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  • United States v. Gibbs

    Publication Date: 2024-05-20
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. District Court of Delaware
    Judge: District Judge Noreika
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Kristen Clarke, David Weiss, Briana Knox, Julie Pfluger, Caylee Campbell, U.S. Department of Justice, Wilmington, DE, Madison, WI, and Washington, DC for plaintiff.
    for defendant: Clifton Gibbs, Philadelphia, PA, pro se defendant; Margaret M. Grasso, Law Office of Margaret M. Grasso, Philadelphia, PA, standby attorney for defendant.
    Case Number: 23-00035 (MN)

    Defendant failed to overcome the presumption of pretrial detention given the violent nature of his alleged offenses, his extensive criminal history, and his prior violations of the court's orders.

  • Stayathome v. Delaware Dep't of Corr

    Publication Date: 2024-05-20
    Practice Area: Civil Rights
    Industry: State and Local Government
    Court: U.S. District Court of Delaware
    Judge: District Judge Noreika
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Webster Lloyd Stayathome, Plummer Community Corrections Center, Wilmington, DE, pro se plaintiff.
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 23-1058 (MN)

    Plaintiff's civil rights claims against corrections officers dismissed for failure to allege sufficient facts to establish Eighth Amendment violations.

  • Letke v. Sprenkle

    Publication Date: 2024-05-20
    Practice Area: Civil Rights
    Industry: State and Local Government
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Karsnitz
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: S23C-02-019 CAK

    Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control police officer was entitled to absolute and qualified immunity for false arrest claims where he and his agency were not insured by the state for such claims and where there was no allegation that officer acted in bad faith.

  • Nasir v. Liberto

    Publication Date: 2024-05-20
    Practice Area: Civil Rights
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. District Court of Delaware
    Judge: District Judge Connolly
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Malik Nasir, Dover, DE, pro se plaintiff.
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 23-1111-CFC

    Plaintiff could not bring Fourth Amendment claim against private business owner or recover damages arising from discovery of incriminating evidence and subsequent criminal prosecution.

  • Gerlofs v. Citizens Bank

    Publication Date: 2024-05-13
    Practice Area: Mergers and Acquisitions
    Industry: Financial Services and Banking | Consumer Products | Health Care
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Adams
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Christopher P. Simon, Kevin S. Mann, Cross & Simon, LLC, Wilmington, DE for petitioner.
    for defendant: Ronald N. Brown, III, Daniel P. Klusman, DLA Piper LLP, Wilmington, DE; Steven L. Caponi, Matthew B. Goeller, Megan E. O’Connor, K&L Gates LLP, Wilmington, DE; Thomas R. DeCesar, K&L Gates LLP, Harrisburg, PA for respondents.
    Case Number: N23C-09-178 MAA CCLD

    Plaintiff became solely responsible for escrow agent's legal fees and costs when she refused agent's request to interplead escrow funds and terminate its involvement in the dispute, where the parties' escrow agreement expressly contemplated the agent's non-involvement in disputes over escrow funds.

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  • Andor Pharm., LLC v. Lannett Co., Inc.

    Publication Date: 2024-05-13
    Practice Area: Contracts
    Industry: Manufacturing | Pharmaceuticals
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Davis
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Jesse L. Noa, P. Andrew Smith, Potter Anderson & Corroon LLP, Wilmington, DE; Scott W. Atherton, Terence M. Mullen, Atherton Galardi Mullen & Reeder PLLC, West Palm Beach, FL for plaintiff.
    for defendant: Brian E. Farnan, Michael J. Farnan, Farnan LLP, Wilmington, DE; Julia Chapman, Stefanie A. Tubbs, Forrest E. Lovett, Dechert LLP, Philadelphia, PA for defendant.
    Case Number: N22C-06-078-EMD CCLD

    Court denied claim for contract reformation based on mistake where claimant merely sought to revise an unfavorable deal, although reformation was only meant to fix written contracts that failed to comport with the parties' mutual understanding of their agreement.

