• Buttonwood Tree Value Partners, L.P. v. R.L. Polk & Co., Inc.

    Publication Date: 2021-08-18
    Practice Area: Corporate Governance
    Industry: Investments and Investment Advisory | Technology Media and Telecom
    Court: Court of Chancery
    Judge: Vice Chancellor Glasscock
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: R. Bruce McNew, Cooch and Taylor, P.A., Wilmington, DE for plaintiffs.
    for defendant: David A. Dorey, Blank Rome LLP, Wilmington, DE; Christopher M. Mason, Nixon Peabody LLP, New York, NY; Carolyn G. Nussbaum, Nixon Peabody LLP, Rochester, NY for defendants.

    Case Number: D69502

    Common interest doctrine could not support privilege for withheld documents that were shared by controlling stockholder and company chairman/president/CEO where evidence demonstrated that the controller also was acting to benefit his other controlling stockholder family members through the proposed self-tender transaction.

  • Owens v. Lead Stories, LLC

    Publication Date: 2021-08-04
    Practice Area: Social Media
    Industry: E-Commerce | Technology Media and Telecom
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Karsnitz
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Sean J. Bellew, Bellew LLC, Wilmington, DE; Todd V. McMurtry, Jeffrey A. Standen, Hemmer DeFrank Wessels, PLLC, Fort Mitchell, KY; John P. Coale, Washington, DC for plaintiffs.
    for defendant: Garvan McDaniel, Hogan McDaniel, Wilmington, DE; Craig Weiner, Reena Jain, Akeman LLP, New York, NY; Steven T. Margolin, Lisa Zwally Brown, Samuel L. Moultrie, Greenberg Traurig, LLP, Wilmington, DE; Michael J. Grygiel, Cynthia Neidl, Greenberg Traurig, LLP, Albany, NY; Michael Pusateri, Greenberg Trau-rig, LLP, Washington DC for defendants.

    Case Number: D69490

    The court dismissed plaintiffs' defamation, unfair competition and tortious interference claims because they failed to demonstrate that defendants' statements were false or made with actual malice.

  • In re Oracle Corp. Derivative Litig.

    Publication Date: 2021-07-07
    Practice Area: Corporate Governance
    Industry: Investments and Investment Advisory | Technology Media and Telecom
    Court: Court of Chancery
    Judge: Vice Chancellor Glasscock
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Joel Friedlander, Jeffrey M. Gorris of 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 Rud-man & Dowd LLP, Nashville, TN; Brian J. Robbins, Stephen J. Oddo, Gregory Del Gaizo, Robbins LLP, San Diego, CA for lead plaintiff.
    for defendant: Kenneth J. Nachbar, John P. DiTomo, Thomas P. Will, Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell LLP, Wilmington, DE; Sara B. Brody, Jaime A. Bartlett, Sidley Austin LLP, San Francisco, CA; Matthew J. Dolan, Sidley Austin LLP, Palo Alto, CA; Thomas A. Beck, Blake K. Rohrbacher, Susan M. Hannigan, Matthew D. Perri, Daniel E. Kaprow, Richards, Layton & Finger, P.A., Wilmington, DE; Kevin R. Shannon, Berton W. Ashman, Jr., Pot-ter Anderson & Corroon LLP, Wilmington, DE; Arthur H. Aufses, Jonathan M. Wagner, Jason M. Moff, Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP, New York, NY; Elena C. Norman, Nicholas J. Rohrer, Richard J. Thomas, Benjamin Potts, Kevin P. Rickert, Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor, LLP, Wilmington, DE; Peter A. Wald, Latham & Watkins LLP, San Francisco, CA; Blair Connelly, Latham & Watkins LLP, New York, NY for defendants.

    Case Number: D69458

    The court granted motions to dismiss as to two defendants in this breach of fiduciary duty matter, but it de-nied another defendant's motion because that party was not independent and had actively participated in the negotiation of the challenged transaction.

  • State of Delaware, Dep't of Fin. v. AT&T Inc.

    Publication Date: 2021-06-16
    Practice Area: Administrative Law
    Industry: State and Local Government | Technology Media and Telecom
    Court: Delaware Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Seitz
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Melanie K. Sharp, Martin S. Lessner, Mary F. Dugan, Michael A. Laukaitis II, Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor, LLP, Wilmington, DE for plaintiff.
    for defendant: Brian M. Rostocki, Benjamin P. Chapple, Reed Smith LLP, Wilmington, DE; Sara A. Lima, Reed Smith LLP, Philadelphia, PA for defendant.

    Case Number: D69437

    Where defendant made a particularized showing regarding an improper purpose in connection with an agency's issuance of a governmental subpoena, the court was entitled to request further submissions before deciding the matter.

  • Avenatti v. Fox News Network, LLC

    Publication Date: 2021-06-09
    Practice Area: Personal Injury
    Industry: Technology Media and Telecom
    Court: U.S. District Court of Delaware
    Judge: District Judge Bibas
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: R. Karl Hill, Seitz, Van Ogtrop & Green, P.A., Wilmington, DE; Shawn R. Perez, Law Offices of Shawn R. Perez, Las Vegas, NV for plaintiff.
    for defendant: David E. Ross, Eric D. Selden, R. Garrett Rice, Ross Aronstam & Moritz LLP, Wilmington, DE; Eric M. George, Browne George Ross O’Brien Annaguey & Ellis LLP, Los Angeles, CA for defendants.

    Case Number: D69422

    Court struck amended complaint that added defendant identified in prior complaint where circumstances indicated that the joinder was solely for the purpose of destroying federal diversity jurisdiction.

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  • Thomson Reuters Enter. Centre GmbH v. ROSS Intelligence Inc.

