• New Wood Res. LLC v. Baldwin

    Publication Date: 2023-08-14
    Practice Area: Contracts
    Industry: Manufacturing
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Rennie
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Richard P. Rollo, Travis S. Hunter, Jordan L. Cramer, Richards, Layton & Finger, P.A., Wilmington, DE for plaintiff.
    for defendant: Sean J. Bellew, Bellew LLC, Wilmington, DE; Chris L. Gilbert, Gilbert PC, Dallas, TX for defendant.

    Case Number: N20C-10-231- SKR CCLD

    Ruling that under Delaware law a person is presumed to act in good faith unless evidence is presented to the contrary, the court ruled that defendant had not demonstrated that plaintiff was motivated by bad faith and had, thus, breached the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing under the terms of their contract. Plaintiff's motion for summary judgment granted.

  • Blue Valley, LLC v. Klein

    Publication Date: 2023-08-14
    Practice Area: Contracts
    Industry: Investments and Investment Advisory | Pharmaceuticals
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Rennie
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: John Harris, Esquire, Harry Shenton IV, Berger Harris LLP, Wilmington, DE for plaintiff.
    for defendant: John Klein, Tampa, FL, pro se defendant.

    Case Number: N20C-03-300 SKR CCLD

    The court ruled that it did not need to reach an offensive collateral estoppel analysis because plaintiff had carried its burden of proof for summary judgment on the merits demonstrating a breach of the indemnification agreement at issue.

  • First Wheel Mgmt., Ltd. v. Inventist, Inc.

    Publication Date: 2023-08-07
    Practice Area: Contracts
    Industry: Manufacturing
    Court: U.S. District Court of Delaware
    Judge: District Judge Noreika
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Sean T. O’Kelly, Gerard M. O’Rourke, O’Kelly & O’Rourke, LLC, Wilmington, DE for plaintiff.
    for defendant: Andrew C. Mayo, Catherine A. Gaul, Ashby & Geddes, Wilmington, DE; Benjamin J. Hodges, Devra R. Cohen, Foster Garvey PC, Seattle, WA for defendants.

    Case Number: 17-1059 (MN)

    Court struck damages claim for restitution based on breach of contractual obligation to deliver IP where plaintiff's exercise of its option to license the IP meant there was a partial breach at most and plaintiff had retained the benefits of defendants' partial performance.

  • Alchemy LTD LLC v. FANchise League Co., LLC

    Publication Date: 2023-07-31
    Practice Area: Contracts
    Industry: Entertainment and Leisure
    Court: Court of Chancery
    Judge: Vice Chancellor Will
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: F. Troupe Mickler IV, Ashby & Geddes, P.A., Wilmington, DE; Edgar G. Sargent, Susman Godfrey L.L.P., Seattle, WA for plaintiff.
    for defendant: Sarah E. Delia, McCarter & English, LLP, Wilmington, DE for defendant.

    Case Number: 2021-0476-LWW

    Plaintiff's motion for summary judgment to enforce an option right for which it bargained to pay $1,000 but did not make payment was denied and defendant's cross-motion for summary judgment was granted.

  • Waters v. Delaware Moving & Storage, Inc.

    Publication Date: 2023-07-10
    Practice Area: Contracts
    Industry: Cargo and Shipping | Construction
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Adams
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Andres Gutierrez de Cos, Andres de Cos LLC, Wilmington, DE for plaintiff.
    for defendant: William A. Crawford, Franklin & Prokopik, Newark, DE; Lisa M. Grubb, Marhsall, Dennehey, Warner, Coleman & Goggin, Wilmington, DE for defendants.

    Case Number: N21C-05-130 MAA

    Replacement cost value provision in moving contract limiting company's liability for damage or loss was valid and enforceable where it met statutory requirements, as the law did not require an accurate valuation of property where customer had opportunity to negotiate or state a value.

