Publication Date: 2019-10-02
Practice Area: Deals and Transactions
Industry: Biotechnology
Court: Court of Chancery
Judge: Vice Chancellor MCormick
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Jason A. Cincilla, Amaryah K. Bocchino, Ryan W. Browning and Tye C. Bell, Manning Gross + Massenburg LLP, Wilmington, DE; John M. Pierce, Michael M. Pomerantz, Elizabeth C. DeGori and Matthew J. Kokot, Pierce Bainbridge Beck Price & Hecht LLP, New York, NY for plaintiff.
for defendant: Lori W. Will, Daniyal M. Iqbal, Jeremy W. Gagas, Dylan J. Liddiard, Charles A. Talpas and Brian J. Levy, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, P.C., Wilmington, DE, Palo Alto, CA and New York, NY for defendants.
Case Number: D68723
The court granted a motion to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction over a foreign defendant, because the company was not bound by a forum selection clause contained in its subsidiary's contract with plaintiff and the facts did not support jurisdiction based on an agency theory.