• In Re Straight Path Commc'ns Inc. Consol. Stockholder Litig.

    Publication Date: 2022-03-01
    Practice Area: Mergers and Acquisitions
    Industry: Investments and Investment Advisory | Technology Media and Telecom
    Court: Court of Chancery
    Judge: Vice Chancellor Glasscock
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Ned Weinberger,Mark Richardson, Labaton Sucharow LLP, Wilmington, DE; Jeroen van Kwawegen, Edward G. Timlin, Alla Zayenchik, Bernstein Litowitz Berger & Grossmann LLP, New York, NY; Vincent R. Cappucci, Joshua K. Porter, Entwistle& Cappucci LLP, New York, NY for plaintiffs.
    for defendant: Rudolf Koch, Kevin M. Gallagher, Daniel E. Kaprow, Richards, Layton & Finger, P.A., Wilmington, DE; Thomas Uebler, Mccollom D’Emilio Smith Uebler LLC, Wilmington, DE; Jason Cyrulnik, Paul Fattaruso, Evelyn Fruchter, Cyrulnik Fetters LLP, New York, NY; Kevin R. Shannon, Berton W. Ashman, Jr., Jacqueline A. Rogers, David A. Seal, Potter Anderson & Corroon LLP, Wilmington, DE, for defendants

    Case Number: D69726

    The court held that there were disputes over material facts regarding which entity was responsible for indemnifying a claim from a settlement with the Federal Communications Commission such that they precluded entry of summary judgment.

  • Strategic Inv. Opportunities LLC v. Lee Enter., Inc.

    Publication Date: 2022-03-01
    Practice Area: Corporate Governance
    Industry: Investments and Investment Advisory | Technology Media and Telecom
    Court: Court of Chancery
    Judge: Vice Chancellor Will
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: John D. Hendershot, Matthew W. Murphy, John T. Miraglia, Richards, Layton & Finger, P.A., Wilmington, DE; Adrienne Marie Ward, Lori Marks-Esterman, Peter M. Sartorius, Theodore J. Hawkins, Olshan Frome Wolosky LLP, New York, NY for plaintiff.
    for defendant: Michael A. Pittenger, Christopher N. Kelley, Daniel M. Rusk, IV, Justin T. Hymes, Potter Anderson & Corroon LLP, Wilmington, DE; Stefan Atkinson, Byron Pacheco, Brittney Nagle, Kirkland & Ellis LLP, New York, NY for defendants.

    Case Number: D69729

    The court held that the defendant company, through its board members, did not breach bylaw requirements when it rejected the proposed nomination to the board because the nomination notice was deficient, and the actions of the board were rea-sonable and equitable.

  • SphereCommerce, LLC v. Caulfield

    Publication Date: 2022-02-15
    Practice Area: Contracts
    Industry: Software | Technology Media and Telecom
    Court: Court of Chancery
    Judge: Vice Chancellor Slights
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: William M. Lafferty, Kevin M. Coen, Sarah P. Kaboly, Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell LLP, Wilmington, DE; Timothy W. Knapp, P.C., Howard M. Kaplan, Aleschia D. Hyde, Kirkland & Ellis LLP, Chicago, IL for plaintiffs/counterclaim defendants.
    for defendant: Tammy L. Mercer, M. Paige Valeski, Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor, LLP, Wilmington, DE; Evan C. Borges, Matthew S. Ingles, Greenberg Gross LLP, Costa Mesa, CA for defendants and counterclaim/third party plaintiffs.

    Case Number: D69713

    The court held that the non-disparagement clause contained in the restrictive covenant agreement between the parties was clearly a restrictive covenant.

  • Enigwe v. Amazon.com Servs., LLC

    Publication Date: 2022-02-15
    Practice Area: Copyrights
    Industry: E-Commerce | Technology Media and Telecom
    Court: U.S. District Court of Delaware
    Judge: District Judge Bibas
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Ifedoo Enigwe, pro se plaintiff,
    for defendant: Philadelphia, PA; Craig E. Pinkus, Philip Zimmerly, Bose Mckinney & Evans LLP, Indianapolis, IA; Craig E. Pinkus, Philip Zimmerly, Bose Mckinney & Evans LLP, Indianapolis, IA; Nicholas D. Mozal, Potter Anderson & Corroon, LLP, Wilmington, DE for defendants.

    Case Number: D69716

    Copyright infringement claims failed where settlement between author and publisher did not expressly terminate publisher's contractual right to publish and sell the author's book.

  • Wei v. Zoox, Inc.

