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  • In re: Wack Jills, Inc.

    Publication Date: 2024-09-10
    Practice Area: Creditors' and Debtors' Rights
    Industry: Legal Services | Retail
    Court: Court of Chancery
    Judge: Vice Chancellor Fioravanti
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Adam Hiller, Hiller Law, LLC, Wilmington, DE for assignee.
    for defendant: Daniel K. Astin, Ryan M. Ernst, Ciardi Ciardi & Astin, Wilmington, DE; Albert A. Ciardi III, Walter W. Gouldsbury III, Ciardi Ciardi & Astin, Philadelphia, PA; Frederick B. Rosner, The Rosner Law Group LLC, Wilmington, DE; Marc J. Kurzman, Carmody Torrance Sandak & Hennessey LLP, Stamford, CT for creditors.
    Case Number: 2019-0650-PAF

    Court denied assignee's motion for final distribution and removed assignee upon finding that it had failed to comply with the requirements of the ABC statute and had engaged in apparent self-dealing, including structuring compensation from expenses and then hiring its affiliates to provide seemingly unnecessary services to the trust, such that the assignee failed to act in creditors' best interests.

  • Guthrie v. Rainbow Fencing Inc.

    Publication Date: 2024-09-10
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Wage and Hour Litigation
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Steven J. Menashi
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiff-Appellant: Abdul K. Hassan, Abdul Hassan Law Group, PLLC, Queens Village, New York.
    for defendant: No appearance for Defendants-Appellees.
    Case Number: 23-350

    Rejection of Claim for Damages Under NYLL §195 Explained; Concrete Injury Not Alleged

  • Arthur Glick Truck Sales Inc. v. Hyundai Motor America

    Publication Date: 2024-09-09
    Practice Area: Contractual Disputes
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, U.S. - SDNY
    Judge: District Judge Philip M. Halpern
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 22-CV-01213

    Automaker Granted Judgment on ADDCA, Dealer Act Claims Over Dealership's Transfer

  • Vicente v. Target Corp.

    Publication Date: 2024-09-09
    Practice Area: Personal Injury | Premises Liability
    Industry: Retail
    Court: U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York, U.S. - EDNY
    Judge: District Judge Margo K. Brodie
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 22-CV-2325

    Retailer Is Granted Judgment Dismissing Slip, Fall Action; Duty Not Shown Breached

  • 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.

  • Appellate Division, Second Department: August 30, 2024

    Publication Date: 2024-08-30
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Criminal Appeals
    Industry:
    Court: Appellate Division, Second Department, Hand Down List
    Judge: Unsigned
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: DOCKET

    Handdown released on:August 27 & 28, 2024

  • August 29, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer

    Judge Voids Default Judgment Against Amazon Due to Procedural Error, Grants Extra Time for Proper Service

    Amazon's counsel with Campbell Conroy & O'Neil filed their appearances and asked the court to vacate the default judgment and to dismiss the plaintiffs' complaint, arguing the company wasn't properly served within 90 days of the complaint being filed. Rather, Amazon claimed the plaintiffs sent a request for waiver of service, to which Amazon did not reply.

    3 minute read

  • August 15, 2024 | Law.com

    '100% Knock Off': Husqvarna Files Trademark Suit Against Unauthorized Online Seller of Used, Returned Outdoor Power Products

    Customers left comments about their purchases with reviews saying: "This is 100% knock off," "[W]e were sold a previously returned item. Disappointing and upsetting. We bought new and should have been sent a new [product] in a sealed [off] taped box," and "I suggest avoiding this company," the complaint cited.

    3 minute read

  • August 13, 2024 | The Recorder

    Who Got the Work: Willkie Farr and Gibson Dunn Enter Appearances for Big Tech in Pending Privacy Class Action

    Plaintiffs say a wellness company breached California's wiretapping and eavesdropping laws by feeding consumers' confidential information to Big Tech "third-party" defendants through its websites.

    3 minute read

  • Kovac v. Wray

    Publication Date: 2024-08-12
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Constitutional Law | Regulation
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Southwick
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 23-10284

    Appellants, a group of American citizens who complained that they were subjected to enhanced screening measures at airport security because they had been placed on a terrorist watchlist, sued the heads of various federal agencies connected to the watchlist, asserting numerous constitutional and statutory claims.