• Yangaroo Inc. v. Digital Media Serv., Inc.

    Publication Date: 2024-06-11
    Practice Area: Business Torts
    Industry: Technology Media and Telecom
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Davis
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: David J. Soldo, Morris James LLP, Wilmington, DE; Anne Mercado Clark, Jeffrey D. Coren, Phillips Lytle LLP, Buffalo, NY for plaintiff.
    for defendant: Catherine A. Gaul, Randall J. Teti, Ashby & Geddes, Wilmington, DE; George A. Gasper, Ice Miller LLP, Indianapolis, IN; Ethan H. Townsend, Daniel T. Menken, McDermott Will & Emery LLP, Wilmington, DE for defendants.

    Case Number: N23C-06-090 EMD CCLD

    Aiding and abetting clause plausibly alleged as to sellers' advisors where they were involved in due diligence and thus plausibly could have assisted sellers in withholding material information, which breached representations and warranties.

  • Tornetta v. Musk

    Publication Date: 2024-06-11
    Practice Area: Corporate Governance
    Industry: Automotive | Manufacturing | Technology Media and Telecom
    Court: Court of Chancery
    Judge: Vice Chancellor McCormick
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Gregory V. Varallo, Glenn R. McGillivray, Bernstein Litowitz Berger & Grossmann LLP, Wilmington, DE; Peter B. Andrews, Craig J. Springer, David M. Sborz, Andrew J. Peach, Jackson E. Warren, Andrews & Springer LLC, Wilmington, DE; Catherine A. Gaul, Ashby & Geddes, P.A., Wilmington, DE; John L. Reed, Ronald N. Brown, III, Caleb G. Johnson, Daniel P. Klusman, DLA Piper LLP (US), Wilmington, DE for plaintiff.
    for defendant: David E. Ross, Garrett B. Moritz, Thomas C. Mandracchia, Ross Aronstam & Moritz LLP, Wilmington, DE; William M. Lafferty, Susan W. Waesco, Ryan D. Stottmann, Miranda N. Gilbert, Jacob M. Perrone, Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell LLP, Wilmington, DE; Rudolf Koch, John D. Hendershot, Kevin M. Gallagher, Andrew L. Milam, Richards, Layton & Finger, P.A., Wilmington, DE for defendants.

    Case Number: 2018-0408-KSJM

    Court denied plaintiff's motions to expedite resolution of post-trial issues based on defendants' assertion that an upcoming shareholder proxy vote would not affect the litigation.

  • BV Advisory Partners, LLC v. Quantum Computing Inc.

    Publication Date: 2024-06-11
    Practice Area: Mergers and Acquisitions
    Industry: Education | Investments and Investment Advisory | Technology Media and Telecom
    Court: Court of Chancery
    Judge: Vice Chancellor Glasscock
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Thaddeus J. Weaver, Dilworth Paxson LLP, Wilmington, DE; Thomas S. Biemer, Patrick M. Northen, Dilworth Paxson LLP, Philadelphia, PA for plaintiff.
    for defendant: Robert L. Burns, Kyle H. Lachmund, Richards Layton & Finger, P.A., Wilmington, DE; Thomas A. Uebler, McCollom D’Emilio Smith Uebler LLC, Wilmington, DE; Steven M. Hecht, Rolnick Kramer Sadighi LLP, New York, NY for defendants.

    Case Number: 2022-0719-SG

    Investor's contractual claims arising from company's acquisition failed where investor failed to adequately plead a frustration of its contractual rights by defendants or the existence of such rights under the parties' agreements.

  • BV Advisory Partners, LLC v. Quantum Computing Inc.

    Publication Date: 2024-06-11
    Practice Area: Corporate Entities
    Industry: Electronics | Investments and Investment Advisory | Software
    Court: Court of Chancery
    Judge: Vice Chancellor Glasscock
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Thaddeus J. Weaver, Dilworth Paxson LLP, Wilmington, DE for plaintiff.
    for defendant: Robert L. Burns, Kyle H. Lachmund, Craig K. Ferrere, Naseeba Saeed, Richards Layton & Finger, P.A., Wilmington, DE for defendant.

    Case Number: 2023-0768-SG

    Court declined to grant petition for appointment of receiver where petitioners potentially lacked standing and failed to demonstrate circumstances warranting a receivership.

  • Prod. Madness, Inc. v. Kingston

    Publication Date: 2024-06-03
    Practice Area: Consumer Protection
    Industry: E-Commerce | Entertainment and Leisure
    Court: Court of Chancery
    Judge: Vice Chancellor Zurn
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Ryan D. Stottmann, Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell LLP, Wilmington, DE for plaintiff.
    for defendant: Robert J. Kriner, Jr., Chimicles, Schwartz Kriner & Donaldson-Smith LLP, Wilmington, DE for defendant.

    Case Number: 2024-0040-MTZ

    Court denied confidentiality of litigation record motion where parties could not rely on a contractual provision to demand confidentiality and movant failed to overcome the presumption in favor of public access.

