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  • Gracey v. Albawardi

    Publication Date: 2024-12-31
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Chancery
    Judge: Vice Chancellor Will
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Sidney S. Liebesman, Seth A. Niederman, Kasey H. DeSantis, Joshua K. Tufts, Fox Rothschild LLP, Wilmington, DE; Justen P. Phelps, Gibson Watson Marino LLC, Wichita, KS for petitioner.
    for defendant: William E. Green, Jr., Halloran Farkas + Kittila LLP, Wilmington, DE; Ezra Ishmael Young, Law Office of Ezra Young, Ithaca, NY; Lisa M. Zwally, Greenberg Traurig, LLP, Wilmington, DE for respondents.
    Case Number: 2024-0394-LWW

    Court rejected divorce judgment creditor's reverse veil piercing claim where the judgment was directed to her ex-husband, not his corporate entities, and there was no evidence the ex-husband had used the entities to perpetuate a fraud or had disregarded the corporate form.

  • Cedres v. Geoffrey Serv. Corp.

    Publication Date: 2024-04-15
    Practice Area: Contracts
    Industry: Construction | Real Estate
    Court: Court of Chancery
    Judge: Vice Chancellor Zurn
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Nathan D. Barillo, Fox Rothschild LLP, Wilmington, DE for plaintiffs.
    for defendant: Edward J. Fornias, III, Law Office of EJ Fornias, P.A., Wilmington, DE for defendants.
    Case Number: 2020-0745-MTZ

    Court declined to enforce a settlement against defendants' affiliates who were non-parties to the underlying action, as Ct. Ch. R. 71 could not supply an independent basis to extend jurisdiction over non-parties in the absence of due process.

  • VMware, Inc. v. Wood

    Publication Date: 2023-05-30
    Practice Area: Labor Law
    Industry: Technology Media and Telecom
    Court: Court of Chancery
    Judge: Vice Chancellor Fioravanti
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Elena C. Norman, Elisabeth S. Bradley, Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor, LLP, Wilmington, DE; Arturo J. González, Shaelyn K. Dawson, Camille Framroze, Meredith L. Angueira, Morrison & Foerster LLP, San Francisco, CA for plaintiff.
    for defendant: Kasey H. DeSantis, Nathan D. Barillo, Fox Rothschild LLP, Wilmington, DE; Neil A. Capobianco, Fox Rothschild LLP, New York, NY for defendant.
    Case Number: 2022-0820-PAF

    Former employee lacked right to enforce repurchase option where his stock options and unvested stock were cancelled in connection with his employer's acquisition in exchange for the right to payments from the acquiring company that would terminate if the employee left the acquirer's employ.

  • Lighthouse Behavioral Health Solutions, LLC v. Milestone Addiction Counseling, LLC

    Publication Date: 2023-05-30
    Practice Area: Mergers and Acquisitions
    Industry: Health Care
    Court: Court of Chancery
    Judge: Vice Chancellor Zurn
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Philip A. Rovner, Jonathan A. Choa, Potter Anderson & Corroon LLP, Wilmington, DE; Marisa B. Miller, Kevin K. Chang, Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP, San Diego, CA for plaintiff.
    for defendant: Sidney S. Liebesman, E. Chaney Hall, Nathaniel J. Klepser, Fox Rothschild LLP, Wilmington, DE; Erik J. Clark, Organ Law LLP, Columbus, OH for defendants.
    Case Number: 2022-0979-MTZ

    Although federal law obligated acquired healthcare provider to obtain patient consent before turning over records to acquirer, the provider nonetheless breached its contractual obligations to transfer the records and its representations and warranties that it had taken all action necessary to perform and that the transaction complied with applicable law.

  • 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.

  • Harris v. Harris

    Publication Date: 2023-01-31
    Practice Area: Corporate Governance
    Industry: Accounting | Biotechnology
    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, NY 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

    Person serving in role akin to corporate officer could be served under the Delaware Officer Consent Statute even without formally accepting a title.

