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  • Sustainability Partners LLC v. Jacobs

    Publication Date: 2020-06-24
    Practice Area: Contractual Disputes
    Industry: Energy
    Court: Court of Chancery
    Judge: Vice Chancellor Glasscock
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Kathleen M. Miller and Jason Z. Miller, Smith, Katzenstein & Jenkins LLP, Wilmington, DE for plaintiffs.
    for defendant: Jeffrey Goddess, Cooch and Taylor, P.A., Wilmington, DE; Robert A. Goodin, Goodin, MacBride, Squeri & Day, LLP, San Francisco for defendant.
    Case Number: D69029

    A forum selection clause in a company's operating agreement did not bestow personal jurisdiction over a non-resident defendant, because he was not a party to the agreement, nor did he receive any benefit from it.

  • Martinez v. GPB Capital Holdings, LLC

    Publication Date: 2020-06-24
    Practice Area: Corporate Entities
    Industry: Investments and Investment Advisory
    Court: Court of Chancery
    Judge: Vice Chancellor Glasscock
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Stephen L. Caponi and Matthew B. Goeller, K&L Gates LLP, Wilmington, DE for plaintiffs.
    for defendant: Patricia L. Enerio and Elizabeth A. DeFelice, Heyman Enerio Gattuso & Hirzel LLP, Wilmington, DE for defendant.
    Case Number: D69028

    Plaintiffs were not entitled to a books and records request, but the court allowed a contract claim for specific performance to proceed as a plenary action.

  • Morrison v. Berry

    Publication Date: 2020-06-17
    Practice Area: Mergers and Acquisitions
    Industry: Food and Beverage | Investments and Investment Advisory
    Court: Court of Chancery
    Judge: Vice Chancellor Glasscock
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Joel Friedlander, Jeffrey M. Gorris, Christopher P. Quinn and Bradley P. Lehman, Friedlander & Gorris, P.A., Wilmington, DE; Randall J. Baron and Christopher H. Lyons, Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP , San Diego, CA for plaintiff.
    for defendant: Rudolf Koch, Matthew D. Perri and John M. O’Toole, Richards, Layton & Finger, P.A., Wilmington, DE; Adam L. Sisitsky, Lavinia M. Weizel, Robert I. Bodian and Scott A. Rader, Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky & Popeo, P.C., New York, NY and Boston, MA for independent director defendants. William B. Chandler III, Bradley D. Sorrels, Lindsay K. Faccenda and Daniyal M. Iqbal, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, P.C., Wilmington, DE for defendant Duggan. Patricia L. Enerio, Jamie L. Brown and Gillian L. Andrews, Heyman Enerio Gattuso & Hirzell LLP, Wilmington, DE for defendant Anicetti. Kevin G. Abrams, J. Peter Shindel, Jr. and Matthew L. Miller, Abrams & Bayliss LLP, Wilmington, DE; Matthew A. Schwartz and Joshua S. Levy, Sullivan & Cromwell LLP, New York, NY for J.P. Morgan defendants. William M. Lafferty, S. Mark Hurd, Thomas W. Briggs, Jr. and Elizabeth A. Mullin, Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell LLP, Wilmington, DE; Stuart W. Gold and Richard W. Clary, Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP, New York, NY for defendant Cravath, Swaine & Moore, LLP. Kevin R. Shannon and Matthew F. Davis, Potter, Anderson & Corroon LLP, Wilmington, DE; Jonathan Rosenberg and Abby F. Rudzin, O’Melveny & Myers LLP, New York, NY for Apollo defendants. John L. Reed, Peter H. Kyle and David Clarke, Jr., DLA Piper LLP., Wilmington, DE and Washington, DC for Berry defendants.
    Case Number: D69017

    Plaintiff adequately alleged an aiding and abetting claim against a financial advisor, but the court dismissed the other aiding and abetting claims.

  • Gallagher Indus., LLC v. Addy

    Publication Date: 2020-06-17
    Practice Area: Mergers and Acquisitions
    Industry: Investments and Investment Advisory
    Court: Court of Chancery
    Judge: Vice Chancellor Glasscock
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Jon Abramczyk, John DiTonno, Matthew Clark, and A. Gage Whirley, Morris, Nichols, Arsht&Tunnell LLP, Wilmington, DE for plaintiff.
    for defendant: Peter Walsh, Kevin Shannon, and Callan Jackson, Potter Anderson &Corroon LLP, Wilmington, DE; Tammy Wood and Brent Hockaday, Bell Nunnally & Martin, Dallas, TX, for defendants.
    Case Number: D69016

    Fiduciary claim arising from unfair cash-out merger barred by statute of limitations and laches where plaintiff was aware of facts indicating that terms and consideration for merger were unfair and that the company had made inadequate disclosures, but chose not to pursue legal action until other stockholders prevailed in appraisal action after the limitations period had run.

  • Wright v. Phillips

    Publication Date: 2020-06-10
    Practice Area: Business Torts
    Industry: Chemicals and Materials
    Court: Court of Chancery
    Judge: Vice Chancellor Glasscock
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Richard E. Berl, Jr., Hudson, Jones, Jaywork & Fisher, LLP, Lewes, DE for petitioner.
    for defendant: Stephen A. Spence, Baird Manadlas Brockstedt, LLC, Lewes, DE for respondent.
    Case Number: D69013

    A co-owner of a business failed to prove that the other owner breached her fiduciary duties or engaged in any breach of contract.

