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  • GXP Capital, LLC v. Argonaut Mfg. Servs., Inc.

    Publication Date: 2020-07-15
    Practice Area: Intellectual Property
    Industry: Manufacturing | Pharmaceuticals
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Wallace
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: David L. Finger, Finger &Slanina, LLC, Wilmington, DE; Benjamin M. Carson, Law Offices of Benjamin M. Carson, P.C., La Jolla, CAfor plaintiff.
    for defendant: John L. Reed and Harrison S. Carpenter, DLA Piper LLP (US), Wilmington, DE; Brian A. Foster, Noah A. Katsell, and Julie Gryce, DLA Piper LLP (US), San Diego, CA for defendants.
    Case Number: D69048

    Where the availability of an alternative forum for plaintiff's claims was a contingent matter, the court ordered a stay of the case in contemplation of litigation proceeding in another state, while leaving plaintiff with the ability to continue the case if no other forums were available.

  • Athene Life & Annuity Co. v. Am. Gen. Life Ins. Co.

    Publication Date: 2020-06-03
    Practice Area: Insurance Law
    Industry: Insurance | Investments and Investment Advisory
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Wallace
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Martin S. Lessner, Richard J. Thomas, and M. Paige Valeski, Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor, LLP, Wilmington, DE; James P. Gillespie and Dustin Hillsley, Kirkland& Ellis LLP, New York, NY; Adam T. Humann, Kirkland & Ellis LLP, Washington, DC for plaintiff Athene. Brian C. Ralston, Potter Anderson & Corroon LLP, Wilmington, DE for plaintiffs American Investors and Indianapolis Life.
    for defendant: Kenneth J. Nachbar and Sabrina M. Hendershot, Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell LLP, Wilmington, DE for defendant American Life. Joel Friedlander and Christopher P. Quinn, Friedlander & Gorris, P.A, Wilmington, DE; John L. Jacobus, J. Walker Johnson, Catherine D. Cockerham, and William Carson, Steptoe & Johnson LLP, Washington, DC; Jeffrey B. Korn and Stuart R. Lombardi, Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP, Washington, DC; Joseph G. Davis, Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP, New York, NY for defendants ZC Resource Investment Trust and ZC Resource LLC.
    Case Number: D68999

    Breach of contract and tortious interference claims arising from alleged rights to surrender or reallocation value from corporate-owned life insurance policies were dismissed as unripe where the policyholder had made no effort to surrender or reallocate.

  • GXP Capital, LLC v. Argonaut Mfg. Serv., Inc.

    Publication Date: 2020-05-20
    Practice Area: Contractual Disputes
    Industry: Manufacturing
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Wallace
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: David L. Finger, Finger & Slanina, LLC, Wilmington, DE; Benjamin M. Carson, Law Offices of Benjamin M. Carson, La Jolla, CA for plaintiff.
    for defendant: John L. Reed, Harrison S. Carpenter, of DLA Piper LLP (US), Wilmington, DE; Brian A. Foster, Noah A. Katsell and Julie Gryce, DLA Piper LLP (US), San Diego, CA for defendants.
    Case Number: D68985

    Defendants were entitled to relief based on forum non conveniens, but instead of dismissal, the court imposed a stay.

  • Sun Life Assurance Co. of Canada v. Wilmington Sav. Fund Soc'y

    Publication Date: 2020-04-20
    Practice Area: Law Firm Client Relationships
    Industry: Financial Services and Banking | Insurance | Legal Services
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Wallace
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Simon E. Fraser and Thomas Francella, Cozen O’Connor, Wilmington, DE for plaintiff.
    for defendant: Steven L. Caponi and Matthew B. Goeller, K&L Gates LLP, Wilmington, DE for defendant.
    Case Number: D68955

    A law firm's prior representation presented a conflict that could not be waived. Motion for reargument denied.

