• 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.

  • BRCC Enter. LLC v. Skie

    Publication Date: 2024-09-02
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Contracts | Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Christopher
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 14-23-00425-CV

    In 2017, appellee Jesse Skie, entered into an oral contract with appellant BRCC Enterprises for marijuana.

  • 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.

  • August 21, 2024 | National Law Journal

    Facebook, Nvidia Make High Court Case Against Investor Suits

    The tech giants have filed briefs urging the justices to close the "floodgates" of securities lawsuits the companies claim have been opened by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.

    6 minute read

  • August 20, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer

    PFAS Coverage Litigation: Emerging Lessons for Emerging Risks

    During the past few years, per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) have rapidly transformed from an "emerging" risk into an "emerged" risk. PFAS coverage litigation, which has increased correspondingly, may forecast future coverage fights concerning other risks as they potentially move from "emerging" to "emerged" status as well.

    8 minute read

  • Escobedo v. Ace Gathering, Inc.

    Publication Date: 2024-08-19
    Practice Area: Labor Law | Transportation
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Willett
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 23-20494

    In a certified interlocutory appeal, the court concluded that tanker truck drivers who transport crude oil solely within the State of Texas were transporting property in interstate or foreign commerce under the Motor Carrier Act of 1980 because the crude oil being transported was ultimately bound for destinations outside Texas.

  • Stewart v. City of Port Jervis

    Publication Date: 2024-08-16
    Practice Area: Labor Law
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court, Orange
    Judge: Justice Elena Goldberg-Velazquez
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: EF009924-2019

    Plaintiff's Summary Judgment Granted in Part in Multi-Party Labor Law Case

  • August 15, 2024 | New York Law Journal

    Shareholder Inspections of Corporate Books and Records

    "The right to shareholder inspection of a company's books and records can be a powerful tool for minority shareholders to assess the financial state of the company and to investigate suspected misconduct," write Thomas J. Hall and Judith A. Archer.

    10 minute read

  • August 14, 2024 | Delaware Business Court Insider

    Intel Again Accused of Misleading Investors on Foundry Finances

    It's the second case bringing similar allegations against Intel in the Delaware court.

    3 minute read