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  • IP Network Solutions, Inc. v. Nutanix, Inc.

    Publication Date: 2022-02-22
    Practice Area: Contractual Disputes
    Industry: E-Commerce
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Wallace
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Nicholas T. Verna, Womble Bond Dickinson LLP, Wilmington, DE for plaintiff.
    for defendant: Justin M Forcier, Brian M. Rostocki, Reed Smith LLP, Wilmington, DE for defendant.
    Case Number: D69719

    The court held that neither party demonstrated that its reading of the contested operable language of the relevant agreement represented the only reasonable construction as a matter of law.

  • Benefytt Tech. Inc. v. Capitol Specialty Ins. Corp.

    Publication Date: 2022-01-18
    Practice Area: Insurance Litigation
    Industry: E-Commerce | Insurance
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Wallace
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Jennifer C. Wasson, Carla Jones, Potter Anderson & Corroon LLP, Wilmington, DE for plaintiff.
    for defendant: Robert J. Katzenstein, Smith, Katzenstein & Jenkins LLP, Wilmington, DE; Patricia A Winston, Morris James LLP, Wilmington, DE; Timothy Jay Houseal, Jennifer M. Kinkus, Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor LLP, Wilmington, DE; John C. Phillips, Jr., David Bilson, Phillips Mclaughlin & Hall, P.A., Wilmington, DE; Joanna J. Cline, Emily L. Wheatley, Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders LLP, Wilmington, DE for defendants.
    Case Number: D69682

    The court held that there was an actual controversy that was ripe for adjudication between plaintiff and defendant insurance company.

  • Surf's Up Legacy Partners LLC v. Virgin Fest, LLC

    Publication Date: 2021-12-28
    Practice Area: Contracts
    Industry: Entertainment and Leisure | Legal Services
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Wallace
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Theodore A. Kittila, James G. MacMillan, III, Halloran Farkas + Kittila LLP, Wilmington, DE; Eric M. George, Kim S. Zeldin, Browne George Ross LLP, Los Angeles CA for plaintiffs.
    for defendant: Robert K. Beste, Jason Z. Miller, Smith, Katzenstein & Jenkins LLP, Wilmington, DE; Marvin S. Putnam, Jessica Stebbins Bina, R. Peter Durning, Jr., Latham & Watkins LLP, Los Angeles, CA for defendants.
    Case Number: D69659

    Motion of law firm to intervene to attach an attorney's lien for a judgment for unpaid legal fees denied where firm's right to attach the lien was contractually limited only to causes of actions that were the subject of the engagement agreement, and the firm sought to intervene in a completely unrelated legal action.

  • Serviz v. The ServiceMaster Co., LLC

    Publication Date: 2021-12-21
    Practice Area: Mergers and Acquisitions
    Industry:
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Wallace
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Steven L. Caponi, Matthew B. Goeller, K&L Gates LLP, Wilmington, DE for plaintiff.
    for defendant: John P. DiTomo, Miranda N. Gilbert, Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell, LLP, Wilmington, DE, Lynn K. Neuner, Rachel S. Bradley, Simpson, Thatcher & Bartlett LLP, New York, NY for defendants.
    Case Number: D69648

    The court ordered plaintiff to produce emails from their privilege log, finding that the emails were not protected by attorney-client privilege.

  • Lima USA, Inc. v. Mahfouz

    Publication Date: 2021-12-21
    Practice Area: Contractual Disputes
    Industry: Health Care | Investments and Investment Advisory | Technology Media and Telecom
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Wallace
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: David E. Wilks, Scott B. Czerwonka, Wilks Law, LLC, Wilmington, DE; Jordan E. Stern, William H. Newman, Becker, Glynn, Muffly, Chassin & Hosinski, LLP, New York, NY for plaintiff.
    for defendant: Catherine A. Gaul, Ashby & Geddes, Wilmington, DE; David B. Anthony, Berger Harris LLP, Wilmington, DE; Beth A. Bryan, Taft Stettinius & Hollister, LLP, Cincinnati, OH for defendants.
    Case Number: D69649

    The court held that plaintiff's claims were not ripe or justiciable and its breach of representations claim failed to state a claim where plaintiff did not and could not plead damages.

