• Monzo v. Nationwide Property & Cas. Ins. Co.

    Publication Date: 2021-03-24
    Practice Area: Insurance Litigation
    Industry: Insurance
    Court: Delaware Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Montgomery-Reeves
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Eric J. Monzo, Morris James LLP, Wilmington, DE for plaintiffs.
    for defendant: Louis J. Rizzo, Jr., Reger Rizzo & Darnall LLP, Wilmington, DE for defendant.

    Case Number: D69337

    Insurer was entitled to summary judgment on the issue of coverage for a collapsed pedestrian bridge, but factual issues existed regarding coverage for a damaged retaining wall.

  • Swan v. State of Delaware

    Publication Date: 2021-03-17
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Delaware Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Montgomery-Reeve
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: John Williams, Delaware Dep’t of Justice, Dover, DE for the state.
    for defendant: Stamatios Stamoulis of Stamoulis & Weinblatt, LLC, Wilmington, DE for defendant.

    Case Number: D69332

    Defendant's motion for post-conviction relief was untimely and defendant did not demonstrate that any exception applied.

  • RSUI Indem. Co. v. Murdock

    Publication Date: 2021-03-17
    Practice Area: Insurance Litigation
    Industry: Food and Beverage | Insurance | Investments and Investment Advisory
    Court: Delaware Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Traynor
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Robert J. Katzenstein, Kathleen M. Miller, Smith, Katzenstein & Jenkins LLP, Wilmington, DE; Robert P. Conlon, Kevin A. Lahm, Cassandra L. Jones, Walker Wilcox Matousek LLP, Chicago, IL for plaintiff.
    for defendant: Elena C. Norman, Mary F. Dugan, Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor, LLP, Wilmington, DE; Kirk A. Pasich, Pamela Woods, Christopher T. Pasich, Pasich LLP, Los Angeles, CA for defendants.

    Case Number: D69330

    Delaware public policy did not make fraudulent conduct by corporate directors and officers uninsurable, and a policy exclusion did not apply.

  • Chaverri v. Dole Food Co., Inc.

    Publication Date: 2021-03-10
    Practice Area: Personal Injury
    Industry: Agriculture | Chemicals and Materials
    Court: Delaware Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Vaughn
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Scott M. Hendler, Rebecca Webber, Hendler Flores, PLLC, Austin, TX; Andrew C. Dalton, Dalton and Associates, P.A., Wilmington, DE for appellants.
    for defendant: Andrea E. Neuman, Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP, New York, NY, William E. Thomson, Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP, Los Angeles, CA; Jennifer C. Wasson, Stephanie E. O’Byrne, Potter Anderson & Corroon LLP, Wilmington, DE; Boaz S. Morag, Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP, New York, NY; James W. Semple, Cooch and Taylor, P.A., Wilmington, DE; Adam V. Orlacchio, Brandon W. McCune, Blank Rome LLP, Wilmington, DE; Michael L. Brem, Schirrmeister Diaz-Arrastia Brem LLP, Houston, TX; Ryan D. Stottman, Barnaby Grzaslewicz, Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell LLP, Wilmington, DE; Craig Stanfield, King & Spalding LLP, Houston, TX; Kelly E. Farnan, Richards Layton & Finger, P.A., Wilmington, DE; Timothy Jay Houseal, Jennifer M. Kinkus, Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor LLP, Wilmington, DE; John C. Phillips, Jr., Phillips, Goldman & Spence, P.A., Wilmington, DE for appellees.

    Case Number: D69319

    Superior court did not abuse discretion in denying motion to vacate dismissal based on after-decided federal cases where differences between the federal first-filed rule and Delaware's first-filed rule meant the superior court could handle plaintiffs' second-filed action differently than it might be handled under the federal rule.

  • GI Assoc. of Delaware, P.A. v. Anderson

    Publication Date: 2021-03-03
    Practice Area: Medical Malpractice
    Industry: Health Care
    Court: Delaware Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Vaughn
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Timothy E. Lengkeek, Natalie Wolf, Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor, LLP, Wilmington, DE for plaintiffs.
    for defendant: Bradley J. Goewert, Lorenza A. Wolhar, Marshall Dennehey Warner Coleman & Goggin, Wilmington, DE for defendants.

    Case Number: D69313

    The Delaware Supreme Court rejected the continuous negligent medical treatment doctrine in this case, and remanded for factual findings involving the statute of limitations.

