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  • In re Ex Parte Application of Eni S.p.A.

    Publication Date: 2021-04-07
    Practice Area: Discovery
    Industry: Energy
    Court: U.S. District Court of Delaware
    Judge: District Judge Noreika
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Daniel Bartley Rath, Rebecca Lyn Butcher, Jennifer L. Cree, Landis Rath & Cobb LLP, Wilmington, DE; Nicolas Bourtin, Beth D. Newton, Michele C. Materni, Sullivan & Cromwell LLP, New York, NY for applicant.
    for defendant: David E. Ross, Ross Aronstam & Moritz LLP, Wilmington, DE for respondents.
    Case Number: D69352

    Court granted ex parte application for discovery for use in foreign proceedings where arbitration established by international treaty qualified as a foreign proceeding and where parties seeking to quash subpoenas failed to show the discovery would be inadmissible in foreign proceedings or that those proceedings had already denied similar discovery demands.

  • David v. The Weinstein Co. Holdings, LLC

    Publication Date: 2021-03-31
    Practice Area: Bankruptcy
    Industry: Insurance
    Court: U.S. District Court of Delaware
    Judge: District Judge Noreika
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Frederick B. Rosner, Zhao (Ruby) Liu, The Rosner Law Group LLC, Wilmington, DE; Douglas H. Wigdor, Bryan L. Arbeit, Wigdor LLP, New York, NY; Kevin Mintzer, The Law Office Of Kevin Mintzer, P.C., New York, NY; Thomas P. Giuffra, Rheingold Giuffra Ruffo & Plotkin LLP, New York, NY for appellants.
    for defendant: Robert J. Feinstein, Debra I. Grassgreen, Jason H. Rosell, Colin R. Robinson, Pachulski Stang Ziehl & Jones LLP, Wilmington, DE for appellee.
    Case Number: D69342

    Bankruptcy court properly approved non-consensual third-party releases of insurers and directors/officers in liquidation plan where releases necessary to secure funds from released parties needed to satisfy creditor claims.

  • Yeransian v. Markel Corp.

    Publication Date: 2021-03-31
    Practice Area: Mergers and Acquisitions
    Industry: Financial Services and Banking | Insurance | Investments and Investment Advisory
    Court: U.S. District Court of Delaware
    Judge: District Judge Noreika
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Laurence V. Cronin, Smith, Katzenstein & Jenkins LLP, Wilmington, DE; James D. Sherrets, Diana J. Bogt, Sherrets Bruno & Vogt, LLC, Omaha, NE for plaintiff.
    for defendant: John M. Seaman, Abrams & Bayliss LLP, Wilmington, DE; Kristine Maher, Thomas Prewitt, Graydon Head & Ritchey LLP, Cincinnati, OH; Russell C. Silberglied, Travis S. Hunter, Richards, Layton & Finger, P.A., Wilmington, DE; Joseph M. Pastore, III, Pastore & Dailey LLC, Stamford, CT for defendants.
    Case Number: D69349

    The court granted a motion to dismiss plaintiff's claims based on res judicata and lack of standing.

  • Ocimum Biosolutions (India) Ltd. v. LG Corp., LLC

    Publication Date: 2021-03-24
    Practice Area: Contractual Disputes
    Industry: Biotechnology | Manufacturing | Software
    Court: U.S. District Court of Delaware
    Judge: District Judge Noreika
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Christopher Page Simon, Kevin Scott Mann, Cross & Simon, LLC, Wilmington, DE; C. Edward Polk, Jr., Polk Law PLLC, Ashburn, VA for plaintiff.
    for defendant: David Ellis Moore, Bindu Ann George Palapura, Stephanie E. O’Byrne, Potter Anderson & Corroon LLP, Wilmington, DE; Virginia A. Gibson, Hogan Lovells US LLP, Philadelphia, PA; Steven M. Levitan, Gurtej Singh, Hogan Lovells US LLP, Menlo Park, CA; Joseph J. Raffetto, Andrew J. Lee, Hogan Lovells US LLP, Washington, DC for defendants.
    Case Number: D69339

    The court dismissed plaintiff's claims based on lack of standing and the expiration of the statute of limita-tions, but gave plaintiff an opportunity to amend.

