Gilbert v. Unisys Corp.
Publication Date: 2024-08-27Practice Area:Employment Litigation
Industry:Technology Media and Telecom
Court: Court of ChanceryJudge: Vice Chancellor FioravantiAttorneys:For plaintiff: John M. Seaman, E. Wade Houston, Joseph A. Sparco, Abrams & Bayliss LLP, Wilmington, DE; Nicholas G. Hill, Rebecca M. Borkovich, McGuireWoods LLP, Atlanta, GA for plaintiffs.For defendant: David E. Ross, Eric D. Selden, Ross Aronstam & Moritz LLP, Wilmington, DE; Martin L. Roth, P.C., Kirkland & Ellis LLP, Chicago, IL; Haley S. Stern, Amanda Lamothe-Cadet, Maylynn Chen, Kirkland & Ellis LLP, New York, NY for defendant.Case number: 2023-0513-PAF
Former vice presidents were entitled to advancement rights from company in company's IP misappropriation action where certificate of incorporation and bylaws granted advancement to officers, defined as including vice presidents, for claims arising from their service to the company or at the company's request.
Exeltis USA, Inc. v. Lupin Ltd.
Publication Date: 2024-03-04Practice Area:Intellectual Property
Industry:Pharmaceuticals
Court: U.S. District Court of DelawareJudge: District Judge AndrewsAttorneys:For plaintiff: Martina Tyreus Hufnal, Douglas E. McCann, Gregory R. Boofer, Fish & Richardson P.C., Wilmington, DE; Philip K. Chen, Fish & Richardson P.C., Boston, MA; Brian Coggio, Excylyn Hardin-Smith, Fish & Richardson P.C., New York, NY; Megan A. Chacon, Madelyn McCormick, Bernard Cryan, Fish & Richardson P.C., San Diego, CA, for plaintiffs.For defendant: John C. Phillips, Jr., David A. Bilson, Phillips McLaughlin & Hall, P.A., Wilmington, DE; Michael Nutter, McGuireWoods LLP, Chicago, IL; Corinne S. Hockman, McGuireWoods LLP, Raleigh, NC; Daniel Withers, McGuireWoods LLP, Dallas, TX; Merritt Westcott, McGuireWoods LLP, Houston, TX; Dennis D. Gregory, McGuireWoods LLP, Austin, TX for defendants.Case number: 22-434-RGA
Court rejected proposed claim construction for testing method where patent language had failed to establish lexicography or disavowal to require specific test conditions.
State ex rel. Jennings v. BP Am. Inc.
Publication Date: 2024-01-22Practice Area:Environmental Law
Industry:Energy |
State and Local Government
Court: Delaware Superior CourtJudge: Judge JohnstonAttorneys:For plaintiff: Christian Douglas Wright, Jameson A.L. Tweedie, Ralph K. Durstein, Sawyer M. Traver, Deputy Attorneys General, Wilmington, DE; Victor M. Sher, Matthew K. Edling, Stephanie D. Biehl, Sher Edling LLP, San Francisco, CA for plaintiff.For defendant: David E. Wilks, Wilks Law, LLC, Wilmington, DE; Theodore J. Boutrous, Jr., William E. Thomson, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, Los Angeles, CA; Andrea E. Neuman, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, New York, NY; Thomas G. Hungar, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, Washington, DC, Joshua D. Dick, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, San Francisco, CA; Kenneth J. Nachbar, Alexandra M. Cumings, Morris Nichols Arsht & Tunnell, Wilmington, DE; Nathan P. Eimer, Pamela R. Hanebutt, Lisa S. Meyer, Eimer Stahl LLP, Chicago, IL; Robert E. Dunn, Eimer Stahl LLP, San Jose, CA; Colleen D. Shields, Patrick M. Brannigan, Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott, LLC, Wilmington, DE; Tristan L. Duncan, Daniel B. Rogers, William F. Northrip, Shook, Hady & Bacon, LLP, Kansas City, MO; Kevin J. Mangan, Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP, Wilmington, DE; Jeremiah J. Anderson, McGuireWoods LLP, Houston, TX; Kathryn