• Vintage Rodeo Parent, LLC v. Rent-A-Center, Inc.

    Publication Date: 2019-03-27
    Practice Area: Mergers and Acquisitions
    Industry: Consumer Products | Retail
    Court: Court of Chancery
    Judge: Vice Chancellor Glasscock
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: William B. Chandler III, Bradley D. Sorrels, Shannon E. German, Andrew D. Berni, David J. Berger and Katherine Henderson, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, P.C., Wilmington, DE and Palo Alto, CA; Wil-liam M. Lafferty, Thomas W. Briggs, Jr. and Richard Li, Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell LLP, Wilming-ton, DE; Tariq Mundiya, Jeffrey Korn, Sameer Advani and Shaimaa Hussein, Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP, New York, NY for plaintiffs.
    for defendant: David R. Ross and S. Michael Sirkin, Ross Aronstam & Moritz LLP, Wilmington, DE; Bruce Van Dalsem, William C. Price, Scott B. Kidman, Andrew J. Rossman, Jane M. Byrne, Corey Worcester, Ellyde R. Thompson, Guyon H. Knight, Elisabeth B. Miller and Hope D. Skibitsky, Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP, Los Angeles, CA and New York, NY for intervenor-plaintiff B. Riley Financial. Michael A. Pittenger, T. Brad Davey, Matthew F. Davis, Jacqueline A. Rogers and Caneel Radinson-Blasucci , Potter Anderson & Corroon LLP, Wilmington, DE; John W. Spiegel, George M. Garvey, Robert L. Dell Angelo and John M. Gildersleeve, Munger Tolles & Olson LLP, Los Angeles, CA for defendant.

    Case Number: D68509

    Plaintiffs failed to demonstrate that a merger agreement's end date was extended or that defendant was barred from exercising its right to terminate the agreement.

  • SC&A Constr., Inc. v. Potter

    Publication Date: 2019-03-20
    Practice Area: Contractual Disputes
    Industry: Construction
    Court: Court of Chancery
    Judge: Vice Chancellor Glasscock
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Donald L Logan and Victoria K. Petrone, Logan & Petrone, LLC, New Castle, DE for petitioner.
    for defendant: Samuel L. Guy, Wilmington, DE for respondents.

    Case Number: D68498

    The court denied a contractor's motion to reopen a case for supplemental relief, because the contractor could have raised the issue previously, but did not do so.

  • Hoyd v. Trussway Holdings, LLC

    Publication Date: 2019-03-13
    Practice Area: Mergers and Acquisitions
    Industry: Construction | Investments and Investment Advisory
    Court: Court of Chancery
    Judge: Vice Chancellor Glasscock
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Thomas A. Uebler and Kerry M. Porter, McCollom D'Emilio Smith Uebler LLC, Wilmington, DE for petitioner.
    for defendant: Michael F. Bonkowski, Nicholas J. Brannick, G. David Dean and Bradley P. Lehman, Cole Schotz P.C., Wilmington, DE for re-spondent.

    Case Number: D68488

    In this appraisal matter, the court relied on a discounted cash flow analysis to arrive at the fair value of the shares on the date of the merger.

  • Fetch Interactive Television LLC v. Touchstream Tech. Inc.

    Publication Date: 2019-01-16
    Practice Area: Contractual Disputes | Intellectual Property
    Industry: Electronics | Technology Media and Telecom
    Court: Court of Chancery
    Judge: Vice Chancellor Glasscock
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Adam W. Poff, Tammy L. Mercer, and Paul J. Loughman, Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor, LLP, Wilmington, DE; Steven Morgans, Myers Billion LLP, Sioux Falls, SD for plaintiffs.
    for defendant: Herbert W. Mondros, Margolis Edelstein, Wilmington, DE for defendants.

    Case Number: D68422

    Intellectual property licensor properly terminated agreement where licensee breached provision to take no action against or with third-party infringer by offering to sublicense IP, and then failed to comply with licensor's instructions to cure the breach.

  • Himawan v. Cephalon, Inc.

    Publication Date: 2019-01-09
    Practice Area: Contractual Disputes | Mergers and Acquisitions
    Industry: Biotechnology
    Court: Court of Chancery
    Judge: Vice Chancellor Glasscock
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Richard L. Renck, Oderah C. Nwaeze, John J. Soroko, Wayne A. Mack, Jessica Priselac and Joseph J. Pangaro of Duane Mor-ris LLP, Wilmington, DE for plaintiffs.
    for defendant: Kevin Shannon and J. Matthew Belger of Potter Anderson & Corroon LLP, Wilmington, DE; Jay P. Lefkowitz, Matthew So-lum, Shireen A. Barday, Amanda B. Elbogen and Z. Payvand Ahdout of Kirkland & Ellis LLP, New York, NY for defendants.

