• Acree v. Bayhealth Med. Ctr., Inc.

    Publication Date: 2023-04-25
    Practice Area: Medical Malpractice
    Industry: Health Care | Recruitment and Staffing
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Clark
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Ronald G. Poliquin, The Poliquin Firm LLC, Dover, DE for plaintiff.
    for defendant: James E. Drnec, Phillip M. Casale, Wharton Levin Ehrmantraut & Klein, Wilmington, DE; John A. Elzufon, Matthew Donelson, Elzufon, Ausstin & Mondell, P.A., Wilmington, DE; Maria R. Granaudo Gesty, Burns White LLC, Wilmington, DE for defendants.

    Case Number: K21C-02-029-JJC

    Court declined summary judgment for physician staffing company in medical malpractice complaint where there were genuine issues of material fact concerning whether the company had a master/servant relationship with a physician who allegedly performed a negligent surgery, such that the patient could hold the company vicariously liable under the doctrine of respondeat superior.

  • US Dominion, Inc. v. Fox News Network, LLC

    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.

  • PVP Aston, LLC v. Fin. Structures Ltd.

    Publication Date: 2023-04-18
    Practice Area: Insurance Law
    Industry: Insurance | Real Estate
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge LeGrow
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Christopher P. Simon, Michael L. Vild, Cross & Simon, LLC, Wilmington, DE for plaintiffs.
    for defendant: Michael W. Teichman, Kashif I Chowdhry; Kyle F. Dukle, Parkowski, Guerke & Swayze, P.A., Wilmington, DE; Jeffrey D. Brooks, Tanisha L. Massie, Morrison Cohen LLP, New York, NY defendants.

    Case Number: N21C-09-095 AML CCLD

    Court dismissed declaratory judgment claim where plaintiffs' arguments in support had already been rejected by courts in other states in actions involving the parties, thereby invoking the doctrine of collateral estoppel.

  • State v. Mason

    Publication Date: 2023-04-18
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Johnston
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Dominic A. Carrera, Jr., Deputy Attorney General, Department of Justice, Wilmington, DE for plaintiff.
    for defendant: Thomas A. Foley, Wilmington, DE for defendant.

    Case Number: 2207004139

    Court granted suppression motion where search warrant was based solely on the uncorroborated implicating statements of an accomplice.

  • Wais v. Thompson

    Publication Date: 2023-04-11
    Practice Area: Real Estate
    Industry: Legal Services | Real Estate
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Scott
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Chandra J. Williams, Rhodunda, Williams & Kondraschow, Wilmington, DE for appellants.
    for defendant: Steven D. Rosen, The Rosen Law Firm, LLC, Wilmington, DE for appellee.

    Case Number: N22A-08-003 CLS

    The court affirmed the trial court's order finding for a buyer in a real estate matter where the seller breached contractual obligations by failing to repair a defective roof.

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  • The Delaware Div. of the Pub. Advocate v. The Delaware Pub. Serv. Comm'n

    Publication Date: 2023-04-11
    Practice Area: Public Utilities
    Industry: Energy | State and Local Government
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Green-Streett
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Regina A. Ioii, Department of Justice, Wilmington, DE for appellant.
    for defendant: James McC. Geddes, Ashby & Geddes, Wilmington, DE; Jessica M. Jones, Marisa R. De Feo, Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr LLP, Wilmington, DE for appellees.

    Case Number: K22A-02-005 RLG

    Public Service Commission's failure to make specific factual findings and legal conclusions when approving electric company's request to include pension and retirement benefit liabilities in the rate base precluded appellate review and required reversal of the decision.

  • Envolve Pharmacy Solutions, Inc. v. Rite Aid Headquarters Corp.

    Publication Date: 2023-04-04
    Practice Area: Contracts
    Industry: Distribution and Wholesale | Pharmaceuticals | Retail
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Wallace
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Karen Jacobs, Alexandra M. Cumings, Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell LLP, Wilmington, DE; Keith J. Harrison, Christopher Flynn, Daniel W. Wolff, Jerome P. DeSanto, Jed Wulfekotte, Crowell & Moring LLP, Washington, DC for plaintiffs.
    for defendant: Corrie Elise Amato, Eric J. Juray, Jason W. Rigby, Prickett, Jones & Elliot, P.A., Wilmington, DE; Neil K. Gilman, Christopher J. Dufek, Brianne Reese, Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP, Washington, DC; John B. Shely, Courtney B. Glaser, Kelsey J. Hope, Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP, Houston, TX for defendants.

    Case Number: N19C-12-214 PRW CCLD

    Court denied summary judgment on breach of contract claims where there was a factual dispute over whether defendant's customers participating in savings card and price-match programs fell within the scope of the parties' contracts for prescription drug reimbursements.

  • Gray's Landing Dev., LLC v. Blackston Cove Dev., LLC

    Publication Date: 2023-04-04
    Practice Area: Contracts
    Industry: Construction | Real Estate
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Jurden
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Phillip A. Giordano, Madeline R. Silverman, Gordon, Fournaris & Mammarella, P.A., Wilmington, DE for plaintiff.
    for defendant: William J. Rhodunda, Nicholas G. Kondraschow, Rhodunda Williams & Kondraschow, Wilmington, DE for defendant.

    Case Number: N22L-06-019 JRJ

    Court dismissed statement of claim for mechanic's lien where plaintiff added language stating that allegations were true and correct only to the best of plaintiff's knowledge, since statutory law prohibited the inclusion of qualifying language.

  • Shady Park Homeowners' Ass'n Inc. v. Shady Park MHC LLC

    Publication Date: 2023-03-21
    Practice Area: Real Estate
    Industry: Real Estate
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Conner
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Olga K. Beskrone, Community Legal Aid Society, Inc., Wilmington, DE for appellant.
    for defendant: David C. Zerbato, Robert J. Valihura, Morton, Valihura & Zerbato, LLC, Greenville, DE for appellees.

    Case Number: S21A-11-001 MHC

    Court upheld arbitration decision granting housing community owner's request for a rent increase where owner had expended funds for capital improvements in the community and had presented credible evidence of the market rent.

  • Scottoline v. Women First, LLC

    Publication Date: 2023-03-21
    Practice Area: Medical Malpractice
    Industry: Health Care
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge LeGrow
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Bruce L. Hudson, Joshua J. Inkell, Hudson & Castle Law, LLC, Wilmington, DE for plaintiff.
    for defendant: Bradley J. Gowert, Thomas J. Marcoz, Jr., Marshall Dennehey Warner Coleman & Goggin, Wilmington, DE; David Batten, Batten Lee, Raleigh, NC; John D. Balaguer, Roopa Sabesan, White and Williams LLP, Wilmington, DE for defendants.

    Case Number: N19C-08-135 AML

    Court excluded medical expert's causation opinion for lack of supporting scientific authority and due to the expert's failure to rule out other common causes of plaintiff's injury.