• Bay Point Capital Partners L.P. v. Fitness Recovery Holdings, LLC

    Publication Date: 2021-12-14
    Practice Area: Creditors' and Debtors' Rights
    Industry: Financial Services and Banking
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge LeGrow
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Steven M. Miller, K. Tyler O’Connell, Barnaby Grzaslewicz, Morris James, Wilmington, DE; John F. Isbell, Law Offices of John F. Isbell, LCC, Atlanta, GA for plaintiffs.
    for defendant: Michael A. Weidinger, Megan Brison, Pickney, Weidinger, Urban & Joyce LLC, Wilmington, DE; Joshua Krakowsky, Davidoff Hutch-er & Citron LLP, New York, NY for defendant.

    Case Number: D69641

    The court held that the promissory notes at issue contained plain, unambiguous terms that did not waive the unsecured credi-tor's right to agree to any modification of the agreement such that defendant's unilateral modification of the due date of the promissory notes was invalid. Motion for judgment on the pleadings granted.

  • APX Operating Co., LLC v. HDI Global Ins. Co.

    Publication Date: 2021-11-30
    Practice Area: Insurance Law
    Industry: Entertainment and Leisure | Insurance
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge LeGrow
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Brian M. Rostocki, Benjamin P. Chapple, Justin Forcier, John Ellison, Miranda Jannuzzi, Reed Smith LLP, Wilmington, DE for plaintiff.
    for defendant: John D. Balaguer, White and Williams LLP, Wilmington, DE; Kristin C. Cummins, Zelle LLP, Dallas, TX; Kristin A. Heres, Zelle LLP, Framingham, MA for defendant.

    Case Number: D69623

    The court found that the pollution and contamination exclusion in the subject property insurance policy barred plaintiff's claim for economic losses incurred from mandated shutdowns of its family entertainment centers caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

  • Lennox Indus., Inc. v. Alliance Compressors LLC

    Publication Date: 2021-11-09
    Practice Area: Contracts
    Industry: Manufacturing
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Legrow
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Richard P. Rollo, Travis S. Hunter, Alexandra M. Ewing, Richards, Layton, & Finger, P.A., Wilmington, DE; Eric B. Halper, N. Cyris Bayar, McKool Smith P.C., New York, NY for plaintiffs.
    for defendant: Jon E. Abramczyk, D. McKinley Measley, Alexandra M. Cumings, Morris, Nichols, Arsht, & Tunnell LLP, Wilmington, DE; James F. Bennett, John D. Comerford, Down Bennett LLP, St. Louis, MO for defendant.

    Case Number: D69602

    The court held that the terms of the agreement between the parties was unambiguous such that plaintiff could not impose a new interpretation.

  • Sycamore Partners Mgmt., L.P. v. Endurance Am. Ins. Co.

    Publication Date: 2021-09-29
    Practice Area: Insurance Litigation
    Industry: Insurance | Investments and Investment Advisory
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge LeGrow
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: David J. Baldwin, Peter C. McGivney, Berger Harris LLP, Wilmington, DE; John E. Failla, Nathan R. Lander, Elise A. Yablonski, Tiffany M. Woo, Proskauer Rose LLP, New York, NY for plaintiffs.
    for defendant: Elena C. Norman, Michael A. Laukaitis, II, Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor, LLP, Wilmington, DE; Michael F. Perlis, Richard R. Johnson, Kaufman Borgeest & Ryan LLP, Woodland Hills, CA; Sebastian Quitmeyer, Kaufman Borgeest & Ryan LLP, New York, NY; Carmella P. Keener, Cooch & Taylor, P.A., Wilmington, DE; Ronald P. Schiller, Daniel J. Layden, Isabel C. Naviera López, Hangley Aronchick Segal Pudlin & Schiller, P.C., Philadelphia, PA for defendants.

    Case Number: D69552

    The court granted summary judgment in favor of plaintiffs, because defendant insurers were obligated to provide insurance coverage even though third parties provided some of the funds to pay plaintiffs' settlement.

  • Aveanna Healthcare, LLC v. Epic/Freedom, LLC

    Publication Date: 2021-08-25
    Practice Area: Mergers and Acquisitions
    Industry: Food and Beverage | Health Care
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge LeGrow
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Richard L. Renck, Tracey E. Timlin, Duane Morris LLP, Wilmington, DE; Robert M. Castle, III, Randy D. Gordon, Duane Morris LLP, Dallas, TX for plaintiff.
    for defendant: Kenneth J. Nachbar, Miranda N. Gilbert, Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell LLP, Wilmington, DE; R. Todd Cronan, Joseph P. Rockers, Goodwin Procter LLP, Boston, MA for defendants.

    Case Number: D69511

    Buyer could pursue fraud claims against seller of companies, even though the companies made the fraudulent misrepresentations, where an anti-reliance clause could not exculpate liability for intra-contractual fraud and where the seller was plausibly alleged to have known of the falsity of the contractual representations.

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  • Jarden, LLC v. ACE Am. Ins. Co.