    Publication Date: 2021-04-14
    Practice Area: Copyrights
    Industry: Technology Media and Telecom
    Court: U.S. District Court of Delaware
    Judge: District Judge Stark
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Jack B. Blumenfeld, Michael J. Flynn, Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell LLP, Wilmington, DE; Dale M. Cendali, Joshua L. Simmons, Eric A. Loverro, Kirkland & Ellis LLP, New York, NY for plaintiffs.
    for defendant: David E. Moore, Stephanie E. O’Byrne, Tracey E. Timlin, Potter Anderson & Corroon LLP, Wilmington, DE; Gabriel M. Ramsey, Kayvan M. Ghaffari, Crowell & Moring LLP, San Francisco, CA; Mark A. Klapow, Joshua M. Rychlinski, Crowell & Moring LLP, Washington, DC for defendant.

    Case Number: D69365

    The court denied defendant's motions to dismiss, because plaintiff adequately stated its claims for copyright infringement and tortious interference with a contractual relationship.

  • Verizon Commc'ns Inc. v. Nat'l Union Fire Ins. Co.

    Publication Date: 2021-03-10
    Practice Area: Insurance Litigation
    Industry: Insurance | Technology Media and Telecom
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Davis
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Jennifer C. Wasson, Carl M. Jones, Potter Anderson & Corroon LLP, Wilmington, DE; Robin L. Cohen, Keith McKenna, Cohen Ziffer Frenchman & McKenna LLP, New York, NY for plaintiffs.
    for defendant: Kurt M. Heyman, Aaron M. Nelson, Heyman Enerio Gattuso & Hirzel LLP, Wilmington, DE; Lisa C. Solbakken, Deana Davidian, Arkin Solbakken LLP, New York, NY; Bruce E. Jameson, John G. Day, Prickett, Jones & Elliott, P.A., Wilmington, DE; Alexis J. Rogoski, Tammy Yuen, Skarzynski Marick & Black, LLC, New York, NY; Robert J. Katzenstein, Eve. H. Ormerod, Smith Katzenstein & Jenkins LLP, Wilmington, DE; Mi-chael P. Duffy, Scarlett M. Rajbanshi, Peabody & Arnold LLP, Boston, MA; John C. Phillips, Jr., David A. Bilson, Phillips, McLaughlin & Hall, P.A., Wilmington, DE; Joseph A. Bailey III, Gabriela Richeimer, Clyde & Co US LLP, Washington, DC; Michael R. Goodstein, Bailey Cavalieri LLC, Columbus, OH; Thomas J. Judge, Jason C. Reichlyn, Dykema Gossett, PLLC, Washington, DC for defendants.

    Case Number: D69325

    The court granted summary judgment in favor of insureds because they had an indemnity claim under the plain language of the policies.

  • Riskin v. Burns

    Publication Date: 2021-01-27
    Practice Area: Corporate Governance
    Industry: Investments and Investment Advisory | Technology Media and Telecom
    Court: Court of Chancery
    Judge: Vice Chancellor McCormick
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Richard P. Rollo, Travis S. Hunter, Sarah A. Clark, Robert B. Greco, Angela Lam, Richards, Layton & Fin-ger, P.A., Wilmington, DE for plaintiff.
    for defendant: Brad D. Sorrels, Andrew D. Cordo, Daniyal M. Iqbal, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, P.C., Wilmington, DE; A. Thomspon Baylis, Adam K. Schulman, Abrams & Bayliss LLP, Wilmington, DE; Bruce A. Ericson, Sta-cie O. Kinser, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP, San Francisco, CA; David J. Teklits, Alexandra M. Cumings, Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell LLP, Wilmington, DE for defendants.

    Case Number: D69274

    The court granted motions to dismiss with respect to one group of defendants because some of plaintiff's claims were time-barred, and plaintiff failed to allege sufficient facts to support the remaining claims against those particular defendants.

  • 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.

  • In Re Viacom Inc. Stockholders Litig.

    Publication Date: 2021-01-13
    Practice Area: Corporate Governance
    Industry: Technology Media and Telecom
    Court: Court of Chancery
    Judge: Vice Chancellor Slights
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Gregory V. Varallo, Bernstein Litowitz Berger & Grossmann LLP, Wilmington, DE; Jeroen van Kwawegen, Edward G. Timlin, Andrew E. Blumberg, Daniel E. Meyer, Bernstein Litowitz Berger & Grossmann LLP, New York, NY; Chad Johnson, Noam Mandel, Desiree Cummings, Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP, New York, NY; Christopher H. Lyons, Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP, Nashville, TN; Francis A. Bottini, Jr., Anne B. Beste, Bottini & Bottini, Inc., La Jolla, CA for plaintiffs.
    for defendant: Matthew E. Fischer, Michael A. Pittenger, Christopher N. Kelly, J. Matthew Belger, Jacqueline A. Rogers, Callan R. Jackson, Potter Anderson & Corroon LLP, Wilmington, DE; Victor L. Hou, Rahul Mukhi, Mark E. McDonald, Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP, New York, NY; Gregory P. Williams, Blake Rohrbacher, Kevin M. Regan, Richards, Layton & Finger, P.A., Wilmington, DE; Robert H. Baron, Gary A. Bornstein, Rory A. Leraris, Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP, New York, NY; Jon E. Abramczyk, D. McKinley Measley, Alexandra M. Cumings, Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell LLP, Wilmington, DE; Stuart J. Baskin Randall Martin, Shearman & Sterling LLP, New York, NY for defendants.

    Case Number: D69255

    Controller standing on both sides of a merger transaction without dual protections for minority shareholders was required to defend transaction under entire fairness review standard rather than business judgment rule.