M. Barber, McGuireWoods LLP, Richmond, VA; Mackenzie M. Wrobel, Coleen W. Hill, Duane Morris LLP, Wilmington, DE; Michael F. Healy, Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP, San Francisco, CA; Michael L. Fox, Duane Morris LLP, San Francisco, CA; Daniel J. Brown, Alexandra M. Joyce, McCarter & English LLP, Wilmington, DE; Steven M. Bauer, Margaret A. Tough, Latham & Watkins LLP, San Francisco, CA: Jameson R. Jones, Daniel R. Brody, Bartlit Beck LLP, Denver, CO; Michael A. Barlow, Abrams & Bayliss LLP, Wilmington, DE; Robert P. Reznick, Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP, Washington, DC, James Stengel, Marc R. Shapiro, Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP, New York, NY; Catherine Y. Lui, Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP, San Francisco, CA; Robert W. Whetzel, Blake Rohrbacher, Alexandra M. Ewing, Richards, Layton & Finger, P.A., Wilmington, DE; Anna Rotman, Kirkland & Ellis LLP, Houston, TX: Steven L. Caponi, Matthew B. Goeller, Megan E. O’Connor, K&L Gates LLP, Wilmington, DE; David C. Frederick, James M. Webster, III, Daniel S. Severson, Kellogg, Hansen, Todd, Figel & Frederick, PLLC, Washington, DC; Catherine A. Gaul, Ashby & Geddes, Wilmington, DE; Nancy G. Milburn, Diana E. Reiter, Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP, New York, NY; Jonathan W. Hughes, Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP, San Francisco, CA; John D. Lombardo, Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP, Los Angeles, CA; Jeffrey L. Moyer, Christine D. Haynes, Richards, Layton & Finger, P.A., Wilmington, DE; Kevin Orsini, Vanessa A. Lavely, Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP, New York, NY; Antoinette D. Hubbard, Stephanie A. Fox, Maron Marvel Bradley Anderson & Tardy LLC, Wilmington, DE; Shannon S. Broome, Ann Marie Mortimer, Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP, San Francisco, CA; Shawn Patrick Regan, Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP, New York, NY; Christian J. Singewald, White and Williams LLP, Wilmington, DE; Joy C. Fuhr, Brian D. Schmalzbach, W. Cole Geddy, McGuireWoods LLP, Richmond, VA; Paul D. Brown, Chipman Brown Cicero & Cole, LLP, Wilmington, DE; Tracy A. Roman, Crowell & Moring LLP, Washington, DC; Honor R. Costello, Crowell & Moring LLP, New York, NY; Beth Moskow Schnoll, Ballard Spahr LLP, WilmingtCase number: N20C-09-097 MMJ CCLD
State common law claims arising from fossil fuel companies' operations which harmed the environment were largely preempted by the Clean Air Act, which regulated the use of fossil fuels and emissions standards.
Exeltis USA Inc. v. Lupin Ltd.
Publication Date: 2023-03-21Practice Area:Patent Litigation
Industry:Pharmaceuticals
Court: U.S. District Court of DelawareJudge: District Judge AndrewsAttorneys:For plaintiff: Martina T. Hufnal, Douglas E. McCann, Gregory R. Booker, Fish & Richardson P.C., Wilmington, DE; Brian Coggio, Fish & Richardson P.C., New York, NY; Megan A. Chacon, Bernard Cryan, Fish & Richardson P.C., San Diego, CA for plaintiffs.For defendant: John C. Phillips, Jr., David A. Bilson, Phillips Mclaughlin & Hall, P.A., Wilmington, DE; Michael Nutter, McGuireWoods LLP, Chicago, IL; Merritt Westcott, McGuireWoods LLP, Houston, TX; Corinne S. Hockman, McGuireWoods LLP, Raleigh, NC for defendants.Case number: 22-434-RGA
Patentees created their own definition for the term "about," but defined it in such a way as to make the term indefinite since it effectively created an unbounded value range for the claim.