    Publication Date: 2021-08-18
    Practice Area: Insurance Litigation
    Industry: Consumer Products | Insurance | Investments and Investment Advisory
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge LeGrow
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: David Baldwin, Berger Harris, Wilmington, DE for plaintiff.
    for defendant: Robert J. Katzenstein, Smith Katzenstein & Jenkins LLP, Wilmington, DE; Michael R. Goodstein, Bailey Cavalieri LLC, Columbus, OH; David H. Topol, Matthew W. Beato, Wiley Rein LLP, Washington, DC; Marc S. Casarino, White & Williams LLP, Wilmington, DE; Maurice Pesso, William J. Brennan, Kennedys CMK LLP, New York, NY; Joanna J. Cline, Emily L. Wheatley, Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders LLP, Wilmington, DE; Jennifer Mathis, Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders LLP, San Francisco, CA; Brandon D. Almond, Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders LLP, Washington, DC; Kurt M. Heyman, Aaron M. Nelson, Heyman Enerio Gattuso & Hirzel LLP, Wilmington, DE; Scott B. Schrieber, William C. Perdue, Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP, Washington, DC; Carmella P. Keener, Cooch and Taylor, P.A., Wilmington, DE; Ronald P. Schiller, Daniel J. Layden, Hangley Aronchick Segal Pudlin & Schiller, Philadelphia, PA for defendants.

    Case Number: D69506

    No insurance coverage was available for costs incurred by a company in connection with a statutory appraisal proceeding, because that action did not constitute a "wrongful act" under the policy.

  • Sycamore Partners Mgmt., L.P. v. Endurance Am. Ins. Co.

    Publication Date: 2021-03-17
    Practice Area: Insurance Litigation
    Industry: Insurance | Investments and Investment Advisory
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge LeGrow
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: David J. Baldwin, Peter C. McGivney, Berger Harris LLP, Wilmington, DE; John E. Failla, Nathan R. Lander, Elise A. Yablonski, Proskauer Rose LLP, New York, NY for plaintiffs.
    for defendant: Barry M. Klayman, Cozen O’Connor, Wilmington, DE; Michael R. Davisson, Cozen O’Connor, Los Angeles, CA; Elena C. Norman, Michael A. Laukaitis, II, Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor, LLP, Wilmington, DE; Michael F. Perlis, Locke Lord LLP, Los Angeles, CA; Michael P. Duffy, Scarlett M. Rajbanshi, Peabody & Arnold LLP, Boston, MA; Ian Connor Bifferato, The Bifferato Firm, P.A., Wilmington, DE; James Thurston, Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker, LLP, Chicago, IL; Daniel E. Tranen, Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker, LLP, Edwardsville, IL; Elizabeth B. Sandza, Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker, LLP, Washington, DC; Carmella P. Keener, Cooch and Taylor, P.A., Wilmington, DE; Ronald P. Schiller, Daniel J. Layden, Hangley Aronchick Segal Pudlin & Schiller, P.C., Philadelphia, PA for defendants.

    Case Number: D69333

    Insurers' defense of uninsurability failed as a matter of law, because Delaware law did not prohibit insur-ance policies for restitution or disgorgement.

  • The Am. Bottling Co. v. Repole

    Publication Date: 2021-01-13
    Practice Area: Contracts
    Industry: Distribution and Wholesale | Food and Beverage
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge LeGrow
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Garrett B. Moritz, Anne M. Steadman, Ross Aronstam & Moritz LLP, Wilmington, DE; Robert C. Walters, Russell H. Falconer, Megan Z. Hulce, Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP, attorneys for plaintiff
    for defendant: A. Thompson Bayliss and Daniel J. McBride, Abrams & Bayliss LLP, Wilmington, DE; David. H. Bernstein, Jyotin Hamid, Jared I. Kagan, and Matthew J. Petrozziello, Debevoise & Plimpton LLP, attorneys for defendants.

    Case Number: D69254

    Tortious interference claim failed where CEO acted within scope of authority to negotiate distribution/investment deal with another company where the transaction withstood business judgement rule review and thus could not be attacked via a tortious interference claim.

  • Legion Partners Asset Mgmt., LLC v. Underwriters at Lloyds London

    Publication Date: 2020-10-14
    Practice Area: Insurance Law
    Industry: Insurance | Investments and Investment Advisory
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge LeGrow
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: David J. Soldo, Patricia A. Winston, Morris James LLP, Wilmington, DE for plaintiff.
    for defendant: Carmella P. Keener, Cooch and Taylor, P.A., Wilmington, DE; Kim W. West, Alec H. Boyd, Clyde & Co. U.S. LLP, San Francisco, CA for defendant.

    Case Number: D69153

    Insurer was obligated to advance costs pertaining to insured's defense to counterclaims in an arbitration proceeding, because those counterclaims were within the scope of the policy.

  • MTA Canada Royalty Corp. v. Compania Minera Pangea, S.A. DE C.V.

    Publication Date: 2020-09-30
    Practice Area: Contractual Disputes
    Industry: Mining and Resources
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge LeGrow
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Peter L. Frattareli, Kevin F. Shaw, Archer & Greiner, P.C., Wilmington, DE for plaintiff.
    for defendant: Robert A. Penza, Christina B. Vavala, Polsinelli PC, Wilmington, DE; R. Montgomery Donaldson, Montgomery McCracken Walker & Rhoads LLP, Wilmington, DE for defendant.

    Case Number: D69137

    The unambiguous language of a contract included an anti-assignment provision.