    Case Number: D68417

    The court allowed a breach of contract claim to proceed where it was unclear whether a defendant used commercially reason-able efforts, but plaintiffs failed to state a claim for tortious interference and breach of the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing.

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  • LendUS, LLC v. Goede

    Publication Date: 2019-01-02
    Practice Area: Legal Ethics and Attorney Discipline
    Industry: Legal Services | Retail
    Court: Court of Chancery
    Judge: Vice Chancellor Glasscock
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Stephen L. Caponi and Matthew B. Goeller, K&L Gates LLP, Wilmington, DE for plaintiff.
    for defendant: Richard M. Beck and Sean M. Brennecke, Klehr Harrison Harvey Branzburg LLP, Wilmington, DE; Clifford A. Wolff, Wolff Law, Fort Lauderdale, FL; David K. Stein, Bricker & Eckler, Columbus, OH for defendants.

    Case Number: D68408

    Pro hac vice admission terminated and sanctions imposed where counsel's conduct demonstrated a settled intent to intimidate deposition witnesses and harass opposing counsel, reflecting conduct unbecoming an attorney.

  • Great Hill Equity Partners IV, LP v. SIG Growth Equity Fund I, LLLP

    Publication Date: 2018-12-19
    Practice Area: Mergers and Acquisitions | Private Equity and Venture Capital
    Industry: Financial Services and Banking | E-Commerce
    Court: Court of Chancery
    Judge: Vice Chancellor Glasscock
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Gregory V. Varallo, Rudolf Koch, and Robert L. Burns, Richards, Layton & Finger, P.A., Wilmington, DE; Stephen D. Poss and Adam Slutsky, Goodwin Procter LLP, Boston, MA for plaintiffs.
    for defendant: William B. Chandler III, Ian R. Liston, and Jessica A. Hartwell, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, P.C., Wilmington, DE; Mark A. Kirsch, Scott A. Edelman, Aric H. Wu, Jeremy W. Stamelman, and Laura K. O'Boyle, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, New York, NY; Lewis H. Lazarus and Meghan A. Adams, Morris James LLP, Wilmington, DE; Peter N. Flocos and Joanna A. Diakos, K&L Gates LLP, New York, NY; David S. Eagle and Sean M. Brennecke, Klehr Harrison Harvey Branzburg LLP, Wilmington, DE; Michael K. Coran, William T. Hill, Monica Clarke Platt, and Gregory R. Sellers, Klehr Harrison Harvey Branzburg LLP, Philadelphia, PA for defendants.

    Case Number: D68390

    Plaintiff granted judgment on its claim of breach of representations and warranties in merger agreement where defendants were found to have concealed the circumstances of their company's termination by a partner and violation of card merchant rules.

  • In the Matter of H.M. Mosher Trust

    Publication Date: 2018-11-14
    Practice Area: Trusts and Estates
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Chancery
    Judge: Vice Chancellor Glasscock
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Peter S. Gordon and William M. Kelleher of Gordon Fournaris & Mammarella, P.A., Wilmington, DE; Alan T. Yoshitake and Patricia N. Chock of Seyfarth Shaw LLP, Los Angeles, CA for petitioners.
    for defendant: Jon E. Abramczyk, Todd A. Flubacher and Matthew R. Clark of Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell LLP, Wilmington, DE; Robert N. Sacks and Matthew W. McMurtrey of Sacks, Glazier, Franklin & Lodise LLP, Los Angeles, CA for respondent.

    Case Number: D68354

    Based on the plain language of a trust, the settlor intended to provide for a per stirpes distribution.

  • Nuvasive, Inc. v. Miles

    Publication Date: 2018-10-17
    Practice Area: Employment Litigation
    Industry: Recruitment and Staffing
    Court: Court of Chancery
    Judge: Vice Chancellor Glasscock
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Philip Trainer, Jr., Aaron P. Sayers, Rachel B. Cowen, Michael J. Sheehan and Christopher W. Cardwell for plaintiff
    for defendant: Philip A. Rovner, Jonathan A. Choa, Kenneth M. Fitzgerald and Keith M. Cochran for defendant.

    Case Number: D68322

    The Delaware choice of law provision in the parties' employment contract was enforceable, and another state's prohibition on non-competition agreements did not apply.

  • Lyons Ins. Agency, Inc. v. Wilson

    Publication Date: 2018-10-10
    Practice Area: Business Torts | Labor Law
    Industry: Insurance
    Court: Court of Chancery
    Judge: Vice Chancellor Glasscock
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Michael P. Kelly, Andrew S. Dupre, and Janine L. Faben, attorneys for plaintiff
    for defendant: Herbert W. Mondros, Krista Reale Samis, Christopher A. Tinari and Michael R. Miller, attorneys for defendants.

    Case Number: D68311

    Former employee breached employment agreement by leaving plaintiff to work for competitor to service clients in employee's book of business, in which plaintiff had invested sums to ensure employee's ability to service, thereby granting plaintiff an interest in said book of business.