• 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.

  • Verde v. Simpler

    Publication Date: 2021-07-21
    Practice Area: Administrative Law
    Industry: State and Local Government
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Karsnitz
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Michael Abram, Georgetown, DE for appellant
    for defendant: Ann C. Cordo, Delaware Attorney General’s Office, Wilmington, DE for appellee.

    Case Number: D69477

    The court affirmed a decision by the Department of Motor Vehicles to revoke a driver's license based on probable cause that the person was driving under the influence.

  • Cuppels v. Mountaire Corp.

    Publication Date: 2021-04-28
    Practice Area: Environmental Law
    Industry: Agriculture | Food and Beverage
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Karsnitz
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Chase T. Brockstedt, Stephen A. Spence, Barid Mandalas Brockstedt, Lewes, DE; Philip C. Federico, Brent Ceryes, Schochor, Federico, and Staton, P.A., Baltimore, MD for plaintiffs.
    for defendant: F. Michael Parkowski, Michael W. Teichman, Parkowski Guerke & Swayze, P.A., Wilmington, DE; Lisa C. McLaughlin, Todd L. Goodman, John C. Phillips, Phillips, Goldman, McLaughlin & Hall, P.A., Wilmington, DE; James R. Wedeking, Timothy K. Webster, Gordon D. Todd, Erika L. Maley, Daniel J. Hay, Sidley Austin, LLP, Washington, DC for defendants.

    Case Number: D69376

    Court approved class action settlement where, despite defendants' vigorous contesting of liability, plaintiffs and class counsel were able to secure a multi-million settlement on behalf of the class.

  • Napolitano v. Town of Fenwick Island

    Publication Date: 2021-03-24
    Practice Area: Land Use and Planning
    Industry: Hospitality and Lodging | State and Local Government
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Karsnitz
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Nicholas G. Kondraschow, William Rhondunda, Rhondunda, Williams & Kondraschow, Wilmington, DE for petitioners.
    for defendant: Scott Wilcox, Moore & Rutt, P.A., Wilmington, DE for respondent.

    Case Number: D69338

    Issues of fact precluded dismissal of petitioners' complaint for a writ of mandamus to enforce local zoning regulations.

  • State of Delaware v. Belfield

    Publication Date: 2021-03-24
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Karsnitz
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: D69340

    Defendant failed to demonstrate that his trial counsel's representation was inadequate, or that he suffered prejudice due to counsel's conduct.

  • Law Journal Press | Digital Book

    Florida Construction Defect Litigation 2025

    Authors: Gary L. Brown

    View this Book

    View more book results for the query "*"

  • Baker v. Gonzalez

    Publication Date: 2020-12-30
    Practice Area: Motor Vehicle Torts
    Industry: Construction | Transportation
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Karsnitz
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Heather Long, Kimmel Carter Roman, Peltz & O’Neill, PA, Newark, DE; David L. Kwass, Benjamin Baer, Saltz Mongeluzzi & Bendesky P.C., Philadelphia, PA for plaintiff.
    for defendant: Patrick Rock, Michael Mitchell, Heckler & Frabizzio, Wilmington, DE; Craig Gunderson, pro se defendant, Escondido, CA; James J. Horning, Casarino Christman Shalk Ransom & Doss, P.A., Wilmington, DE; Jeffrey A. Young, Young & McNelis, Dover, DE; Paul Bradley, Donald R. Kinsley, Shari L. Milewski, Maron Marvel Bradley Anderson & Tardy, LLC, Wilmington, DE; Susan List Hauske, Tybout Redfearn & Pell, Wilmington, DE for defendants.

    Case Number: D69238

    Court applied Maryland statute requiring inspection of driver's licenses by lessor of rented vehicle, where lessor and lessee contemplated that the rented vehicle would be driven in Maryland, giving that state the greater interest in the alleged negligent conduct.

  • State of Delaware v. Pumphrey

    Publication Date: 2020-11-04
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Karsnitz
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Amanda Nyman, Delaware Dep’t of Justice, Georgetown, DE for the state.
    for defendant: Patrick J. Collins, Collins & Assoc., Wilmington, DE for defendant.

    Case Number: D69181

    The court denied defendant's motion for post-conviction relief because he failed to establish ineffective assistance of his trial counsel.

  • State of Delaware v. Jones

    Publication Date: 2020-09-30
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Karsnitz
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Eric Zubrow, Dep’t of Justice, Georgetown, DE for the state.
    for defendant: Natalie S. Woloshin, Woloshin, Lynch & Assoc., P.A, Wilmington, DE; Tasha M. Stevens, Fuqua, Willard, Stevens & Schab, P.A., Georgetown, DE for defendant.

    Case Number: D69139

    The court denied defendant's motion to withdraw his plea, because defendant failed to provide any fair and just reason for doing so.

  • Warren v. Amstead Indus., Inc.

    Publication Date: 2020-08-26
    Practice Area: Administrative Law
    Industry: Manufacturing
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Karsnitz
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Adam F. Wasserman, Ciconte Serba LLC, Wilmington, DE for claimant.
    for defendant: Linda L. Wilson, Marshall Dennehey Warner Coleman & Goggin, Wilmington, DE for employer.

    Case Number: D69101

    Decision by the Industrial Accident Board was supported by substantial evidence, so the court affirmed the board's decision that claimant had voluntarily retired, resulting in the termination of her benefits.

  • State of Delaware v. Harris

    Publication Date: 2020-08-12
    Practice Area: Criminal Appeals
    Industry:
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Karsnitz
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: N/A
    for defendant: Patrick Collins and Kimberly A. Price, Collins & Associates, Wilmington, DE, post-conviction counsel for defendant.

    Case Number: D69083

    A criminal defendant's petition for post-conviction relief did not raise any meritorious issues.