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  • Johnson v. State

    Publication Date: 2021-01-27
    Practice Area: Labor Law
    Industry: State and Local Government
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Rocanelli
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Matthew M. Bartkowski, Bifferato Gentilotti, LLC, Wilmington, DE for appellant.
    for defendant: John J. Klusman, Jr., Jocelyn N. Pugh, Tybout, Redfearn & Pell, Wilmington, DE for appellee.
    Case Number: D69271

    Industrial Accident Board correctly reduced an employer's workers' compensation lien by the entire amount of third-party tort recovery where the lien balance exceeded the amount of recovery, requiring charging the full amount of reasonable legal fees and costs to the employer since it received the full amount of the tort recovery and the injured worker received nothing from the recovery.

  • Judicial Watch Inc. v. Delaware Dep't of Justice

    Publication Date: 2021-01-20
    Practice Area: Public Records
    Industry: Technology Media and Telecom
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Johnston
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Theodore A. Kittila, William E. Green, Jr., Halloran Farkas + Kittila LLP, Wilmington, DE for petitioners.
    for defendant: William E. Manning, James D. Taylor, Jr., Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr LLP, Wilmington, DE for respondent.
    Case Number: D69267

    The Freedom of Information Act did not give petitioners access to library patron logs or unprocessed rec-ords housed at a university library.

  • Igo v. ACTS Ret. Life Cmtys.

    Publication Date: 2021-01-20
    Practice Area: Administrative Law
    Industry: Hospitality and Lodging
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Rocanelli
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Michele D. Allen, Emily A. Biffen, Allen & Associates, Wilmington, DE for claimant.
    for defendant: Anthony N. Delcollo, Offit Kurman, P.A., Wilmington, DE for employer.
    Case Number: D69265

    A determination by the Unemployment Insurance Appeals Board that claimant was terminated for just cause was not supported by substantial evidence, and the board's decision also contained other legal errors.

  • The Am. Bottling Co. v. Repole

    Publication Date: 2021-01-13
    Practice Area: Contracts
    Industry: Distribution and Wholesale | Food and Beverage
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge LeGrow
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Garrett B. Moritz, Anne M. Steadman, Ross Aronstam & Moritz LLP, Wilmington, DE; Robert C. Walters, Russell H. Falconer, Megan Z. Hulce, Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP, attorneys for plaintiff
    for defendant: A. Thompson Bayliss and Daniel J. McBride, Abrams & Bayliss LLP, Wilmington, DE; David. H. Bernstein, Jyotin Hamid, Jared I. Kagan, and Matthew J. Petrozziello, Debevoise & Plimpton LLP, attorneys for defendants.
    Case Number: D69254

    Tortious interference claim failed where CEO acted within scope of authority to negotiate distribution/investment deal with another company where the transaction withstood business judgement rule review and thus could not be attacked via a tortious interference claim.

  • State of Delaware v. Kolaco

    Publication Date: 2021-01-13
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
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    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Clark
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Kevin Smith, Dep’t of Justice, Dover, DE for the state.
    for defendant: Stephanie Blaisdell, Dover, DE for defendant.
    Case Number: D69259

    Holding an evidentiary hearing virtually did not violate a criminal defendant's constitutional rights.

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  • In re: Asbestos Litig.

    Publication Date: 2021-01-06
    Practice Area: Products Liability
    Industry: Manufacturing
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Adams
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Adam Balick, Michael Collins Smith, Patrick J. Smith, Balick & Balick, LLC, Wilmington, DE; Bartholomew J. Dalton, Ipek Kurul, Andrew C. Dalton, Michael C. Dalton, Dalton & Associates, P.A., Wilmington, DE for plaintiffs.
    for defendant: Timothy A. Sullivan III, Wilbraham, Lawler & Buba, P.C., Wilmington, DE for defendant.
    Case Number: D69247

    Evidence of daily exposure to asbestos-containing products allegedly manufactured by defendant's predecessor-in-interest was sufficient to overcome the de minimis threshold to establish causation.