  • Harris v. Harris

    Publication Date: 2023-01-24
    Practice Area: Corporate Governance
    Industry: Legal Services
    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

    Although alleged tortious interference was not sufficiently factually related to fiduciary duty claims to support ancillary personal jurisdiction, the court could exercise personal jurisdiction under the long-arm statute where the alleged tortious interference with trust involved appointing a Delaware trustee and changing the situs of the trust to Delaware.

  • Metro Storage Int'l LLC v. Harron

    Publication Date: 2022-05-17
    Practice Area: Labor Law
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Chancery
    Judge: Vice Chancellor Laster
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: David C. McBride, Emily V. Burton, Lauren Dunkle Fortunato, M. Paige Valeski, Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor, LLP, Wilmington, DE; Harold C. Hirshman, Leah R. Bruno, Jacqueline A. Giannini, Dentons US LLP, Chicago, IL for plaintiffs.
    for defendant: E. Chaney Hall, Kasey H. DeSantis, Fox Rothschild LLP, Wilmington, DE; Jeffrey L. Widman, Fox Rothschild LLP, Chicago, IL for defendant.
    Case Number: D69816

    President of company breached duty of loyalty by continuing to provide substantially similar consulting services to third parties in violation of covenant to devote full time to the president position, and by using the company's confidential information to consult for third parties.

  • Dlayal Holdings, Inc. v. Al-Bawardi

    Publication Date: 2022-01-11
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure
    Industry: Real Estate
    Court: Court of Chancery
    Judge: Vice Chancellor Will
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Lisa Zwally Brown, Corinne R. Moini, Greenberg Traurig, LLP, Wilmington, DE for plaintiff.
    for defendant: Daniel K. Astin, Ciardi Ciardi & Astin, Wilmington, DE; Albert A. Ciardi, Walter W. Gouldsbury, Ciardi Ciardi & Astin, Philadelphia, PA; Marc Litt, Evan Weintraub, Wachtel Missry LLP; New York, NY for third-party plaintiff. Sidney S. Liebesman, Katelyn M. Crawford, Fox Rothschild LLP, Wilmington, DE; Justin P. Phelps, Gibson Watson Marino LLC, Wichita, KS for defendants.
    Case Number: D69670

    The court held that service of process on three Kansas residents under 6 Del. C. § 18-109(a) was not effective service because the three defendants were not managers of the subject entity.

  • SPay, Inc. v. Stack Media Inc.

    Publication Date: 2022-01-04
    Practice Area: Mergers and Acquisitions
    Industry: Software
    Court: Court of Chancery
    Judge: Vice Chancellor Slights
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: John A. Sensing, Clarissa R. Chenoweth-Shook, Potter Anderson & Corroon LLP, Wilmington, DE; Dylan P. Kletter, Anthony J. Boccamazzo, Kelsey D. Bond, Brown Rudnick LLP, Hartford, CT for plaintiff.
    for defendant: William D. Sullivan, William A. Hazeltine, Sullivan Hazeltine Allinson LLC, Wilmington, DE; Peter Skinner, Duane Loft, David Barillari, Lindsey Ruff, Anastasia Cembrovska, Boies Schiller Flexner LLP, New York, NY; Donna L. Culver, Derek C. Abbott, Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell LLP, Wilmington, DE; Sean D. Malloy, Jennifer D. Armstrong, McDonald Hopkins LLC, Cleveland, Ohio; Geoffrey G. Grivner, Kody M. Sparks, Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC. Wilmington, DE; Sidney S. Liebesman, Fox Rothschild LLP, Wilmington, DE; Stephanie Resnick, John C. Fuller, Fox Rothschild LLP, Philadelphia, PA for defendants.
    Case Number: D69663

    The court held it had subject matter jurisdiction over all claims though some were common law rather than equitable claims.