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  • Meso Scale Diagnostics, LLC v. Roche Diagnostics GMBH

    Publication Date: 2021-02-24
    Practice Area: Judges
    Industry: Biotechnology | Manufacturing
    Court: Delaware Supreme Court
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: David L. Finger, Finger & Slanina, Wilmington, DE; William S. Consovoy, J. Michael Connolly, Consovoy McCarthy PLLC, Arlington, VA; Patrick Strawbridge, Consovoy McCarthy PLLC, Boston, MA for plaintiffs.
    for defendant: Matthew E. Fischer, Timothy R. Dudderar, J. Matthew Belger, Andrew H. Sauder, Potter Anderson & Cor-roon LLP, Wilmington, DE; Thomas L. Shriner, Jr., James T. McKeown, Foley & Lardner LLP, Milwaukee, WI for defendants.

    Case Number: D69306

    The Delaware Supreme Court affirmed a ruling which denied plaintiffs' request to reopen a judgment, be-cause a judge's failure to recuse himself did not render the judgment void and plaintiff failed to demonstrate extraordinary circumstances.

  • Daniels v. State of Delaware

    Publication Date: 2021-02-10
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Delaware Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Traynor
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Benjamin S. Gifford, IV, The Law Office of Benjamin S. Gifford, IV, Wilmington, DE for defendant.
    for defendant: Carolyn S. Hake, Delaware Dep’t of Justice, Wilmington, DE for the state.

    Case Number: D69289

    The court erred in considering defendant's conviction for driving under the influence in another state, be-cause that state's law was not similar to Delaware's law.

  • LCT Capital, LLC v. NGL Energy Partners LP

    Publication Date: 2021-02-10
    Practice Area: Damages
    Industry: Energy | Investments and Investment Advisory
    Court: Delaware Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Montgomery-Reeves
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Steven L. Caponi, K&L Gates, LLP, Wilmington, DE; Roger R. Crane, Thomas A. Warns, K&L Gates, LLP, New York, NY for plaintiff.
    for defendant: Steven T. Margolin, Samuel L. Moultrie, Greenberg Traurig, LLP, Wilmington, DE; Hal S. Shaftel, Obiamaka P. Madubuko, Daniel Friedman, Greenberg Traurig, LLP, New York, NY for defendants.

    Case Number: D69292

    The trial court properly ordered a new trial on quantum meruit damages, but it abused its discretion in or-dering a new trial regarding damages for fraud, because plaintiff presented a unified theory of recovery which did not support an independent basis for awarding fraud damages.

  • Bcker v. Palisades Growth Capital II, L.P.

    Publication Date: 2021-02-10
    Practice Area: Corporate Governance
    Industry: Investments and Investment Advisory | Software
    Court: Delaware Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Montgomery-Reeves
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Thomas A. Uebler, Joseph L. Christensen, Hayley M. Lenahan, McCollom D’Emilio Smith Uebler LLC, Wilmington, DE for appellants.
    for defendant: Bradley R. Aronstam, Roger S. Stronach, Holly E. Newell, Ross Aronstam & Moritz LLP, Wilmington, DE; Jon M. Talotta, Hogan Lovells US LLP, Tysons, VA; Michael C. Hefter, Hogan Lovells US LLP, New York, NY for appellee.

    Case Number: D69287

    Court properly found controller had affirmatively deceived directors to foster quorum by publicly expressing support for CEO after making statements to others suggesting controller intended to fire the CEO.

  • Morris v. Spectra Energy Partners (DE) GP, LP

    Publication Date: 2021-02-10
    Practice Area: Mergers and Acquisitions
    Industry: Energy | Investments and Investment Advisory
    Court: Delaware Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Seitz
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Michael J. Barry, Rebecca A. Musarra, Grant & Eisenhoffer P.A., Wilmington, DE; Peter B. Andrews, Craig J. Springer, David M. Sborz, Andrews & Springer LLC, Wilmington, DE; Jeremy S. Friedman, Spencer Oster, David F.E. Tejtel, Friedman Oster & Tejtel PLLC, Bedford Hills, NY for plaintiff.
    for defendant: Robert S. Saunders, Ronald N. Brown, III, Ryan M. Linsay, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, Wilmington, DE; Noelle M. Reed, Daniel S. Mayerfeld, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, Hou-ston, TX for defendant.

    Case Number: D69293

    The trial court erred in applying a litigation risk discount on a motion to dismiss for lack of standing.