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  • Richards v. Copes-Vulcan, Inc.

    Publication Date: 2019-08-07
    Practice Area: Toxic Torts
    Industry: Automotive | Chemicals and Materials
    Court: Delaware Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Seitz
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Adam Balick and Patrick J. Smith, Balick & Balick, LLC, Wilmington, DE; Bartholemew J. Dalton, Ipek K. Medord, Andrew C. Dalton and Michael C. Dalton, Dalton & Associates, P.A., Wilmington, DE for plaintiffs.
    for defendant: Jason A. Cincilla, Amaryah K. Bocchino, Ryan W. Browning and Tye C. Bell, Manning Gross + Massenburg LLP, Wilmington, DE for defendant The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. Paul A. Bradley and Antionette D. Hubbard, Maron Marvel Bradley An-derson & Tardy LLC, Wilmington, DE for defendant Copes-Vulcan, Inc. Christian J. Singewald and Rochelle L. Gumapac, White and Williams LLP, Wilmington, DE; Jessica L. Ellsworth, Hogan Lovells US LLP, Washington, DC for defendant Ford Motor Co.
    Case Number: D68659

    In this asbestos exposure case, the report of plaintiffs' expert relying solely on cumulative exposure was insufficient, because plaintiffs were required to show that exposure from each defendant's product was a substantial factor in causing injury.

  • Taylor v. State

    Publication Date: 2019-07-24
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Delaware Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Seitz
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Andrew J. Vella, Dep't of Justice, Wilmington, DE for the state.
    for defendant: Patrick J. Collins, Collins & Associates, Wilmington, DE for defendant.
    Case Number: D68644

    The trial court erred in accepting a plea of guilty but mentally ill where defendant expressed that he wished to withdraw his plea.

  • The City of Lewes v. Nepa

    Publication Date: 2019-07-03
    Practice Area: Land Use and Planning
    Industry: Real Estate | State and Local Government
    Court: Delaware Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Seitz
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Glenn C. Mandalas and Daniel F. McAllister, Baird Mandalas Brockstedt, LLC, Dover, DE for the City of Lewes.
    for defendant: Michael J. Hoffman, Tarabicos Grosso, LLP, New Castle, DE for the Board of Adjustment. Kyle F. Dunkle and Mark F. Dunkle, Parkowski Guerke and Swayze, P.A., Dover, DE for Ernest and Deborah Nepa.
    Case Number: D68621

    A state statute regarding municipal variances set minimum standards, and a city could enact stricter variance requirements.

  • Olenik v. Lodzinski

    Publication Date: 2019-04-17
    Practice Area: Deals and Transactions
    Industry: Energy | Investments and Investment Advisory
    Court: Delaware Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Seitz
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Jeremy S. Friedman, Spencer Oster and David F.E. Tejtel, Friedman Oster & Tejtel, PLLC, New York, NY; Ned Weinburger and Thomas Curry, Labaton Sucharow LLP, Wilmington, DE; Peter B. Andrews, Craig J. Springer and David Sborz, Andrews & Springer LLC, Wilmington, DE for plaintiff.
    for defendant: Kenneth J. Nachbar, D. McKinley Measley and Lauren Neal Bennett, Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell LLP, Wilmington, DE; Gerard G. Pecht, Peter A. Stokes and William Patrick Courtney, Norton Rose Fullbright US LLP, Houston, TX and Austin, TX for defendants Lodzinski, Singleton, Bold Energy III LLC and Earthstone Energy, Inc. Rolin P. Bissell and James M. Yoch, Jr., Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor, LLP, Wilmington, DE; Michael C. Holmes, Craig E. Zieminski, Stephen S. Gilstrap, R. Kent Piacenti and Jeffrey Crough, Vinson & Elkins LLP, Dallas, TX for defendants Swanson, Thielmann, Zorich, EnCap Investments, Bold Energy Holdings, LLC and Oak Valley Resources, LLC.
    Case Number: D68531

    Plaintiff alleged sufficient facts to avoid dismissal of this derivative action, because substantive economic negotiations occurred prior to the formation of a special committee.

  • Silverman v. Silverman

    Publication Date: 2019-03-13
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Delaware Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Seitz
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: David C. Gagne and Achille C. Scache, Giordano, Delcollo, Werb & Gagne, LLC, Wilmington, DE for husband.
    for defendant: Shawn Dougherty, Weik, Nitsche & Dougherty, LLC, Wilmington, DE for wife.
    Case Number: D68491

    Husband's financial disclosure met the statutory standard for a valid premarital agreement, so the family court erred in refus-ing to enforce the agreement based on unconscionability.

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  • Urquhart v. State of Delaware

    Publication Date: 2019-02-06
    Practice Area: Civil Rights | Criminal Law
    Industry: Legal Services
    Court: Delaware Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Seitz
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Eugene J. Maurer, Jr. and Elise K. Wolpert of Eugene J. Maurer, Jr. P.A., Wilmington, DE for Everett Ur-quhart.
    for defendant: Abby Adams, Department of Justice, Georgetown, DE for the state.
    Case Number: D68453

    Criminal defendant's right to assistance of counsel in a serious felony trial required more than the mere pres-ence of a defense attorney the day of trial.