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  • Intermec IP Corp. v. TransCore, LP

    Publication Date: 2021-11-02
    Practice Area: Contracts
    Industry: Electronics | Manufacturing | Software
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Wallace
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Steven L. Caponi, Matthew B. Goeller, K&L Gates, LLP, Wilmington, DE; Michael S. Nelson, Jessica L.G. Moran, K&L Gates LLP, Pittsburgh, PA for plaintiffs.
    for defendant: Jason A. Cincilla, Howard P. Goldberg, Tye C. Bell, Manning Gross + Massenburg LLP, Wilmington, DE; Stephen E. Baskin, Peter Schmidt, King & Spalding LLP, Washington, DC for defendants.
    Case Number: D69592

    Proposed amendment of declaratory judgment claim was futile where it sought declaration of rights and obligations that would be resolved by an existing breach of contract claim, or sought legal declarations to which defendant had already conceded.

  • Blue Cube Spinco LLC v. The Dow Chem. Co.

    Publication Date: 2021-10-13
    Practice Area: Contractual Disputes
    Industry: Chemicals and Materials | Manufacturing
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Wallace
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: David E. Ross, Adam D. Gold, Anthony M. Calvano, Ross Aronstam & Mortitz LLP, Wilmington, DE; Craig C. Martin, Matthew J. Thomas, Skyler J. Silvertrust, Chloe Holt, Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP, Chicago, IL; Shaimaa M. Hussein, Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP, New York, NY for plaintiff.
    for defendant: David J. Soldo, Morris James LLP, Wilmington, DE; Joseph B. Schmit, Richard Weingarten, Phillips Lytle LLP, New York, NY for defendant.
    Case Number: D69567

    Plaintiff adequately stated a claim for breach of contract where it alleged that defendant's actions regarding the real property sold to plaintiff arguably caused plaintiff to suffer quantifiable losses, thereby triggering a duty to indemnify plaintiff.

  • Humanigen, Inc. v. Savant Neglected Diseases, LLC

    Publication Date: 2021-10-06
    Practice Area: Contractual Disputes
    Industry: Pharmaceuticals
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Wallace
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Jeffrey L. Moyer, Travis S. Hunter, Katharine L. Mowery, Tyler E. Cragg, Richards, Layton & Finger, P.A., Wilmington, DE for Humanigen, Inc., Nomis Bay Ltd. and Madison Joint Venture LLC. Steven P. Wood, Travis J. Ferguson, McCarter & English, LLP, Wilmington, DE
    for defendant: Reid Skibell, Harris, St. Laurent & Wechsler LLP, New York, NY; Mazin A. Sbaiti, J. Michal Zapendowski, Sbaiti & Co. LLC, Dallas, TX for Savant Neglected Diseases, LLC.
    Case Number: D69562

    Where the parties filed cross-motions for summary judgment and both sides requested reargument, the court granted re-consideration to clarify its rulings.

  • Lima USA, Inc. v. Mahfouz

    Publication Date: 2021-09-15
    Practice Area: Contractual Disputes
    Industry: Health Care | Manufacturing
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Wallace
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: David E. Wilks, Scott B. Czerwonka, Wilks Law, LLC, Wilmington, DE; Jordan E. Stern, William H. Newman, Becker, Glynn, Muffly, Chassin & Hosinski, LLP, New York, NY for plaintiff.
    for defendant: Catherine A. Gaul, Ashby & Geddes, Wilmington, DE; David B. Anthony, Berger Harris LLP, Wilmington, DE; Beth A. Bryan, Taft Stettinius & Hollister, LLP, Cincinnati, OH for defendants.
    Case Number: D69539

    The court rejected plaintiff's motion for a stay and granted defendant's motion to dismiss because plaintiff's lawsuit was based on contingent events and was not yet ripe for litigation.

  • Humanigen, Inc. v. Savant Neglected Diseases, LLC

    Publication Date: 2021-07-28
    Practice Area: Contracts
    Industry: Pharmaceuticals
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Wallace
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Jeffrey L. Moyer, Travis S. Hunter, Katharine L. Mowery, Tyler E. Cragg, Richards, Layton & Finger, P.A., Wilmington, DE for plaintiffs.
    for defendant: Steven P. Wood, Travis J. Ferguson, McCarter & English, LLP, Wilmington, DE; Reid Skibell, Harris, St. Laurent & Welchlser LLP, New York, NY; Mazin A. Sbaiti, J. Michal Zapendowski, Sbaiti & Company LLC, Dallas, TX for defendant.
    Case Number: D69478

    Fraud claims not dismissed where there were genuine issues of material fact concerning the insolvency of the party allegedly engaged in fraudulent transfer and whether it knew of the exclusivity of the data being transferred.