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  • Earth Pride Organics, LLC v. Corona-Orange Foods Intermediate Holdings, LLC

    Publication Date: 2025-01-07
    Practice Area: Contracts
    Industry: Food and Beverage | Manufacturing
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Davis
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Jamie L. Brown, Brendan Patrick McDonnell, Heyman Enerio Gattuso & Hirzel, LLP, Wilmington, DE; Michael D. Adams, Lucas K. Hori, Rutan & Tucker, LLP, Irvine, CA for plaintiffs.
    for defendant: Brian M. Rostocki, Anne M. Steadman, Reed Smith, LLP, Wilmington, DE; Michael Leib, Reed Smith, LLP, New York, NY for defendants.
    Case Number: N23C-05-009-EMD CCLD

    Court granted plaintiffs leave to amend where contract and fraud claims did not fall within the parties' dispute resolution clause that was limited to valuation determinations by an independent accountant and plaintiffs pled their fraud claim with sufficient particularity.

  • In re AmerisourceBergen Corp. (n/k/a Cencora) Delaware Ins. Litig.

    Publication Date: 2025-01-07
    Practice Area: Insurance Law
    Industry: Distribution and Wholesale | Insurance | Pharmaceuticals
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Adams
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Julie M. O’Dell, Smith, Katzenstein & Jenkins, LLP, Wilmington, DE; Christopher J. St. Jeanos, John Goerlich, Willkie Farr & Gallagher, LLP, Washington, D.C.; Carmella P. Keener, Cooch and Taylor, P.A., Wilmington, DE; Patrick Bedell, BatesCarey, LLP, Chicago, IL; Lauren A. Ferguson, Katzenstein & Jenkins, LLP, Wilmington, DE; Kathryn M. Guinn, Dentons US, LLP, Denver, CO; Sarah T. Andrade, Bayard, P.A., Wilmington, DE; Sara K. Hunkler, Ruggeri Parks Weinberg, LLP, Washington, D.C. for plaintiffs.
    for defendant: Jennifer C. Wasson, Ryan D. Kingshill, Potter Anderson & Corroon, Wilmington, DE; Courtney C.T. Horrigan, Stephanie E. Gee, Reed Smith, LLP, Pittsburgh, PA for defendants.
    Case Number: N22C-01-182 MAA CCLD

    Insurers had no duty to indemnify opioid distributors against lawsuits seeking general economic damages where the policies only granted coverage for claims seeking damages caused by bodily injury.

  • Origis USA LLC v. Great Am. Ins. Co.

    Publication Date: 2024-05-20
    Practice Area: Insurance Law
    Industry: Energy | Insurance
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Rennie
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Brian M. Rostocki, Anne M. Steadman, Reed Smith LLP, Wilmington, DE; Carolyn H. Rosenberg, Reed Smith LLP, Chicago, IL; Stephen T. Raptis, Reed Smith LLP, Washington, DC for plaintiffs.
    for defendant: David J. Soldo, Morris James LLP, Wilmington, DE; Michael D. Margulies, Charles W. Strotter, Carlton Fields, P.A., New York, NY; Jennifer C. Jauffret, Puja A. Upadhyay, Richards, Layton & Finger, P.A., Wilmington, DE; Courtney E. Scott, Tressler LLP, New York, NY; Robert J. Katzenstein, Julie M. O’Dell, Smith, Katzenstein & Jenkins LLP; Kevin M. Mattessich, Kevin Windels, Kaufman Dolowich Voluck, New York, NY; Bruce E. Jameson, John G. Day, Prickett, Jones & Elliott, P.A., Wilmington, DE, James T. Sandnes, Skarzynski Marick & Black LLP, New York, NY; Krista M. Reale, Margolis Edelstein, Wilmington DE; Michael F. Perlis, Kaufman Borgeest & Ryan LLP, Woodland Hills, CA; Patrick Stoltz, Kaufman Borgeest & Ryan LLP, Valhalla, NY; Shaun Michael Kelly, Jarrett W. Horowitz, Sara A. Barry, Connolly Gallagher LLP, Wilmington, DE; James K. Thurston, Wilson Elser, Chicago, IL; Daniel E. Tranen, Wilson Elser, St. Louis, MO; Erik J. Tomberg, Wilson Elsner, Raleigh, NC; Thaddeus J. Weaver, Dilworth Paxson LLP, Wilmington, DE; Michael J. Smith, Bryan W. Petrilla, Stewart Smith, West Conshohocken, PA; Aaron M. Nelson, Heyman Enerio Gattuso & Hirzel LLP, Wilmington, DE for defendants.
    Case Number: N23C-07-102

    No action clause in D&O insurance policy was enforceable and precluded insured from filing legal action against the insurer until the insured's financial obligations were fixed in an underlying litigation.

  • Genworth Fin., Inc. v. AIG Specialty Ins. Co.

