• Northrop Grumman Innovation Sys., Inc. v. Zurich Am. Ins. Co.

    Publication Date: 2021-03-10
    Practice Area: Insurance Litigation
    Industry: Aerospace | Defense | Insurance
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Wallace
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: David J. Baldwin, Peter C. McGivney, Berger Harris LLP, Wilmington, DE; Barry J. Fleishman, Joseph D. Jean, Tamara D. Bruno, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP, Washington DC for plaintiff.
    for defendant: Bruce W. McCullogh, Bodell Bové, LLC, Wilmington, DE; Wayne E. Borgeest, Matthew I. Schiffhauer, Kaufman Borgeest & Ryan LLP, New York, NY; David F. Cutter, Jonathan R. Walton, Emily R. Tripicchio, BatesCarey LLP, Chicago IL; Karen Ventrell, CNA Coverage Litig. Group, Washington, DC; Robert J. Kat-zenstein, Kathleen M. Miller, Smith Katzenstein & Jenkins, LLP, Wilmington, DE; Michael L. Manire, Ma-nire Galla Curley LLP, New York, NY; Timothy S. Martin, White and Williams LLP, Wilmington, DE; Sean P. Mahoney, White and Williams LLP, Philadelphia, PA; Joseph A. Bailey III, M. Addison Draper, Clyde & Co US LLP, Washington, DC; Ronald P. Schiller, Bonnie M. Hoffman, Cary L. Rice, Hangley Aronchick Segal Pudlin & Scholler, Philadelphia, PA; Eileen M. Ford, Marks, O’Neill, O’Brien, Doherty & Kelly, P.C., Wil-mington, DE; David H. Topol, Matthew W. Beato, Wiley Rein LLP, Washington, DC; Barry M. Klayman, Cozen O’Connor, Wilmington, DE; Michael R. Davisson, Cozen O’Connor, Los Angeles, CA; John C. Phillips, Jr., David A. Bilson, Phillips McLaughlin & Hall, P.A., Wilmington, DE; Geoffrey W. Heineman, Jung H. Park of Ropers Majeski Kohn & Bentley, P.C., New York, NY; David C. Malatesta, Kent & McBride, P.C., Wil-mington, DE; David A. Wilford, Anthony J. D’Agostino, Wilford Conrad LLP, Barrington, IL for defendants.

    Case Number: D69322

    In this insurance coverage dispute, the court granted insured's motions as to coverage for certain defense costs, but factual issues remained regarding allocation among the insurers.

  • IDT Corp. v. U.S. Specialty Ins. Co.

    Publication Date: 2019-02-27
    Practice Area: Insurance Litigation | Telecommunications
    Industry: Insurance | Technology Media and Telecom
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Wallace
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Brian M. Rostocki and Benjamin P. Chapple, Reed Smith LLP, Wilmington, DE; Robin L. Cohen and Keith McKenna, McKool Smith, P.C., New York, NY for plaintiffs.
    for defendant: John C. Phillips, Jr. and David A. Bilson, Phillips, Goldman, McLaughlin & Hall, P.A. Wilmington, DE; Alexander R. Karam and Addison Draper, Clyde & Co. US LLP, Washington, DC for U.S. Specialty Ins. Co.; Henry duPont Ridgely, John L. Reed, Ethan H. Townsend, Joseph G. Finnerty III, Megan Shea Harwick and Eric S. Connuck, DLA Piper LLP, Wilmington, DE and New York, NY for Nat'l Union Fire Ins. Co. Timothy Jay Houseal and Jennifer M. Kinkus, Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor, LLP, Wilmington, DE; Charles C. Lemley , Wiley Rein LLP, Washington, DC for XL Specialty Ins. Co.

    Case Number: D68474

    The court granted and denied portions of insurers' cross-motions for summary judgment regarding their duty to defend parties in an underlying shareholder action.

  • IDT Corp. v. U.S. Specialty Ins. Co.

    Publication Date: 2019-02-13
    Practice Area: Contractual Disputes | Corporate Entities | Insurance Litigation
    Industry: Insurance | Technology Media and Telecom
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Wallace
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Brian M. Rostocki and Benjamin P. Chapple, Reed Smith LLP, Wilmington, DE, and Robin L. Cohen and Keith McKenna, McKool Smith, P.C., New York, NY for plaintiffs.
    for defendant: John C. Phillips, Jr. and David A. Bilson, Phillips, Goldman, McLaughlin & Hall, P.A., Wilmington, DE; Alexander R. Karam and Addison Draper, Clyde & Co US LLP, Washington, DC; Henry duPont Ridgely, John L. Reed, and Ethan H. Townsend, DLA Piper LLP, Wilmington, DE; Joseph G. Finnerty III, Megan Shea Harwick, and Eric S. Connuck, DLA Piper, LLP, New York, NY; Timothy Jay Houseal and Jennifer M. Kinkus, Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor, LLP, Wilmington, DE; and Charles C. Lemley, Wiley Rein LLP, Washington, DC for defendants.

    Case Number: D68455

    Insurers were granted partial summary judgment on insureds' declaratory judgment action for defense costs, where underlying action alleged individual defendant committed wrongful acts within scope of official capacity, but did not constitute securities claim because it was brought by shareholders of separate spin-off company.