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Publication Date: 2023-08-14
Practice Area: Contracts
Industry: Pharmaceuticals
Court: U.S. District Court of Delaware
Judge: District Judge Andrews
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Beth Moskow-Schnoll, Brian S.S. Auerbach, Brittany M. Giusini, Ballard Spahr LLP, Wilmington, DE; Alejandro H. Cruz, Nathaniel Lancaster, William F. Cavanaugh, Patterson Belkamp Webb & Tyler LLP, New York, NY; Mark A. Neubauer, Steven B. Weisburd, Carlton Fields, LLP, Los Angeles, CA for plaintiffs.
for defendant: Arthur G. Connolly, III, Alan Richard Silverstein, Connolly Gallagher LLP, Wilmington, DE; David G. Hille, Katrina Fetsch, Kimberly A. Haviln, White & Case, LLP, New York, NY for defendants.
Case Number: 22-589-RGA-SRF
The court granted defendants' motion to dismiss a third-party claim ruling that, for a third-party to recover for a breach of contract, it must appear that the parties to the contract intended to recognize the third-party as the primary party in interest and as privy to the contract.
Publication Date: 2023-08-14
Practice Area: Patent Litigation
Industry: Biotechnology | Software
Court: U.S. District Court of Delaware
Judge: District Judge Bryson
Attorneys: For plaintiff:
for defendant:
Case Number: 22-1595-WCB
Court granted defendant's motion to transfer venue in patent infringement case where most of the development of the allegedly infringing product took place in defendant's home venue and, because the product was sold nationwide, any alleged infringement did not occur primarily or substantially in Delaware.
Publication Date: 2023-08-07
Practice Area: Mergers and Acquisitions
Industry: Health Care | Investments and Investment Advisory | Recruitment and Staffing
Court: Court of Chancery
Judge: Vice Chancellor Glasscock
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Kenneth J. Nachbar, Alexandra M. Cumings, Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell LLP, Wilmington, DE; Andrew Z. Schwartz, Euripides Dalmanieras, Christian A. Garcia, Foley Hoag LLP, Boston, MA for plaintiffs.
for defendant: Rudolf Koch, Travis S. Hunter, and Sara M. Metzler, Richards, Layton & Finger, P.A., Wilmington, DE; Motty Shulman, Centricity Law PLLC, New York, NY; Robin A. Henry, Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP, New York, NY for defendants.
Case Number: 2022-1113-SG
Although arbitral panel did not expressly address claims against one defendant in its award imposing joint and several liability against all defendants, that oversight did not rise to the level of significant error necessary to overturn an arbitration award where those theories of liability against the defendant were pled by claimants and thus before the panel for its consideration.
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: 2023-08-07
Practice Area: Contractual Disputes
Industry: Energy | Investments and Investment Advisory
Court: Delaware Superior Court
Judge: Judge Davis
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Mackenzie M. Wrobel, Coleen W. Will, Duane Morris LLP, Wilmington, DE; Ryan E. Borneman, Duane Morris LLP, Philadelphia, PA for plaintiff.
for defendant: Philip Trainer, Jr., Tiffany Geyer Lydon, Ashby & Geddes, Wilmington, DE; Kenneth J. Pfaehler, Dentons US LLP, Washington, DC for defendant.
Case Number: N17C-12-185 EMD CCLD
Post-judgment interest did not begin accruing in a case where the court had not granted a final appealable judgment on a partial summary judgment motion.
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Publication Date: 2023-08-07
Practice Area: Contracts
Industry: Manufacturing
Court: U.S. District Court of Delaware
Judge: District Judge Noreika
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Sean T. O’Kelly, Gerard M. O’Rourke, O’Kelly & O’Rourke, LLC, Wilmington, DE for plaintiff.
for defendant: Andrew C. Mayo, Catherine A. Gaul, Ashby & Geddes, Wilmington, DE; Benjamin J. Hodges, Devra R. Cohen, Foster Garvey PC, Seattle, WA for defendants.
Case Number: 17-1059 (MN)
Court struck damages claim for restitution based on breach of contractual obligation to deliver IP where plaintiff's exercise of its option to license the IP meant there was a partial breach at most and plaintiff had retained the benefits of defendants' partial performance.