  • Ravich v. TCW, LLC

    Publication Date: 2024-05-13
    Practice Area: Personal Injury
    Industry: Investments and Investment Advisory
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Rennie
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Brian E. Farnan, Michael J. Farnan, Farnan LLP, Wilmington, DE; Thomas A. Clare, Jered T. Ede, Clare Locke LLP, Alexandria, VA for plaintiff.
    for defendant: Rudolf Koch, Sara M. Metzler, Richards, Layton & Finger, P.A., Wilmington, DE; John C. Hueston, Alison L. Plessman, Samantha Fidler, Adam Minchew, Nicholas Kellum, Hueston Hennigan LLP, Los Angeles, CA, & New York, NY for defendant.
    Case Number: N23C-10-005 SKR

    Court dismissed defamation action arising out of employment relationship pursuant to forum selection clause in the employment agreement.

  • Himawan v. Cephalon, Inc.

    Publication Date: 2024-05-13
    Practice Area: Mergers and Acquisitions
    Industry: Pharmaceuticals
    Court: Court of Chancery
    Judge: Vice Chancellor Glasscock
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Richard L. Renck, Mackenzie M. Wrobel, Duane Morris LLP, Wilmington, DE; John Soroko, Wayne A. Mack, Michael J. Rinaldi, Jessica Priselac, Duane Morris, Philadelphia, PA for plaintiffs.
    for defendant: J. Matthew Belger, Kevin R. Shannon, Potter Anderson & Corroon LLP, Wilmington, DE; Jay P. Lefkowitz, P.C., Devora Allon, P.C., John P. Del Monaco, Alexandra I. Russell, Kirkland & Ellis LLP, New York, NY for defendants.
    Case Number: 2018-0075-SG

    Court granted judgment for defendants on plaintiffs' breach of merger agreement claim where record indicated defendants undertook commercially reasonable efforts to develop pharmaceutical treatment and reasonably abandoned development when testing indicated that commercialization would not result in a reasonable profit.

  • City of Sarasota Firefighters' Pension Fund v. Inovalon Holdings, Inc.

    Publication Date: 2024-05-13
    Practice Area: Mergers and Acquisitions
    Industry: E-Commerce | Health Care | Investments and Investment Advisory
    Court: Delaware Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Valihura
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Ned Weinberger, Brendan W. Sullivan, Labaton Sucharow LLP, Wilmington, DE; John Vielandi, Labaton Sucharow LLP, New York, NY; Jeremy Friedman, David Tejtel, Friedman Oster & Tejtel PLLC, Bedford Hills, NY; Lee D. Rudy, Eric L. Zagar, J. Daniel Albert, Geoffrey C. Jarvis, Grant D. Goodhart, III, Kessler Topaz Meltzer & Check, LLP, Radnor, PA for appellants.
    for defendant: Raymond J. DiCamillo, Kevin M. Gallagher, Craig K. Ferrere, Richards, Layton & Finger, P.A., Wilmington, DE; William M. Lafferty, Ryan D. Stottmann, Alexandra M. Cumings, Morris Nichols Arsht & Tunnell LLP, Wilmington, DE; Blair Connelly, Latham & Watkins LLP, New York, NY; Kristin N. Murphy, Ryan A. Walsh, Latham & Watkins LLP, Costa Mesa, CA for appellees.
    Case Number: 2022-0698

    Court reversed dismissal of action challenging corporate acquisition where proxy statement failed to disclose advisors' conflicts of interest and erroneously described the advisors' roles in the transaction.

  • In re: Zohar III Corp.

    Publication Date: 2024-05-13
    Practice Area: Bankruptcy
    Industry: Investments and Investment Advisory
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
    Judge: Judge Chagares
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 23-2549

    Settlement agreement arising from bankruptcy mediation did not evidence the parties' intent to waive confidentiality protections under local bankruptcy rules.