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Alatus Aerosystems v. Triumph Aerostructures, LLC

Publication Date: 2022-01-11
Practice Area: Contractual Disputes
Industry: Aerospace | Manufacturing
Court: Delaware Superior Court
Judge: Judge Davis
Attorneys: For plaintiff: John L. Reed, Kelly L. Freund, DLA Piper LLP, Wilmington, DE; Benjamin D. Schuman, Harry P. Rudo, DLA Piper LLP, Baltimore, MD for plaintiff.
for defendant: Joelle E. Polesky, Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young, LLP, Wilmington, DE; Michael D. O’Mara, Joseph T. Kelleher, Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young LLP, Philadelphia, PA for defendants.
Case Number: D69673

The court held that the parties did not reach a settlement agreement as there were material terms that still had not been agreed upon and the conduct of the parties was contrary to an overt manifestation of assent.

Zilberstein v. Frankenstein

Publication Date: 2021-11-30
Practice Area: Civil Procedure
Industry: Investments and Investment Advisory
Court: Delaware Superior Court
Judge: Judge Adams
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Antranig N. Garibian, Garibian Law Offices PC, Wilmington, DE for plaintiff.
for defendant: Matthew P. Denn, Peter H. Kyle, DLA Piper LLP, Wilmington, DE for defendant.
Case Number: D69625

The court found that the application of the CryoMaid factors weighed in favor of staying the case pending in Delaware in favor of the Israeli litigation based on the doctrine of forum non conveniens.

GXP Capital, LLC v. Argonaut Mfg. Servs., Inc.

Publication Date: 2020-07-15
Practice Area: Intellectual Property
Industry: Manufacturing | Pharmaceuticals
Court: Delaware Superior Court
Judge: Judge Wallace
Attorneys: For plaintiff: David L. Finger, Finger &Slanina, LLC, Wilmington, DE; Benjamin M. Carson, Law Offices of Benjamin M. Carson, P.C., La Jolla, CAfor plaintiff.
for defendant: John L. Reed and Harrison S. Carpenter, DLA Piper LLP (US), Wilmington, DE; Brian A. Foster, Noah A. Katsell, and Julie Gryce, DLA Piper LLP (US), San Diego, CA for defendants.
Case Number: D69048

Where the availability of an alternative forum for plaintiff's claims was a contingent matter, the court ordered a stay of the case in contemplation of litigation proceeding in another state, while leaving plaintiff with the ability to continue the case if no other forums were available.

GXP Capital, LLC v. Argonaut Mfg. Serv., Inc.

Publication Date: 2020-05-20
Practice Area: Contractual Disputes
Industry: Manufacturing
Court: Delaware Superior Court
Judge: Judge Wallace
Attorneys: For plaintiff: David L. Finger, Finger & Slanina, LLC, Wilmington, DE; Benjamin M. Carson, Law Offices of Benjamin M. Carson, La Jolla, CA for plaintiff.
for defendant: John L. Reed, Harrison S. Carpenter, of DLA Piper LLP (US), Wilmington, DE; Brian A. Foster, Noah A. Katsell and Julie Gryce, DLA Piper LLP (US), San Diego, CA for defendants.
Case Number: D68985

Defendants were entitled to relief based on forum non conveniens, but instead of dismissal, the court imposed a stay.

Conduent State Healthcare, LLC v. AIG Specialty Ins. Co.

Publication Date: 2019-07-17
Practice Area: Insurance Law
Industry: Health Care
Court: Delaware Superior Court
Judge: Judge Johnston
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Robin L. Cohen and Keith McKenna, McKool Smith, P.C., New York, NY; Jennifer C. Wasson and Carla M. Jones, Potter, Anderson & Corroon, LLP, Wilmington, DE for plaintiff.
for defendant: John L. Reed, Matthew Denn, and Harrison S. Carpenter, DLA Piper LLP, Wilmington, DE, Robert S. Harrell, Mayer Brown LLP, Houston, TX for defendants.
Case Number: D68631

Defendants obligated to provide defense costs following state attorney general's issuance of a civil investigative demand to defendants' insured because the demand involved an investigation into Medicaid fraud and constituted a "demand for non-monetary relief" under the terms of defendants' policies.

IDT Corp. v. U.S. Specialty Ins. Co.

