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Publication Date: 2023-04-18
Practice Area: Criminal Law
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Court: Delaware Superior Court
Judge: Judge Johnston
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Dominic A. Carrera, Jr., Deputy Attorney General, Department of Justice, Wilmington, DE for plaintiff.
for defendant: Thomas A. Foley, Wilmington, DE for defendant.
Case Number: 2207004139
Court granted suppression motion where search warrant was based solely on the uncorroborated implicating statements of an accomplice.
Publication Date: 2023-04-18
Practice Area: Personal Injury
Industry: Federal Government | Technology Media and Telecom
Court: U.S. District Court of Delaware
Judge: District Judge Noreika
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Ronald G. Poliquin, The Poliquin Firm, LLC, Dover, DE; Brian E. Della Rocca, Compass Law Partners, Rockville, MD for plaintiff.
for defendant: David J. Soldo, Morris James LLP, Wilmington, DE; Alison Schary, Davis Wright Tremaine LLP, Washington, DC; Hilary Oran, Katherine M. Bolger, Davis Wright Tremaine LLP, New York, NY; Brian M. Boynton, Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Civil Division, James G. Touhey, Jr., Director, Torts Branch, Stephen R. Terrell, Attorney, Torts Branch, United States Department of Justice, Washington, DC; David J. Margules, Ballard Spahr LLP, Wilmington, DE, Lauren P. Russell, Ballard Spahr LLP, Washington, DC, Kaitlin M. Burney, Ballard Spahr LLP, Philadelphia, PA; Bartholomew J. Dalton, Dalton & Associates, P.A., Wilmington, DE; Abbe David Lowell, Sanaya M. Tamboli, Winston & Strawn LLP, Washington, DC; David A. Kolansku, Winston & Strawn LLP, New York, NY for defendants.
Case Number: 23-247 (MN)
Court substituted the federal government for a defendant member of Congress when the underlying events occurred within the scope of the congressman's duties, which required dismissal of the claims for plaintiff's failure to exhaust his administrative remedies under the Federal Tort Claims Act.
Publication Date: 2023-04-11
Practice Area: Insurance Law
Industry: Biotechnology | Insurance
Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Judge: Judge Ambro
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Tamara D. Bruno, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw & Pittman, Houston, TX; Peter M. Gillon, Jesse N. Vazquez, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw & Pittman, Washington DC; Brandon R. Harper, Carla M. Jones, Jennifer C. Wasson, Potter Anderson & Corroon, Wilmington, DE for appellant.
for defendant: Robert L. Ebby, Ronald P. Schiller, Hangley Aronchick Segal Pudlin & Schiller, Philadelphia, PA for appellee.
Case Number: 22-2242
The court reversed the holding of the District Court that found a SEC investigation did not trigger coverage under a director and officer liability insurance policy.
Publication Date: 2023-04-11
Practice Area: Contracts
Industry: Consulting | Entertainment and Leisure
Court: U.S. District Court of Delaware
Judge: District Judge Burke
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Thomas A. Uebler, Joseph L. Christensen, McCollom D’Emilio Smith Uebler LLC, Wilmington, DE; Edward Totino, Nancy Nguyen Sims, Michael T. Boardman, Baker & Mckenzie LLP, Los Angeles, CA for plaintiffs.
for defendant: John M. Seaman, E. Wade Houston, Abrams & Bayliss, Wilmington, DE; Trey Cox, Paulette C. Miniter, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, Dallas, TX for defendants.
Case Number: 22-363-CJB
Where contract detailed procedure by which parties were to negotiate undefined variable compensation fees, the contract created a duty to negotiate in good faith and allegations that customer failed to lodge reasoned objections or otherwise participate in the negotiation process was sufficient to state a claim for breach.
Publication Date: 2023-04-11
Practice Area: Real Estate
Industry: Legal Services | Real Estate
Court: Delaware Superior Court
Judge: Judge Scott
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Chandra J. Williams, Rhodunda, Williams & Kondraschow, Wilmington, DE for appellants.
for defendant: Steven D. Rosen, The Rosen Law Firm, LLC, Wilmington, DE for appellee.
Case Number: N22A-08-003 CLS
The court affirmed the trial court's order finding for a buyer in a real estate matter where the seller breached contractual obligations by failing to repair a defective roof.
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Publication Date: 2023-04-11
Practice Area: Contracts
Industry: E-Commerce | Investments and Investment Advisory
Court: U.S. District Court of Delaware
Judge: District Judge Bibas
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Kathleen M. Miller, Smith, Katzenstein & Jenkins LLP, Wilmington, DE; Massimo D’Angelo, Akerman LLP, New York, NY for plaintiffs.
for defendant: Raymond J. DiCamillo, Christine Dealy Haynes, Richards, Layton & Finger, PA, Wilmington, DE; Christopher Andrews, Cooley LLP, San Francisco, CA for defendants.
