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  • GXP Capital, LLC v. Argonaut Mfg. Servs., Inc.

    Publication Date: 2020-07-15
    Practice Area: Intellectual Property
    Industry: Manufacturing | Pharmaceuticals
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Wallace
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: David L. Finger, Finger &Slanina, LLC, Wilmington, DE; Benjamin M. Carson, Law Offices of Benjamin M. Carson, P.C., La Jolla, CAfor plaintiff.
    for defendant: John L. Reed and Harrison S. Carpenter, DLA Piper LLP (US), Wilmington, DE; Brian A. Foster, Noah A. Katsell, and Julie Gryce, DLA Piper LLP (US), San Diego, CA for defendants.
    Case Number: D69048

    Where the availability of an alternative forum for plaintiff's claims was a contingent matter, the court ordered a stay of the case in contemplation of litigation proceeding in another state, while leaving plaintiff with the ability to continue the case if no other forums were available.

  • GXP Capital, LLC v. Argonaut Mfg. Serv., Inc.

    Publication Date: 2020-05-20
    Practice Area: Contractual Disputes
    Industry: Manufacturing
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Wallace
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: David L. Finger, Finger & Slanina, LLC, Wilmington, DE; Benjamin M. Carson, Law Offices of Benjamin M. Carson, La Jolla, CA for plaintiff.
    for defendant: John L. Reed, Harrison S. Carpenter, of DLA Piper LLP (US), Wilmington, DE; Brian A. Foster, Noah A. Katsell and Julie Gryce, DLA Piper LLP (US), San Diego, CA for defendants.
    Case Number: D68985

    Defendants were entitled to relief based on forum non conveniens, but instead of dismissal, the court imposed a stay.

  • 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.