Case Digests

Page v. Oath, Inc.

Publication Date: 2022-02-01
Practice Area: Communications and Media
Industry: Consulting | Technology Media and Telecom
Court: Delaware Supreme Court
Judge: Justice Seitz
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Sean J. Bellew, Bellew LLC, Wilmington, DE; Todd V. McMurtry, Hemmer DeFrank Wessels, PLLC, Ft. Mitchell, KY; K. Lawson Pedigo, Miller Keffer & Pedigo, PLLC, Dallas, TX for plaintiff below, appellant.
for defendant: T. Brad Davey, Jonathan A. Choa, Potter Anderson & Corroon LLP, Wilmington, DE; Elbert Lin, David M. Parker, Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP, Richmond, VA; Jonathan D. Reichman, Jennifer L. Bloom, Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP, New York, NY, for defendant below, appellee.
Case Number: D69696

The court held that plaintiff was required to plead actual malice in his defamation suit against defendant who owned online news organizations and published articles concerning investigation into plaintiff's connection to Russian figures because the articles were substantially true.

Cedarview Opportunities Master Fund, L.P. v. Spanish Broad. Sys., Inc.

Publication Date: 2018-09-26
Practice Area: Communications and Media | Corporate Governance | Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
Industry: Technology Media and Telecom
Court: Court of Chancery
Judge: Chancellor Bouchard
Attorneys: For plaintiff: John E. Abramczyk, D. McKinley Measley, and Alexandra M. Cumings, Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell LLP, Wilmington, DE; Shireen A. Barday, Kirkland & Elliss LLP, New York, NY; Patrick J. Nash, Kirkland & Ellis LLP, Chicago, IL, attorneys for plaintiffs
for defendant: Robert S. Saunders, Matthew P. Majarian, and Haley S. Stern, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, Wilmington, DE, attorneys for defendant.
Case Number: D68295

Court declined to dismiss breach of contract claim where there was genuine dispute of material fact as to whether defendant company incurred indebtedness in violation of certificate of designation with preferred stockholders.

Flowers v. The Office of the Governor, DEFAX Case No. D67856 (Del.Super. Aug. 22, 2017), Wharton, J. (37 pages).

Publication Date: 2017-09-06
Practice Area: Communications and Media | Discovery | Government
Industry: State and Local Government
Court: Delaware Superior Court
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Case Number: D67856

Chief deputy attorney general erred in limiting legislative email exemption under FOIA to com tions with or concerning constituent matters, where the statutory language expressly covered all co

E.I. DuPont DeNemours & Co. v. MacDermid Printing Solutions LLC, DEFAX Case No. D67689 (D.Del. Mar. 31, 2017), Robinson, J. (14 pages).

Publication Date: 2017-04-12
Practice Area: Communications and Media | Contractual Disputes
Industry: Chemicals and Materials
Court: U.S. District Court of Delaware
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Case Number: D67689

Defendant was not intended as a third-party beneficiary under a contract, and so lacked standing to assert its counterclaim for breach of contract. Defendant's motion for summary judgment denied; pl

E.I. DuPont DeNemours & Co. v. MacDermid Printing Solutions LLC, DEFAX Case No. D67689 (D.Del. Mar. 31, 2017), Robinson, J. (14 pages).

Publication Date: 2017-04-12
Practice Area: Contractual Disputes | Communications and Media
Industry: Chemicals and Materials | Technology Media and Telecom
Court: U.S. District Court of Delaware
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Case Number: D67689

Defendant was not intended as a third-party beneficiary under a contract, and so lacked standing to assert its counterclaim for breach of contract. Defendant's motion for summary judgment denied; pl

Dex Media, Inc. v. Yellow Pages Photos, Inc., DEFAX Case No. 67617 (Del. Bank. Jan. 19, 2017), Gross, B.J. (18 pages).

Publication Date: 2017-02-08
Practice Area: Communications and Media
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Court: U.S. Bankruptcy Court of Delaware
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