• Henry v. Wilmington Trust, N.A.

    Publication Date: 2021-09-29
    Practice Area: Securities Litigation
    Industry: Investments and Investment Advisory
    Court: U.S. District Court of Delaware
    Judge: District Judge Noreika
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: David A. Felice, Bailey & Glasser, LLP, Wilmington, DE; Gregory Y. Porter, Ryan T. Jenny, Patrick O. Muench, Bailey & Glasser, LLP, Washington, DC; Daniel Feinberg, Todd Jackson, Feinberg, Jackson, Worthman & Wasow LLP, Berkeley, CA for plaintiff.
    for defendant: Albert H. Manwaring, Kristen A. Zeberkiewicz, Morris James LLP; Michael J. Prame, Sarah M. Adams, Elizabeth L. Woods, Groom Law Group, Chartered, Washington, DC; Art C. Arnailla, Marshall Dennehey Warner Coleman & Goggin, P.C., Wilmington, DE; Mark A. Nebrig, Kristen J. Kenley, Moore & Van Allen PLLC, Charlotte, NC for defendants.

    Case Number: D69557

    Court declined to enforce arbitration clause in ERISA employee stock plan where there was a genuine issue of material fact as to whether employee had affirmatively assented to the arbitration clause.

  • Clemons v. New Castle County

    Publication Date: 2020-11-11
    Practice Area: Labor Law
    Industry: State and Local Government
    Court: U.S. District Court of Delaware
    Judge: District Judge Noreika
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Michele D. Allen, Allen & Associates, Wilmington, DE for plaintiff.
    for defendant: Mary A. Jacobson, Laura Thomas Hey, New Castle County Office of Law, New Castle, DE for defendants.

    Case Number: D69182

    Americans with Disabilities Act claim failed where employee did not meet standard of "qualified individual" as request for leave without information on expected progress of treatment or anticipated date of return constituted a request for open-ended leave that was an unreasonable request for accommodation.

  • Molchan v. Delmar Fire Dep't, Inc.

    Publication Date: 2020-02-05
    Practice Area: Employment Litigation
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. District Court of Delaware
    Judge: District Judge Noreika
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Gary W. Alderson, Elzufon Austin & Mondell, P.A., Wilmington, DE for plaintiff.
    for defendant: Michele D. Allen, Allen & Assoc., Hockessin, DE; Robin R. Cockey and Ashley A. Bosché, Cockey, Brennan & Maloney, P.C., Salisbury, MD for defendants.

    Case Number: D68867

    A former employee did not allege sufficient facts to show a hostile work environment, nor did she make a causal connection between her protected activity and the adverse employment action against her.

  • Duncan v. Vantage Corp.

    Publication Date: 2019-04-17
    Practice Area: Securities Litigation
    Industry: Investments and Investment Advisory
    Court: U.S. District Court of Delaware
    Judge: District Judge Noreika
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Catherine A. Gaul and Aaron P. Sayers, Ashby & Geddes, Wilmington, DE; Raymond L. Moss and Michael P. Gilmore, Moss & Gilmore LLP for plaintiff.
    for defendant: Philip A. Rovner and Jonathan A. Choa, Potter Anderson & Corroon LLP, Wilmington, DE; J. Allen Maines, Gregory J. Digel and Caroline Johnson Tanner, Holland & Knight LLP, Atlanta, GA for defendants Askew and Finegold.

    Case Number: D68530

    The court proceeded to consider a motion to dismiss as to individual defendants, even though the corporate defendants filed for bankruptcy.