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  • Sunder Energy, LLC v. Jackson

    Publication Date: 2024-12-24
    Practice Area: Labor Law
    Industry: Energy
    Court: Delaware Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice LeGrow
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Raymond J. DiCamillo, Chad M. Shandler, Steven J. Fineman, Kelly E. Farnan, Kevin M. Gallagher, Christine D. Haynes, Alexander M. Krischik, Sara M. Metzler, Richards, Layton & Finger, P.A., Wilmington, DE; Joshua Berman, Jackson Herndon, Paul C. Gross, Ben Nicholson, Michael H. Rover, Paul Hastings LLP, New York, NY for appellant.
    for defendant: Timothy R. Dudderar, Aaron R. Sims, Eric J. Nascone, Potter Anderson & Corroon LLP, Wilmington, DE; Maureen M. Stewart, Foley & Lardner LLP, Tampa, FL; Jordan C. Bledsoe, Tyler Dever, Bryce W. Talbot, Foley & Lardner LLP, Salt Lake City, UT; Paul J. Lockwood, Jenness E. Parker, Jessica R. Kunz, Matthew R. Conrad, Eric M. Holleran, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, Wilmington, DE; Karen Hoffman Lent, Evan R. Kreiner, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, New York, NY for appellees.
    Case Number: 455, 2023

    Chancery court did not abuse its discretion in refusing to blue pencil employer's restrictive covenants after it found the covenants unenforceable due to their scope; however, the chancery court exceeded its scope of authority in ruling on the enforceability of the employer's operating agreement containing the restrictive covenants, which went beyond the scope of the employer's request for a preliminary injunction.

  • Camelot Event Driven Fund v. Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC

    Publication Date: 2023-02-16
    Practice Area: Securities Litigation
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court, New York
    Judge: Justice Andrew Borrok
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Plaintiffs By: Bernstein Litowitz Berger & Grossmann LLP, New York, NY., Glancy Prongay & Murray LLP, New York, NY.
    for defendant: Defendants By: Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, New York, NY. Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP, New York, NY. Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP, New York, NY. Latham & Watkins LLP, New York, NY. Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP, New York, NY. Sidley Austin LLP, New York, NY. Page Mill Rd, Bldg 1, Palo Alto, CA. Shearman & Sterling LLP, Lexington Ave, New York, NY. 9th St NW, Washington, DC.
    Case Number: 654959/2021

    Viacom Has No Duty to Perform Due Diligence on Their Underwriters' Proposed Conflicts

  • Boardwalk Pipeline Partners, LP v. Bandera Master Fund LP

    Publication Date: 2023-01-03
    Practice Area: Corporate Governance
    Industry: Energy | Investments and Investment Advisory | Transportation
    Court: Delaware Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Seitz
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: William Savitt, Sarah K. Eddy, Adam M Gogolak, Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz, New York, NY; Daniel A. Mason, Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP, Wilmington, DE; Stephen P. Lamb, Andrew G. Gordon, Harris Fischman, Robert N. Kravitz, Carter E. Greenbaum, Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP, New York, NY; Srinivas M. Raju, Blake Rohrbacher, Matthew D. Perri, John M. O’Toole, Richards, Layton & Finger, P.A., Wilmington, DE; Rolin P. Bissell, Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor LLP, Wilmington, DE for appellants.
    for defendant: A. Thompson Bayliss, J. Peter Shindel, Jr., Daniel G. Paterno, Eric A. Veres, Samuel D. Cordle, Abrams & Bayliss LLP, Wilmington, DE for appellees.
    Case Number: 2021-0700-PWG

    Member controlling general partner in Master Limited Partnership was correct party to determine whether opinion of counsel to exercise call right was acceptable, meaning that general partner and related entities were exculpated from liability to limited partners due to the presumption of good faith in reliance on opinion of counsel imposed by the limited partnership agreement.

  • Nat'l. Hockey League v. TIG Ins. Co.

    Publication Date: 2022-07-26
    Practice Area: Insurance Litigation
    Industry: Entertainment and Leisure | Insurance
    Court: Supreme Court, New York
    Judge: Justice Melissa Crane
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Plaintiffs by: Peter D. Luneau, Shaud G. Tavakoli, National Hockey League, NHL Board of Governors, NHL Enterprises, Inc., Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP.
    for defendant: Defendants by: Michael O. Kassak, John Hacker, Chubb Insurance Company of Canada, Federal Insurance Company, Vigilant Insurance Company, White and Williams LLP. By: Heather E. Simpson, Mark F. Hamilton, TIG Insurance Company f/k/a Transamerica Insurance Company, Kennedys CMK LL. By Glenn Jacobson, Aviva Insurance Company of Canada, as successor to Commercial Union Assurance Co., LTD, Abrams, Gorelick, Friedman & Jacobson LLP. By: Jourdan Dozier, Zurich Insurance Company Ltd, Coughlin Midlige & Garland LLP.
    Case Number: 653421/2020

    Insurers Must Pay Defense Costs Incurred in NHL's Concussion Litigation

  • Stream TV Networks, Inc. v. SeeCubic, Inc.

