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In re AmerisourceBergen Corp. (n/k/a Cencora) Delaware Ins. Litig.

Publication Date: 2025-01-07
Practice Area: Insurance Law
Industry: Distribution and Wholesale | Insurance | Pharmaceuticals
Court: Delaware Superior Court
Judge: Judge Adams
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Julie M. O’Dell, Smith, Katzenstein & Jenkins, LLP, Wilmington, DE; Christopher J. St. Jeanos, John Goerlich, Willkie Farr & Gallagher, LLP, Washington, D.C.; Carmella P. Keener, Cooch and Taylor, P.A., Wilmington, DE; Patrick Bedell, BatesCarey, LLP, Chicago, IL; Lauren A. Ferguson, Katzenstein & Jenkins, LLP, Wilmington, DE; Kathryn M. Guinn, Dentons US, LLP, Denver, CO; Sarah T. Andrade, Bayard, P.A., Wilmington, DE; Sara K. Hunkler, Ruggeri Parks Weinberg, LLP, Washington, D.C. for plaintiffs.
for defendant: Jennifer C. Wasson, Ryan D. Kingshill, Potter Anderson & Corroon, Wilmington, DE; Courtney C.T. Horrigan, Stephanie E. Gee, Reed Smith, LLP, Pittsburgh, PA for defendants.
Case Number: N22C-01-182 MAA CCLD

Insurers had no duty to indemnify opioid distributors against lawsuits seeking general economic damages where the policies only granted coverage for claims seeking damages caused by bodily injury.

Windy Cove, Inc., v. Circle K Stores, Inc.

Publication Date: 2024-12-04
Practice Area: Contracts
Industry: Distribution and Wholesale
Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Judge: Judge Hurwitz
Attorneys: For plaintiff:
for defendant:
Case Number: 23-2679

Prices of gasoline sold by Circle K in exclusive distributorship contract presumptively set in good faith

In re: CVS Opioid Ins. Litig.

Publication Date: 2024-09-03
Practice Area: Insurance Law
Industry: Distribution and Wholesale | Insurance | Manufacturing | Pharmaceuticals | Retail
Court: Delaware Superior Court
Judge: Judge Wallace
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Garrett B. Moritz, R. Garret Rice, Ross Aronstam & Moritz LLP, Wilmington, DE; Michael S. Shuster, Daniel M. Sullivan, Blair E. Kaminsky, Daniel M. Horowitz, Holwell Shuster & Goldberg LLP, New York, NY; Robert M. Mangino, Susan Koehler Sullivan, Clyde & Co LLP, Los Angeles, CA; Robert J. Katzenstein, Julie M. O’Dell, Smith Katzenstein & Jenkins LLP, Wilmington, DE; Christopher J. St. Jeanos, Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP, New York, NY; Bruce W. McCullough, Bodell Bové, LLC, Wilmington, DE; Karen M. Dixon, Skarzynski Marick & Black LLP, Chicago, IL; Joseph B. Cicero, Chipman Brown Cicero & Cole, LLP, Wilmington, DE; Adam H. Fleischer, R. Patrick Bedell, Allyson C. Spacht, BatesCarey LLP, Chicago, IL; Louis J. Rizzo, Jr., Reger Rizzo & Darnall LLP, Wilmington, DE; Monica T. Sullivan, Matthew J. Fink, Leena Soni, Stephanie M. Flowers, Nicolaides Fink Thorpe Michaelides Sullivan LLP, Chicago, IL; Sean J. Bellew, Bellew LLC, Wilmington, DE; Michael A. Kotula, Rivkin Radler LLP; Loren R. Barron, Kaufman Dolowich LLP, Wilmington, DE; Wade A. Adams, III, Law Offices Of Wade A. Adams, III, Newark, DE; Bryce L. Friedman, Matthew C. Penny, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP, New York, NY; Thad J. Bracegirdle, Sarah T. Andrade, Emily L. Skaug, Bayard, P.A., Wilmington, DE; Edward B. Parks, II, Sara Hunkler, Ruggeri Parks Weinberg LLP, Washington, D.C.; Kevin. J. Connors, Marshall Dennehey, P.C., Wilmington, DE; Cheryl P. Vollweiler, Skarzynski Marick & Black LLP, New York, NY; Philip Trainer, Jr., Marie M. Degnan, Ashby & Geddes, Wilmington, DE; Robert A. Kole, Caroline M. Trusty, Choate, Hall & Stewart LLP, Boston, MA; Marc S. Casarino, Kennedys CMK LLP, Wilmington, DE; Christopher R. Carroll, Jillian D. Dennehy, Joshua S. Wirtshafter, Kennedys CMK LLP, Basking Ridge, NJ; Robert K. Beste, Smith Katzenstein & Jenkins LLP, Wilmington, DE; Keith Moskowitz, Dentons US LLP, Chicago, IL; Kathryn Guinn, Dentons US LLP, Denver, CO; Deborah J. Campbell, Dentons US LLP, St. Louis, MO for plaintiffs.
for defendant: David J. Baldwin, Peter C. McGivney, Zachary J. Schnapp, Berger Harris LLP, Wilmington, DE; Jeffrey L. Schulman, Blank Rome LLP, New York, NY for defendant.
Case Number: N22C-02-045 PRW CCLD

Court ruled that insurers had no duty to indemnify opioid lawsuits where the lawsuits lacked specific allegations of personal injury or property damage underlying the claimed losses in those lawsuits.

