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  • Univar Solutions Inc. v. Geisenberger

    Publication Date: 2022-06-21
    Practice Area: Administrative Law
    Industry: Chemicals and Materials | Distribution and Wholesale | State and Local Government
    Court: U.S. District Court of Delaware
    Judge: District Judge Noreika
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Matthew J. Rifino, Travis Ferguson, McCarter & English LLP, Wilmington, DE; Jameel S. Turner, James G. Ryan, Bailey Cavalieri LLC, Columbus OH for plaintiff.
    for defendant: Melanie K. Sharp, Martin S. Lessner, Mary F. Dugan, Robert M. Vrana, Young Conaway Stargett & Taylor, LLP, Wilmington, DE for defendants.
    Case Number: D69858

    Constitutional challenges to audit under state escheat law overruled where there was no showing that state would undertake estimation of escheated property held by entity and where seizure of property owned by entities with foreign last known addresses did not violate the foreign commerce clause.

  • State of Delaware v. Univar, Inc.

    Publication Date: 2020-11-11
    Practice Area: Government
    Industry: Chemicals and Materials | State and Local Government
    Court: Court of Chancery
    Judge: Vice Chancellor Slights
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Melanie K. Sharp, Martin S. Lessner, Mary F. Dugan, Michael A. Laukaitis, II, Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor, LLP, Wilmington, DE; Steven S. Rosenthal, Tiffany R. Moseley, John David Taliaferro, Loeb & Loeb LLP, Washington, DC for plaintiff.
    for defendant: Michael P. Kelly, David A. White, Matthew J. Rifino, McCarter & English LLP, Wilmington, DE; Jameel S. Turner, James G. Ryan, Bailey Cavalieri LLC, Columbus, OH for defendant.
    Case Number: D69188

    An administrative subpoena was not overly broad and was allowed under the state's revised escheat law.

  • Univar, Inc. v. Greisenberger

    Publication Date: 2019-10-02
    Practice Area: Constitutional Law
    Industry: Chemicals and Materials | Consulting | Distribution and Wholesale
    Court: U.S. District Court of Delaware
    Judge: District Judge Noreika
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Michael P. Kelly, David A. White and Matthew J. Rifino, McCarter & English LLP, Wilmington, DE; James G. Ryan and Jameel S. Turner, Bailey Cavalieri LLC, Columbus, OH for plaintiff.
    for defendant: Caroline Lee Cross and Elizabeth R. McFarlan, Delaware Dep’t of Justice, Wilmington, DE; Melanie K. Sharp, Martin S. Lessner, Mary F. Dugan and Robert M. Vrana, Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor, LLP, Wilmington, DE; Steven S. Rosenthal, Tiffany R. Moseley and John David Taliaferro, Loeb and Loeb LLC, Washington, DC for defendants.
    Case Number: D68725

    Plaintiff's claims for equal protection and procedural due process violations were ripe for review, but other matters were not yet ripe.