    Publication Date: 2022-06-28
    Practice Area: Corporate Governance
    Industry: Investments and Investment Advisory | Technology Media and Telecom
    Court: Delaware Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Valihura
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Andrew S. Dupre, Brian R. Lemon, Steven P. Wood, Sarah E. Delia, Stephanie H. Dallaire, McCarter & English, LLP, Wilmington, DE for appellants.
    for defendant: Robert S. Saunders, Jenness E. Parker, Bonnie W. David, Lilianna Anh P. Townsend, Trevor T. Nielson, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, Wilmington, DE; Eben P. Colby, Marley Ann Brumme, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, Boston, MA for appellee.
    Case Number: D69864

    Board committee action approving omnibus agreement moving company's assets into a "NewCo" was invalid where company's charter required approval of one class of shareholders for "asset transfers."

  • TransPerfect Global, Inc. v. Pincus

    Publication Date: 2022-06-28
    Practice Area: Corporate Entities
    Industry: Technology Media and Telecom
    Court: Delaware Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Traynor
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Frank E. Noyes, II, Offit Kurman, P.A., Wilmington, DE; Adam K. Bult, Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, LLP, Las Vegas, NV; Jeremy Eicher, Eicher Law LLC, Wilmington, DE; Alan M. Dershowitz, Cambridge, MA for appellants.
    for defendant: Jennifer C. Voss, Cliff C. Gardner, Elisa M.C. Klein, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, Wilmington, DE for appellee.
    Case Number: D69868

    Chancery court erred in holding company's majority shareholder and controller in contempt of violating an exclusive jurisdiction order where shareholder was not a party to the out-of-state action filed in contempt of the chancery court's order and where controlling stake did not itself make shareholder personally liable for the company's conduct.

  • Chester County Empls. Ret. Fund. V. Alnylam Pharms. Inc.

    Publication Date: 2022-01-06
    Practice Area: Securities Litigation
    Industry: Pharmaceuticals
    Court: Supreme Court, New York
    Judge: Justice Robert Reed
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 655272/2019

    Court Discusses Fairness of Settlement Between Parties to Securities Class Action

  • Morris v. Spectra Energy Partners (DE) GP, LP

    Publication Date: 2021-02-10
    Practice Area: Mergers and Acquisitions
    Industry: Energy | Investments and Investment Advisory
    Court: Delaware Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Seitz
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Michael J. Barry, Rebecca A. Musarra, Grant & Eisenhoffer P.A., Wilmington, DE; Peter B. Andrews, Craig J. Springer, David M. Sborz, Andrews & Springer LLC, Wilmington, DE; Jeremy S. Friedman, Spencer Oster, David F.E. Tejtel, Friedman Oster & Tejtel PLLC, Bedford Hills, NY for plaintiff.
    for defendant: Robert S. Saunders, Ronald N. Brown, III, Ryan M. Linsay, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, Wilmington, DE; Noelle M. Reed, Daniel S. Mayerfeld, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, Hou-ston, TX for defendant.
    Case Number: D69293

    The trial court erred in applying a litigation risk discount on a motion to dismiss for lack of standing.

  • Student Loan Solutions LLC v. Colon

    Publication Date: 2020-12-17
    Practice Area: Creditors' and Debtors' Rights
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court, Kings
    Judge: Justice Richard Montelione
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Plaintiff by: Dolores Iannarone-Rainieri, Esq., Schachter Portnoy Schneck, L.L.C.
    for defendant: Defendant by: Johnson M. Tyler, Esq., Brooklyn Legal Services.
    Case Number: 512313/2019

    2013 Letter Clear, Unambiguous Acceleration of Loan; Limitations Period Bars Action

  • Greenberg v. Spitzer

    Publication Date: 2020-12-02
    Practice Area: Business Torts
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court, Putnam
    Judge: Justice Victor Grossman
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Attorneys for Plaintiff: Robert J. Dwyer, Esq., Boies Schiller Flexner, LLP, New York, New York.
    for defendant: Attorneys for Plaintiff: John L. Gardiner, Esq., Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, LLP, New York, New York. Attorney for Defendant: Jay Ward Brown, Esq., New York, New York.
    Case Number: 800004/2018

    Former AIG CEO's Defamation Claims Against Former NY Governor Fail to Show Actual Malice