Pazos v. AdaptHealth LLC

Publication Date: 2024-08-27
Practice Area: Mergers and Acquisitions
Industry: Accounting | Distribution and Wholesale | Health Care | Manufacturing
Court: Delaware Superior Court
Judge: Judge Wallace
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Kelly E. Farman, Matthew W. Murphy, Edmond S. Kim, Richards, Layton & Finger, P.A., Wilmington, DE for petitioner.
for defendant: Steven L. Caponi, Matthew B. Goeller, Megan E. O’Connor, K&L Gates LLP, Wilmington, DE for respondent.
Case Number: N23C-02-164 PRW CCLD

Court upheld expert determination issued under parties' contractual dispute resolution clause where record undermined objector's claim that expert overlooked or improperly relied on evidence.

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.

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Ontario Provincial Council of Carpenters' Pension Trust Fund v. Walton

Publication Date: 2023-05-09
Practice Area: Corporate Governance
Industry: Distribution and Wholesale | Pharmaceuticals | Retail
Court: Court of Chancery
Judge: Vice Chancellor Laster
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Gregory V. Varallo, Mae Oberste, Daniel E. Meyer, Bernstein Litowitz Berger & Grossmann LLP, Wilmington, DE; Mark Lebovitch, Edward G. Timlin, Bernstein Litowitz Berger & Grossmann LLP, New York, NY; Leslie R. Stern, Nathaniel L. Orenstein, Steven L. Groopman, Berman Tabacco, Boston, MA; Ned Weinberger, Mark Richardson, Labaton Sucharow LLP, Wilmington, DE; David MacIsaac, Labaton Sucharow LLP, New York, NY for plaintiffs.
for defendant: Raymond J. DiCamillo, John M. O’Toole, Richards, Layton & Finger, P.A., Wilmington, DE; Sean M. Berkowitz, Nicholas J. Siciliano, Latham & Watkins LLP, New York, NY; Andrew W. Stern, Charlotte K. Newell, Sidley Austin LLP, New York, NY; William M. Regan, Allison M. Wuertz, Hogan Lovells US LLP, New York, NY; Frank R. Volpe, Sidley Austin LLP, Washington, DC for defendants.
Case Number: 2021-0827-JTL

Litigation demand was futile where allegations supported inference that directors and officers knew that the company was violating its legal obligations as a dispenser of prescription opioids in a conscious effort to maximize customer sales and profits.

Envolve Pharmacy Solutions, Inc. v. Rite Aid Headquarters Corp.

Publication Date: 2023-04-04
Practice Area: Contracts
Industry: Distribution and Wholesale | Pharmaceuticals | Retail
Court: Delaware Superior Court
Judge: Judge Wallace
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Karen Jacobs, Alexandra M. Cumings, Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell LLP, Wilmington, DE; Keith J. Harrison, Christopher Flynn, Daniel W. Wolff, Jerome P. DeSanto, Jed Wulfekotte, Crowell & Moring LLP, Washington, DC for plaintiffs.
for defendant: Corrie Elise Amato, Eric J. Juray, Jason W. Rigby, Prickett, Jones & Elliot, P.A., Wilmington, DE; Neil K. Gilman, Christopher J. Dufek, Brianne Reese, Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP, Washington, DC; John B. Shely, Courtney B. Glaser, Kelsey J. Hope, Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP, Houston, TX for defendants.
Case Number: N19C-12-214 PRW CCLD

Court denied summary judgment on breach of contract claims where there was a factual dispute over whether defendant's customers participating in savings card and price-match programs fell within the scope of the parties' contracts for prescription drug reimbursements.

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.

January 7, 2022 | New York Law Journal

New U.S. Law Imposes De Facto Import Ban on Products From Xinjiang

Companies have 180 days to review supply chains.

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November 9, 2021 | Daily Report Online

Federal Bench Trial Nets $630K Award for Woman Hurt in FedEx Semi Rear-Ender

The plaintiff was injured when the Hyundai Accent in which she was a passenger was struck from behind by a FedEx semi on Interstate 75 in 2017.

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