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  • State of Delaware, Dep't of Natural Res. & Envtl. Control v. McGinnis Auto & Mobile Home Salvage, LLC

    Publication Date: 2019-03-06
    Practice Area: Administrative Law
    Industry: Chemicals and Materials | State and Local Government
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Clark
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Ralph K. Durstein, III, Deputy Attorney General, Department of Justice, Dover, DE for the state.
    for defendant: John W. Paradee, Daniel F. McAllister and Stephen A. Spence, Baird, Mandalas, Brockstedt, LLC, Do-ver, DE for McGinnis Auto & Mobile Home Salvage, Inc.
    Case Number: D68452

    An agency exceeded its statutory authority when it issued a cease and desist order which purported to man-date corrective action.

  • State of Delaware v. Purdue Pharma L.P.

    Publication Date: 2019-02-20
    Practice Area: Consumer Protection
    Industry: Pharmaceuticals | Retail
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Johnston
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Ryan P. Newell, Shaun Michael Kelly and Kyle Evans Gay of Connolly Gallagher, LLP; Richard W. Fields of Fields PLLC; Scott W. Gilbert, Richard Shore, Mark A. Packman, Jenna A. Hudson, Michael B. Rush, Monique T. Abrishami and Richard J. Leveridge, Gilbert LLP, Washington, DC; Kathleen Jen-nings, attorney general, and Michael Vild and Michelle Whalen, Delaware Dep't of Justice for the state.
    for defendant: Brian D. Tome and Kelly E. Rowe, Reilly, McDevitt & Henrich, PC, Wilmington, DE; Mark S. Cheffo, Hay-den A. Coleman, Debra D. O'Gorman and Judy L. Leone, Dechert LLP, Philadelphia, PA for defendant Purdue Pharma. Michael P. Kelly, Steven P. Wood, Daniel J. Brown and Hayley J. Reese, McCarter & English, Wilmington, DE; John A. Freedman and Sean O. Morris, Arnold & Porter Kay Scholer LLP, Los Angeles, CA for defendant Endo Pharmaceuticals. Kevin B. Collins, Katherine B. Shaffer and Neil K. Roman, Covington & Burling, New York, NY; A. Thompson Bayliss, Michael A. Barlow, Sarah E. Delia, David A. Seal and Daniel J. McBride, Abrams & Bayliss, Wilmington, DE for defendant McKesson Corp. David A. Felice, Bailey & Glasser LLP, Wilmington, DE, Steven Pyser, Ashley W. Hardin and Joshua D. Tully, Williams & Connolly, Washington, DC for defendant Cardinal Health. Jennifer C. Wasson, Jesse L. Noa and Carla M. Jones, Potter, Anderson & Corroon LLP, Wilmington, DE; Louis W. Schack, Shan-non E. McClure and Neil A. Hlawatsch of Reed Smith LLP for defendant AmerisourceBergen. Jami B. Nimeroff, Brown, Garry, Nimeroff, Wilmington, DE; James W. Matthews, Katy E. Koski, Jaclyn V. Piltch and Redi Kasollja, Foley & Lardner, Boston, MA for defendant Anda Pharmaceuticals. Thomas E. Han-son and Oni N. Harton, Barnes & Thornburg LLP, Wilmington, DE and Indianapolis, IN for defendant H.D. Smith LLC. Daniel B. Rath, Rebecca L. Butcher and Jennifer L. Cree, Landis, Rath & Cobb LLP, Wilmington, DE; Eric R. Delinsky, Alexandra W. Miller and R. Miles Clark, Zuckerman Spaeder LLP, Washington, DC for defendant CVS Health Corp. Beth Moskow-Schnoll, William Burton and Elizabeth A. Sloan, Ballard Spahr LLP, Wilmington, DE; Kaspar J. Stoffelmayr, Katherine M. Swift and Alex J. Har-ris, Bartlit, Beck, Herman, Palenchar & Scott LLP, Chicago, IL and Denver, CO for defendant Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.
    Case Number: D68469

    The state adequately alleged claims against manufacturers and distributors of opioids, but the court dismissed public nuisance, civil conspiracy and unjust enrichment claims.

  • Knecht v. Ford Motor Co.

    Publication Date: 2019-02-13
    Practice Area: Occupational Safety and Health
    Industry: Automotive | Chemicals and Materials
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Wharton
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Adam Balick, Michael Collins Smith and Patrick J. Smith, Balick & Balick, LLC, Wilmington, DE; Bar-tholomew J. Dalton, Ipek K. Medford, Andrew C. Dalton and Michael C. Dalton, Dalton & Assoc., Wil-mington, DE; Danny R. Kraft, Weitz & Luxenberg, P.C., New York, NY for plaintiff.
    for defendant: Christian J. Singewald and Rochelle L. Gumaspac, White and Williams LLP, Wilmington, DE for de-fendant.
    Case Number: D68457

    Defendant in this asbestos exposure case was not entitled to judgment as a matter of law or a new trial.

  • Ritchie Multi-Strategy Global, LLC v. Huizenga Managers Fund, LLC

    Publication Date: 2019-01-30
    Practice Area: Contractual Disputes
    Industry: Investments and Investment Advisory
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Johnston
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: John A. Sensing and Ryan C. Cicoski for plaintiff.
    for defendant: Steven L. Caponi and Matthew B. Goeller, K&L Gates, LLP; Christopher J. Barber, Williams Montgom-ery & John Ltd. for defendant.
    Case Number: D68443

    A stay of this Delaware proceeding was appropriate where an action in another state involving the same parties and operative facts was not yet final.

  • BRP HOLD OX, LLC v. Chilian

    Publication Date: 2019-01-30
    Practice Area: Business Torts
    Industry: Manufacturing
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Scott
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: K. Tyler O'Connell, Morris James LLP, Wilmington, DE for plaintiffs.
    for defendant: David P. Primack and David W. Giattino, McElroy Deutsch Mulvaney & Carpenter, LLP, Wilmington, DE for defendant.
    Case Number: D68438

    Application for interlocutory appeal denied where court's application of absolute privilege was not in conflict with prior jurisprudence as alleged falsity of claim of breach of contract was not product of firsthand knowledge, and costs of interlocutory review would likely outweigh benefits.

  • State of Delaware v. Matthews

    Publication Date: 2019-01-02
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Medinilla
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Joseph S. Grubb and Zachary D. Rosen, Deputy Attorneys General, Department of Justice, Wilmington, DE for the state.
    for defendant: Eugene J. Maurer, Jr. and Elise K. Wolpert of Eugene J. Maurer, Jr., P.A., Wilmington, DE for defendant.
    Case Number: D68412

    The state's misrepresentation of the evidence during closing argument, even if unintentional, prejudiced defendant and compromised the fairness of the proceeding.

  • 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.

  • 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.