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Publication Date: 2023-09-18
Practice Area: Business Torts
Industry: Financial Services and Banking | Manufacturing
Court: Court of Chancery
Judge: Vice Chancellor Will
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Kevin M. Capuzzi, Kate Harmon, Benesch, Friedlander, Coplan & Aronoff LLP, Wilmington, DE; Andrew G. Fiorella, Nathan H. Boninger, Benesch, Friedlander, Coplan & Aronoff LLP, Cleveland, OH for plaintiffs.
for defendant: Joseph B. Cicero, Thomas A. Youngman, Chipman Brown Cicero & Cole, LLP, Wilmington, DE; Jeffrey H. Zaiger, Judd Linden, Zaiger LLC, New York, NY; David E. Ross, S. Michael Sirkin, Thomas C. Mandracchia, Ross Aronstam & Moritz LLP, Wilmington, DE for defendants.
Case Number: 2022-0378-LWW
Although unsecured creditor could not pierce the corporate veil as to the controller, it adequately pled fraudulent transfer and successor liability claims against an affiliate that acquired all of a fellow affiliate's assets, when the circumstances of the sale supported an inference that the transfer was designed to place assets out of creditors' reach.
Publication Date: 2023-08-07
Practice Area: Business Torts
Industry: Health Care | Manufacturing
Court: U.S. District Court of Delaware
Judge: District Judge Connolly
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Brian E. Farnan, Michael J. Farnan, Farnan LLP, Wilmington, DE; Edward R. Reines, Derek C. Walter, Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP, Redwood Shores, CA; Randi Singer, Elizabeth McLean, Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP, New York, NY for plaintiff.
for defendant: Jack B. Blumenfeld, Derek J. Fahnestock, Anthony D. Raucci, Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell LLP, Wilmington, DE; Kristin J. Achterhof, Julia L. Mazur, Martin S. Masar III, Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP, Chicago, IL; Christina L. Costley, Paul S. Yong, Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP, Los Angeles, CA; Bruce G. Vanyo, Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP, New York, NY; Timothy H. Gray, Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP, Washington, DC for defendant.
Case Number: 19-662-CFC
Court granted defendant's judgment as a matter of law on the issue of Lanham Act damages where plaintiff presented no evidence that any customer was misled or relied upon defendant's advertisements found false by the jury.
Publication Date: 2023-07-31
Practice Area: Business Torts
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Court: Court of Chancery
Judge: Vice Chancellor Laster
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Richard I.G. Jones, Berger Harris LLP, Wilmington, DE; Tracy N. Betz, Neil Peluchette, Taft, Stettinius & Hollister LLP, Indianapolis, IN for plaintiff.
for defendant: Andrew L. Cole, Cole Schotz P.C., Wilmington, DE; Steven K. Fedder, Fedder & Janofsky LLC, Baltimore, MD for defendants.
Case Number: 2020-0302-JTL
Fraud claims preempted by Delaware Uniform Trade Secrets Act where the claims involved the alleged misappropriation of proprietary business information, but such claims would fail as any fraudulently obtained information would not have caused the claimed damages.
Publication Date: 2023-07-31
Practice Area: Business Torts
Industry: Insurance
Court: Delaware Superior Court
Judge: Judge Wharton
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Raeann Warner, Jacobs & Crumplar, P.A., Wilmington, DE for plaintiff.
for defendant: Loren R. Barron, Margolis Edelstein, Wilmington, DE for defendants.
Case Number: N23C-01-180 FWW
Negligence and tortious interference claims against insurer brought by insurance agent failed where insurer lacked specific knowledge of the business relationship between the agent and the agent's client and would not have reason to know they would be liable for damage arising from the client's termination of the agent's services following the insurer's policy cancellation.
Publication Date: 2023-07-24
Practice Area: Business Torts
Industry: Insurance
Court: Delaware Superior Court
Judge: Judge Wharton
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Raeann Warner, Jacobs & Crumplar, P.A., Wilmington, DE for plaintiff.
for defendant: Loren R. Barron, Margolis Edelstein, Wilmington, DE for defendants.
Case Number: N23C-01-180 FWW
Insurance agent's professional negligence claims against insurance provider arising from the agent's termination by his client failed where agent could not allege a duty of care by the provider, which had no reason to know that the agent's continued retention by his client would be conditioned on the provider's performance under the insurance policy.
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Publication Date: 2023-05-23
Practice Area: Business Torts
Industry: Biotechnology
Court: Court of Chancery
Judge: Vice Chancellor Cook
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Karen A. Jacobs, Megan W. Cascio, Courtney Kurz, Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell LLP, Wilmington, DE; Laurie Carr Mims, Benjamin D. Rothstein, Candice Mai Khanh Nguyen, Melissa Cornell, Catherine C. Porto, Keker, Van Nest & Peters LLP, San Francisco, CA for plaintiffs.
for defendant: Michael A. Weidinger, Megan Ix Brison, Pinckney, Weidinger, Urban & Joyce LLC, Wilmington, DE; Elizabeth Sandza, Richard W. Sandza, Sandza Law, PLLC, Washington, DC for defendant.
