• Cuppels v. Mountaire Corp.

    Publication Date: 2021-04-28
    Practice Area: Environmental Law
    Industry: Agriculture | Food and Beverage
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Karsnitz
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Chase T. Brockstedt, Stephen A. Spence, Barid Mandalas Brockstedt, Lewes, DE; Philip C. Federico, Brent Ceryes, Schochor, Federico, and Staton, P.A., Baltimore, MD for plaintiffs.
    for defendant: F. Michael Parkowski, Michael W. Teichman, Parkowski Guerke & Swayze, P.A., Wilmington, DE; Lisa C. McLaughlin, Todd L. Goodman, John C. Phillips, Phillips, Goldman, McLaughlin & Hall, P.A., Wilmington, DE; James R. Wedeking, Timothy K. Webster, Gordon D. Todd, Erika L. Maley, Daniel J. Hay, Sidley Austin, LLP, Washington, DC for defendants.

    Case Number: D69376

    Court approved class action settlement where, despite defendants' vigorous contesting of liability, plaintiffs and class counsel were able to secure a multi-million settlement on behalf of the class.

  • Cuppels v. Mountaire Corp.

    Publication Date: 2020-07-15
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure
    Industry: Agriculture
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Karsnitz
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Chase T. Brockstedt, Baird Mandalas, Brockstedt, Lewes, DE; Philip C. Federico and Brent Ceryes, Schochor, Federico and Staton, P.A., Baltimore, MD for plaintiffs.
    for defendant: F. Michael Parkowski and Michael W. Teichman, Parkowski, Guerke & Swayze, P.A., Wilmington, DE; Lisa C. McLaughlin, Todd L. Goodman, John C. Phillips, Jr., Phillips, Goldman, McLaughlin & Hall, P.A., Wilmington, De; James R. Wedeking, Sidley Austin, LLP, Washington, DC for defendants.

    Case Number: D69047

    Court ordered sanctions where five discovery orders were required to get defendants to produce responsive documents, after defendants had engaged in redaction of responsive documents on the basis of relevance without any legal authority to engage in such redaction.