    Publication Date: 2023-10-02
    Practice Area: Insurance Law
    Industry: Financial Services and Banking
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Davis
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Jennifer C. Wasson, Carla M. Jones, Potter Anderson & Corroon LLP, Wilmington, DE; Kenneth H. Frnechman, Michelle R. Migdon, Orrie A. Levy, Samantha Smith, Cohen Ziffer Frenchman & McKenna LLP, New York, NY for plaintiffs.
    for defendant: Kurt M. Heyman, Aaron M. Nelson, Kelly E. Rowe, Heyman Enerio Gattuso & Hirzel LLP, Wilmington, DE: Scott B. Schreiber, Arthur Luk, William C. Perdue, Samuel I. Ferenc, Matthew Bemis, Arnold & Porter Kay Scholer LLP, Washington, D.C.; John C. Phillips, David A. Biilson, Phillips McLaughlin & Hall, P.A., Wilmington, DE; Douglas M. Mangel, Michelle Beecy, Clyde & Co LLP, Washington, D.C.; Geoffrey W. Heineman, Jung H. Park, Ropers Majeski, PC, New York, NY; Robert J. Katzenstein, Julie M. O’Dell, Smith Katzenstein & Jenkins LLP, Wilmington, DE; Matthew Beato, Jason Chronic, Jessica N. Gallinaro, Wiley Rein LLP, Washington, D.C.; Karen H. Ventrell, CNA Corporate Litigation, Washington, D.C.; Scott A. Schechter, Matthew Mawby, Kaufman Borgeest & Ryan LLP, Valhalla, NY; John G. Day, Bruce E. Jameson, Prickett, Jones & Elliott, P.A., Wilmington, DE; Alexis J. Rogoski, Edward C. Carleton, Skarzynski Marick & Black LLC, New York, NY; John L. Reed, DLA Piper (US), Wilmington, DE; Steven J. Brodie, Carlton Fields, P.A., Miami, FL; Charles W. Stotter, Carlton Fields, P.A., New York, NY for defendants.
    Case Number: N22C-05-057 EMD CCLD

    Claim reserves and underwriting exclusions to professional liability insurance policy did not apply to underlying lawsuits by long-term care insurance policyholders alleging misrepresentations in the marketing and sale arising from the failure to disclose planned or expected premium increases.

  • 300 W 22 Realty, LLC v. Strathmore Ins. Co.

    Publication Date: 2023-03-14
    Practice Area: Insurance Law
    Industry: Insurance | Real Estate
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Johnston
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Benjamin P. Chapple, Reed Smith LLP, Wilmington, DE; Nicholas M. Insua, Princeton, NJ for plaintiff.
    for defendant: Curtis J. Crowther, Robinson & Cole LLP, Wilmington, DE; Gregory P. Varga, Jonathan E. Small, Robinson & Cole LLP, Hartford, CT for defendant.
    Case Number: N22C-03-147 MMJ CCLD

    Court lacked personal jurisdiction over New York insurer which had issued policy through a New York broker to insure property located in New York City.

  • IP Network Solutions, Inc. v. Nutanix, Inc.

    Publication Date: 2022-02-22
    Practice Area: Contractual Disputes
    Industry: E-Commerce
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Wallace
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Nicholas T. Verna, Womble Bond Dickinson LLP, Wilmington, DE for plaintiff.
    for defendant: Justin M Forcier, Brian M. Rostocki, Reed Smith LLP, Wilmington, DE for defendant.
    Case Number: D69719

    The court held that neither party demonstrated that its reading of the contested operable language of the relevant agreement represented the only reasonable construction as a matter of law.

  • APX Operating Co., LLC v. HDI Global Ins. Co.

    Publication Date: 2021-11-30
    Practice Area: Insurance Law
    Industry: Entertainment and Leisure | Insurance
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge LeGrow
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Brian M. Rostocki, Benjamin P. Chapple, Justin Forcier, John Ellison, Miranda Jannuzzi, Reed Smith LLP, Wilmington, DE for plaintiff.
    for defendant: John D. Balaguer, White and Williams LLP, Wilmington, DE; Kristin C. Cummins, Zelle LLP, Dallas, TX; Kristin A. Heres, Zelle LLP, Framingham, MA for defendant.
    Case Number: D69623

    The court found that the pollution and contamination exclusion in the subject property insurance policy barred plaintiff's claim for economic losses incurred from mandated shutdowns of its family entertainment centers caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

  • Guaranteed Rate, Inc. v. ACE Am. Ins. Co.

    Publication Date: 2021-09-01
    Practice Area: Insurance Litigation
    Industry: Financial Services and Banking | Insurance
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Johnston
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Brian M. Rostocki, Reed Smith LLP, Wilmington, DE; Lilit Asadourian, Reed Smith LLP, Los Angeles, CA; Thomas A. Marrinson, Reed Smith LLP, Chicago, IL for plaintiff.
    for defendant: Robert J. Katzenstein, Katzenstein & Jenkins LLP, Wilmington, DE; David Newmann, Jessica K. Jacobs, Hogan Lovells US LLP, Chicago, IL for defendants.
    Case Number: D69523

    A civil investigative demand in an action under the False Claims Act constituted a claim under plaintiff's insurance policy, so defendant insurer was obligated to advance defense costs.

  • Rumbo v. Am. Med. Sys., Inc.

    Publication Date: 2021-05-12
    Practice Area: Products Liability
    Industry: Manufacturing
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Rocanelli
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: R. Joseph Hrubiec, Napoli Shkolnik LLC, Wilmington, DE for plaintiff.
    for defendant: Brian M. Rostocki, Justin M. Forcier, Reed Smith LLP, Wilmington, DE; Barbara R. Binis, Stephen J. McConnell, Whitney L. Mayer and Christian W. Saucedo, Reed Smith LLP, Philadelphia, PA for defendant.
    Case Number: D69396

    The statute of limitations barred plaintiffs' pelvic mesh claim, so the court granted summary judgment in favor of defendant.

  • 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.