• NSI-MI Holdings, LLC v. AMETEK, Inc.

    Publication Date: 2023-11-27
    Practice Area: Mergers and Acquisitions
    Industry: Manufacturing | Technology Media and Telecom
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Wallace
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Katharine L. Mowery, Dorronda Bordley, Richards, Layton & Finger, P.A., Wilmington, DE; David W. Long-Daniels, M. Allyson Lumpkin, Ansley K. Fantaski, Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP, Atlanta, GA for plaintiff.
    for defendant: Joanna J. Cline, Emily L. Wheatley, Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders LLP, Wilmington, DE; Michael S. Hino, Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders LLP, Berwyn, PA for defendant.

    Case Number: N22C-08-489

    Court ordered escrow released where company had failed to state a valid claim for indemnification as it had not identified any extant loss that it had incurred or paid for.

  • Sousa v. Amazon.com, Inc.

    Publication Date: 2023-11-27
    Practice Area: Labor Law
    Industry: E-Commerce | Retail
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 22-3043

    Discrimination and hostile work environment claims failed where plaintiff failed to plead sufficient facts supporting an inference that purportedly adverse employment actions were had a discriminatory or retaliatory motivation or that offensive behavior from a supervisor was severe or pervasive.

  • In re Mindbody, Inc., Stockholder Litig.

    Publication Date: 2023-11-27
    Practice Area: Mergers and Acquisitions
    Industry: E-Commerce | Investments and Investment Advisory | Software
    Court: Court of Chancery
    Judge: Chancellor McCormick
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Joel Friedlander, Jeffrey M. Gorris, Christopher M. Foulds, Friedlander & Gorris, P.A., Wilmington, DE; Gregory V. Varallo, Andrew E. Blumberg, Bernstein Litowitz Berger & Grossmann LLP, Wilmington, DE; Jeroen van Kwawegen, Bernstein Litowitz Berger & Grossmann LLP, New York, NY for plaintiffs.
    for defendant: Lisa A. Schmidt, Robert L. Burns, Matthew D. Perri, John M. O’Toole, Richards, Layton & Finger, P.A., Wilmington, DE; Matthew Solum, P.C., John Del Monaco, Jeffrey R. Goldfine, Jacob M. Rae, Kirkland & Ellis LLP, New York, NY for defendants.

    Case Number: 2019-0442-KSJM

    Stockholders in fiduciary class action who also petitioned for appraisal were entitled to elect between continuing with appraisal or taking the class remedy, even though the law required the corporation's approval for withdrawal of the petition for appraisal.

  • MALT Family Trust v. 777 Partners LLC

    Publication Date: 2023-11-27
    Practice Area: Mergers and Acquisitions
    Industry: Aerospace | Investments and Investment Advisory
    Court: Court of Chancery
    Judge: Vice Chancellor Zurn
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Catherine A. Gaul, Michael J. Vail, Ashby & Geddes, P.A., Wilmington, DE; David W. Affeld, Edward E. Johnson, Affeld Grivakes LLP, Los Angeles, CA for plaintiffs.
    for defendant: William E. Manning, Jessica M. Jones, Michelle C. Streifthau-Livizos, Saul Ewing LLP, Wilmington, DE for defendants.

    Case Number: 2022-0652-MTZ

    Although plaintiffs failed to identify a contractual provision expressly requiring defendants to operate their aviation-related businesses through the parties' LLC, plaintiffs sufficiently alleged breaches of fiduciary duties by claiming that defendants usurped that business opportunity and caused the LLC to instead engage in marginally profitable interested transactions.

  • Rheault v. Halma Holdings Inc.

    Publication Date: 2023-11-27
    Practice Area: Securities Litigation
    Industry: Electronics | Health Care | Software
    Court: U.S. District Court of Delaware
    Judge: District Judge Bryson
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 23-700-WCB

    Court declined to dismiss securities and common law fraud claims where acquirer failed to disclose the existence of its obligations under a competing earnout agreement when negotiating acquisition of a company.

  • Carrum Tech., LLC v. Ford Motor Co.

