CEAI Aspen Place Manager, LLC

    Publication Date: 2024-07-30
    Practice Area: Contracts
    Industry: Investments and Investment Advisory | Real Estate
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Davis
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Travis S. Hunter, Alexandra M. Ewing, Richards, Layton & Finger, P.A., Wilmington, DE for plaintiff.
    for defendant: Douglas D. Herrmann, Emily L. Wheatley, Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders LLP, Wilmington, DE; R. Thomas Avery, Stephen M. Hoeplinger, Capes, Sokol, Goodman & Sarachan, P.C., St. Louis, MO for defendants.

    Case Number: N23C-10-136 EMD CCLD

    LLC member's capital contributions were not "losses" under the parties' guaranty as treating them as losses would effectively force the other members to make capital contributions for which the first member would receive a greater ownership stake.

  • Westlake Pipe & Fittings Corp. v. Geon Performance Solutions, LLC

    Publication Date: 2024-07-30
    Practice Area: Contracts
    Industry: Chemicals and Materials | Manufacturing
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Davis
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Stephen B. Brauerman, Emily L. Skaug, Bayard, P.A., Wilmington, DE for plaintiff.
    for defendant: Joelle E. Polesky, Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young, LLP, Wilmington, DE; Patrick K. Kingsley, Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young, LLP, Philadelphia, PA for defendant.

    Case Number: N23C-08-096 EMD CCLD

    Express terms of parties' supply agreement released supplier from having to honor rates under the agreement after its termination, and the agreement merely allowed purchaser to apply credits it had earned to future contracts negotiated between the parties.

  • LGM Holdings, LLC v. Schurder

    Publication Date: 2024-07-23
    Practice Area: Mergers and Acquisitions
    Industry: Distribution and Wholesale | Pharmaceuticals
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Davis
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Thomas E. Hanson, Jr., Barnes & Thornburg LLP, Wilmington, DE; Eric Sussman, Denise Lazar, Barnes & Thornburg LLP, Chicago, IL for plaintiffs.
    for defendant: John M. Seaman, Florentina D. Field, Abrams & Bayliss LLP, Wilmington, DE; Travis S. Hunter, Richards, Layton & Finger, P.A., Wilmington, DE; Michael J. Payne, Frankel, Rubin, Klein, Payne & Pudlowski, P.C., St. Louis, MO for defendants.

    Case Number: N23C-09-011 EMD CCLD

    Buyers waived their fraud claims against sellers by averring in a subsequent letter agreement that buyers' losses arose from sellers' breaches of representations and warranties, and buyers failed to file an indemnity lawsuit within the applicable survival period.