Coe et al. v. Proskauer Rose, LLP
Publication Date: 2022-10-04Practice Area:Civil Procedure |
Legal Malpractice |
Tax
Industry:Accounting |
Legal Services
Court: Georgia Supreme CourtJudge: Justice McMillianAttorneys:For plaintiff: Joshua Barrett Belinfante, (Robbins Ross Alloy Belinfante Littlefield LLC), Atlanta, Jeven Robinson Sloan, (Loewinsohn Deary Simon Ray LLP), Dallas, Harry W. MacDougald, (Caldwell, Carlson, Elliott & Deloach, LLP), Atlanta, for appellant.For defendant: Harold David Melton, (Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders LLP), Atlanta, Mark G. Trigg, (Dentons US LLP), Atlanta, Shari Lynn Klevens, (Dentons US LLP), Washington, David M. Lederkramer, (Proskauer Rose), New York Lisa S. Blatt, (Williams & Connolly LLP), Washington, for appellee; Johannes S. Kingma, Jeffrey Charles Hoffmeyer, (Stites & Harbison PLLC), Atlanta, Laurie Webb Daniel, (Webb Daniel Friedlander LLP), Atlanta, for Amicus Appellee.Case number: S21G1250
Material Factual Dispute Existed as to When Clients Learned Law Firm Was Not Independent of Client's Accounting Firm
Weinberg v. Waystar, Inc.
Publication Date: 2022-07-19Practice Area:Contractual Disputes
Industry:Software
Court: Court of ChanceryJudge: Vice Chancellor GlasscockAttorneys:For plaintiff: Steven P. Wood, Andrew S. Dupre, Travis J. Ferguson, McCarter & English, LLP, Wilmington, DE; Julie B. Porter, Salvatore Prescott Porter & Porter, Evanston, IL for plaintiff.For defendant: Kevin M. Gallagher, Caroline M. McDonough, Richards, Layton & Finger, P.A., Wilmington, DE; Sarah A. Zielinski, Amy Starinieri Gilbert, McGuireWoods LLP, Chicago, IL for defendants.Case number: D69886
Option grant was interpreted to grant employer the right to call exercised options following the employee's termination or following the employee's breach of their restrictive covenants; both events were not required to have occurred for the right to be available.
Esso Expl. & Prod. Nigeria Ltd. v. Nigerian Nat'l Petroleum Corp.
Publication Date: 2022-07-14Practice Area:Civil Procedure |
Dispute Resolution
Industry:Mining and Resources
Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second CircuitJudge: Circuit Judge Susan CarneyAttorneys:For plaintiff: For Appellants-Cross-Appellees: Elliot Friedman, David Y. Livshiz, Shannon M. Leitner, Paige von Mehren, Christian Vandergeest, on the brief, Aaron R. Marcu, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer US LLP, New York, NY; Elizabeth Anne Snodgrass, Luke Sobota, Three Crowns (US) LLP, Washington, DC.For defendant: For Appellee-Cross-Appellant: Peter R. Chaffetz, Andreas A. Frischknecht, Joshua D. Anders, David M. Berman, on the brief, Cecilia F. Moss, Chaffetz Lindsey, LLP, New York, NY.
For Amici Curiae the Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America, National Trade Council, and National Association of Manufacturers: Peter B. Rutledge, Law Office of Peter B. Rutledge, Athens, GA; Steven P. Lehotsky, Jonathan Urick, U.S. Chamber Litigation Center, Washington, DC; Peter Toldsorf, Erica Klenicki, Manufacturers' Center for Legal Action, Washington, DC.
For Amicus Curiae American Petroleum Institute: Richard D. Deutsch, Andrew G. McBride, McGuireWoods LLP, Houston, TX, Washington, DC; Ben Norris, American Petroleum Institute, Washington, DC.
For Amici Curiae Chief Mike A.A. Ozekhome, Professor Ikponmwonsa O. Omoruyi, Professor Offornze D. Amucheazi: Alexander A. Yanos, Carlos Ramos-Mrosovksy, Raja Rana, Hanna Robbins, Alston & Bird LLP, New York, NY.
For Amicus Curiae Professor George A. Bermann: Lauren A. Mandell, Apoorva J. Patel, Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP, Washington, DC.
For Amicus Curiae the Nigerian Federal Ministry of Justice: Peter A. Sullivan, Christina G. Hioureas, Foley Hoag LLP, New York, NY.
For Amici Curiae Federal Inland Revenue Service, Federal Ministry of Finance, Budget, and National Planning of the Federal Republic of Nigeria: Mallory B. Silberman, R. Stanton Jones, Sally L. Pei, Janine M. Lopez, Arnold & Porter Kaye LLP, Washington, DC.Case number: 19-3159
Portions of Award Viable After Nigerian Judgments Were Also Owed Comity by District Court
Arendi S.A.R.L. v. LG Elec., Inc.