Publication Date: 2023-08-07
Practice Area: Corporate Governance
Industry: Entertainment and Leisure
Court: Court of Chancery
Judge: Vice Chancellor Zurn
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Gregory V. Varallo, Daniel E. Meyer, Bernstein Litowitz Berger & Grossman LLP, Wilmington, DE; Mark Lebovitch, Edward Timlin, Bernstein Litowitz Berger & Grossman LLP, New York, NY; Michael J. Barry, Kelly L. Tucker, Jason M. Avellino, Grant & Eisenhofer, P.A., Wilmington, DE; Thomas Curry, Saxena White P.A., Wilmington, DE for plaintiffs.
for defendant: Raymond J. DiCamillo, Kevin M. Gallagher, Matthew W. Murphy, Richards, Layton & Finger, P.A., Wilmington, DE; John A. Neuwirth, Joshua S. Amsel, Tanner S. Stanley, Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP, New York, NY for defendants.
Case Number: 2023-0215-MTZ
The court declined to approve a proposed settlement on behalf of a putative class of common stockholders noting that the release would release not only claims associated with the common stock but also claims related to the ownership of preferred equity units, even though plaintiffs had not brought an action on behalf of a class of preferred equity unitholders.
Publication Date: 2023-08-07
Practice Area: Mergers and Acquisitions
Industry: Federal Government | Food and Beverage | Manufacturing
Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Judge: Judge Porter
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Jonathan S. Kanter, Doha Mekki, Maggie Goodlander, David B. Lawrence, Daniel E. Haar, Nikolai G. Levin, Peter M. Bozzo, Brian Hanna, Jonathan Y. Mincer, U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division, Washington, DC for plaintiff-appellant.
for defendant: Melissa Arbus Sherry, Amanda P. Reeves, Lindsey S. Champlin, David L. Johnson, Charles S. Dameron, Latham & Watkins LLP, Washington, DC; Lawrence E. Buterman, Latham & Watkins LLP, New York, NY; Christopher S. Yates, Latham & Watkins LLP, San Francisco, CA; Jack B. Blumenfeld, Brian P. Egan, Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell LLP, Wilmington, DE; Timothy G. Cameron, Peter T. Barbur, David R. Marriott, Daniel K. Zach, Michael K. Zaken, Lindsey J. Timlin, Hannah L. Dwyer, Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP, New York, NY; Amanda L. Wait, Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP, Washington, DC; Kelly E. Farnan, Richards, Layton & Finger, P.A., Wilmington, DE; Peter J. Schwingler, Stinson LLP, Minneapolis, MN; Daniel K. Hogan, Hogan McDaniel, Wilmington, DE for defendant-appellees.
Case Number: 22-2806
Rather than employ the hypothetical monopolist test analysis for determining product market under Section 7 of the Clayton Act, the Third Circuit affirmed the District Court's analysis using the actual market for refined sugar as the product market definition.
Publication Date: 2023-08-07
Practice Area: Medical Malpractice
Industry: Health Care
Court: U.S. District Court of Delaware
Judge: District Judge Andrews
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Raj Srivatsan, McGivney, Kluger, & Cook, P.C., Wilmington, DE for plaintiff.
for defendant: Dawn C. Doherty, Brett Thomas Norton, Marks, O’Neill, O’Brien, Doherty & Kelly, P.C., Wilmington, DE for defendants.
Case Number: 22-1370-RGA
Court dismissed survival and wrongful death action filed in federal court for lack of subject matter jurisdiction where decedent had same citizenship as defendants, destroying complete diversity.
Publication Date: 2023-08-07
Practice Area: Election and Political Law
Industry: State and Local Government
Court: Delaware Superior Court
Judge: Judge Primos
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Terri Michelle Reylek, Dover, DE, pro se petitioner.
for defendant: Nicholas D. Picollelli, Jr., Deputy Attorney General, Department of Justice, Wilmington, DE for Respondent.
Case Number: K22M-07-010 NEP
The court dismissed petitioner's request for a writ of mandamus to compel state officials to only employ valid and legally certified voting system/machines but deferred ruling on whether an actual controversy existed to support a declaratory judgment.
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