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  • Keys v. Hanover Foods Corp.

    Publication Date: 2021-05-19
    Practice Area: Labor Law
    Industry: Food and Beverage | Manufacturing
    Court: U.S. District Court of Delaware
    Judge: District Judge Connolly
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Seth J. Reidenberg, Tybout, Redfearn & Pell, Wilmington, DE; Evan L. Frank, Alan L. Frank Law Associates, P.C., Jenkintown, PA for plaintiff.
    for defendant: Curtis J. Crowther, Timothy J. Houseal, Lauren E.M. Russell, and Barry M. Willoughby, Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor, LLP, Wilmington, DE for defendant.
    Case Number: D69400

    Race discrimination claim dismissed on summary judgment where employee failed to present any specific evidence that his termination for sleeping on the job was pretext for racial animus.

  • Kirchner v. Wyndham Vacation Resorts, Inc.

    Publication Date: 2021-04-21
    Practice Area: Class Actions
    Industry: Hospitality and Lodging
    Court: U.S. District Court of Delaware
    Judge: District Judge Connolly
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Herbert Weiswasser Mondros, Rigrodsky Law, P.A., Wilmington, DE; Howard B. Prossnitz, Law Offices of Howard Prossnitz, Oak Park, IL; Adam Szulczewski, Chicago, IL for plaintiffs.
    for defendant: Matthew Denn, DLA Piper LLP (US), Wilmington, DE; David S. Sager, DLA Piper LLP (US), Short Hills, NJ for defendant.
    Case Number: D69370

    The court granted defendant's motion to dismiss because the putative plaintiffs in this class action pro-ceeding failed to meet the heightened pleading standard for their fraud claims.

  • Patrick v. Reliance Standard Life Ins. Co.

    Publication Date: 2021-04-07
    Practice Area: Insurance Litigation
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. District Court of Delaware
    Judge: District Judge Connolly
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Randall E. Roberts, Randall J. Teti, Ashby & Geddes, Wilmington, DE; Robert E. Saint, Emswiller Williams Noland & Clark, LLC, Indianopolis, IN for plaintiff.
    for defendant: Michael J. Logullo, Rawle & Henderson LLP, Wilmington, DE; Joshua Bachrach, Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker, LLP, Philadelphia, PA for defendant.
    Case Number: D69356

    An insurer's decision to terminate disability coverage was arbitrary and capricious, because it conflicted with the plain language of the policy and was inconsistent with the position the insurer had taken previously.

  • Bennett v. Teva Pharm. USA, Inc.

    Publication Date: 2021-03-17
    Practice Area: Products Liability
    Industry: Pharmaceuticals
    Court: U.S. District Court of Delaware
    Judge: District Judge Connolly
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Raeann Warner, Jacobs & Crumplar, P.A., Wilmington, DE; Alan M. Mansfield, Consumer Law Group of California, San Diego, CA; Chris W. Cantrell, Cantrell Law Firm, Chula Vista, CA; E. Kirk Wood, Wood Law Firm, Birmingham, AL for plaintiffs.
    for defendant: Karen E. Keller, John W. Shaw, Nathan R. Hoeschen, Shaw Keller LLP, Wilmington, DE; Glenn S. Kerner, Nilda M. Isidro, Carla R. Karp, Goodwin Procter LLP, New York, NY for defendants.
    Case Number: D69326

    Plaintiffs' products liability claim arising from generic pharmaceuticals was dismissed under federal preemption where state law claims were dependent upon violation of federal law and regulation.

  • Rogers v. Wilmington Trust Co.

    Publication Date: 2021-03-10
    Practice Area: Trusts and Estates
    Industry: Financial Services and Banking | Investments and Investment Advisory
    Court: U.S. District Court of Delaware
    Judge: District Judge Connolly
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: David A. Felice, Bailey & Glasser, LLP, Wilmington, DE; T. Randolph Catanese, Doug R. Hume, David Y. Yoshida, Catanese & Wells, Westlake Village, CA for plaintiff.
    for defendant: Benjamin P. Chapple, Justin M. Forcier, Reed Smith LLP, Wilmington, DE; John M. McIntyre, Traci S. Rea, Reed Smith LLP, Pittsburgh, PA; Elizabeth J. Betta, M&T Bank, Buffalo, NY for defendant.
    Case Number: D69324

    The court denied relief to plaintiffs because they failed to prove that a previous trustee breached its fidu-ciary duty or engaged in any fraud.