Case Number: 20-cv-1556-SB
Unilateral mistake claim not dismissed where plaintiffs plausibly alleged they were unaware of defendants' failure to amend the parties' contract as agreed and that defendants knew of plaintiffs' mistake.
Publication Date: 2023-04-11
Practice Area: Mergers and Acquisitions
Industry: Investments and Investment Advisory
Court: U.S. District Court of Delaware
Judge: District Judge Noreika
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Sue L. Robinson, Brian E. Farnan, Michael J. Farnan, Farnan LLP, Wilmington, DE; Andrew J. Entwistle, Entwistle & Cappucci LLP, Austin, TX; Vincent R. Cappucci, Arthur V. Nealon, Brendan J. Brodeur, Jonathan H. Beemer, Jessica A. Margulis, Entwistle & Cappucci LLP, New York, NY; Marc M. Seltzer, Krysta Kauble Pachman, Susman Godfrey L.L.P., Los Angeles, CA for plaintiffs.
for defendant: A. Thompson Bayliss, April M. Ferraro, Christopher Fitzpatrick Cannataro, Abrams & Bayliss LLP, Wilmington, DE; Alan S. Goudiss, K. Mallory Brennan, Sherman & Sterling LLP, New York, NY; Christian E. Myrold, Shearman & Sterling LLP, San Francisco, CA; Matthew D. Stachel, Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP, Wilmington, DE; Jaren Janghorbani, Geoffrey Chepiga, Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP, New York, NY for defendants.
Case Number: 20-275 (MN) (JLH)
Court hearing claims under §14(a) properly excluded shareholders who sold their stock after the merger approval vote but before closing, since their alleged pecuniary injury did not directly arise from the challenged merger.
Publication Date: 2023-04-11
Practice Area: Constitutional Law
Industry: State and Local Government
Court: U.S. District Court of Delaware
Judge: District Judge Andrews
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Francis G.X. Pileggi, Sean M. Brennecke, Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP, Wilmington, DE; Alexander D. MacMullan, Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP, Wayne, PA; Bradley P. Lehman, Gellert Scali Busenkell & Brown LLC, Wilmington, DE for plaintiffs.
for defendant: David E. Ross, Bradley R. Aronstam, Garrett B. Moritz, S. Reiko Rogozen, Roger S. Stronach, Holly Newell, Elizabeth M. Taylor, Thomas C. Mandracchia, Ross Aronstam & Moritz LLP, Wilmington, DE; Kenneth L. Wan, Caneel Radinson-Blasucci, State of Delaware Department of Justice, Wilmington, DE for defendants.
Case Number: 22-951-RGA
Preliminary injunction to prevent enforcement of restrictions on assault weapons and large capacity magazines was denied where regulations were tailored to dangerousness of such weapons and were consistent with historical regulations on other dangerous weapons such as machine guns.
Publication Date: 2023-04-11
Practice Area: Contracts
Industry: Insurance | Travel and Tourism
Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Judge: Judge Chagares
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Tamara D. Bruno, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw & Pittman, Houston, TX; Peter M. Gillon, Jesse N. Vazquez, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw & Pittman, Washington, DC; Brandon R. Harper, Carla M. Jones, Jennifer C. Wasson, Potter Anderson & Corroon, Wilmington, DE for appellant.
for defendant: Robert L. Ebby, Ronald P. Schiller, Hangley Aronchick Segal Pudlin & Schiller, Philadelphia, PA for appellee.
Case Number: 22-1554
The court affirmed the decision of the District Court dismissing an unjust enrichment claim on the basis that an existing enforceable contract between the parties precluded plaintiff's ability to bring an unjust enrichment claim.
Publication Date: 2023-04-11
Practice Area: Public Utilities
Industry: Energy | State and Local Government
Court: Delaware Superior Court
Judge: Judge Green-Streett
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Regina A. Ioii, Department of Justice, Wilmington, DE for appellant.
for defendant: James McC. Geddes, Ashby & Geddes, Wilmington, DE; Jessica M. Jones, Marisa R. De Feo, Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr LLP, Wilmington, DE for appellees.
Case Number: K22A-02-005 RLG
Public Service Commission's failure to make specific factual findings and legal conclusions when approving electric company's request to include pension and retirement benefit liabilities in the rate base precluded appellate review and required reversal of the decision.
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