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  • Angel v. Warrior Met Coal Inc.

    Publication Date: 2021-07-14
    Practice Area: Corporate Entities
    Industry: Mining and Resources
    Court: Court of Chancery
    Judge: Vice Chancellor Glasscock
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Julia B. Klein, Klein LLC, Wilmington, DE for plaintiff.
    for defendant: Matthew F. Davis, Justin T. Hymes, Potter Anderson & Corroon LLP, Wilmington, DE; Stephen M. Baldini, Brian Carney, Stephanie Lindemuth, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP, New York, NY for defendant.
    Case Number: D69462

    Breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty, and conversion claims, arising from debtor's failure to exercise his rights to receive distribution pursuant to bankruptcy court order, failed where debtor had not identified a contract or fiduciary duty for defendants to ensure he had notice of the condition precedent to debtor receiving the distribution.

  • Maverick Therapeutics, Inc. v. Harpoon Therapeutics, Inc.

    Publication Date: 2021-05-12
    Practice Area: Mergers and Acquisitions
    Industry: Pharmaceuticals
    Court: Court of Chancery
    Judge: Vice Chancellor Glasscock
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Jody C. Barillare, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, Wilmington, DE; Rollin B. Chippey II, Benjamin P. Smith, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, San Francisco, CA; John P. DiTomo, Elizabeth A. Mullin, Aubrey J. Morin, Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell LLP, Wilmington, DE; John Ruskusky, Lisa C. Sullivan, Nixon Peabody, LLP, Chicago, IL for plaintiffs.
    for defendant: Gregory P. Williams, Steven J. Fineman, Nicole K. Pedi, Angela Lam, Richards, Layton & Finger, P.A., Wilmington, DE; Martin S. Schenker, Lilia Lopez, Cooley LLP, San Francisco, CA; Jeffrey Karr, Cooley LLP, Palo Alto, CA for defendant.
    Case Number: D69392

    Purchaser of spin-off entitled to damages for fraudulent misrepresentation by seller who subsequently engaged in competition with spin-off, equal to both the half the value due to the splitting of the market and a further discount to reflect the seller's position as the pioneer of the technology that gave it a competitive advantage.

  • In re Energy Transfer Equity, L.P. Unitholder Litig.

    Publication Date: 2018-05-30
    Practice Area: Class Actions | Mergers and Acquisitions | Securities Litigation
    Industry: Energy
    Court: Court of Chancery
    Judge: Vice Chancellor Glasscock
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Michael Hanrahan, Paul A. Fioravanti, Jr., Kevin H. Davenport, Samuel L. Closic, and Eric J. Juray, Prickett, Jones & Elliott, P.A., Wilmington, DE; Marc A. Topaz, Lee D. Rudy, Eric L. Zagar, Michael C. Wagner, and Grant D. Goodhart, III, Kessler Topaz Meltzer & Check, LLP, Radnor, PA, attorneys for plaintiffs
    for defendant: Rolin P. Bissel, James M. Yoch, Jr., and Benjamin M. Potts, Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor, LLP, Wilmington, DE; Michael C. Holmes, John C. Wander, Craig E. Zieminski, and Andrew E. Jackson, Vinson & Elkins LLP, Dallas, TX; David E. Ross and Benjamin Z. Grossberg, Ross Aronstam & Moritz LLP, Wilmington, DE; M. Scott Barnard, Michelle Reed, and Lauren E. York, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP, Dallas, TX, attorneys for defendants.
    Case Number: D68160

    Unitholders' complaint challenging private issuance of securities to insiders established unfairness of transaction, but did not warrant equitable relief cancelling the transaction where partnership was not injured by transaction.