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  • In re Morrow Park Holding LLC

    Publication Date: 2022-08-16
    Practice Area: Corporate Entities
    Industry: Real Estate
    Court: Court of Chancery
    Judge: Vice Chancellor Fioravanti
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Brian E. Farnan, Michael J. Farnan, Farnan LLP, Wilmington, DE for plaintiffs.
    for defendant: Richard P. Rollo, Travis S. Hunter, Angela Lam, Nicole M. Henry, John T. Miraglia, Richards, Layton & Finger, P.A., Wilmington, DE; Alan S. Loewinsohn, Kerry Schonwald, Loewinsohn Deary Simon Ray LLP, Dallas, TX for defendants.
    Case Number: D69920

    Although both parties had breached their business divorce agreements, plaintiffs had failed to demonstrate their entitlement to damages where plaintiffs' own conduct meant that defendants' breach was not the cause of plaintiffs' alleged loss.

  • In re GGP, Inc. Stockholder Litig.

    Publication Date: 2022-08-02
    Practice Area: Mergers and Acquisitions
    Industry: Investments and Investment Advisory | Real Estate
    Court: Delaware Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Traynor
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Michael Hanrahan, Ronald A. Brown, Jr., Stephen D. Dargitz, J. Clayton Athey, Marcus E. Montejo, Samuel L. Closic, Prickett Jones & Elliott, P.A., Wilmington, DE; Carl L. Stine, Adam J. Blander, Antoinette Adesanya, Wolf Popper LLP, New York, NY; Brian D. Long, Long Law, LLC, Wilmington, DE; Frank P. DiPrima, Law Office of Frank DiPrima, P.A., Morristown, NJ for appellants.
    for defendant: Kevin G. Abrams, John M. Seaman, Matthew L. Miller, Abrams & Bayliss LLP, Wilmington, DE; John A. Neuwirth, Evert J. Christensen, Jr., Seth Goodchild, Matthew S. Connors, Nicole E. Prunetti, Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP, New York, NY; Peter J. Walsh, Jr., Berton W. Ashman, Jr., and Jaclyn C. Levy, Potter Anderson & Corroon LLP, Wilmington, DE; Peter E. Kazanoff, Michael J. Garvey, Sara A. Ricciardi, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP, New York, NY; Raymond J. Dicamillo, Susan M. Hannigan, Richards, Layton & Finger, Wilmington, DE; Brian T. Frawley, Y. Carson Zhou, Sullivan & Cromwell LLP, New York, NY; David J. Teklits, Thomas P. Will, Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell LLP, Wilmington, DE for appellees.
    Case Number: D69905

    Dividing merger transaction into substantial pre-closing dividend and meager "per share merger consideration" did not frustrate stockholders' appraisal rights since dividend legally constituted merger consideration.

  • Jack Lingo Asset Mgmt., LLC v. The Bd. of Adjustment of the City of Rehoboth Beach

    Publication Date: 2022-08-02
    Practice Area: Land Use and Planning
    Industry: Real Estate | State and Local Government
    Court: Delaware Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Traynor
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: David C. Hutt, R. Eric Hacker, Michelle G. Bounds, Morris James LLP, Georgetown, DE for appellants.
    for defendant: Frederick A. Townsend, III, D. Barrett Edwards, IV, Hudson, Jones, Jaywork & Fisher LLC for appellee.
    Case Number: D69907

    City erred in denying application to install unroofed exit walkway on property due to exceeding floor area/parking requirements, where local zoning code did not unambiguously include such walkways within the definition of space counting towards gross floor area

  • Simon Prop. Group, L.P. v. Regal Ent. Group

    Publication Date: 2022-07-19
    Practice Area: Landlord Tenant Law
    Industry: Entertainment and Leisure | Real Estate
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Johnston
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Timothy R. Dudderar, Jesse L. Noa, Carla M. Jones, Potter Anderson & Corroon, LLP, Wilmington, DE; David M. Fedder, Dentons US LLP, St. Louis, MO; Shannon Shin, Dentons US LLP, Chicago, IL for plaintiff.
    for defendant: Kashif I. Chowdhry, Parkowski Guerke & Swayze, P.A., Dover, DE; Curtis Romig and Kevin Arocha, Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP, Atlanta, GA; Erin A. Kelly, Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP, Denver, CO for defendant.
    Case Number: D96890

    Court enforced guaranty provision under commercial lease following non-payment of rent due to financial difficulties caused by COVID-19 shutdowns, where the leases allocated risk of a force majeure event to tenants.