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  • Snyder v. E.I. DuPont de Nemours, Inc., LLC

    Publication Date: 2021-02-24
    Practice Area: Employment Litigation
    Industry: Chemicals and Materials
    Court: U.S. District Court of Delaware
    Judge: District Judge Connolly
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Gary W. Aber, Aber, Baker & Over, Wilmington, DE for plaintiff.
    for defendant: Margaret M. DiBianca, Clark Hill PLC, Wilmington, DE; John M. Nolan, John M. Nolan, III, Jackson Lewis PC, Philadelphia,PA for defendant.
    Case Number: D69308

    Employee failed to demonstrate that her termination or surveillance by her employer violated the Family and Medical Leave Act.

  • IMEG Corp. v. Patel

    Publication Date: 2021-02-03
    Practice Area: Mergers and Acquisitions
    Industry: Construction
    Court: U.S. District Court of Delaware
    Judge: District Judge Connolly
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Mary Sikra Thomas, Prickett, Jones & Elliott, P.A., Wilmington, DE; Scott Commerson, John P. LeCrone, Davis Wright Tremaine LLP, Los Angelels, CA for petitioner.
    for defendant: Ryan Patrick Newell, Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor, LLP, Wilmington, DE; Richard J. Frey, David M. Prager, Brock J. Seraphin, Epstein Becker & Green, P.C. , Los Angeles, CA for respondent.
    Case Number: D69283

    Defendant was judicially estopped from asserting a position that was inconsistent with one taken in prior litigation.

  • Rodriguez v. Wendover, Inc.

    Publication Date: 2021-01-06
    Practice Area: Employment Litigation
    Industry: Food and Beverage
    Court: U.S. District Court of Delaware
    Judge: District Judge Connolly
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: William D. Fletcher, Jr., Dianna E. Louder, Schmittinger & Rodriguez, P.A., Dover, DE for plaintiff.
    for defendant: Kevin A. Guerke, Young, Conway, Stargate & Taylor LLP, Wilmington, DE for defendant.
    Case Number: D69250

    Former employee failed to allege sufficient facts to support her claims for sex discrimination or retaliation.

  • United States v. Wyatt

    Publication Date: 2020-12-30
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. District Court of Delaware
    Judge: District Judge Connolly
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: David C. Weiss, Edmond Falgowski, United States Attorney’s Office, Wilmington, DE for the government.
    for defendant: Edson A. Bostic, Janet Bateman, Office of the Federal Public Defender, Wilmington, DE for defendant.
    Case Number: D69245

    An inmate failed to demonstrate compelling reasons for a reduction in his sentence, so the court denied his motion.

  • 10x Genomics, Inc. v. Celsee, Inc.

    Publication Date: 2020-12-23
    Practice Area: Mergers and Acquisitions
    Industry: Biotechnology
    Court: U.S. District Court of Delaware
    Judge: District Judge Connolly
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Frederick L. Cottrell, III, Jason J. Rawnsley, Alexandria M. Ewing, Richards, Layton & Finger, P.A., Wilmington, DE; Daralyn J. Durie, Eugene Novikov, Andrew L. Perito, Eneda Hoxha, Annie A. Lee, Ramsey W. Fisher, David F. McGowan, Durie Tangri LLP, San Francisco, CA; Kira A. Davis, Durie Tangri LLP, Los Angeles, CA for plaintiff.
    for defendant: Brian E. Farnan, Michael J. Farnan, Farnan LLP, Wilmington, DE; Barbara A. Fiacco, Jeremy A. Younkin, Brendan Jones, Emma S. Winer, Urszula Nowak, Foley Hoag LLP, Boston, MA for defendant.
    Case Number: D69230

    Parties entering acquisition negotiations lacked shared legal interest in acquisition target's ongoing litigation to invoke common interest privilege in the underlying litigation.