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  • In re GGP, Inc. Stockholder Litig.

    Publication Date: 2022-08-02
    Practice Area: Mergers and Acquisitions
    Industry: Investments and Investment Advisory | Real Estate
    Court: Delaware Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Traynor
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Michael Hanrahan, Ronald A. Brown, Jr., Stephen D. Dargitz, J. Clayton Athey, Marcus E. Montejo, Samuel L. Closic, Prickett Jones & Elliott, P.A., Wilmington, DE; Carl L. Stine, Adam J. Blander, Antoinette Adesanya, Wolf Popper LLP, New York, NY; Brian D. Long, Long Law, LLC, Wilmington, DE; Frank P. DiPrima, Law Office of Frank DiPrima, P.A., Morristown, NJ for appellants.
    for defendant: Kevin G. Abrams, John M. Seaman, Matthew L. Miller, Abrams & Bayliss LLP, Wilmington, DE; John A. Neuwirth, Evert J. Christensen, Jr., Seth Goodchild, Matthew S. Connors, Nicole E. Prunetti, Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP, New York, NY; Peter J. Walsh, Jr., Berton W. Ashman, Jr., and Jaclyn C. Levy, Potter Anderson & Corroon LLP, Wilmington, DE; Peter E. Kazanoff, Michael J. Garvey, Sara A. Ricciardi, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP, New York, NY; Raymond J. Dicamillo, Susan M. Hannigan, Richards, Layton & Finger, Wilmington, DE; Brian T. Frawley, Y. Carson Zhou, Sullivan & Cromwell LLP, New York, NY; David J. Teklits, Thomas P. Will, Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell LLP, Wilmington, DE for appellees.
    Case Number: D69905

    Dividing merger transaction into substantial pre-closing dividend and meager "per share merger consideration" did not frustrate stockholders' appraisal rights since dividend legally constituted merger consideration.

  • Doe v. Syracuse Univ.

    Publication Date: 2022-07-01
    Practice Area: Employment Litigation
    Industry: Education
    Court: Supreme Court, New York
    Judge: Justice Laurence Love
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 950596/2020

    Child Victims Act Claims Survive Against Syracuse University, Board

  • People v. Nat'l Rifle Assn. of Am. Inc.

    Publication Date: 2022-06-17
    Practice Area: Constitutional Law
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court, New York
    Judge: Justice Joel Cohen
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Counsel for Plaintiff: Monica A. Connell, Jonathan D. Conley, Yael Fuchs, Stephen Thompson, NYS Office of the Attorney General, New York, New York.
    for defendant: Counsel for Defendant: William A. Brewer III, Svetlana M. Eisenberg, Mordecai Geisler, Brewer, Attorneys & Counselors, New York, New York.
    Case Number: 451625/2020

    NY Attorney General's Investigation Against the NRA Is Not Unconstitutional

  • Unger v. A.W. Chesterton Co.

    Publication Date: 2022-06-07
    Practice Area: Toxic Torts
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court, New York
    Judge: Justice Adam Silvera
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 190098/2020

    Defendants Fail to Show That Their Product Did Not Contain Asbestos

  • Brookfield Asset Mgmt., Inc. v. Rosson

    Publication Date: 2021-10-06
    Practice Area: Corporate Entities
    Industry: Investments and Investment Advisory
    Court: Delaware Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Valihura
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Kevin G. Abrams, Eric A. Veres, Stephen C. Childs, Abrams & Bayliss LLP, Wilmington, DE; John A. Neuwirth, Stefania D. Venezia, Amanda K. Pooler, Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP, New York, NY for appellants.
    for defendant: Ned Weinberger, Derrick Farrell, Mark Richardson, Labaton Sucharow LLP, Wilmington, DE; Peter B. Andrews, Craig J. Springer, David M. Sborz, Andrews & Springer LLC, Wilmington, Delaware; Steven J. Purcell, Douglas E. Julie, Robert H. Lefkowitz, Kaitlyn T. Devenyns, Purcell Julie & Lefkowitz LLP, New York, NY; Jeremy S. Friedman, David F.E. Tejtel, Friedman Oster & Tejtel PLLC, Bedford Hills, NY for appellees.
    Case Number: D69560

    Court overruled the Gentile carve-out doctrine where it created analytical tension with Tooley and other legal doctrines permitted stockholders to pursue direct claims for fiduciary breaches.

  • Diaz v. 51 Hamilton Pl. Realty Inc.

    Publication Date: 2021-06-10
    Practice Area: Personal Injury
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court, New York
    Judge: Justice David Cohen
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 159059/2020

    LLC Fails to Establish it Had No Actionable Connection to Property, Denied Dismissal

  • Safariland LLC v. H.B.A. Agencies Ltd.

    Publication Date: 2021-03-18
    Practice Area: Contractual Disputes
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court, New York
    Judge: Justice Laurence Love
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 657434/2019

    Defendant Sufficiently Pleads Contract Breach, Promissory Estoppel Counterclaims

  • Drasche v. Edelman & Edelman PC

    Publication Date: 2021-03-02
    Practice Area: Legal Malpractice
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court, New York
    Judge: Justice David Cohen
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 153713/2020

    Client Fails to Allege She Would Sustain Damages 'But For' Law Firm's Alleged Negligence

  • Gulf LNG Energy, LLC v. Eni USA Gas Mktg. LLC

    Publication Date: 2020-12-02
    Practice Area: Energy and Natural Resources
    Industry: Energy
    Court: Delaware Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Seitz
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Bradley R. Aronstam, S. Michael Sirkin, R. Garrett Rice, Esquire, Ross Aronstam & Moritz LLP, Wilmington, DE; Joseph S. Allerhand, Seth Goodchild, Tania C. Matsuoka, Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP, New York, NY; Mark W. Friedman, William H. Taft V, Carl Micarelli, Lisa Wang Lachowicz, Debevoise & Plimpton LLP, New York, NY for appellants.
    for defendant: Joseph B. Cicero, Gregory E. Stuhlman, Chipman Brown Cicero & Cole, LLP, Wilmington, DE; Joseph J. LoBue, Helene Gogadze, Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP, Washington, DC for appellee.
    Case Number: D69208

    Court could enjoin party from filing second arbitration whose purpose was to effectively appeal a prior arbitration award where the award was subject to the exclusive review under the FAA.

  • Rizvi v. North Shore Hematology-Oncology Assoc. PC

    Publication Date: 2020-11-30
    Practice Area: Business Torts
    Industry: Health Care
    Court: Supreme Court, Suffolk
    Judge: Justice James Hudson
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Michael B. Schulman & Assocs., Melville, NY.
    for defendant: Cohen Compagni Beckman Appler, Syracuse, NY.
    Case Number: 617346/2019

    Defamation Action Survives as to Letter Sent by Former Employer to Prospective Employer