    Publication Date: 2022-02-15
    Practice Area: Discovery
    Industry: Technology Media and Telecom | Transportation
    Court: Court of Chancery
    Judge: Chancellor McCormick
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Joel Friedlander, Jeffrey M. Gorris, David Hahn, Friedlander & Gorris, P.A., Wilmington, DE; Randall J. Baron, David A. Knotts, Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP, San Diego, CA; Christopher H. Lyons, Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP, Nashville, TN for petitioners.
    for defendant: David J. Teklits, Thomas P. Will, Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell LLP, Wilmington, DE; William D. Savitt, Anitha Reddy, Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz, New York, NY for respondent.

    Case Number: D69714

    The court held that appraisal petitioners should not be allowed to obtain full discovery in this appraisal proceeding because it was commenced for the purpose of conducting pre-suit investigation for evidence of breach of fiduciary duty.

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  • 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.

  • Brown v. Matterport, Inc.

    Publication Date: 2022-01-25
    Practice Area: Contracts
    Industry: Technology Media and Telecom
    Court: Court of Chancery
    Judge: Vice Chancellor Will
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Thomas A. Uebler, Joseph Christensen, McCollom D’Emilio Smith Uebler LLC, Wilmington, DE; Edward D. Totino, Benjamin W. Turner, Baker Mckenzie LLP, Los Angeles, CA for plaintiff.
    for defendant: Robert L. Burns, Daniel E. Kaprow, Richards, Layton & Finger, P.A., Wilmington, DE; Michele Johnson, Kristin Murphy, Lat-ham & Watkins LLP, Costa Mesa, CA; Colleen Smith, Latham & Watkins LLP, San Diego, CA for defendants.

    Case Number: D69686

    The court held that plaintiff's shares were not Lockup Shares as defined in the bylaws adopted prior to the business combination between the Special Purpose Acquisition Company and plaintiff's former company, such that plaintiff was free to trade them immediately upon receipt. Relief in Count I granted.

  • Nexstar Media Inc. v. Spectrum Mgmt. Holding Co., LLC

    Publication Date: 2022-01-25
    Practice Area: Telecommunications
    Industry: Technology Media and Telecom
    Court: U.S. District Court of Delaware
    Judge: District Judge Bibas
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: A. Thompson Bayliss, Daniel John McBride, Abrams & Bayliss LLP, Wilmington, DE; Mitchell A. Kamin, Mark Chen, Covington & Burling LLP, Los Angeles, CA; Lindsay Barnhart, Covington & Burling LLP, Palo Alto, CA for plaintiff.
    for defendant: Kelly E. Farnan, Richards, Layton & Finger, PA, Wilmington, DE; Howard J. Symons, Jenner & Block LLP, New York, NY; Megan B. Poetzel, Lina R. Powell, Jenner & Block LLP, Chicago, IL for defendant.

    Case Number: D69691

    Federal court lacked federal jurisdiction over breach of contract claim where FCC antitrust regulations were not sufficiently substantial enough to the case to warrant the exercise of jurisdiction.

  • NRT Tech. Corp. v. Everi Holdings Inc.

    Publication Date: 2022-01-25
    Practice Area: Antitrust
    Industry: Software | Technology Media and Telecom
    Court: U.S. District Court of Delaware
    Judge: District Judge Fallon
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
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    Case Number: D69692

    Motion for leave to amend the complaint denied where plaintiffs failed to provide good reason for its delay where plaintiffs were in possession of most of the facts supporting the new allegations and plaintiffs also waited half a year after obtaining additional facts from defendants.

  • TRUSTID, Inc. v. Next Caller, Inc.

    Publication Date: 2022-01-18
    Practice Area: Patent Litigation
    Industry: Technology Media and Telecom
    Court: U.S. District Court of Delaware
    Judge: District Judge Noreika
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Adam W. Poff, Pilar G. Kraman, Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor, LLP, Wilmington, DE; Michael D. Specht, Byron L. Pickard, Richard M. Bemben, Daniel S. Block, Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox, PLLC, Washington, DC for plaintiff.
    for defendant: Jack B. Blumenfeld, Megan E. Dellinger, Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell LLP, Wilmington, DE; Sarah Chapin Columbia, McDermott Will & Emery LLP, Boston, MA; Ian B. Brooks, McDermott Will & Emery LLP, Washington, DC; Jiaxiao Zhang, McDermott Will & Emery LLP, Irvine, CA for defendant.

    Case Number: D69685

    Jury improperly issued a verdict for plaintiff on its Lanham Act false advertising claim, where plaintiff presented no evidence that customers were actually deceived by defendant's alleged false advertising.