  • Aranda v. Philip Morris USA Inc.

    Publication Date: 2018-04-04
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Personal Injury
    Industry: Agriculture
    Court: Delaware Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Seitz
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Ian Connor Bifferato, Richard S. Gebelein, and Thomas F. Driscoll, The Bifferato Firm, Wilmington, DE; Charles S. Siegel, Waters & Kraus, LLP, Dallas, TX; Stephen J. Phillips, Phillips & Paolicelli, New York, NY; the Thorton Law Firm, Boston, MA, attorneys for appellants
    for defendant: P. Clarkson Collins, Jr. and David J. Soldo, Morris James LLP, Wilmington, DE; Patrick W. Dennis and Perlette Michele Jura, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, Los Angeles, CA; Miguel A. Estrada and Amir C. Tayrani, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, Washington, DC; Donald E. Reid, Morris Nichols Arsht & Tunnell LLP, Wilmington, DE; Matthew S. Hellman, Jenner & Block LLP, Washington, DC; Elizabeth A. Coleman and Casey T. Grabenstein, Jenner & Block LLP, Chicago, IL, attorneys for appellees.
    Case Number: D68094

    Availability of alternative forum not a condition of dismissal on forum non conveniens grounds, as analysis focused solely on defendants hardship in litigating in Delaware.

  • Elenza, Inc. v. Alcon Labs. Holding Corp.

    Publication Date: 2018-04-04
    Practice Area: Contracts | Intellectual Property
    Industry: Biotechnology
    Court: Delaware Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Seitz
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Timothy J. Simeone, Charles T. Kimmett, Walter E. Anderson, and John R. Grimm, Harris, Wilshire & Grannis LLP, Washington, DC; Andrew D. Cordo and F. Troupe Mickler IV, Ashby & Geddes, Wilmington, DE, attorneys for appellant
    for defendant: Heidi K. Hubbard, Daniel P. Shanahan, David Randall J. Riskin, Tamara A. Rubb, and Michelle L. Hood, Williams & Connolly LLP, Washington, DC; Michael P. Kelly, Daniel M. Silver, and Benjamin P. Smyth, McCarter & English LLP, Wilmington, DE, attorneys for appellees.
    Case Number: D68096

    Misappropriation of trade secrets claim properly denied where plaintiff failed to cite specific uses of its alleged trade secrets in any claimed misappropriation by defendant.

  • In re Investors Bancorp, Inc. Stockholders Litig.

    Publication Date: 2018-01-24
    Practice Area: Corporate Governance
    Industry: Financial Services and Banking
    Court: Delaware Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Seitz
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Steve J. Purcell, Purcell Julie & Lefkowitz LLP, New York, NY; David A. Jenkins, Neal C. Belgam, and Clarissa R. Chenoweth, Smith Katzenstein & Jenkins LLP, Wilmington, DE, attorneys for appellants
    for defendant: Kenneth J. Nachbar and Zi-Xiang Shen, Morris, Nichols, Arsh & Tunnell LLP, Wilmington, DE, attorneys for appellees.
    Case Number: D68016

    Chancery court erroneously dismissed plaintiffs breach of fiduciary claim arising from boards self-award of equity incentives, where incentive plan authorized by disinterested majority stockholder vote granted board discretion to fashion specific awards that were not ratified by the stockholders.

  • City of Birmingham Ret. And Relief Sys. v. Good

    Publication Date: 2018-01-03
    Practice Area: Corporate Entities | Corporate Governance
    Industry: Energy | State and Local Government
    Court: Delaware Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Seitz
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Martin S. Lessner, Kathaleen St. J. McCormick, Nicholas J. Rohrer, and Meryem Y. Dede, Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor LLP, Wilmington, DE; Robert A. Hoffman, Jeffrey W. Golan, and Julie B. Palley, Barrack, Rodos & Bacine, Philadelphia, PA; Felipe J. Arroyo, Shane P. Sanders, and Gina Stassi, Robbins Arroyo LLP, San Diego, CA; Judith S. Scolnick, Donald. A. Broggi, and Thomas. L. Laughlin, Scott+Scott, Attorneys at Law, LLP, New York, NY; Peter B. Andrews and Craig J. Springer, Andrews & Springer LLC, Wilmington, DE; Alfred G. Yates, Law Offices of Alfred G.Yats, Jr., Pittsburgh, PA, attorneys for appellants
    for defendant: Kenneth J. Nachbar, Susan W. Waesco, and Alexandra M. Cumings, Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell LLP, Wilmington, DE; Jack B. Jacobs, Sidley Austin LLP, Wilmington, DE; Steven M. Bierman, Andrew W. Stern, and Elizabeth A. Espinosa, Sidley Austin LLP, New York, NY, attorneys for appellees.
    Case Number: D67990

    Derivative complaint properly dismissed for failure to make litigation demand where stockholders allegations only established exculpated claim for directors bad faith, rather than personal liability for companys environmental violations.