• Galate v. Beebe Med. Ctr., Inc.

    Publication Date: 2022-06-07
    Practice Area: Medical Malpractice
    Industry: Health Care
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Adams
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Timothy E. Lengkeek, Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor, LLP, Wilmington, DE for plaintiffs.
    for defendant: Bradley J. Goewert, Lorenza A. Wolhar, Marshall Dennehey Warner Coleman & Goggin, Wilmington, DE; Lauren C. McConnell, Gregory S. McKee, Wharton Levin Ehrmantraut & Klein, P.A., Wilmington, DE; Stephen J. Milewski, Roopa Sabesan, White and Williams LLP, Wilmington, DE for defendants.

    Case Number: D69845

    Motion to amend complaint to assert claims arising out of CT scan denied where the scan was distinct from the other treatments that formed the basis of plaintiffs' complaint, precluding application of the relation back doctrine.

  • Donofrio v. Peninsula Healthcare Servs., LLC

    Publication Date: 2022-04-26
    Practice Area: Medical Malpractice
    Industry: Health Care
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Adams
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Benjamin A. Schwartz, Schwartz and Schwartz, Dover, DE for plaintiff.
    for defendant: Maria R. Granaudo Gesty, Burns White LLC, Wilmington DE for defendants.

    Case Number: D69796

    Long-term care facility admission agreement had valid arbitration clause where patient possessed contractual capacity to execute the agreement.

  • Weinstein v. Luxeyard, Inc.

    Publication Date: 2022-02-01
    Practice Area: Contracts
    Industry: Investments and Investment Advisory | Retail
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Adams
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Julia B. Klein, Klein, LLC, Wilmington, DE, for plaintiffs.
    for defendant: Ann M. Kashishian, Kashishian Law, LLC, Wilmington, DE; Jack J. Nichols, Jack J. Nichols, P.C., Houston, TX for defendant.

    Case Number: D69697

    The court held that the convertible debentures at issue were conditional because they contained an express condition for payment which made the agreement a contract and not a negotiable instrument.

  • Zilberstein v. Frankenstein

    Publication Date: 2021-11-30
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure
    Industry: Investments and Investment Advisory
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Adams
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Antranig N. Garibian, Garibian Law Offices PC, Wilmington, DE for plaintiff.
    for defendant: Matthew P. Denn, Peter H. Kyle, DLA Piper LLP, Wilmington, DE for defendant.

    Case Number: D69625

    The court found that the application of the CryoMaid factors weighed in favor of staying the case pending in Delaware in favor of the Israeli litigation based on the doctrine of forum non conveniens.

  • Diamond Materials, LLC v. Tutor Perini Corp.

    Publication Date: 2021-06-02
    Practice Area: Contracts
    Industry: Construction
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Adams
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Steven F. Mones, Mintzer Sarowitz Zeris Ledva & Meyers, LLP, Wilmington, DE; Ross D. Ginsberg, Weinberg Wheeler Hudgins, Gunn & Dial, LLC, Atlanta, GA for plaintiff.
    for defendant: James S. Green, Jr., Seitz, Van Ogtrop & Green, P.A., Wilmington, DE for defendant.

    Case Number: D69416

    Where contractual arbitration provision gave defendant the obligation to decide whether other party's claims qualified within the category of claims subject to arbitration, the defendant's decision to seek arbitration of claims it found to fall within the scope of the arbitration clause required their dismissal from the action in favor of arbitration.

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  • State of Delaware v. Irwin

    Publication Date: 2021-05-19
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
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    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Adams
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: James K. McCloskey, Dep’t of Justice, Wilmington, DE for the state.
    for defendant: Thomas A. Foley, Wilmington, DE for defendant.

    Case Number: D69403

    A warrantless search of defendant's residence was improper, and although the search yielded no evidence that could be suppressed, the court held that defendant was entitled to a reduction in his probationary peri-od.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • GlobalTranz Enter., Inc. v. PNC Bank, N.A.

    Publication Date: 2020-07-08
    Practice Area: Creditors' and Debtors' Rights
    Industry: Financial Services and Banking | Cargo and Shipping | Transportation
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Adams
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Sabrina M. Hendershot and Donna L. Culver, Morris Nichols Arsht & Tunnell LLP, Wilmington, DE; Anthony J. Dutra and Neal L. Wolf, Hanson Bridgett LLP, San Francisco, CA for plaintiff.
    for defendant: Jose F. Bibiloni, Blank Rome LLP, Wilmington, DE; John E. Lucian, Blank Rome LLP, Philadelphia, PA for defendant.

    Case Number: D69041

    An unsecured creditor could not assert a claim for unjust enrichment against a secured creditor.

  • Weinstein v. Luxeyard, Inc.

    Publication Date: 2020-04-08
    Practice Area: Contractual Disputes
    Industry: E-Commerce | Retail
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Adams
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Julia B. Klein, Klein, LLC, Wilmington, DE for plaintiff.
    for defendant: Ann M. Kashishian, Kashishian Law, LLC, Wilmington, DE for defendant.

    Case Number: D68941

    The court denied defendant's motions to amend its answer based on undue delay, prejudice and bad faith.