• Alatus Aerosystems v. Triumph Aerostructures, LLC

    Publication Date: 2022-01-11
    Practice Area: Contractual Disputes
    Industry: Aerospace | Manufacturing
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Davis
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: John L. Reed, Kelly L. Freund, DLA Piper LLP, Wilmington, DE; Benjamin D. Schuman, Harry P. Rudo, DLA Piper LLP, Baltimore, MD for plaintiff.
    for defendant: Joelle E. Polesky, Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young, LLP, Wilmington, DE; Michael D. O’Mara, Joseph T. Kelleher, Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young LLP, Philadelphia, PA for defendants.

    Case Number: D69673

    The court held that the parties did not reach a settlement agreement as there were material terms that still had not been agreed upon and the conduct of the parties was contrary to an overt manifestation of assent.

  • CVR Refining, LP v. XL Specialty Ins. Co.

    Publication Date: 2021-12-07
    Practice Area: Insurance Law
    Industry: Energy | Insurance | Transportation
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Davis
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Jennifer C. Wasson, Carla M. Jones, Potter Anderson & Corroon LLP, Wilmington, DE; Robin L. Cohen, Alexander M. Sugzda, Cohen Ziffer Frenchman & McKenna, New York, NY; Herbert Beigel, Law Offices of Herbert Beigel, Tucson, AZ for plaintiffs.
    for defendant: Robert J. Katzenstein, Smith Katzenstein & Jenkins LLP, Wilmington, DE; Leland H. Jones, Chiara Tondi Resta, Wiley Rein LLP, Washington, DC; John C. Phillips, Jr., David Bilson, Phillips McLaughlin & Hall, P.A., Wilmington, DE; Michael P. Duffy, Scarlett M. Rajbanshi, Boston, MA; Erica J. Kerstein, Robinson & Cole LLP, New York, NY; Geoffrey W. Heineman, Esquire, Ropers Majeski, P.C. for defendants.

    Case Number: D69632

    Plaintiffs were entitled to advancement of defense costs in underlying securities class action where claims in the underlying action did not implicate either of the provisions listed in a policy endorsement that limited coverage for defense costs.

  • Fansler v. N. Am. Title Ins. Co.

    Publication Date: 2021-10-27
    Practice Area: Insurance Law
    Industry: Insurance | Real Estate
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Davis
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    Case Number: D69583

    The court held that because the title insurance policy did not cover consequential damages, plaintiffs would not be able to present evidence on lost wages, carrying costs, lost opportunity costs or lost earnings allegedly incurred because of survey mis-takes.

  • Aureus Holdings, LLC v. Kubient, Inc.

    Publication Date: 2021-09-15
    Practice Area: Deals and Transactions
    Industry: Advertising | Technology Media and Telecom
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Davis
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Larry R. Wood, Jr., Brandon W. McCune, Blank Rome LLP, Wilmington, DE for plaintiff.
    for defendant: Rudolf Kock, Travis S. Hunter, Nicole K. Pedi, Valeria A. Caras, Richards, Layton & Finger, P.A., Wilmington, DE for defendant.

    Case Number: D69538

    Defendant adequately stated a counterclaim for breach of contract, but the court granted plaintiff's motion to dismiss the counterclaim for fraud in the inducement.

  • Techview Inv. Ltd. V. Amstar Poland Prop. Fund I, L.P.

    Publication Date: 2021-09-15
    Practice Area: Deals and Transactions
    Industry: Investments and Investment Advisory | Real Estate
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Davis
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Kenneth J. Nachbar, Ryan D. Stottmann, Miranda N. Gilbert, Morris Nichols Arsht & Tunnell LLP, Wilmington, DE; Michael B. Carlinsky, David E. Myre, Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP, New York, NY for plaintiffs.
    for defendant: A. Thompson Bayliss, E. Wade Houston, Abrams & Bayliss, LLP, Wilmington, DE; Emily L. Wasserman, Davis Graham & Stuffs LLP, Denver, CO for defendants.

    Case Number: D69540

    The court granted defendants' motions to dismiss because it lacked personal jurisdiction over certain nonresident defendants, another court had exclusive jurisdiction over the gross negligence claim, and plaintiffs failed to state a claim for fraudulent inducement.

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  • Nalda v. Green Valley Home Inspections, LLC

    Publication Date: 2021-09-08
    Practice Area: Contractual Disputes
    Industry: Real Estate
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Davis
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Margaret M. DiBianca, Clark Hill PLC, Wilmington, DE; Kevin B. Watson, Stephen M. Wolf, Clark Hill PLC, Philadelphia, PA for plaintiffs.
    for defendant: Richard D. Abrams, Timothy H. Rohs, Mintzer, Sarowitz, Zeris, Ledva & Meyers, LLP, Wilmington, DE for defendant.

