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  • Buckeye Partners, L.P. v. GT USA Wilmington, LLC

    Publication Date: 2022-04-12
    Practice Area: Contractual Disputes
    Industry: Cargo and Shipping
    Court: Court of Chancery
    Judge: Vice Chancellor Laster
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Jody C. Barillare, Amy M. Dudash, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, Wilmington, DE; Michael D. Blanchard, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, Hartford, CT; Julie S. Goldemberg, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, Philadelphia, PA; Leslie B. Spoltore, Obermayer Rebmann Maxwell & Hippel LLP, Wilmington, DE; Nicholas Poduslenko, Matthew S. Olesh, Obermayer Rebmann Maxwell & Hippel LLP, Philadelphia, PA for plaintiffs.
    for defendant: Brian E. Farnan, Michael J. Farnan, Farnan LLP, Wilmington, DE; Thomas J. Elliott, Frederick P. Santarelli, Jack P. Elliott, Colin J. O’Boyle, Elliott Greenleaf, P.C., Blue Bell, PA for defendant.
    Case Number: D69774

    The court held that plaintiff who leased a dock from defendant proved that it was not a stevedore because it was not involved in the physical handling of cargo within the terminal property.

  • Williams, III et al. v. Georgia Ports Authority et al.

    Publication Date: 2022-04-04
    Practice Area: Personal Injury
    Industry: Cargo and Shipping
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Mercier
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Noble Boykin, (Jones, Boykin & Associates), Savannah, for appellant.
    for defendant: Christopher Carr, (Attorney General), Atlanta, Jared Campbell, Angela Cusimano, (Georgia Department of Law), Atlanta, Edgar Smith, (Morgan & Morgan, PA), Savannah, for appellee.
    Case Number: A21A1313

    Court reverses dismissal of negligence complaint against an individual, finding that he did not have Eleventh Amendment immunity under federal maritime law

  • Pilot Air Freight, LLC v. Manna Freight Sys., Inc.

    Publication Date: 2020-10-07
    Practice Area: Mergers and Acquisitions
    Industry: Cargo and Shipping | Transportation
    Court: Court of Chancery
    Judge: Vice Chancellor Slights
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Jody C. Barillare, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, Wilmington, DE; Troy S. Brown, Margot G. Bloom, Brian F. Morris, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, Philadelphia, PA for plaintiff.
    for defendant: Kurt M. Heyman, Melissa N. Donimirski, Heyman Enerio Gattuso & Hirzel LLP, Wilmington, DE; Michael F. Cockson, Nathaniel J. Zulstra, Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP, Minneapolis, MN for defendants.
    Case Number: D69146

    Plaintiff failed to bring its claim for indemnification within the time period stated in the parties' contract, and it identified no gap to fill with respect to its good faith and fair dealing claim.

  • Buckeye Partners, L.P. v. GT USA Wilmington, LLC

    Publication Date: 2020-06-03
    Practice Area: Contracts
    Industry: Cargo and Shipping | Transportation
    Court: Court of Chancery
    Judge: Vice Chancellor Laster
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Jody C. Barillare and Amy M. Dudash, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, Wilmington, DE; Michael D. Blanchard, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, LLP, Hartford, CT; Julie S. Goldemberg, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, Philadelphia, PA for plaintiffs.
    for defendant: Jonathan M. Stemerman, Elliott Greenleaf, P.C., Wilmington, DE; Thomas J. Elliott, Frederick P. Santarelli, Jack P. Elliott, and Colin J. O’Boyle, Elliott Greenleaf, P.C., Blue Bell, PA for defendant.
    Case Number: D69000

    Injunctive relief granted to preserve the status quo ante and prevent defendant from resorting to measures to force plaintiff to capitulate before a court could resolve the parties' dispute.

  • August 28, 2019 | New York Law Journal

    Midlevel Associates Want More Donuts, More Staples, More Free Stuff

    We asked associates some open-ended questions. Their responses reveal some of the good, the bad and the ugly in Big Law.

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  • November 8, 2018 | Litigation Daily

    Daily Dicta: Judge Blows Up Armored Car Driver Class Action

    The next time I have some gold bullion to move, I'm calling Judge Highberger for a game plan.

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  • October 19, 2018 | The Legal Intelligencer

    Public Interest Calendar of Events

    On Oct. 22 through Oct. 26, the Philadelphia Bar Foundation will hold a citywide Jeans for Justice campaign to celebrate Pro Bono Week. Participating law firms, legal departments and businesses in Philadelphia will pick a day and collect $5 (or more) from each participant wearing denim or another pre-determined office theme.

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  • May 11, 2016 | Litigation Daily

    A Smooth Landing for Air Cargo Suit

    After $1.2 billion in settlements and a decade of litigation that swept in antitrust lawyers from more than 50 firms (seriously, did anyone NOT work on this case?), the massive air cargo pri

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