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  • The GWO Litig. Trust v. Sprint Solutions, Inc.

    Publication Date: 2018-11-07
    Practice Area: Business Torts | Trade Secrets
    Industry: Retail | Technology Media and Telecom
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Wallace
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Richard M. Beck, Sean M. Brennecke, Klehr Harrison Harvey Branzburg LLP, Wilmington, DE; John D. Byars, Joseph C. Smith, Jr., Bartlit Beck Herman Palenchar & Scott LLP, Chicago, IL, attorneys for plaintiff
    for defendant: Steven L. Caponi, Matthew B. Goeller, K&L Gates LLP, Wilmington, DE; David I. Swan, Brian A. Kahn, McGuire Woods LLP, Charlotte, NC, attorneys for defendant and third-party plaintiff.
    Case Number: D68347

    Plaintiff adequately stated claims for trade secret violations and interference with prospective business rela-tions, but its conversion and unfair competition claims were duplicative of the contract claims.

  • Delaware State Sportsmen's Ass'n v. Garvin

    Publication Date: 2018-10-24
    Practice Area: Constitutional Law
    Industry:
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Clark
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Francis G. X. Pileggi, Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott, LLC, Wilmington, DE; Jamie L. Inferrera, Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott, LLC, Pittsburgh, PA, attorneys for plaintiffs
    for defendant: Ralph K. Durstein, III and Devera B. Scott, Deputy Attorneys General, Delaware Department of Justice, Dover, DE, attorneys for defendants.
    Case Number: D68328

    Regulations on firearm possession in state parks were partially unconstitutional where they infringed upon right to open carry for self-defense and gave law enforcement unfettered discretion to require identification and permits without reasonable suspicion of criminal activity.

  • September 24, 2018 | Delaware Law Weekly

    Jury Hits Overstock.com With $3M Verdict in Del. Unclaimed Property Case

    A Delaware jury has returned a $3 million verdict in a whistleblower suit against Overstock.com, finding after just one hour of deliberation that the online retailer had avoided reporting abandoned gift card balances to state officials.

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  • September 19, 2018 | Delaware Business Court Insider

    Del. Discovery Updates 2018: Little Tolerance for Failure to Adhere to Deadlines

    Both the Delaware Court of Chancery and the Delaware Superior Court emphasize that discovery must proceed in a timely manner in accordance with the scheduling order entered by the court. Litigants who delay in bringing their discovery disputes before the court may find themselves without a remedy.

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  • State of Delaware ex rel. French v. Card Complaint, LLC

    Publication Date: 2018-09-12
    Practice Area: Business Torts | Deals and Transactions
    Industry: Retail | State and Local Government
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Wallace
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Thomas E. Brown, Edward K. Black and Stephen G. MacDonald for the state
    for defendant: Stuart M. Grant, Mary S. Thomas, Laina M. Herbert and Vivek Upadhya for relator French; Stephen E. Jenkins, Catherine A. Gaul, Richard M. Zuckerman, Sean Cenawood, Kiran Patel and Catharine Luo for Card Compliant defendants; Kenneth J. Nachbar, Michael Houghton, Matthew R. Clark, Barnaby Grzaslewicz, Ethan D. Millar, J. Andrew Howard, William R. Mitchelson, Jr., Jason D. Popp, Colm F. Connolly, Jody C. Barillare, Gregory T. Parks, Ezra D. Church, Courtney McCormick, David S. Eagle, Mi-chael W. Yurkewicz, Martin I. Einstein, David Swetnam-Burland, Stacy O.Stitham, Brian M. Rostocki, Benjamin P. Chapple, Michael J. Wynne, David A. Rammelt, Brian E. Farnan, Shawn J. Organ and Josh-ua M. Feasel for additional defendants.
    Case Number: D68285

    Factual issues prevented summary judgment in this false claims matter, and defendants failed to establish ex-traordinary circumstances for disregarding the law of the case.

  • Catlin Specialty Ins. Co. v. CBL & Assocs. Props., Inc.

