• State of Delaware v. Coverdale

    Publication Date: 2018-01-17
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Wallace
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Andrew J. Vella for the state
    for defendant: Benjamin S. Gifford IV for defendant.

    Case Number: D68012

    A tactical decision at trial not to request a jury instruction regarding a lesser-included offense was not objec-tively unreasonable, so criminal defendant was not entitled to post-conviction relief for ineffective assistance of counsel.

  • Raytheon Co. v. BAE Sys. Tech. Solutions & Serv. Inc.

    Publication Date: 2017-11-15
    Practice Area: Contractual Disputes
    Industry: Health Care
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Wallace
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Jack B. Jacobs, Mark D. Hopson, Gordon D. Todd and Daniel J. Feith for plaintiff
    for defendant: John A. Sensing, Matthew F. Davis, Jesse L. Noa, Gregory M. Williams, Richard W. Smith and Katherine C. Campbell for defendant.

    Case Number: D67941

    Plaintiffs breach of contract claim was dismissed because the contract specifically allowed defendant to ter-minate if doing so was in its best interest.

  • Catlin Specialty Ins. Co. v. CBL & Assocs. Props.

    Publication Date: 2017-11-01
    Practice Area: Insurance Law
    Industry: Insurance | Real Estate | Retail
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Wallace
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Emily K. Silverstein, Marks, O'Neill, O'Brien, Doherty & Kelly P.C., Wilmington, DE; Louis H. Kozloff, Goldber Segalla LLP, Philadelphia, PA, attorneys for plaintiff
    for defendant: John A. Sensing, Potter Anderson & Corroon LLP, Wilmington, DE; Alan E. Popkin, David W. Sobelman, and Melissa Z. Baris, Husch Blackwell LLP, St. Louis, MO, attorneys for defendant.

    Case Number: D67918

    Insurer had no duty to defend or indemnify insured under professional negligence liability policy where underlying action only alleged insureds intentional fraudulent conduct.