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  • Coe et al. v. Proskauer Rose, LLP

    Publication Date: 2022-10-04
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Legal Malpractice | Tax
    Industry: Accounting | Legal Services
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice McMillian
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Joshua Barrett Belinfante, (Robbins Ross Alloy Belinfante Littlefield LLC), Atlanta, Jeven Robinson Sloan, (Loewinsohn Deary Simon Ray LLP), Dallas, Harry W. MacDougald, (Caldwell, Carlson, Elliott & Deloach, LLP), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Harold David Melton, (Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders LLP), Atlanta, Mark G. Trigg, (Dentons US LLP), Atlanta, Shari Lynn Klevens, (Dentons US LLP), Washington, David M. Lederkramer, (Proskauer Rose), New York Lisa S. Blatt, (Williams & Connolly LLP), Washington, for appellee; Johannes S. Kingma, Jeffrey Charles Hoffmeyer, (Stites & Harbison PLLC), Atlanta, Laurie Webb Daniel, (Webb Daniel Friedlander LLP), Atlanta, for Amicus Appellee.
    Case Number: S21G1250

    Material Factual Dispute Existed as to When Clients Learned Law Firm Was Not Independent of Client's Accounting Firm

  • Brawer v. Lepor

    Publication Date: 2022-08-11
    Practice Area: Discovery
    Industry: Technology Media and Telecom
    Court: Supreme Court, New York
    Judge: Justice Robert Reed
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 652334/2017

    Attorneys' Retention and Engagement Letters and Invoices Are Discoverable

  • Buff v. Pierro

    Publication Date: 2022-08-02
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court, New York
    Judge: Justice Lori Sattler
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 153373/2022

    Doctrine of Collateral Estoppel Precludes Plaintiff's Attorney Misconduct Case

  • Lane's Floor Coverings & Interiors Inc. v. DiLalla

    Publication Date: 2022-05-06
    Practice Area: Banking and Finance Laws
    Industry: Financial Services and Banking
    Court: Supreme Court, New York
    Judge: Justice Francis Kahn III
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 157933/2016

    Plaintiff Alleging 'Commercial Bad Faith' Fails to Plead Fraud by Bank

  • Noranda Aluminum Holding Corp. v. XL Ins. Am., Inc.

    Publication Date: 2021-12-28
    Practice Area: Insurance Litigation
    Industry: Insurance | Manufacturing
    Court: Delaware Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Traynor
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: David J. Baldwin, Peter C. McGivney, Berger Harris LLP, Wilmington, DE; David B. Goodwin, Christine S. Haskett, Covington & Burling LLP, San Francisco, CA for appellant.
    for defendant: Matthew Denn, Kelly Freund, John L. Reed, DLA Piper LLP (US), Wilmington, DE; Rachel A.H. Horton, DLA Piper LLP (US), Philadelphia, PA; Aidan M. McCormack, DLA Piper (US), New York, NY for appellee.
    Case Number: D69658

    The court held that the Superior Court erred when it ruled that post-judgment interest and pre-judgment interest should be calculated using the same rate.

  • Manti Holdings, LLC v. Authentix Acquisition Co., Inc.

    Publication Date: 2021-09-29
    Practice Area: Corporate Entities
    Industry: E-Commerce | Investments and Investment Advisory | Technology Media and Telecom
    Court: Delaware Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Davis
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: John L. Reed, Peter H. Kyle, Kelly L. Freund, DLA Piper LLP (US), Wilmington, DE for petitioners.
    for defendant: Samuel A. Nolen, Richards, Layton & Finger, P.A., Wilmington, DE; Andrew Hammond, Michelle Letourneau-Belock, Bryan Beaudoin, White & Case LLP, New York, NY for respondent.
    Case Number: D69551

    The Delaware Supreme court held that stockholders could waive their statutory appraisal rights.

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

    Publication Date: 2021-06-02
    Practice Area: Contractual Disputes
    Industry: Financial Services and Banking | Manufacturing
    Court: Delaware Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Seitz
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: David L. Finger, Finger & Slanina, LLC, Wilmington, DE for plaintiff.
    for defendant: John L. Reed, Peter H, Kyle, DLA Piper LLP (US), Wilmington, DE; Brian A. Foster, Julie Gryce, DLA Piper LLP (US), San Diego, CA for defendants.
    Case Number: D69418

    The Delaware Supreme Court concluded that the lower court did not abuse its discretion in staying this ac-tion to permit plaintiff to file an action in a more convenient forum.

  • Kaufman v. Boies Schiller Flexner LLP

    Publication Date: 2021-05-25
    Practice Area: Legal Malpractice
    Industry: Legal Services
    Court: Supreme Court, New York
    Judge: Justice James D'Auguste
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 154149/2018

    Matrimonial Action Plaintiff Fails to Adequately Plead Legal Malpractice Against Law Firm

  • In re Solera Ins. Coverage Appeals

    Publication Date: 2020-11-11
    Practice Area: Insurance Law
    Industry: Insurance | Software
    Court: Delaware Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Valihura
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: John L. Reed, Matthew Denn, Peter H. Kyle, Kelly L. Freund, DLA Piper LLP, Wilmington, DE; Gregory F. Fischer, Cozen O’Connor, Wilmington, DE; Angelo G. Savino, Cozen O’Connor, New York, NY; Kurt M. Heyman, Aaron M. Nelson, Heyman Enerio Gattuso & Hirzel LLP, Wilmington, DE; Scott B. Schrieber, James W. Thomas, Jr, William C. Purdue, Jennifer Wieboldt, Arnold & Porter Kay Scholer LLP , Washington, DC; R. Reeves Anderson, Arnold & Porter Kay Scholer LLP, Denver, CO for appellants.
    for defendant: David J. Baldwin, Berger Harris LLP, Wilmington, DE; Peter M. Gillon, Alexander D. Hardiman, Tamara D. Bruno, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP, Washington, DC for appellee.
    Case Number: D69186

    A statutory appraisal action under 8 Del. C. §262 did not constitute a securities claim, so excess insurers were entitled to summary judgment. Reversed.

  • XL Ins. Am., Inc. v. Noranda Aluminum Holding Corp.

    Publication Date: 2020-10-28
    Practice Area: Insurance Law
    Industry: Insurance | Manufacturing
    Court: Delaware Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Traynor
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Ilana H. Eisenstein, Rachel A.H. Horton, DLA Piper LLP (US), Philadelphia, PA; Aidan M. McCormack, DLA Piper LLP (US), New York, NY; John L. Reed, Matthew Denn and Kelly L. Freund, DLA Piper LLP (US), Wilmington, DE for plaintiff.
    for defendant: David B. Goodwin, Christine S. Haskett, Covington & Burling LLP, San Francisco, CA; David J. Baldwin, Berger Harris LLP, Wilmington, DE for defendant.
    Case Number: D69173

    Expert testimony regarding lost earnings was consistent with the provisions of the business interruption coverage portion of the insurance policies.