  • Preston Hollow Capital LLC v. Nuveen LLC

    Publication Date: 2020-12-30
    Practice Area: Business Torts
    Industry: Investments and Investment Advisory
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Johnston
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: R Scott Thompson, David H. Wollmuth, Michael C. Ledley, Sean P. McGonigle, Nicole C. Rende, Wollmuth, Maher & Deutsch LLP, New York, NY; R. Judson Scaggs, Jr., Elizabeth A. Mullin, Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell LLP, Wilmington, DE for plaintiff.
    for defendant: Leonard A. Gail, Alejandra Contreras Macias, Massey & Gail LLP, Chicago, IL; Jonathan S. Massey, Jeremy Mallory, Massey & Gail LLP, Washington, DC; Peter J. Walsh, Jr., Jennifer C. Wasson, David A. Seal, Rob-ert J. Kumor, Potter, Anderson & Corroon LLP, Wilmington, DE for defendants.
    Case Number: D69243

    Collateral estoppel and law of the case doctrines applied to findings made in a prior proceeding between the parties, but plaintiff was not entitled to summary judgment due to remaining factual issues.

  • Baker v. Gonzalez

    Publication Date: 2020-12-30
    Practice Area: Motor Vehicle Torts
    Industry: Construction | Transportation
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Karsnitz
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Heather Long, Kimmel Carter Roman, Peltz & O’Neill, PA, Newark, DE; David L. Kwass, Benjamin Baer, Saltz Mongeluzzi & Bendesky P.C., Philadelphia, PA for plaintiff.
    for defendant: Patrick Rock, Michael Mitchell, Heckler & Frabizzio, Wilmington, DE; Craig Gunderson, pro se defendant, Escondido, CA; James J. Horning, Casarino Christman Shalk Ransom & Doss, P.A., Wilmington, DE; Jeffrey A. Young, Young & McNelis, Dover, DE; Paul Bradley, Donald R. Kinsley, Shari L. Milewski, Maron Marvel Bradley Anderson & Tardy, LLC, Wilmington, DE; Susan List Hauske, Tybout Redfearn & Pell, Wilmington, DE for defendants.
    Case Number: D69238

    Court applied Maryland statute requiring inspection of driver's licenses by lessor of rented vehicle, where lessor and lessee contemplated that the rented vehicle would be driven in Maryland, giving that state the greater interest in the alleged negligent conduct.

  • Murray v. Mason

    Publication Date: 2020-12-30
    Practice Area: Personal Injury
    Industry: Non-Profit
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Adams
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Frederick S. Freibott,Dennis A. Mason, II, The Freibott Law Firm, Wilmington, DE for plaintiff.
    for defendant: Sarah B. Cole, Marshall Dennehey Warner Coleman & Goggin, P.C., Wilmington, DE for defendant.
    Case Number: D69241

    The court dismissed plaintiff's negligence claims against a nonprofit animal shelter after she sustained inju-ries from a dog bite, but allowed plaintiff an opportunity to replead one of her claims.

  • Am. Int'l Indus. v. The Neslemur Co.

    Publication Date: 2020-12-23
    Practice Area: Products Liability
    Industry: Chemicals and Materials | Consumer Products
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Johnston
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Seth J. Reidenberg, Tybout Redfearn & Pell, Wilmington, DE for plaintiff.
    for defendant: Robert J. Katzenstein, Smith Katzenstein Jenkins, LLP, Wilmington, DE; Patrick F. Hofer, Clyde & Co US LLP, Washington, DC for defendant.
    Case Number: D69231

    Anti-claim/anti-suit injunction on indemnification crossclaims/third-party claims in other jurisdictions granted where crossclaimant/third-party claimant was entitled to indemnification under asset purchase agreement and had contractually chosen to litigate the APA in Delaware.