Publication Date: 2019-02-27
Practice Area: Insurance Litigation | Telecommunications
Industry: Insurance | Technology Media and Telecom
Court: Delaware Superior Court
Judge: Judge Wallace
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Brian M. Rostocki and Benjamin P. Chapple, Reed Smith LLP, Wilmington, DE; Robin L. Cohen and Keith McKenna, McKool Smith, P.C., New York, NY for plaintiffs.
for defendant: John C. Phillips, Jr. and David A. Bilson, Phillips, Goldman, McLaughlin & Hall, P.A. Wilmington, DE; Alexander R. Karam and Addison Draper, Clyde & Co. US LLP, Washington, DC for U.S. Specialty Ins. Co.; Henry duPont Ridgely, John L. Reed, Ethan H. Townsend, Joseph G. Finnerty III, Megan Shea Harwick and Eric S. Connuck, DLA Piper LLP, Wilmington, DE and New York, NY for Nat'l Union Fire Ins. Co. Timothy Jay Houseal and Jennifer M. Kinkus, Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor, LLP, Wilmington, DE; Charles C. Lemley , Wiley Rein LLP, Washington, DC for XL Specialty Ins. Co.
Case Number: D68474

The court granted and denied portions of insurers' cross-motions for summary judgment regarding their duty to defend parties in an underlying shareholder action.

IDT Corp. v. U.S. Specialty Ins. Co.

Publication Date: 2019-02-13
Practice Area: Contractual Disputes | Corporate Entities | Insurance Litigation
Industry: Insurance | Technology Media and Telecom
Court: Delaware Superior Court
Judge: Judge Wallace
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Brian M. Rostocki and Benjamin P. Chapple, Reed Smith LLP, Wilmington, DE, and Robin L. Cohen and Keith McKenna, McKool Smith, P.C., New York, NY for plaintiffs.
for defendant: John C. Phillips, Jr. and David A. Bilson, Phillips, Goldman, McLaughlin & Hall, P.A., Wilmington, DE; Alexander R. Karam and Addison Draper, Clyde & Co US LLP, Washington, DC; Henry duPont Ridgely, John L. Reed, and Ethan H. Townsend, DLA Piper LLP, Wilmington, DE; Joseph G. Finnerty III, Megan Shea Harwick, and Eric S. Connuck, DLA Piper, LLP, New York, NY; Timothy Jay Houseal and Jennifer M. Kinkus, Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor, LLP, Wilmington, DE; and Charles C. Lemley, Wiley Rein LLP, Washington, DC for defendants.
Case Number: D68455

Insurers were granted partial summary judgment on insureds' declaratory judgment action for defense costs, where underlying action alleged individual defendant committed wrongful acts within scope of official capacity, but did not constitute securities claim because it was brought by shareholders of separate spin-off company.

Encore Preakness, Inc. v. Chestnut Health and Rehab. Grp., Inc.

Publication Date: 2017-11-15
Practice Area: Business Torts | Contracts | Creditors' and Debtors' Rights
Industry: Health Care
Court: Delaware Superior Court
Judge: Judge LeGrow
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Christopher J. Day, Day Law Group, LLC, Wilmington, DE, attorneys for plaintiff
for defendant: Nancy S. Rappaport and Brian A. Biggs, DLA Piper LLP, Wilmington, DE; Brooke Madonna, Spector Gadon & Rosen, Philadelphia, PA, attorneys for defendants.
Case Number: D67936

Plaintiff could pursue tortious interference claim against administrative services providers to healthcare facilities plaintiff contracted with, where plaintiff alleged that service providers failure to act consistently in their agreements with the facilities interference with the facilities performance under their contracts with plaintiff.

EZLinks Golf, LLC v. PCMS Datafit, Inc., DEFAX Case No. D67669 (Del. Super. March 13, 2017), Wallace, J. (20 pages).

Publication Date: 2017-03-29
Practice Area: Telecommunications
Industry: Technology Media and Telecom
Court: Delaware Superior Court
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Case Number: D67669

A fraudulent inducement claim and a breach of contract claim, though sufficiently distinct in their allegations and particular enough to meet the heightened pleading standard for fraud, could not be

Newport Disc v. Newport Elec., DEFAX Case No. D65973 (Del. Super. Oct. 7, 2013) Johnston, J. (29 pages).

Publication Date: 2013-11-06
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Court: Delaware Superior Court
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Case Number: D65973