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  • Athene Life and Annuity Co. v. Am. Gen. Life Ins. Co.

    Publication Date: 2019-08-14
    Practice Area: Insurance Law
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    Court: Court of Chancery
    Judge: Vice Chancellor Glasscock
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Martin S. Lessner, Richard J. Thomas, and M. Paige Valeski, Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor, LLP, Wilmington, DE; James P. Gillespie, Kirkland & Ellis LLP, Washington, DC; Adam T. Humann, Kirkland & Ellis, New York, NY; Brian C. Ralston, Potter Anderson & Corroon LLP, Wilmington, DE for plaintiffs.
    for defendant: Kenneth J. Nachbar and Sabrina M. Hendershot, Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell LLP, Wilmington, DE; Joel Friedlander and Christopher P. Quinn, Friedlander & Gorris, P.A, Wilmington, De; John L. Jacobus, J. Walker Johnson, Catherine D. Cockerham, and Michael E. Stoll, Steptoe & Johnson LLP, Washington, DC, for defendants.
    Case Number: D68662

    Court lacked subject matter jurisdiction where plaintiffs would obtain complete relief if they received money damages from defendants' alleged breach of the parties' agreement.

  • NASDI Holdings, LLC v. N. Am. Leasing, Inc.

    Publication Date: 2019-04-24
    Practice Area: Mergers and Acquisitions
    Industry: Construction
    Court: Court of Chancery
    Judge: Vice Chancellor McCormick
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Brian C. Ralston and Matthew A. Golden, Potter Anderson & Corroon LLP, Wilmington, DE; Michael Dockterman, Steptoe & Johnson, LLP, Chicago, IL for plaintiffs.
    for defendant: Joseph B. Cicero, Paul D. Brown, and Stephanie H. Dallaire, Chipman Brown Cicero & Cole, LLP, Wilmington, DE; Mark L. McAlpine, Douglas W. Eyre, McAlpine PC, Auburn Hills, MI for defendants.
    Case Number: D68536

    Plaintiffs were entitled to summary judgment on their breach of contract claim and defendants' affirmative defenses where plaintiffs' contractual notice obligation did not apply to its claim for indemnification, plaintiffs had no duty to mitigate prior to defendants' breach, and unclean hands was not a defense to a purely legal claim for breach.

  • April 5, 2010 | National Law Journal

    2010 APPELLATE HOT LIST

    AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD Twenty-four victories in 2009 are emblematic of the firm's stature in appellate law. Its success lies in its coupling of long-est

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  • February 15, 2012 | Delaware Business Court Insider

    Chancery Court Limits CEO's Right to Indemnification After Regulatory Row

    The court held that the executive's decision to accept lesser charges in order to spare the company "expense [and] distraction" does not satisfy the "successful on the

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  • Gaslow v. QA Investments LLC, 8992600771/04

    Publication Date: 2006-11-22
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    Date Filed: 2006-11-16
    Court: Appellate Division, 1st Dept
    Judge: Richard Andrias
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
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    Case Number: 8992600771/04

    APPELLATE DIVISION FIRST DEPARTMENT Supreme Court Steptoe & Johnson LLP (Charles G. Cole, of the District of Columbia Bar, admitted pro

  • Rieff v. Evans

    Publication Date: 2001-06-13
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    Date Filed: 2001-05-31
    Court: Iowa Sup. Ct.
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    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
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    Case Number: No. 28 / 99-0313

    The full case caption appears at the end of this opinion. SNELL, Justice.A group of policyholders, represented by Mary M. Rieff, appeal the dismissal of their lawsuit again