• 330 Hospitality Group, LLC v. The City of Rehoboth Beach

    Publication Date: 2024-08-06
    Practice Area: Land Use and Planning
    Industry: Construction | Real Estate | State and Local Government
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Robinson
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Richard E. Berl, Jr., Hudson, Jones, Jaywork & Fisher, LLC, Lewes, DE for petitioner.
    for defendant: Daniel A. Griffith, Thomas Wallace, Whiteford, Taylor & Preston, LLC, Wilmington, DE for respondents.

    Case Number: S22C-11-016 RHR

    Court remanded denial of rezoning application where city commissioners failed to adequately explain the legal reasons for denying the application.

  • Massandra Capital IV, LLC v. CEAI Aspen Place Manager, LLC

    Publication Date: 2024-07-30
    Practice Area: Contracts
    Industry: Investments and Investment Advisory | Real Estate
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Davis
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Travis S. Hunter, Alexandra M. Ewing, Richards, Layton & Finger, P.A., Wilmington, DE for plaintiff.
    for defendant: Douglas D. Herrmann, Emily L. Wheatley, Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders LLP, Wilmington, DE; R. Thomas Avery, Stephen M. Hoeplinger, Capes, Sokol, Goodman & Sarachan, P.C., St. Louis, MO for defendants.

    Case Number: N23C-10-136 EMD CCLD

    LLC member's capital contributions were not "losses" under the parties' guaranty as treating them as losses would effectively force the other members to make capital contributions for which the first member would receive a greater ownership stake.

  • Pearce v. NeueHealth, Inc.

    Publication Date: 2024-07-30
    Practice Area: Mergers and Acquisitions
    Industry: Health Care | Investments and Investment Advisory
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Rennie
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Carmella P. Keener, Cooch and Taylor, P.A., Wilmington, DE; David W. Asp, Joseph C. Bourne, R. David Hahn, Lockridge Grindal Nauen P.L.L.P., Minneapolis, MN; Anne T. Regan, Nathan D. Prosser, Hellmuth & Johnson PLLC, Edina, MN for plaintiffs.
    for defendant: Emily V. Burton, Cheol W. Park, Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor, LLP, Wilmington, DE; Jan M. Conlin, Heather M. McElroy, Patrick A. Cochran, Ciresi Conlin LLP, Minneapolis, MN for defendant.

    Case Number: N23C-09-005 SKR CCLD

    Forward-looking projection could constitute actionable fraud where plaintiffs adequately alleged that the projection was a complete fabrication as defendants lacked the data necessary to calculate a reasonable projection and thus likely fabricated the figures underpinning the projection.

  • Westlake Pipe & Fittings Corp. v. Geon Performance Solutions, LLC

    Publication Date: 2024-07-30
    Practice Area: Contracts
    Industry: Chemicals and Materials | Manufacturing
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Davis
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Stephen B. Brauerman, Emily L. Skaug, Bayard, P.A., Wilmington, DE for plaintiff.
    for defendant: Joelle E. Polesky, Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young, LLP, Wilmington, DE; Patrick K. Kingsley, Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young, LLP, Philadelphia, PA for defendant.

    Case Number: N23C-08-096 EMD CCLD

    Express terms of parties' supply agreement released supplier from having to honor rates under the agreement after its termination, and the agreement merely allowed purchaser to apply credits it had earned to future contracts negotiated between the parties.

  • LGM Holdings, LLC v. Schurder

    Publication Date: 2024-07-23
    Practice Area: Mergers and Acquisitions
    Industry: Distribution and Wholesale | Pharmaceuticals
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Davis
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Thomas E. Hanson, Jr., Barnes & Thornburg LLP, Wilmington, DE; Eric Sussman, Denise Lazar, Barnes & Thornburg LLP, Chicago, IL for plaintiffs.
    for defendant: John M. Seaman, Florentina D. Field, Abrams & Bayliss LLP, Wilmington, DE; Travis S. Hunter, Richards, Layton & Finger, P.A., Wilmington, DE; Michael J. Payne, Frankel, Rubin, Klein, Payne & Pudlowski, P.C., St. Louis, MO for defendants.

    Case Number: N23C-09-011 EMD CCLD

    Buyers waived their fraud claims against sellers by averring in a subsequent letter agreement that buyers' losses arose from sellers' breaches of representations and warranties, and buyers failed to file an indemnity lawsuit within the applicable survival period.