    Publication Date: 2023-11-20
    Practice Area: Patent Litigation
    Industry: Automotive | Manufacturing | Technology Media and Telecom
    Court: U.S. District Court of Delaware
    Judge: District Judge Andrews
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Brian E. Farnan, Michael J. Farnan, Farnan LLP, Wilmington, DE; John M. Hughes, Andrew C. Baak, Taylor J. Kelson, Bartlit Beck LLP, Denver, CO; Rebecca T. Horwitz, Mark L. Levine, Bartlit Beck LLP, Chicago, IL for plaintiff.
    for defendant: Daryll Hawthorne-Bernardo, Christian J. Singewald, White & Williams LLP, Wilmington, DE; Frank C. Cimino, Jr., Megan S. Woodworth, Jonathan L. Falkler, Charles J. Monterio, Jr., Venable LLP, Washington, DC for defendant.

    Case Number: 18-1647-RGA

    Court granted summary judgment of non-infringement after accepting defendant's proposed claim construction and struck plaintiff's supplemental declaration raising a doctrine of equivalents theory as untimely where plaintiff never raised the theory in its complaint or during discovery.

  • Midwest Energy Emissions Corp. v. Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.

    Publication Date: 2023-11-20
    Practice Area: Patent Litigation
    Industry: Energy | Mining and Resources
    Court: U.S. District Court of Delaware
    Judge: District Judge Burke
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: James M. Lennon, Devlin Law Firm, Wilmington, DE; Bradley W. Caldwell, Jason D. Cassady, John Austin Curry, Justin T. Nemunaitis, Daniel R. Pearson, Adrienne R. Dellinger, Caldwell Cassady Curry P.C., Dallas, TX for plaintiffs.
    for defendant: Kenneth L. Dorsney, Cortlan S. Hitch, Morris James LLP, Wilmington, DE; Jeff Dyess, Paul Sykes, Benn Wilson, Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP, Birmingham, AL; Jessica Zurlo, Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP, Washington, D.C.; Jack B. Blumenfeld, Brian P. Egan, Anthony D. Raucci, Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell LLP, Wilmington, DE; Richard W. Mark, Joseph Evall, Paul J. Kremer, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, New York, NY; David Glandorf, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, Denver, CO; Nicole A. DiSalvo, Jessica R. Kunz, Daniel S. Atlas, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, Wilmington, DE; Douglas R. Nemec, Leslie A. Demers, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, New York, NY for defendants.

    Case Number: 19-1334-CJB

    Court denied summary judgment to defendants for plaintiffs' contributory infringement claim where there were genuine issues of material fact as to whether defendants' product had other substantial non-infringing uses or whether defendants manufactured the product specifically for use in a manner that infringed upon plaintiffs' patents.

  • Bayer CropScience LP v. Corteva, Inc.

    Publication Date: 2023-11-20
    Practice Area: Patent Litigation
    Industry: Agriculture | Manufacturing
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Rennie
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Rodger D. Smith, Ryan D. Stottman, Rachel R. Tunney, Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell LLP, Wilmington, DE; Deborah E. Fishman, David Denuyl, Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP, Palo Alto, CA; David R. Marsh, Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP, Washington, DC; Aaron Stiefel, Neda Dadpey, Michael Mazzullo, Arnold & Porter Kaye Schholer LLP, New York, NY for plaintiffs.
    for defendant: Chad S.C. Stover, Barnes & Thornburg LLP, Wilmington, DE; Michael D. Flibbert, Pier D. DeRoo, Kassandra M. Officer, Rachael D. Dippold, Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP, Washington, DC for defendants.

    Case Number: N22C-07-168 SKR CCLD

    Court declined to strike patent invalidity defense raised by licensee where it could continue to accrue royalty obligations under the terms of the license agreement despite the patents having expired and other parties who may have licensed or infringed upon the patent would also benefit from a finding of invalidity.

  • In re: Essar Steel Minnesota LLC

    Publication Date: 2023-11-20
    Practice Area: Bankruptcy
    Industry: Manufacturing | Mining and Resources
    Court: U.S. Bankruptcy Court
    Judge: Judge Goldblatt
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 16-11626 (CTG)

    Although Third Circuit precedent entitled litigant to unseal motion and attach documents pursuant to the public right of access to judicial records, the court certified the case for direct appeal to the Third Circuit to evaluate opposing party's contention that litigant had improper purposes for the motion to unseal.

  • BNP Holdings LLC v. Intuit Inc.

    Publication Date: 2023-11-20
    Practice Area: Patent Litigation
    Industry: Accounting | Software | Technology Media and Telecom
    Court: U.S. District Court of Delaware
    Judge: District Judge Slomsky
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 22-65

    Court dismissed patent infringement claim where patent was directed to ineligible subject matter by merely claiming the abstract idea of a billing system that used the internet and generic computer technology, without making any claims that constituted an improvement of computer technology.