• Firefighters Pension Sys. of the City of Kansas City, Missouri Trust v. Found. Bldg. Materials, Inc.

    Publication Date: 2024-06-18
    Practice Area: Mergers and Acquisitions
    Industry: Construction | Distribution and Wholesale
    Court: Court of Chancery
    Judge: Vice Chancellor Laster
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Michael Hanrahan, Samuel L. Closic, Jason W. Rigby, Seth T. Ford, Prickett, Jones & Elliott, Wilmington, DE; Lee D. Rudy, J. Daniel Albert, Kevin M. Kennedy, Kessler Topaz Meltzer & Check, LLP, Radnor, PA for plaintiff.
    for defendant: Daniel A. Mason, Elizabeth Wang, Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP, Wilmington, DE; Andrew G. Gordon, Alexia D. Korberg, Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP, New York, NY; Raymond J. DiCamillo, Matthew D. Perri, Kevin M. Kidwell, Richards, Layton & Finger P.A., Wilmington, DE; Bradley R. Aronstam, S. Michael Sirkin, Elizabeth M. Taylor, Ross Aronstam & Moritz LLP, Wilmington, DE; John A. Neuwirth, Evert J. Christensen, Jr., Matthew S. Connors, Tania C. Matsuoka, Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP, New York, NY; A. Thompson Bayliss, Daniel G. Paterno, Abrams & Bayliss LLP, Wilmington, DE; Barry G. Sher, Kevin P. Broughel, Paul Hastings LLP, New York, NY; William B. Chandler III, Brad D. Sorrels, Leah E. León, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, P.C., Wilmington, DE; Elena C. Norman, James M. Yoch, Jr., Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor, LLP, Wilmington, DE; Brian M. Lutz, George B. Adams III, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, San Francisco, CA; Colin B. Davis, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, Irvine, CA for defendants.

    Case Number: 2022-0466-JTL

    Court declined to dismiss non-exculpated fiduciary claims where defendants had a clear conflict of interest between continuing to operate the company or sell it and receive a valuable termination payment.

  • May 17, 2023 | Corporate Counsel

    Companies Pushing Back Against FTC's Voluminous Records Requests

    Total Wine & More argues the FTC has gone way overboard with document requests for the agency's probe of Southern Glazer's Wine and Spirits, one of its suppliers. Firms targeted or on the periphery of other inquiries also are complaining.

    6 minute read

  • November 29, 2022 | New York Law Journal

    2nd Circuit Weighs Racial Bias, Retaliation Claims Against Amazon in COVID-19 Suit

    Attorney Michael Sussman of Sussman & Associates argued that Amazon engaged in racial discrimination by treating its primarily minority warehouse workers differently from Caucasian managers.

    3 minute read

  • The Am. Bottling Co. v. BA Sports Nutrition, LLC

    Publication Date: 2022-01-04
    Practice Area: Contracts
    Industry: Distribution and Wholesale | Food and Beverage
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge LeGrow
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Garrett B. Moritz, Elizabeth M. Taylor, Ross Aronstam & Moritz LLP, Wilmington, DE, Robert C. Walters, Russell H. Falconer, Sophie C. Rohnke, Andrew H. Bean, Megan Z. Hulce, Emily A. Jorgens, Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP, Dallas, TX for plaintiff.
    for defendant: A. Thompson Bayliss, Daniel J. McBride, Abrams & Bayliss LLP, Wilmington, DE, David H. Bernstein, Jyotin Hamid, Jared I. Kagan, Matthew J. Petrozziello, Danielle Vildostegui, Sebastian Dutz, Debevoise & Plimpton, New York, NY; Rolin P. Bissell, James M. Yoch, Jr., Michael A Laukaitis II, Kevin P. Rickert, Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor, LLP, Wilmington, DE, Michael C. Holmes, Craig E. Zieminski, Andrew E. Jackson, Vinson & Elkins LLP, Dallas, TX, for defendants.

    Case Number: D69665

    The court ruled on three motions for summary judgment.

  • February 12, 2021 | New York Law Journal

    Amazon Fires Back at NY AG James in Complaint, Saying Health Precautions Exceeded State Standards

    The complaint, filed in the Eastern District of New York in response to James' list of demands sent after an investigation and two Amazon employees' claims that they were retaliated against, claims federal regulators have authority over workplace safety and retaliation claims, respectively—not the attorney general's office.

    1 minute read

  • The Am. Bottling Co. v. Repole

    Publication Date: 2021-01-13
    Practice Area: Contracts
    Industry: Distribution and Wholesale | Food and Beverage
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge LeGrow
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Garrett B. Moritz, Anne M. Steadman, Ross Aronstam & Moritz LLP, Wilmington, DE; Robert C. Walters, Russell H. Falconer, Megan Z. Hulce, Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP, attorneys for plaintiff
    for defendant: A. Thompson Bayliss and Daniel J. McBride, Abrams & Bayliss LLP, Wilmington, DE; David. H. Bernstein, Jyotin Hamid, Jared I. Kagan, and Matthew J. Petrozziello, Debevoise & Plimpton LLP, attorneys for defendants.

    Case Number: D69254

    Tortious interference claim failed where CEO acted within scope of authority to negotiate distribution/investment deal with another company where the transaction withstood business judgement rule review and thus could not be attacked via a tortious interference claim.

  • February 5, 2020 | The Recorder

    With Big Oil Facing Off Against Calif. Communities, Ninth Circuit Once Again Weighs Climate Change Suits

    The court on Wednesday heard arguments from lawyers for local California governments who are seeking to pursue claims against oil companies in state court to pay infrastructure costs tied to rising sea levels.

    1 minute read

  • Empire Merchants LLC v. Reliable Churchill LLLP

    Publication Date: 2018-09-04
    Practice Area: Business Torts | White Collar Crime
    Industry: Distribution and Wholesale | Food and Beverage
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Debra Ann Livingston
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiff‐Appellant: Randy M. Mastro, Matthew J. Benjamin, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, New York, NY, William E. Thomson, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, Los Angeles, CA, on the brief, Caitlin J. Halligan, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, LLP, New York, NY
    for defendant: For Defendant‐Appellee Reliable Churchill LLP: Helen M. Maher, on the brief, Sean F. O'Shea, Boies, Schiller Flexner LLP, New York, NY; For Defendant‐Appellee LTT Whiskey Inc: Ronald D. Degen, O'Rourke & Degen, PLLC, New York, NY.

    Case Number: 17-0887-cv

    RICO Proximate Cause Not Alleged in Distributor's Action Over Liquor Smuggling Conspiracy