    Publication Date: 2018-08-22
    Practice Area: Insurance Law
    Industry: Construction | Insurance
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Wallace
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Emily K. Silverstein, Marks, O'Neill, O'Brien, Doherty & Kelly P.C., Wilmington, DE; Louis H. Kozloff, Goldberg Segalla LLP, Philadelphia, PA, attorneys for plaintiff
    for defendant: John A. Sensing, Potter Anderson & Corroon LLP, Wilmington, DE; Alan E. Popkin, David W. Sobelman, and Melissa Z. Baris, Husch Blackwell LLP, St. Louis, MO, attorneys for defendants.
    Case Number: D68254

    Insurer entitled to reimbursement of defense costs under a reservation of rights following judicial determination insurer had no duty to defend where insured's acceptance of defense under reservation created quasi-contract and entitled insurer to reimbursement under a theory of unjust enrichment.

  • August 1, 2018 |

    DLW's Most Popular Stories of July

    GameStop's data breach settlement, the Delaware Supreme Court's controversial new work-life balance policy, a contentious fight over a noncompete and more.

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  • Stevenson v. Delaware Dept. of Natural Resources and Envtl. Control

    Publication Date: 2018-07-11
    Practice Area: Expert Witnesses | Public Utilities
    Industry: Energy
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Stokes
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Richard L. Abbott for plaintiffs
    for defendant: Ralph K. Durstein, III and Valerie S. Edge for defendants.
    Case Number: D68213

    Plaintiffs lacked standing to challenge amendments to Delaware law regarding utility pricing.

  • State ex rel. French v. Card Complaint, LLC

    Publication Date: 2018-05-16
    Practice Area: Business Torts | Contracts
    Industry:
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Wallace
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Thomas E. Brown, Edward K. Black and Stephen G. MacDonald for the state
    for defendant: Stuart M. Grant, Mary S. Thomas, Laina M. Herbert and Vivek Upadhya for relator French; Stephen E. Jenkins, Catherine A. Gaul, Richard M. Zuckerman, Sean Cenawood, Kiran Patel and Catharine Luo for Card Compliant defendants; Kenneth J. Na-chbar, Michael Houghton, Matthew R. Clark, Barnaby Grzaslewicz, Ethan D. Millar, J. Andrew Howard, William R. Mitchel-son, Jr., Jason D. Popp, Colm F. Connolly, Jody C. Barillare, Gregory T. Parks, Courtney McCormick, David S. Eagle, Michael W. Yurkewicz, Martin I. Einstein, David Swetnam-Burland, Stacy O.Stitham, Brian M. Rostocki, Benjamin P. Chapple, Mi-chael J. Wynne, David A. Rammelt, Brian E. Farnan, Shawn J. Organ and Joshua M. Feasel for additional defendants.
    Case Number: D68148

    Factual issues prevented summary judgment in this false claims matter, and defendants failed to establish extraordinary circumstances for disregarding the law of the case.

  • Otto Candies, LLC v. KPMG LLP

    Publication Date: 2018-05-09
    Practice Area: Business Torts | Civil Procedure
    Industry: Accounting | Energy
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Wallace
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: David E. Ross, Terry L. Wit, A. William Urquhart and Derek L. Shaffer for plaintiffs
    for defendant: Timothy J. Houseal, Jennifer M. Kinkus, William E. Gamgort, John K. Villa and Ana C. Reyes for KPMG Int'l Coop.; Todd C. Schlitz, Robert A. Scher, Jonathan H. Friedman, Christopher M. Cutler and Lori A. Rubin for KPMG LLP; Kevin R. Shannon, Matthew F. Davis, Christopher N. Kelly, Jack B. Jacobs, Michael C. Kelley, Jose F. Sanchez and Gregory G. Ballard for KPMG Cárdenas Dosal, S.C.
    Case Number: D68137

    The Court of Chancery had exclusive jurisdiction over negligent misrepresentation claims.