    Case Number: D69530

    Property inspection company was entitled to summary judgment because plaintiffs' claims were barred by the statute of limitations and no tolling applied.

  • Aureus Holdings, LLC v. Kubient, Inc.

    Publication Date: 2021-08-25
    Practice Area: Mergers and Acquisitions
    Industry: Advertising | E-Commerce | Investments and Investment Advisory
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Davis
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Larry R. Wood, Jr., Brandon W. McCune, Blank Rome LLP, Wilmington, DE for plaintiff.
    for defendant: Rudolf Koch, Travis S. Hunter, Nicole K. Pedi, Valerie A. Caras, Richards, Layton & Finger, P.A., Wilmington, DE for defendant.

    Case Number: D69510

    Court declined to dismiss unjust enrichment/tortious interference claims where plaintiff alleged that defendant acted in bad faith to siphon plaintiff's customers and business development efforts, and where the parties' binding letter of intent only governed the parties' duties to create a final acquisition agreement.

  • CVR Refining, LP v. XL Specialty Ins. Co.

    Publication Date: 2021-08-25
    Practice Area: Insurance Law
    Industry: Energy | Insurance
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Davis
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Jennifer C. Wasson, Carla M. Jones, Potter Anderson & Corroon LLP, Wilmington, DE; Robin L. Cohen, Alexander M. Sugzda, Cohen Ziffer Frenchman & McKenna, New York, NY; Herbert Beigel, Law Offices of Herbert Beigel, Tucson, AZ for plaintiffs.
    for defendant: Robert J. Katzenstein, Smith Katzenstein & Jenkins, LLP, Wilimington, DE; Leland H. Jones, Chiara Tondi Resta, Wiley Rein LLP, Washington, DC; John C. Phillips, Jr., David Bilson, Phillips McLaughlin & Hall, P.A. Wilmington, DE; Erica J. Kerstein, Robinson & Cole LLP, New York, NY; Geoffrey W. Heineman, Ropers Majeski, P.C. for defendants.

    Case Number: D69512

    Court declined to dismiss in favor of another action filed in another jurisdiction where defendants had, without warning, engaged in a race to the courthouse to file before plaintiffs, making plaintiffs' case filed only days later a contemporaneously filed action that precluded traditional first-filed rules.

  • KT4 Partners LLC v. Palantir Tech. Inc.

    Publication Date: 2021-08-04
    Practice Area: Business Torts
    Industry: Financial Services and Banking | Investments and Investment Advisory | Software
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Davis
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Bartholomew J. Dalton, Michael C. Dalton, Dalton & Associates, P.A., Wilmington, DE; Barry S. Simon, Jonathan B. Pitt, Stephen Wohlgemuth, Williams & Connolly LLP, Washington, DC for plaintiffs.
    for defendant: Blake Rohrbacher, Kelly E. Farnan, Kevin M. Gallagher, Katharine L. Mowrey, Ryan D. Konstanzer, Rich-ards, Layton & Finger, P.A., Wilmington, DE; John C. Hueston, Moez M. Kaba, Hueston Hennigan LLP, Los Angeles, CA; Kevin J. Orsini, Rory A. Leraris, Cravath Swaine & Moore LLP, New York, NY; Elena C. Nor-man, Paul J. Loughman, Lakshmi A. Muthu, Caleb G. Johnson, Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor LLP, Wil-mington, DE; John Douglas Bethay III, Maynard Cooper & Gale LLP, Birmingham, AL for defendants.

    Case Number: D69489

    The court denied plaintiffs' motions in limine with respect to defense experts, because those witnesses had specialized and relevant knowledge.

  • CIBC Bank USA v. JH Portfolio Debt Equities, LLC

    Publication Date: 2021-06-16
    Practice Area: Creditors' and Debtors' Rights
    Industry: Financial Services and Banking
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Davis
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Kevin J. Mangan, Nicholas T. Verna, Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP, Wilmington, DE; Edward S. Weil, Melanie J. Chico, Mark A. Silverman, Dykema Gossett PLLC, Chicago, IL for plaintiff.
    for defendant: Raymond H. Lemisch, Sean M. Brennecke, Klehr Harrison Harvey Branzburg LLP, Wilmington, DE; Michael Granne, Provenzano Granne & Bader LLP, New York, NY; Matthew B. Lunn, Mary F. Dugan, Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor, LLP, Wilmington, DE; David E. Wilks, Andrea S. Brooks, Julie M. O’Dell, Wilks, Lukoff & Bracegirdle, LLC, Wilmington, DE for defendants.

    Case Number: D69430

    Claims arising from defendants' entering into side agreements that purportedly interfered with plaintiff's security interest were dismissed where plaintiff failed to plead facts sufficient to show bad faith or that it induced the entry into the side agreements.