Case Number: 2021-0694-NAC
Corporate officer was not entitled to statutory indemnification from company where officer was convicted of federal wire fraud, which included a finding that the officer acted in bad faith, and where a presidential pardon did not have the effect of eliminating the conviction.
Publication Date: 2023-04-18
Practice Area: Business Torts
Industry: Manufacturing | Technology Media and Telecom
Court: Delaware Superior Court
Judge: Judge Davis
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Brian Farnan, Michael J. Farnan, Farnan LLP, Wilmington, DE;
for defendant: Rodney Smolla, South Royalton, VT; Thomas A. Clare, Megan L. Meier, Dustin A. Pusch, Daniel P. Watkins, Clare Locke, LLP, Alexandria, VA; Justin A. Nelson, Jonathan J. Ross, Elizabeth Hadaway, Susman Godfrey LLP, Houston, TX; Stephen Shackelford, Jr., Elisha Barron, Mark Hatch-Miller, Zach Savage, Susman Godfrey LLP, New York, NY; Davida Brook, Jordan Rux, Susman Godfrey LLP, Los Angeles, CA; Stephen E. Morrissey, Edgar Sargent, Katherine Peaslee, Susman Godfrey LLP, Seattle, WA. Blake Rohrbacher, Katharine L. Mowery, Angela Lam, Richards, Layton & Finger, P.A., Wilmington, DE; Paul Clement, Erin E. Murphy, Clement & Murphy, PLLC, Alexandria, VA; Dan K. Webb, Matthew R. Carter, Winston & Strawn LLP, Chicago, IL; Scott A. Keller, Lehotsky Keller LLP, Washington, DC; Eric M. George, Katherine A. Petti, Ellis George Cipollone O’Brien Annaguey LLP, Los Angeles, CA; John L. Reed, Ronald N. Brown, III, DLA Piper LLP (US), Wilmington, DE for defendants.
Case Number: N21C-03-257 EMD
News network's allegations of electronic voting machines manufacturer's role in rigging election constituted defamation per se because they were statements of fact or mixed fact and opinion and were not protected by neutral or fair reporting privileges.
Publication Date: 2023-02-21
Practice Area: Business Torts
Industry: Software | Technology Media and Telecom
Court: Delaware Superior Court
Judge: Judge Davis
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Michael J. Barrie, Kate Harmon, Benesch, Friedlander, Corplan & Aronoff LLP, Wilmington, DE; Erik Connolly, Nicole Wrigley, Benesch, Friedlander, Coplan & Aronoff, LLP, Chicago, IL for plaintiffs.
for defendant: Richard L. Renck, Tracey E. Timlin, Duane Morris LLP, Wilmington, DE; Howard M. Cooper, Joseph M. Cacace, Jason M. Brown, Todd & Weld LLP, Boston MA; Mark A. Lerner, Duane Morris LLP, New York, NY for defendants.
Case Number: N21C-11-028 EMD
Court denied motion to dismiss a defamation claim filed against defendant news agency on the grounds that plaintiff properly pled that defendant made false statements with actual malice.
Publication Date: 2023-02-14
Practice Area: Business Torts
Industry: Accounting | Consulting
Court: Delaware Superior Court
Judge: Judge McCormick
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Ethan Townsend, Kevin M. Regan, Ashley R. Altschuler, McDermott Will & Emery LLP, Wilmington, DE; Michael J. Sheehan, McDermott Will & Emery LLP, Chicago, IL; Russell Hayman, McDermott Will & Emery LLP, Los Angeles, CA; Sarah E. Walters, McDermott Will & Emery LLP, Boston, MA for plaintiff.
for defendant: Julia B. Klein, Klein LLC, Wilmington, DE; Lita Beth Wright, Amini LLC, New York NY for defendant.
Case Number: N22C-12-063 KSM CCLD
Court granted default judgment as a sanction for the destruction of evidence that apparently would prove defendant's liability.
Publication Date: 2023-01-17
Practice Area: Business Torts
Industry: Financial Services and Banking | Legal Services
Court: Delaware Superior Court
Judge: Judge Wallace
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Daniel C. Mulveny, Oliver Cleary, Deputy Attorneys General, State of Delaware Dep’t of Justice, Wilmington, DE; Bruce E. Jameson, Samuel L. Closic, Mary S. Thomas, Prickett, Jones & Elliott, P.A., Wilmington, DE; David Brackett, Benjamin E. Fox, John E. Floyd, Bondurant, Mixson & Elmore, LLP, Atlanta, GA for plaintiffs.
for defendant: Catherine A. Gaul, Randall J. Teti, Ashby & Geddes, Wilmington, DE; Joshua A. Goldberg, Jane Metcalf, Clinton W. Morrison, Christina Sedca-Acosta, Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP; Jody C. Barillare, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, Wilmington, DE; Eric W. Sitarchuk, Ezra D. Church, Ryan P. McCarthy, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, Philadelphia, PA for defendants.
Case Number: N18C-29-240 PRW CCLD
Qui tam relator's counsel's failure to set up ethical screens or disclose his knowledge of defendant's attorney-client materials requires disqualification and shifting of costs onto counsel.
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