  • State v. Sweetwater Point, LLC

    Publication Date: 2022-07-12
    Practice Area: Real Estate
    Industry: Real Estate | State and Local Government
    Court: Court of Chancery
    Judge: Vice Chancellor Glasscock
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Gerald I.H. Street, John I. Ellis, Street & Ellis, P.A., Dover, DE; Bradley S. Eaby, State of Delaware Department of Justice, Dover, DE for petitioner.
    for defendant: Richard P. Beck, Richard Beck LLC, Centreville, DE; John H. Newcomer, Jr., Morris James LLP, Wilmington, DE for respondents.
    Case Number: D69880

    Motion to equitably divest the state from its superior title to a parcel under the doctrine of acquiescence denied where there was no evidence to charge the state with knowledge of competing party's possessory acts such that the state could be said to have acquiesced to such acts.

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  • W.D.C. Holdings, LLC v. IPI Partners, LLC

    Publication Date: 2022-07-05
    Practice Area: Corporate Entities
    Industry: E-Commerce | Investments and Investment Advisory | Real Estate
    Court: Court of Chancery
    Judge: Vice Chancellor Laster
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Stephen B. Brauerman, Sarah T. Andrade, Bayard, P.A., Wilmington, DE; Christopher O. Murray, Julian R. Ellis, Jr., Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, LLP, Denver, CO for plaintiffs.
    for defendant: Matthew F. Davis, Justin T. Hymes, Potter Anderson & Corroon LLP, Wilmington, DE; Charles F. Connolly, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld, Washington, DC; Stephen M. Baldini, Stephanie Lindemuth, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld, New York, NY for defendants.
    Case Number: D69872

    Partner who was removed from joint venture plausibly alleged that co-venturer improperly asserted cause to exercise its removal rights, thereby constituting a non-exculpated breach of the joint venture agreement.

  • Harmon v. Lawson

    Publication Date: 2022-07-05
    Practice Area: Civil Rights
    Industry: Real Estate | State and Local Government
    Court: U.S. District Court of Delaware
    Judge: District Judge Andrews
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Sandra Harmon, Hartsville, SC, pro se plaintiff.
    for defendant: Kevin J. Connors, Marshall, Dennehey, Warner, Coleman & Goggin, Wilmington, DE; Patricia A. Davis, Deputy Attorney General, Delaware Department of Justice, Dover, DE for defendants.
    Case Number: D69875

    Constitutional claims arising from monition action dismissed where plaintiff had failed to plead defendants' personal involvement in alleged constitutional violations or where defendants enjoyed immunity from suit for actions taken in their official capacity.

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

    Publication Date: 2022-06-28
    Practice Area: Creditors' and Debtors' Rights
    Industry: Financial Services and Banking | 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. Dunkle, Parkowski, Guerke & Swayze, P.A., Wilmington, DE; Jeffrey D. Brooks, Tanisha L. Massie, Morrison Cohen LLP, New York, NY for defendants.
    Case Number: D69867

    Court declined to apply jury waivers in related loan documents to obligors' claims against their mortgage insurer, where the waiver clauses did not unambiguously include claims arising from outside the loan transaction within their scope.

  • Council of the Vill. of Fountianview Condo. v. Corrozi-Fountain View LLC

    Publication Date: 2022-06-28
    Practice Area: Contracts
    Industry: Financial Services and Banking | Construction | Real Estate
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Carpenter
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Blake A. Bennett, C. Scott Reese, Dean R. Roland, Cooch and Taylor, P.A., Wilmington, DE for plaintiff.
    for defendant: David L. Baumberger, Law Offices of Chrissinger & Baumberger, Wilmington, DE; Kevin J. Connors, Marshall Dennehey Warner Coleman & Goggin, Wilmington, DE; Louis J. Rizzo, Jr., Reger Rizzo & Darnall LLP, Wilmington, DE; Josiah R. Wolcott, Connolly Gallagher, Newark, DE; Thaddeus J. Weaver, Dilworth Paxson LLP, Wilmington, DE for defendants.
    Case Number: D69862

    Defective construction claims by condominium association were timely filed where receiver who previously controlled condo was appointed solely to complete construction and limit the losses of the mortgagee, such that the limitations period did not start running until the association of ow ners took control.

  • Delmarsh, LLC v. Envt'l Appeals Bd. of the State of Delaware

    Publication Date: 2022-05-24
    Practice Area: Environmental Law
    Industry: Real Estate | State and Local Government
    Court: Delaware Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Seitz
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Richard L. Abbott, Abbott Law Firm, Hockessin, DE for appellant.
    for defendant: Kayli H. Spialter, Delaware Department of Justice, New Castle, DE for appellees.
    Case Number: D69826

    Environmental Appeals Board properly interpreted statutory definition of "wetlands" as not being restricted solely to lands experiencing daily tidal flow, where the Wetlands Act expressly encompassed land features that did not necessarily have daily tides.