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  • Premium Choice Ins. Serv. v. Innovative Fin. Group Holdings, LLC

    Publication Date: 2024-07-23
    Practice Area: Contracts
    Industry: Insurance
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Wallace
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Geoffrey G. Grivner, Kody M. Sparks, Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC, Wilmington, DE; Benjamin N. Gluck, Oliver Rocos, Barr Benyamin, Bird Marella LLP, Los Angeles, CA for plaintiff.
    for defendant: Alexandra M. Cummings, Sara Carnahan, Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnel LLP, Wilmington, DE; Scott C. Solberg, Gregory M. Schweizer, Caroline P. Malone, Eimer Stahl LLP, Chicago, IL for defendants.

    Case Number: N24C-01-006 PRW CCLD

    Court allowed plaintiff to pursue breach of contract and implied covenant claims alternatively where there were factual disputes over whether defendant had retracted its repudiation and which remedy plaintiff elected in response to defendant's actions.

  • Getzler v. River Run Foods (DE), LLC

    Publication Date: 2024-07-16
    Practice Area: Securities Litigation
    Industry: Food and Beverage | Investments and Investment Advisory | Manufacturing
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Brennan
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Andrew L. Cole, Stacy L. Newman, Michael E. Fitzpatrick, Nathaniel J. Klepser, Cole Schotz PC, Wilmington, DE; J. Michael Pardoe, Cole Schotz PC, Baltimore, MD for plaintiffs.
    for defendant: Marc Casarino, Katie Barksdale, Kennedys CMK LLP, Wilmington, DE for defendants.

    Case Number: N23C-02-086 DJB

    Investment fraud claims failed where alleged misrepresentations did not constitute actionable fraud and plaintiffs could not plead justifiable reliance due to their failure as sophisticated parties to conduct due diligence into the company's financials and business operations.

  • Channel PES Acquisition Co., LLC v. Heritage-Crystal Clean, Inc.

    Publication Date: 2024-07-16
    Practice Area: Mergers and Acquisitions
    Industry: Chemicals and Materials | Investments and Investment Advisory
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Adams
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Stamatios Stamoulis, Richard C. Weinblatt, Stamoulis & Weinblatt LLC, Wilmington, DE; Richard A. Schwartz, Ross LLP, Los Angeles, CA for plaintiff.
    for defendant: John P. DiTomo, Alec F. Hoeschel, Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell LLP, Wilmington, DE; Brian J. Massengill, Matthew E. Fenn, Mayer Brown LLP, Chicago, IL for defendant.

    Case Number: N23C-08-206 MAA CCLD

    Claims connected to the process of calculation and payment fell within scope of parties' limited arbitration clause covering the calculation of payment for acquired company following post-closing true-up.

  • Pinnacle IV, L.P. v. Cyberlabs AI Holdings Ltd.

    Publication Date: 2024-07-16
    Practice Area: Mergers and Acquisitions
    Industry: Advertising | Software | Technology Media and Telecom
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Adams
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Andrew D. Cordo, Andrew D. Berni, Joshua A. Manning, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, P.C., Wilmington, DE for plaintiff.
    for defendant: Berton W. Ashman, Jr., Jesse L. Noa, Justin T. Hymes, Potter Anderson & Corroon LLP, Wilmington, DE; Michael J. Baratz, Patrick F. Linehan, Steptoe LLP, Washington, DC for defendants.

    Case Number: N23C-04-021 MAA CCLD

    Court granted judgment to enforce promissory note where affirmative defenses/counterclaims of fraud failed as plaintiff was not the principal of company officers who allegedly misrepresented company sales numbers.

  • The Cigna Group v. XL Specialty Ins. Co.

    Publication Date: 2024-07-09
    Practice Area: Insurance Law
    Industry: Insurance
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Rennie
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Jennifer C. Wasson, Carla M. Jones, Ryan D. Kingshill, Potter Anderson & Corroon LLP, Wilmington, DE; Brook Roberts, Drew Gardiner, Christine Rolph, James Tabb, Jessica England, Paula Moura, Latham & Watkins LLP, San Diego, CA & New York, NY for plaintiff.
    for defendant: Bruce E. Jameson, John G. Day, Prickett, Jones & Elliott, P.A., Wilmington, DE; Tammy Yuen, Rebecca Amdursky, Amber Locklear, Skarzynski Marick & Black LLP, New York, NY; Marc S. Casarino, Karine Sarkisian, Gary S. Kull, Kennedys CMK LLP, Wilmington, DE & Basking Ridge, NJ for defendants.

    Case Number: N23C-03-009 SKR CCLD

    Court denied motion to compel discovery to the extent that discovery requests sought documents irrelevant to the case or communications protected by attorney-client privilege.