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  • Surf's Up Legacy Partners, LLC v. Virgin Fest, LLC

    Publication Date: 2021-01-27
    Practice Area: Deals and Transactions
    Industry: Entertainment and Leisure
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Wallace
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Theodore A. Kittila, James G. MacMillan, III, Halloran Farkas + Kittila LLP, Wilmington, DE; Eric M. George, Kim S. Zeldin, Browne George Ross LLP, Los Angeles, CA for plaintiffs.
    for defendant: Robert K. Beste, Jason Z. Miller, Smith, Katzenstein & Jenkins LLP, Wilmington, DE; Marvin S. Putnam, Jessica Stebbins Bina, Lathan & Watkins LLP, Los Angeles, CA for defendants.
    Case Number: D69276

    The court granted a motion to dismiss plaintiffs' claim for tortious interference with contractual relations, but defendants alleged sufficient facts in support of their fraud-based counterclaims.

  • Langston v. Exterior Pro Solutions, Inc.

    Publication Date: 2020-11-04
    Practice Area: Contractual Disputes
    Industry: Construction
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Jurden
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Thomas E. Hanson, Jr., Barnes & Thornburg LLP, Wilmington, DE for plaintiff.
    for defendant: Victoria K. Petrone, Brian V. DeMott, Baird Mandalas Brockstedt LLC, Wilmington, DE for defendant.
    Case Number: D69178

    A complaint and its accompanying documents together enabled the calculation of a sum certain for damag-es, so plaintiff was entitled to a default judgment in that amount.

  • Rite Aid Corp. v. ACE Am. Ins. Co.

    Publication Date: 2020-10-07
    Practice Area: Insurance Litigation
    Industry: Insurance | Pharmaceuticals | Retail
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Davis
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Jody C. Barillare, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, Wilmington, DE; Gerald P. Konkel, Christopher Popecki, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, Washington, DC for plaintiffs.
    for defendant: Marc S. Casarino, White and Williams LLP, Wilmington, DE; Paul R. Koepff, Robert Mangino, Clyde & Co. US LLP, Florham Park, NJ; Robert J. Katzenstein, Robert K. Beste, Smith, Katzenstein & Jenkins LLP, Wilmington, DE; Mitchell J. Auslander, Christopher J. St. Jeanos, Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP, New York, NY; Dierdre M. Richards, Fineman Krekstein & Harris P.C., Wilmington, DE; Hema Patel Mehta, Chartwell Law, Philadelphia, PA; David J. Soldo, Morris James LLP, Wilmington, DE for defendants.
    Case Number: D69148

    An insurer had a duty to defend its insured in underlying opioid lawsuits, so the court granted plaintiff's motion for partial summary judgment.

  • Smyre v. State of Delaware

    Publication Date: 2020-08-05
    Practice Area: Administrative Law
    Industry:
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Butler
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Heather A. Long, Kimmel Carter Roman Peltz & O’Neill, P.A., Newark, DE for claimant.
    for defendant: Benjamin K. Durstein, Marshall Dennehey Warner Coleman & Goggin, Wilmington, DE for employer.
    Case Number: D69060

    Claimant's motion for clarification did not relate to a substantive portion of an agency's ruling, so it did not toll the time for filing an appeal.

  • Smyre v. State of Delaware

    Publication Date: 2020-07-22
    Practice Area: Administrative Law
    Industry:
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Butler
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Heather A. Long, Kimmel Carter Roman Peltz & O’Neill, P.A., Newark, DE for claimant.
    for defendant: Benjamin K. Durstein, Marshall Dennehey Warner Coleman & Goggin, Wilmington, DE for employer.
    Case Number: D69060

    Claimant's motion for clarification did not relate to a substantive portion of an agency's ruling, so it did not toll the time for filing an appeal.

  • GEA Sys. N. Am. LLC v. Golden State Food Corp.

    Publication Date: 2020-06-24
    Practice Area: Contractual Disputes
    Industry: Food and Beverage | Manufacturing
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Davis
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: David E. Ross, Bradley R. Aronstam and R. Garrett Rice, Ross Aronstam & Moritz LLP, Wilmington, DE; E. Hutchinson Robbins, Jr. and Megan B. Burnet, Miles & Stockbridge P.C., Baltimore, MD for plaintiff.
    for defendant: Patricia L. Enerio and Gillian L. Andrews, Heyman Enerio Gattuso & Hirzel LLP, Wilmington, DE; Randy K. Jones and Ann-Marie Dao, Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky and Popeo, P.C., San Diego, CA for defendant Golden State Foods Corp. Brian M. Rostocki, Benjamin Chapple and Justin M. Forcier, Reed Smith LLP, Wilmington, DE for third-party defendant Allianz Global Risks U.S. Ins. Co.
    Case Number: D69025

    In this breach of contract action, defendant adequately alleged a negligence counterclaim, but the court dismissed the remaining counterclaims.

  • Sun Life Assurance Co. of Canada v. Wilmington Sav. Fund Soc'y

    Publication Date: 2020-04-20
    Practice Area: Law Firm Client Relationships
    Industry: Financial Services and Banking | Insurance | Legal Services
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Wallace
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Simon E. Fraser and Thomas Francella, Cozen O’Connor, Wilmington, DE for plaintiff.
    for defendant: Steven L. Caponi and Matthew B. Goeller, K&L Gates LLP, Wilmington, DE for defendant.
    Case Number: D68955

    A law firm's prior representation presented a conflict that could not be waived. Motion for reargument denied.

  • Rehoboth Bay Homeowners' Ass'n v. Hometown Rehoboth Bay, LLC

    Publication Date: 2020-04-01
    Practice Area: Landlord Tenant Law
    Industry: Real Estate
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Karsnitz
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Olga K. Beskrone, Community Legal Aid Society, Inc., Wilmington, DE for appellant homeowners.
    for defendant: Michael P. Morton, Morton, Valihura & Zerbato, LLC, Greenville, DE for appellee landowner.
    Case Number: D68929

    The court affirmed an arbitrator's decision regarding a rent increase under the Rent Justification Act, because it was supported by substantial evidence of expenses directly related to capital improvements involving a manufactured home community.

  • Sherman v. Ellis

    Publication Date: 2020-01-15
    Practice Area: Legal Malpractice
    Industry: Legal Services
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Clark
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Patrick K. Gibson, Ippoliti Law Group, Wilmington, DE for plaintiff.
    for defendant: Colleen D. Shields, Gary W. Lipkin and Alexandra D. Rogin, Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott, LLC, Wilmington, DE for de-fendant.
    Case Number: D68843

    In this legal malpractice matter involving an attorney's alleged failure to include a waiver provision in a premarital agreement, plaintiff failed to prove that his former wife would have accepted the term.

  • Sun Life Assurance Co. of Canada v. Wilmington Savings Fund Soc'y

    Publication Date: 2020-01-01
    Practice Area: Legal Ethics and Attorney Discipline
    Industry: Financial Services and Banking | Insurance | Legal Services
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Wallace
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Simon E. Fraser and Thomas Francella, Cozen O’Connor, Wilmington, DE for plaintiff.
    for defendant: Steven L. Caponi and Matthew B. Goeller, K&L Gates LLP, Wilmington, DE for defendant.
    Case Number: D68826

    Due to a former client conflict and the appearance of impropriety, disqualification of plaintiff's counsel was necessary to ensure the fairness of the litigation process.