• Delaware River & Bay Auth. v. Minor

    Publication Date: 2021-12-07
    Practice Area: Administrative Law
    Industry: State and Local Government
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Rennie
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Adria B. Martinelli, Lauren E.M. Russell, Barry M. Willoughby, Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor, LLP for appellant.
    for defendant: Frank Minor, pro se appellee.

    Case Number: D69633

    The court held that the decision by Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board finding that the position held by appellee was not designated as a major policymaking position was supported by substantial evidence.

  • Pope v. Astrazeneca AB

    Publication Date: 2021-04-21
    Practice Area: Personal Injury
    Industry: Pharmaceuticals
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Rennie
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Raeann Warner, Jacobs & Crumplar, P.A., Wilmington, DE; Rebecca B. King, Tracey, Fox, King & Walters for plaintiffs.
    for defendant: Michael P. Kelly, James J. Freebery, Daniel J. Brown, Hayley J. Reese, McCarter & English, LLP, Wilming-ton, DE; Stephen D. Raber, Matthew D. Heins, Griffin R. Farha, Williams & Connolly LLP for defendants.

    Case Number: D69371

    The court granted defendants' motion to dismiss because plaintiff did not adequately plead his design de-fect or failure to warn claims, and his derivative negligence claims failed as well.

  • State of Delaware v. Wilson

    Publication Date: 2021-04-07
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Rennie
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Mark A. Denney, Jr., Michael B. Cooksey, Dep’t of Justice, Wilmington, DE for the state.
    for defendant: Anthony A. Figiola, Jr., Greto Law, Wilmington, DE for defendant.

    Case Number: D69357

    The court denied defendant's motion for a new trial because the state did not improperly withhold excul-patory evidence and defendant failed to demonstrate any prejudice.

  • Gibbs v. 84 Lumber Co.

    Publication Date: 2020-10-21
    Practice Area: Occupational Safety and Health
    Industry: Chemicals and Materials
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Rennie
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Ipek Kurul, Bartholomew J. Dalton, Andrew C. Dalton, Michael C. Dalton, Dalton & Associates, P.A., Wilmington, DE; Adam Balick, Michael Collins Smith, Patrick J. Smith, Balick & Balick, LLC, Wilmington, DE for plaintiffs.
    for defendant: Beth E. Valocch, Joseph S. Naylor, Swartz Campbell, LLC, Wilmington, DE for defendant.

    Case Number: D69161

    The court granted summary judgment in favor of the supplier of raw asbestos, because it did not have a duty to warn end users of the dangers of asbestos-containing products manufactured by other companies.

  • State of Delaware v. Purnell

    Publication Date: 2020-03-04
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Rennie
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: D68900

    The court summarily dismissed defendant's motion for post-conviction relief because it was untimely.

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  • State of Delaware v. Purnell

    Publication Date: 2020-03-04
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Rennie
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: D68900

    The court summarily dismissed defendant's motion for post-conviction relief because it was untimely.

  • Bank of America v. Brown

    Publication Date: 2019-10-23
    Practice Area: Occupational Safety and Health
    Industry: Financial Services and Banking
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Rennie
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Paul V. Tatlow, Marshall, Dennehey, Warner, Coleman & Goggin for appellant.
    for defendant: Gary S. Nitsche and Katherine L. Hemming, Weik, Nitsche & Dougherty, LLL for appellee.

    Case Number: D68745

    The Industrial Accident Board failed to make findings that a worker's job duties were the substantial cause of her injuries.

  • Villalobos-Martin v. Nationwide Mut. Ins. Co.

    Publication Date: 2019-05-29
    Practice Area: Insurance Litigation
    Industry:
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Rennie
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Cynthia H. Pruitt, Doroshow Pasquale Krawitz & Bhaya for plaintiffs.
    for defendant: Donald M. Ransom and Beth A. Swadley, Carasino Christman Shalk Ransom & Doss, P.A. for defend-ant.

    Case Number: D68581

    Insurer met all of its statutory and contractual obligations when it excluded a party from coverage under an automobile policy, and it was not required to provide coverage for a subsequent accident involving the excluded party.

  • Atl. Bldg. Assocs. v. Trujillo

    Publication Date: 2019-04-17
    Practice Area: Administrative Law | Labor Law
    Industry: Construction
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Rennie
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Andrew J. Carmine, Elzufon Austin & Mondell for appellant.
    for defendant: Arthur M. Krawitz and Tara E. Bustard, Doroshow, Pasquale, Krawitz & Bhaya for appellee.

    Case Number: D68526

    The Industrial Accident Board's ruling was remanded for it to clarify whether its extensive review, of a prime contractor's efforts to verify that a subcontractor's workers' compensation insurance extended to Delaware, was conducted under a due diligence standard rather than a strict liability standard.

  • State of Delaware v. Watts

    Publication Date: 2019-03-20
    Practice Area: Criminal Law | Evidence
    Industry:
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Rennie
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Cari Chapman and Matthew Keating, Deputy Attorneys General, Department of Justice for the state
    for defendant: Elliot Margules, Assistant Public Defender, Office of the Public Defender for defendant.

    Case Number: D68500

    Defendant was not entitled to dismissal or a missing evidence instruction where the state did not deny him access to evidence material to his defense.