  • Nationwide Prop. & Cas. Ins. Co. v. Irizarry

    Publication Date: 2020-02-19
    Practice Area: Insurance Litigation
    Industry: Insurance
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Wallace
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Louis J. Rizzo, Reger Rizzo & Darnall LLP, Wilmington, DE for plaintiff.
    for defendant: Scott E. Chambers and Gary E. Junge, Schmittinger & Rodrigue P.A., Dover, DE for defendant.
    Case Number: D68884

    Where a passenger sustained injuries in a single vehicle accident that were in excess of the bodily injury and personal injury protection limits, the driver's underinsured motorist coverage applied as well.

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  • Sun Life Assurance Co. of Canada v. Wilmington Savings Fund Soc'y

    Publication Date: 2020-01-01
    Practice Area: Legal Ethics and Attorney Discipline
    Industry: Financial Services and Banking | Insurance | Legal Services
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Wallace
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Simon E. Fraser and Thomas Francella, Cozen O’Connor, Wilmington, DE for plaintiff.
    for defendant: Steven L. Caponi and Matthew B. Goeller, K&L Gates LLP, Wilmington, DE for defendant.
    Case Number: D68826

    Due to a former client conflict and the appearance of impropriety, disqualification of plaintiff's counsel was necessary to ensure the fairness of the litigation process.

  • State of Delaware v. Thomas

    Publication Date: 2019-11-20
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Wallace
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Jordan A. Braunsberg of the Dept’ of Justice for the state.
    for defendant: Damion Thomas, pro se defendant.
    Case Number: D68778

    Changes in the law which allowed a court to impose concurrent rather that consecutive sentences for certain crimes were not retroactively effective.

  • Trustwave Holdings, Inc. v. Beazley Ins. Co., Inc.

    Publication Date: 2019-10-16
    Practice Area: Insurance Litigation
    Industry: Insurance | Technology Media and Telecom
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Wallace
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Jody Barillare, Beth Herrington and Zachary Ryan Lazar, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, LLP, Wilmington, DE for plaintiff.
    for defendant: Michael C. Heyden and Scott Schmookler, Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani, LLP, Wilmington, DE for defendants.
    Case Number: D68741

    The court granted plaintiff's motion to dismiss some of the insurers' claims due to the statute of limitations, but it declined to dismiss the contractual indemnification claims.

  • State of Delaware ex. rel. French v. CVS Health Corp.

    Publication Date: 2019-10-09
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure
    Industry: Retail | State and Local Government
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Wallace
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Bruce E. Jameson and Samuel L. Closic, Prickett, Jones & Elliott, P.A., Wilmington, DE; Justin S. Brooks and Elizabeth H. Shofner, Guttman & Buschner & Brooks, PLLC, Wilmington, DE for plaintiff-relator.
    for defendant: Kenneth J. Nachbar, Michael Houghton, Matthew R. Clark and Barnaby Grzaslewicz, Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell LLP, Wilmington, DE; Ethan D. Miller, Jason D. Popp and Gavin Reinke. Alston & Bird LLP for CVS Health Corporation. Stephen E. Jenkins, Catherine Gaul, F. Troupe Mickler, IV, Ashby & Geddes, Wilmington, DE for Card Compliant and CardFact defend-ants. Brian E. Farnan , Farnan LLP, Wilmington, DE for Vacation Properties United Ltd. and The Factoring Co.
    Case Number: D68731

    The court dismissed this qui tam action involving an allegedly fraudulent scheme for depriving the state of money it was enti-tled to from unused gift cards.

  • State v. Xenidis

    Publication Date: 2019-07-17
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Wallace
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Matthew F. Hicks Dep't of Justice, Wilmington, DE for the state.
    for defendant: Michael W. Modica, The Law Office of Michael W. Modica, Wilmington, DE for defendant.
    Case Number: D68637

    In this sentencing matter, defendant was prohibited from collaterally attacking a prior conviction in another state for driving under the influence of alcohol.