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  • State v. Ackridge

    Publication Date: 2021-01-27
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
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    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Medinilla
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Jillian Schroeder, Dep’t of Justice, Wilmington, DE for the state.
    for defendant: John Barber, Office of Defense Services, Wilmington, DE for defendant.
    Case Number: D69275

    After conducting a reverse amenability hearing, the court granted a juvenile's motion to have his pending criminal matter transferred to family court.

  • State of Delaware v. Wisher

    Publication Date: 2020-03-18
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Medinilla
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Erika Flaschner and Jillian Schroeder, Dep’t of Justice, Wilmington, DE for the state.
    for defendant: Cathy Johnson and Charles Tate, Office of Defense Services, Wilmington, DE for defendant.
    Case Number: D68916

    The court denied a juvenile's motion to transfer charges to family court, because the juvenile engaged in conduct that was in-creasingly violent, and he had not meaningfully responded to past attempts at rehabilitation.

  • State of Delaware v. Smith

    Publication Date: 2020-03-04
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Medinilla
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Matthew Frawley, Dep’t of Justice, Wilmington, DE for the state.
    for defendant: Brian J. Chapman, Law Office of Brian J. Chapman, Newark, DE for defendant.
    Case Number: D68901

    The court denied a juvenile defendant's motion to transfer his case to family court.

  • State of Delaware v. Kent

    Publication Date: 2019-10-09
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Medinilla
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Amanda J. DiLiberto, Department of Justice, Wilmington, DE for the state.
    for defendant: John S. Edinger, Jr. , Office of Defense Services, Wilmington, DE for defendant.
    Case Number: D68732

    Defendant was not entitled to an acquittal for the lesser-included offense of attempted rape, because the state presented evi-dence that defendant took a substantial step in completing that crime.

  • Schmelz v. Martone

    Publication Date: 2019-05-15
    Practice Area: Insurance Law | Motor Vehicle Torts
    Industry: Insurance
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Medinilla
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Robert T. Graney, Law Offices of Chrissinger & Baumberger, Wilmington, DE for third-party defendant Liberty Mutual.
    for defendant: Matthew E. O'Byrne, Casarino Christman Shalk Ransom & Doss, P.A., Wilmington, DE for defendant Martone.
    Case Number: D68563

    Defendant did not have standing to pursue a counterclaim against plaintiff's insurer for indemnity or contribution in this personal injury matter, because she did not have a legally protected interest.

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  • Rowland v. American Biltrite, Inc.

    Publication Date: 2019-05-08
    Practice Area: Products Liability
    Industry: Chemicals and Materials | Manufacturing
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Medinilla
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Ipek K. Medford, Bartholomew J. Dalton, Andrew C. Dalton and Michael C. Dalton, Dalton & Assoc., P.A., Wilmington, DE; Adam Balick and Patrick J. Smith, Balick & Balick, LLC, Wilmington, DE; Weitz & Luxenberg, P.C., New York, NY for plaintiffs.
    for defendant: Beth E. Valocchi, Joseph S. Naylor and Bryan P. Smith, Swartz Campbell, LLC , Wilmington, DE for moving defendant.
    Case Number: D68556

    Plaintiffs failed to demonstrate that a product provided by defendant contained asbestos.

  • Summers v. Cabela's Wholesale, Inc.

    Publication Date: 2019-04-10
    Practice Area: Wrongful Death
    Industry: Retail
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Medinilla
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Bruce L. Hudson, Hudson & Castle Law, LLC, Wilmington, DE; Jonathan E. Lowy and Erin C. Davis, Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence, Washington, DC for plaintiff.
    for defendant: Francis G.X. Pileggi, Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott, LLC, Wilmington, DE; James B. Vogts, Swanson, Martin & Bell LLP, Chicago, IL for defendant.
    Case Number: D68523

    Defendant was entitled to dismissal of negligence claims where it complied with all statutory requirements for the sale of a firearm.

  • Keeler v. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.

    Publication Date: 2019-04-10
    Practice Area: Banking and Finance Laws | Commercial Law
    Industry: Financial Services and Banking
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Medinilla
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Elwood T. Eveland, Jr., The Eveland Law Firm for appellant.
    for defendant: Nicholas T. Verna, Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP for appellee.
    Case Number: D68519

    Trial court erred in dismissing banking violation under UCC without determining whether breach of contract claim could proceed independent of a UCC claim, where the allegations of the contract claim also raised an issue of the bank's compliance with UCC requirements.

  • Brown v. City of Wilmington

    Publication Date: 2019-01-23
    Practice Area: Health Care Law | Labor Law
    Industry: Health Care | Insurance
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Medinilla
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Gary S. Nitsche and Rachel D. Allen, Weik, Nitsche & Dougherty, LLC, Wilmington, DE, for plaintiffs.
    for defendant: Lauren A. Cirrinicione and Kelley M. Huff, Murphy & Landon, Wilmington, DE for defendant.
    Case Number: D68431

    Retired firefighters' claims for denial of health insurance benefits pursuant to municipal personnel policy denied where employer had not made specific determination that their disabilities arose from hot pursuit or emergency situation and where policy could not apply retroactively to firefighters who retired prior to policy adoption.

  • State of Delaware v. Matthews

    Publication Date: 2019-01-02
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Medinilla
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Joseph S. Grubb and Zachary D. Rosen, Deputy Attorneys General, Department of Justice, Wilmington, DE for the state.
    for defendant: Eugene J. Maurer, Jr. and Elise K. Wolpert of Eugene J. Maurer, Jr., P.A., Wilmington, DE for defendant.
    Case Number: D68412

    The state's misrepresentation of the evidence during closing argument, even if unintentional, prejudiced defendant and compromised the fairness of the proceeding.