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  • Harris v. Harris

    Publication Date: 2023-02-07
    Practice Area: Corporate Governance
    Industry: Pharmaceuticals
    Court: Court of Chancery
    Judge: Vice Chancellor Laster
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Joel Friedlander, Christopher M. Foulds, David Hahn, Friedlander & Gorris, P.A., Wilmington, DE; S. Michael Sirkin, R. Garrett Rice, Ross Aronstam & Moritz LLP, Wilmington DE; Gregory Lomax, Lauletta Birnbaum, Sewell, NJ; Jill Guldin, Fisher Broyles, LLP, Princeton, NJ for plaintiffs.
    for defendant: David A. Jenkins, Julie M. O’Dell, Smith, Katzenstein & Jenkins LLP; Wilmington, DE; Steven L. Caponi, Matthew B. Goeller, Megan E. O’Connor, K&L Gates LLP, Wilmington, DE; Kurt M. Heyman, Patricia L. Enerio, Gillian L. Andrews, Heyman Enerio Gattuso & Hirzel LLP, Wilmington, DE; John L. Reed, Ronald N. Brown, III, Peter H. Kyle, Kelly L. Freund, DLA Piper LLP (US), Wilmington, DE; Neal J. Levitsky, E. Chaney Hall, Fox Rothschild LLP, Wilmington, DE; Emily A. Kaller, Greenbaum, Rowe, Smith & Davis LLP, Woodbridge, NJ; William M. Kelleher, Phillip A. Giordano, Madeline Silverman, Gordon, Fournaris & Mammarella, P.A., Wilmington, DE for defendants.
    Case Number: 2019-0736-JTL

    Court declined to dismiss case against defendants under forum non conveniens where there was no earlier-filed similar action and the court had already established personal jurisdiction over defendants.

  • Appellate Division, Second Department: February 7, 2023

    Publication Date: 2023-02-07
    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:February 3, 2023

  • PVP Aston, LLC v. U.S. Bank Nat'l Ass'n

    Publication Date: 2023-02-07
    Practice Area: Creditors' and Debtors' Rights
    Industry: Financial Services and Banking | Insurance | Real Estate
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge LeGrow
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Michael L. Vild, Christopher P. Simon, Cross & Simon, LLC, Wilmington, DE for plaintiffs.
    for defendant: Robert A. Penza, Christina B. Vavala, Polsinelli PC, Wilmington, DE: Llynn K. White, Polsinelli PC, St. Louis, MO; John A. Sensing, Carson R. Bartlett, Potter Anderson & Corroon LLP, Wilmington, DE; Chad S.C. Stover, Barnes & Thornburg LLP, Wilmington, DE for defendants.
    Case Number: N22C-03-103 AML CCLD

    Plaintiffs were not entitled to declaratory judgment on their breach of contract and quiet title claims where their proffered interpretation of their contracts with their lenders and mortgage insurers were unreasonable as it would effectively absolve plaintiffs from their obligation to make their final balloon loan payment.

  • Simmons v. Bates et al.

    Publication Date: 2023-02-07
    Practice Area: Contracts | Personal Injury
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Hodges
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: James Hardee, (Fain, Major, Wiley & Brennan), Atlanta, Robert Harrison, Jackson Griner, (Downey & Cleveland, LLP), Marietta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Ben Brodhead, Ashley Fournet, Michael Arndt, (Brodhead Law, LLC), Atlanta, John Nichols, (Gwinnett District Attorney’s Office), Lawrenceville, for appellee.
    Case Number: A22A1460

    Court affirms denial of a motion to enforce a settlement agreement in a car accident case because the settlement offer had not been accepted by all parties

  • February 6, 2023 | New Jersey Law Journal

    Confidentiality of Client Information: High Court Must Weigh In

    It seems to us that the Appellate Division lacks the authority to modify the scope of obligations of confidentiality under RPC 1.6. We call upon the Supreme Court to clarify.

    6 minute read

  • February 6, 2023 | National Law Journal

    Plaintiffs Bar Partner Promotions Highlight Rising Caseload, Commitment to Firm Culture

    Plaintiffs firms are off to a dynamic start into 2023 with diverse partner classes and a strong commitment to antitrust, MDL and health care litigation.

    7 minute read

  • February 6, 2023 | The American Lawyer

    Trans-Atlantic Trio of Orrick Antitrust Partners Moves to Dechert

    The firm is adding the former leader of Orrick's antitrust and competition practice in Washington, D.C., as well as partners in San Francisco and London.

    6 minute read

  • People v. Toussaint

    Publication Date: 2023-02-06
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Criminal Court, Queens
    Judge: Judge Wanda L. Licitra
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For the People by: ADA Jairo Z. Coronado, Melinda Katz, District Attorney of Queens County.
    for defendant: For Mr. Toussaint by: Sade Stephenson, The Legal Aid Society.
    Case Number: CR-026391-21QN

    People Fail to Properly Certify Discovery Before Stating Ready for Trial; Case Dismissed

  • In re: Adoption of A.M.W.

    Publication Date: 2023-02-06
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Murray
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 519 MDA 2021

    The trial court applied the wrong standard in evaluating former stepfather's asserted in loco parentis status for purposes of standing in an adoption proceeding, as precedent required the court to consider whether he had a genuine and substantial interest in formalizing a permanent parental relationship with the adoptee-child, which surpassed the interest of ordinary, unrelated strangers. The appellate court vacated and remanded.

  • Appellate Division, Second Department: February 3, 2023

    Publication Date: 2023-02-06
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Criminal Appeals
    Industry:
    Court: Appellate Division, Second Department, Hand Down List
    Judge: Unsigned
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: DOCKET

    Handdown List released on:February 1, 2023