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  • Aldrich Capital Partners Fund, LP v. Bray

    Publication Date: 2024-06-03
    Practice Area: Securities Litigation
    Industry: Health Care | Investments and Investment Advisory | Software
    Court: Court of Chancery
    Judge: Judge Wallace
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Kevin M. Coen, Miranda N. Gilbert, Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell, Wilmington, DE; Joseph P. Rockers, Justin D. Ward, Goodwin Procter, Boston, MA for plaintiffs.
    for defendant: Shannon E. German, Jeremy W. Gagas, Emmanuel J. Burrell, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, Wilmington, DE for defendant.

    Case Number: 2023-1253-PRW

    Investor adequately pled fraud claim by alleging that entrepreneur intentionally misappropriated a third party's intellectual property despite making contractual representations as to the validity of their ownership of their IP.

  • Biocomposites GmbH v. Artoss, Inc.

    Publication Date: 2024-06-03
    Practice Area: Contracts
    Industry: Biotechnology | Distribution and Wholesale
    Court: Court of Chancery
    Judge: Vice Chancellor Cook
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Ethan H. Townsend, Daniel T. Menken, Ryan D. Konstanzer, McDermott Will & Emery LLP, Wilmington, DE for plaintiff.
    for defendant: Kelly A. Green, Jason Z. Miller, Smith, Katzenstein & Jenkins LLP, Wilmington, DE for defendant.

    Case Number: 2023-1189-NAC

    Court denied reargument on cross-motions for injunctive relief where movant advanced implausible interpretation of the parties' contract and where the court reasonably declined to impose the implied covenant of good faith in exercising contractual discretion between sophisticated parties.

  • BitGo Holdings, Inc. v. Galaxy Digital Holdings, Ltd.

    Publication Date: 2024-06-03
    Practice Area: Mergers and Acquisitions
    Industry: Financial Services and Banking | Technology Media and Telecom
    Court: Delaware Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Traynor
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: A. Thompson Bayliss, Michael A. Barlow, Eliezer Y. Feinstein, Abrams & Bayliss LLP, Wilmington, DE; R. Brian Timmons, David M. Grable, Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP, Los Angeles, CA; David Cooper, Deborah K. Brown, Nathan Goralnik, Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP, New York, NY for appellants.
    for defendant: Bradley R. Aronstam, S. Michael Sirkin, Ross Aronstam & Moritz LLP, Wilmington, DE; Andrew Ditchfield, Brian M. Burnovski, Pascale Bibi, Kyra Macy Kaufman, Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP, New York, NY; Neal Kumar Katyal, Nathaniel A.G. Zelinsky, Hogan Lovells US LLP, Washington, D.C., Dennis H. Tracey, III, Hogan Lovells US LLP, New York, NY for appellees.

    Case Number: 2022-0808

    Court remanded for reconsideration of interpretation of contractual requirement using extrinsic evidence where both parties proffered reasonable interpretations of the provision.

  • In re Columbia Pipeline Group, Inc. Merger Litig.

    Publication Date: 2024-06-03
    Practice Area: Mergers and Acquisitions
    Industry: Energy | Investments and Investment Advisory
    Court: Court of Chancery
    Judge: Vice Chancellor Laster
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Ned Weinberger, Brendan W. Sullivan, Labaton Keller Sucharow LLP, Wilmington, DE; Gregory V. Varallo, Bernstein Litowitz Berger & Grossmann LLP, Wilmington, DE; Stephen E. Jenkins, Marie M. Degnan, Ashby & Geddes, P.A., Wilmington, DE; Jeroen van Kwawegen, Lauren A. Ormsbee, Thomas G. James, Margaret Sanborn-Lowing, Bernstein Litowitz Berger & Grossmann LLP, New York, NY for plaintiffs.
    for defendant: Martin S. Lessner, James M. Yoch, Jr., Kevin P. Rickert, Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor, LLP, Wilmington, DE; Brian J. Massengill, Michael Olsen, Matthew C. Sostrin, Linda X. Shi, Mayer Brown LLP, Chicago, IL for defendant.

    Case Number: 2018-0484-JTL

    Court held buyer equally liable for seller's officers' breaches of fiduciary duties where buyer's culpability arose from its breaches of its contractual obligations under a standstill agreement with the seller.

  • The City of Omaha Police & Firefighters Ret. Sys. v. deSouza

    Publication Date: 2024-06-03
    Practice Area: Mergers and Acquisitions
    Industry: Biotechnology | Technology Media and Telecom
    Court: Court of Chancery
    Judge: Vice Chancellor Fioravanti
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Joseph L. Christensen, Christensen & Dougherty LLP., Wilmington, DE for plaintiff.
    for defendant: Peter J. Walsh, Jr., Michael A. Pittenger, Justin T. Hymes, Potter Anderson & Corroon LLP, Wilmington, DE for defendant.

    Case Number: 2024-0172-PAF

    Nominal corporate defendant failed to demonstrate need for continued confidential treatment of the complaint where company could not show how disclosure of remaining redacted information would cause harm to company's competitive advantage that outweighed the public interest in access.