• May 9, 2023 | The Legal Intelligencer

    Citing 'Unreasonable' Service Award, Federal Judge Rejects Amazon's $3M Proposed Settlement With Delivery Drivers

    A federal judge in Pennsylvania has denied a group of delivery drivers' unopposed motion for approval of a Fair Labor Standards Act collective action settlement with Amazon, deeming the lead plaintiffs' requested service award "unreasonable" and the agreement's release provision overbroad.

    4 minute read

  • May 9, 2023 | Daily Business Review

    Anti-ESG Sentiment Is on the Rise, But Law Firms Aren't Flinching

    Republican lawmakers like Fla. Gov. Ron DeSantis have targeted the concept as they lean into culture war issues, but clients' demands for advice haven't ceased.

    5 minute read

  • May 9, 2023 | Law.com

    These Two Firms Ended the UK Pay War—but at What Cost?

    The two firms finally decided to match rivals on salaries last week but have they lost out after a year of being behind?

    5 minute read

  • Snyder v. Wolf

    Publication Date: 2023-05-09
    Practice Area: Business Torts
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court, New York
    Judge: Justice Melissa A. Crane
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 655882/2021

    Business Was Unjustly Enriched by Pre- and Post-Formation Funds Transferred by Plaintiff

  • Appellate Division, Second Department: April 9, 2023

    Publication Date: 2023-05-09
    Practice Area: Appellate Division Activity | Civil Appeals | Criminal Appeals
    Industry:
    Court: Appellate Division, Second Department, Motion List & Order on Application
    Judge: Unsigned
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: DOCKET

    Motion List & Order on Application released on:May 5, 2023

  • Ontario Provincial Council of Carpenters' Pension Trust Fund v. Walton

    Publication Date: 2023-05-09
    Practice Area: Corporate Governance
    Industry: Distribution and Wholesale | Pharmaceuticals | Retail
    Court: Court of Chancery
    Judge: Vice Chancellor Laster
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Gregory V. Varallo, Mae Oberste, Daniel E. Meyer, Bernstein Litowitz Berger & Grossmann LLP, Wilmington, DE; Mark Lebovitch, Edward G. Timlin, Bernstein Litowitz Berger & Grossmann LLP, New York, NY; Leslie R. Stern, Nathaniel L. Orenstein, Steven L. Groopman, Berman Tabacco, Boston, MA; Ned Weinberger, Mark Richardson, Labaton Sucharow LLP, Wilmington, DE; David MacIsaac, Labaton Sucharow LLP, New York, NY for plaintiffs.
    for defendant: Raymond J. DiCamillo, John M. O’Toole, Richards, Layton & Finger, P.A., Wilmington, DE; Sean M. Berkowitz, Nicholas J. Siciliano, Latham & Watkins LLP, New York, NY; Andrew W. Stern, Charlotte K. Newell, Sidley Austin LLP, New York, NY; William M. Regan, Allison M. Wuertz, Hogan Lovells US LLP, New York, NY; Frank R. Volpe, Sidley Austin LLP, Washington, DC for defendants.

    Case Number: 2021-0827-JTL

    Litigation demand was futile where allegations supported inference that directors and officers knew that the company was violating its legal obligations as a dispenser of prescription opioids in a conscious effort to maximize customer sales and profits.

  • Teuza A Fairchild Tech. Venture Ltd. v. Lindon

    Publication Date: 2023-05-09
    Practice Area: Mergers and Acquisitions
    Industry: Biotechnology | Investments and Investment Advisory
    Court: Court of Chancery
    Judge: Vice Chancellor Glasscock
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Stephen E. Jenkins, Samuel M. Gross, Ashby & Geddes, Wilmington, DE; Donald J. Enright, Elizabeth K. Tripodi, Jordan A. Cafritz, Levi & Korsinsky, LLP, Washington, DC for plaintiff.
    for defendant: Raymond J. DiCamillo, Kevin M. Gallagher, Kyle H. Lachmund, Richards, Layton & Finger, P.A., Wilmington, DE; Adam H. Offenhartz, M. Jonathan Seibald, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, New York, NY; Kevin M. Coen, Stephanie Rudolph, Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell LLP, Wilmington, DE; Scott B. Czerwonka, Andrea S. Brooks, Wilks Law, LLC, Wilmington, DE; Kurt M. Heyman, Jamie L. Brown, Heyman Enerio Gattuso & Hirzel LLP, Wilmington, DE; John F. Baughman, Daniel A. Schwartz, JFB Legal, PLLC, Norfolk, VA for defendants.

    Case Number: 2022-0130-SG

    Former stockholder plausibly alleged fiduciary claims against controller as it received non-ratable benefit from sale of the company and attempted to induce minority stockholders to waive any fiduciary claims to receive their merger consideration.

  • DRIT LP v. Glaxo Group Ltd.

    Publication Date: 2023-05-09
    Practice Area: Intellectual Property
    Industry: Pharmaceuticals
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Carpenter
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Gregory P. Williams, Chad M. Shandler, Nicole K. Pedi, Richards, Layton & Finger P.A., Wilmington, DE; Keith R. Hummel, Karin A. DeMasi, Adam I. Rich, Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP, New York, NY for plaintiff.
    for defendant: Philip A. Rovner, Jonathan A. Choa, Potter Anderson & Corroon LLP, Wilmington, DE; Matthew M. Wolf, John E. Nilsson, Soumitra Deka, Bridgette Boyd, Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP, Washington, DC for defendants.

    Case Number: N16C-07-218 WCC CCLD

    Statutory disclaimer was effective once patent holder submitted disclaimer form authorizing payment of the filing fee to the patent holder's deposit account with the PTO.

  • Rust v. Rust

    Publication Date: 2023-05-09
    Practice Area: Trusts and Estates
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Chancery
    Judge: Vice Chancellor Glasscock
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Sean J. Bellew, Bellew LLC, Wilmington, DE for plaintiff.
    for defendant: Kenneth J. Nachbar, Lauren K. Neal, Michael J. Slobom, Jr., Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell LLP, Wilmington, DE for defendants.

    Case Number: 2020-0762-SG

    Court enforced memorandum of settlement as parties' settlement agreement where it contained all material terms to resolve the parties' dispute and any remaining terms for a final settlement agreement were ancillary or non-material.

  • Local 97, Int'l Bhd. of Elec. Workers, AFL-CIO v. Niagara Mohawk Power Corp.

    Publication Date: 2023-05-09
    Practice Area: Dispute Resolution | Labor Law
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiff-Appellee: Brian J. Laclair, Syracuse, NY.
    for defendant: For Defendant-Appellant: Hannah K. Redmond, on the brief, Robert A. Laberge, Syracuse, NY.

    Case Number: 21-2443-cv

    CBA Requires Utility's Arbitration of Provision of Health Insurance Benefits to Retirees