  • Calamos Asset Mgmt., Inc. v. Travelers Cas. & Surety Co. of Am.,

    Publication Date: 2021-03-10
    Practice Area: Insurance Law
    Industry: Insurance | Investments and Investment Advisory
    Court: U.S. District Court of Delaware
    Judge: District Judge Noreika
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Jennifer C. Wasson, Carla M. Jones, Potter Anderson & Corroon LLP, Wilmington, DE; Matthew J. Schlesinger, Colin P. Watson, Maura A. Sokol, Covington & Burling LLP, Washington, DC for plaintiff.
    for defendant: Francis G.X. Pileggi, Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP, Wilmington, DE; Ronald P. Schiller, Daniel J. Layden, Hangley Aronchick Segal Pudlin & Schiller, Philadelphia, PA for defendant.
    Case Number: D69318

    Corporation was not entitled to coverage under Directors and Officers liability policy for stockholders' underlying action against the company where the policy only provided coverage for securities claims and the underlying breach of fiduciary duty claims did not concern regulating securities.

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  • Guliyev v. Sandberg

    Publication Date: 2021-03-03
    Practice Area: Corporate Governance
    Industry: Software
    Court: U.S. District Court of Delaware
    Judge: District Judge Noreika
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Brian E. Farnan, Michael J. Farnan, Farnan LLP, Wilmington, DE; Christopher J. Kupka, Samir Shukurov, William J. Fields, Fields Kupka & Shukurov LLP, New York, NY for plaintiff.
    for defendant: A. Thompson Baylis, Daniel John McBride, Abrams & Bayliss LLP, Wilmington, DE for defendants.
    Case Number: D69314

    The court awarded plaintiff attorney fees in this proxy challenge litigation based on the "common corporate benefit" doctrine, but it awarded a much smaller amount than plaintiff requested.

  • Columbus Life Ins. Co. v. Wilmington Trust Co.

    Publication Date: 2021-02-03
    Practice Area: Commercial Law
    Industry: Financial Services and Banking | Insurance
    Court: U.S. District Court of Delaware
    Judge: District Judge Noreika
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Donald L. Gouge, Jr., Donald L. Gouge, Jr., LLC, Wilmington, DE; Michael J. Miller, Joseph M. Kelleher, Philip J. Farinella, Cozen O’Connor, Philadelphia, PA for plaintiff.
    for defendant: Steven L. Caponi, Matthew B. Goeller, K&L Gates LLP, Wilmington, DE; Steven Sklaver, Susman Godfrey LLP, Los Angeles, CA; Ari Ruben, Susman Godfrey LLP, New York, NY for defendant.
    Case Number: D69281

    Removal to federal court by a non-party was improper, and defendant's attempt to file an amended notice of removal did not relate back to the time of the original notice.

  • Well Thrive Ltd. v. SemiLEDs Corp.

    Publication Date: 2021-01-06
    Practice Area: Securities Litigation
    Industry: Investments and Investment Advisory | Manufacturing
    Court: U.S. District Court of Delaware
    Judge: District Judge Noreika
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: David S. Eagle, Sean M. Brennecke, Klehr Harrison Harvey Branzburg LLP, Wilmington, DE; Robert D. We-ber, Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP, Los Angeles, CA for plaintiff.
    for defendant: Henry E. Gallagher, Jr., Lauren P. DeLuca, Connolly Gallagher LLP, Wilmington, DE; Dan Woods, Musick, Peeler & Garrett LLP, Los Angeles, CA for defendant.
    Case Number: D69253

    Plaintiff was not entitled to relief on its unjust enrichment claim because a contract governed the parties' relationship, but the court awarded declaratory relief in plaintiff's favor.

  • Tom Hussey Photography, LLC v. BDG Media, Inc.

    Publication Date: 2021-01-06
    Practice Area: Intellectual Property
    Industry: Technology Media and Telecom
    Court: U.S. District Court of Delaware
    Judge: District Judge Noreika
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Mackenzie M. Wrobel, Steven M. Cowley, Duane Morris LLP, Boston, MA for plaintiff.
    for defendant: Chad M. Shandler, Nicole K. Pedi, Richards, Layton & Finger, P.A., Wilmington, DE; Eleanor M. Lackman, Bradley J. Mullins, Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp LLP, New York, NY for defendant.
    Case Number: D69251

    The complaint in this copyright infringement matter did not include allegations that defendant engaged in any unauthorized copying of plaintiff's work, so the court granted defendant's motion to dismiss.

  • Fanatics Retail Group (Dreams), LLC v. Truax

    Publication Date: 2020-12-16
    Practice Area: Creditors' and Debtors' Rights
    Industry: Distribution and Wholesale | Manufacturing
    Court: U.S. District Court of Delaware
    Judge: District Judge Noreika
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Jody C. Barillare, Brian A. Herman, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, Wilmington, DE for plaintiff.
    for defendant: Michael D. DeBaecke, F. Troupe Mickler IV, Ashby & Geddes, P.A., Wilmington, DE for defendant.
    Case Number: D69223

    Court granted plaintiff judgment on the pleadings in its breach of guaranty claim, where defendant had executed an unconditional guaranty waiving defenses to the validity of the underlying debt or defenses available in bankruptcy.