Publication Date: 2022-05-17Practice Area:Patent Litigation
Industry:Electronics |
Technology Media and Telecom
Court: U.S. District Court of DelawareJudge: District Judge StarkAttorneys:For plaintiff: Neal C. Belgam, Eve H. Omerod, Smith, Katzenstein & Jenkins LLP, Wilmington, DE; Seth Ard, Beatrice Franklin, Max Straus, Susman Godfrey, LLP, New York, NY; John Lahad, Ibituroko-Emi Lawson, Robert Travis Korman, Brenda Adimora, Susman Godfrey, LLP, Houston, TX; Kalpana Srinivasan, Susman Godfrey, LLP, Los Angeles, CA; Kemper Diehl, Susman Godfrey, LLP, Seattle, WA for plaintiff.For defendant: Jeremy D. Anderson, Fish & Richardson P.C., Wilmington, DE; Steven R. Katz, Jacob Pecht, Fish & Richardson, P.C., Boston, MA; R. Andrew Schewentker, Fish & Richardson P.C., Washington, DC; Eda Stark, Fish & Richardson P.C., Atlanta, GA; Kenneth L. Dorsney, Cortlan S. Hitch, Morris James LLP, Wilmington, DE; Brian C. Riopelle, David E. Finkelson, McGuireWoods LLP, Richmond, VA; Jason W. Cook, McGuireWoods LLP, Dallas, TX; David E. Moore, Bindu A. Palapura, Stephanie E. O’Byrne, Potter Anderson & Corroon LLP, Wilmington, DE; Robert W. Unikel, Michelle Marek Figueiredo, John Cotiguala, Matt Lind, Paul Hastings LLP, Chicago, IL; Robert R. Laurenzi, Chad J. Peterman, Paul Hastings LLP, New York, NY; Arielle Bratton, Paul Hastings LLP, San Diego, CA; Ginger Anders, Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP, Washington, DC; Rodger D. Smith II, Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell LLP, Wilmington, DE; Jeffri A. Kaminski, Justin E. Pierce, Calvin R. Nelson, Venable LLP, Washington, DC; Neha Bhat, Venable LLP, New York, NY; Jack B. Blumenfeld, Brian P. Egan, Anthony D. Raucci, Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell, LLP, Wilmington, DE; Frank C. Cimino Jr., Megan S. Woodworth, Jeffri A. Kaminsi, Calvin R. Nelson, Neha Bhat, Venable, Washington, DC for defendants.Case number: D69819
Court denied defendants' motions for summary judgment of non-infringement where the evidence created a triable issue as to whether defendants' accused products met the claim limitation of a "document" because the product applications could have permitted users to edit files in the application.
Sinyard et al. v. Georgia Power Company
Publication Date: 2022-04-07Practice Area:Toxic Torts
Industry:Construction
Court: Georgia Court of AppealsJudge: Judge PinsonAttorneys:For plaintiff: Robert Buck, (Buck Law Firm), Peachtree Corners, for appellant.For defendant: William Droze, Jill Kuhn, Kathryn Hopkins, Katarzyna Hebda, (Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders, LLP), Atlanta, for appellee; Eric Hawkins, David Marshall, (Hawkins & Parnell), Atlanta, Jennifer Burbine, Richard Beaulieu, (McGuireWoods LLP), Atlanta, Lee Anand, (Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough, LLP), Atlanta, William Massey, Ronnie Gosselin, (Alston & Bird, LLP), Atlanta, James Hollis, (Balch & Bingham LLP), Atlanta, Frances Spinelli, (Evert Weathersby Houff), Atlanta, Ivan Gustafson, (Law Office of Ivan Gustafson), McDonough, for other party.Case number: A21A1424
In mesothelioma lawsuits, court affirms in part and reverses in part summary judgment for one defendant, reverses as to a second, and affirms as to a third
Bloom v. Nationstar Mortg. LLC
Publication Date: 2021-10-07Practice Area:Class Actions |
Creditors' and Debtors' Rights
Industry:Court: Supreme Court, OrangeJudge: Justice Craig Stephen BrownAttorneys:For plaintiff: Attorneys for Plaintiff, Francesca Bloom: Stenger Diamond & Glass, LLP, Wappingers Falls, New York.For defendant: Attorneys for Defendant: McGuirewoods, LLP, New York, New York.Case number: EF010147/2018
Homeowner Entitled to Summary Judgment on Nationstar's Liability for Violating RPL §274-a