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  • LCT Capital, LLC v. NGL Energy Partners LP

    Publication Date: 2023-07-03
    Practice Area: Contracts
    Industry: Energy | Investments and Investment Advisory
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Clark
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: John L. Reed, Daniel P. Klusman, Peter H. Kyle, DLA Piper, LLP, Wilmington, DE; Michael D. Hynes, Emma Kramer Jones, DLA Piper, New York, NY; Benjamin D. Schuman, Ellen E. Dew, DLA Piper, LLP, Baltimore, MD for plaintiff.
    for defendant: Steven T. Margolin, Lisa Z. Brown, Samuel L. Moultrie, Bryan T. Reed, Greenberg Traurig LLP, Wilmington, DE; Hal S. Shaftel, Daniel Friedman, Greenberg Traurig LLP, New York, NY for defendants.

    Case Number: N15C-08-109 JJC CCLD

    Court declined to award prevailing plaintiff reimbursement of special discovery master and mediation fees where such fees fell within the category of pre-trial costs that each party was expected to bear on its own, as there was no evidence that defendant acted in bad faith or engaged in litigation misconduct.

  • Consolidated, LLC v. GFP Cement Contractors, LLC

    Publication Date: 2023-05-30
    Practice Area: Contracts
    Industry: Construction
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Butler
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Kevin S. Mann, Christopher P. Simon, Cross & Simon, LLC, Wilmington, DE for plaintiff.
    for defendant: Krista M. Reale, Tara D. McManamy, Margolis Edelstein, Wilmington, DE for defendant.

    Case Number: N22C-06-084 CEB

    Subcontractor had express contractual obligation to indemnify general contractor pursuant to the parties' contract after the subcontractor's subcontracted materials supplier damaged the site owner's property and the site owner obtained financial recovery from the general contractor.

  • Kokorich v. Momentus Inc.

    Publication Date: 2023-05-30
    Practice Area: Contracts
    Industry: Aerospace
    Court: Court of Chancery
    Judge: Vice Chancellor Zurn
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Eric Lopez Schnabel, Alessandra Glorioso, Dorsey & Whitney LLP, Wilmington, DE; Benjamin D. Greenberg, Todd S. Fairchild, Dorsey & Whitney LLP, Seattle, WA for plaintiff.
    for defendant: Joseph L. Christensen, Meghan M. Dougherty, Christensen & Dougherty LLP, Wilmington, DE; Perrie M. Weiner, Aaron T. Goodman, Baker & McKenzie LLP, Los Angeles, CA; Peter P. Tomczak, Michael D. Lehrman, Baker & McKenzie LLP, Chicago, IL for defendant.

    Case Number: 2022-0722-MTZ

    Company founder and former CEO was not entitled to indemnification/advancement from company pursuant to corporate agreements and bylaws where founder had broadly released any claims he had against the company in a stock repurchase agreement, nor was he entitled to statutory indemnification since he had not been successful on the merits of any related legal actions.

  • MirTech, Inc. v. AgroFresh, Inc.

    Publication Date: 2023-05-16
    Practice Area: Contracts
    Industry: Agriculture | Consulting | Food and Beverage
    Court: U.S. District Court of Delaware
    Judge: District Judge Andrews
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Glenn A. Brown, Real World Law, P.C., Wilmington, DE for plaintiffs.
    for defendant: Chad S.C. Stover, Barnes & Thornburg LLP, Wilmington, DE for defendant.

    Case Number: 20-1170-RGA

    Court granted reargument and reconsidered summary judgment motion where it initially decided the motion based on outdated and incorrect information cited by the opposing party.

  • CRE Niagara Holdings, LLC v. Resorts Group, Inc.

    Publication Date: 2023-04-25
    Practice Area: Contracts
    Industry: Hospitality and Lodging | Real Estate
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Wallace
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: N20C-05-157 PRW CCLD

    Court declined to dismiss case for lack of subject matter jurisdiction where it had already ruled that a Delaware forum selection clause in one of the parties' agreements covered plaintiffs' claims, and any risk of duplicative litigation was caused by the parties' tactical decisions to litigate in two jurisdictions to try to obtain their preferred forum.