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  • GMF ELCM Fund L.P. v. ELCM HCRE GP LLC

    Publication Date: 2020-06-03
    Practice Area: Creditors' and Debtors' Rights
    Industry: Hospitality and Lodging | Real Estate
    Court: Court of Chancery
    Judge: Vice Chancellor Glasscock
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: David E. Ross and Bradley R. Aronstam, Ross Aronstam & Moritz, Wilmington, DE; Joshua S. Amsel and Matthew R. Friedenberg, Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP, New York, NY for plaintiffs.
    for defendant: Joseph H. Huston, Jr., Stevens & Lee, P.C., Wilmington, DE; Robert K. Keach, Bernstein, Shur, Sawyer & Nelson, Portland, ME for receiver. Ryan P. Newell, Kyle Evans Gay and Shaun Michael Kelly, Connolly Gallagher LLP, Wilmington, DE for nominal defendants.
    Case Number: D69002

    The court rejected a judgment debtor's argument that a charging order would cause a default under a lease.

  • Cain v. Sussex County Council

    Publication Date: 2020-05-20
    Practice Area: Land Use and Planning
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Chancery
    Judge: Vice Chancellor Glasscock
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Robert V. Witsil, Jr., Robert V. Witsil, Jr., P.A., Georgetown, DE for plaintiffs.
    for defendant: David N. Rutt, Moore & Rutt, P.A., Georgetown, DE for defendant Sussex County Council.Richard A. Forsten and Pamela J. Scott, Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr LLP, Wilmington, DE for defendants Crivella and OA Oaks, LLC.
    Case Number: D68982

    Rezoning of AR-1 parcel into high density parcel to permit apartment residential development was not arbitrary or capricious where supported by local government's reasoned consideration of substantial evidence.

  • Gilbert v. Perlman

    Publication Date: 2020-05-13
    Practice Area: Mergers and Acquisitions
    Industry: E-Commerce | Investments and Investment Advisory
    Court: Court of Chancery
    Judge: Vice Chancellor Glasscock
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Seth D. Rigrodsky, Brian D. Long and Gina M. Serra, Rigrodsky & Long, P.A., Wilmington, DE; Richard A. Maniskas, RM Law, P.C., Berwyn, PA for plaintiffs.
    for defendant: Rudolf Koch, Richards, Layton & Finger, P.A., Wilmington, DE; Deborah S. Birnbach and Morgan R. Mordecai of Goodwin Procter LLP for defendants.
    Case Number: D68977

    Minority stockholders did not form a control group with the majority stockholder, so they did not owe any fiduciary duties to plaintiffs. Motion to dismiss granted.

  • Extell DV LLC v. Hemeyer

    Publication Date: 2020-05-06
    Practice Area: Corporate Governance
    Industry: Hospitality and Lodging
    Court: Court of Chancery
    Judge: Vice Chancellor Glasscock
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Thomas W. Briggs, Jr. and Jarett W. Horowitz, Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell LLP, Wilmington, DE; John R. Lund and Adam E. Weinacker, Parsons Behle & Latimer, Salt Lake City, UT for plaintiff.
    for defendant: Catherine G. Dearlove Andrew J. Peach, Richards, Layton & Finger, P.A., Wilmington, DE; Scott A. Hagen, Gregory S. Roberts, and Beth J. Ranschau, Ray Quinney & Nebeker P.C., Salt Lake City, UT for defendants.
    Case Number: D68967

    Mere participation by LLC minority members in the negotiation of the LLC agreements, without knowledge, intent, or participation to form the LLC specifically in Delaware was insufficient to find the transacting of business in Delaware so as to exercise long-arm personal jurisdiction over the out-of-state minority members.

  • Preston Hollow Capital LLC v. Nuveen LLC

    Publication Date: 2020-04-22
    Practice Area: Business Torts
    Industry: Investments and Investment Advisory
    Court: Court of Chancery
    Judge: Vice Chancellor Glasscock
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: R. Judson Scaggs, Jr., Barnaby Grzaslewicz and Elizabeth A. Mullin, Morris Nichols Arsht & Tunnel, Wilmington, DE; David H. Wollmuth, R. Scott Thompson, Michael C. Ledley, Sean P. McGonigle, William A. Maher, Nicole C. Rende and Jay S. Han-dlin, Wollmuth Maher & Deutsch LLP, New York, NY for plaintiff.
    for defendant: Peter J. Walsh, Jr., Jennifer C. Wasson, David A. Seal and Robert J. Kumor, Potter Anderson & Corroon LLP, Wilmington, DE; Eva W. Cole, John E. Schreiber, Molly M. Donovan, Joseph A. Litman and Mikaela E. Evans-Aziz, Winston & Strawn LLP, New York, NY for defendants.
    Case Number: D68954

    Defendants intentionally interfered with plaintiff's business relationships, but plaintiff did not seek damages and was not enti-tled to equitable relief.