• Ogus v. SportTechie, Inc.

    Publication Date: 2023-04-18
    Practice Area: Corporate Governance
    Industry: E-Commerce | Technology Media and Telecom
    Court: Court of Chancery
    Judge: Vice Chancellor Will
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Ryan M. Ernst, David M. Klauder, Bielli & Klauder, LLC, Wilmington, DE; Charles J. Hecht, Charles Hecht P.C., New York, NY for plaintiff.
    for defendant: Michael C. Heyden, Jr., Joseph E. Brenner, Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani LLP, Wilmington, DE; Samuel T. Hirzel, II, Elizabeth A. DeFelice, Heyman Enerio Gattuso & Hirzel LLP, Wilmington, DE; Sarah Lightdale, Christopher L. Martin, Jr., Cooley LLP, New York, NY for defendants.

    Case Number: 2018-0869-LWW

    Board member and their investment firm were entitled to summary judgment on fraud and fiduciary duty claims brought by terminated officer, where the record reflected defendants had a limited role in the alleged fraud and the board member's decision to approve termination was protected by the business judgment rule.

  • Isaac v. Cable News Network, Inc.

    Publication Date: 2023-04-18
    Practice Area: Personal Injury
    Industry: Federal Government | Technology Media and Telecom
    Court: U.S. District Court of Delaware
    Judge: District Judge Noreika
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Ronald G. Poliquin, The Poliquin Firm, LLC, Dover, DE; Brian E. Della Rocca, Compass Law Partners, Rockville, MD for plaintiff.
    for defendant: David J. Soldo, Morris James LLP, Wilmington, DE; Alison Schary, Davis Wright Tremaine LLP, Washington, DC; Hilary Oran, Katherine M. Bolger, Davis Wright Tremaine LLP, New York, NY; Brian M. Boynton, Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Civil Division, James G. Touhey, Jr., Director, Torts Branch, Stephen R. Terrell, Attorney, Torts Branch, United States Department of Justice, Washington, DC; David J. Margules, Ballard Spahr LLP, Wilmington, DE, Lauren P. Russell, Ballard Spahr LLP, Washington, DC, Kaitlin M. Burney, Ballard Spahr LLP, Philadelphia, PA; Bartholomew J. Dalton, Dalton & Associates, P.A., Wilmington, DE; Abbe David Lowell, Sanaya M. Tamboli, Winston & Strawn LLP, Washington, DC; David A. Kolansku, Winston & Strawn LLP, New York, NY for defendants.

    Case Number: 23-247 (MN)

    Court substituted the federal government for a defendant member of Congress when the underlying events occurred within the scope of the congressman's duties, which required dismissal of the claims for plaintiff's failure to exhaust his administrative remedies under the Federal Tort Claims Act.

  • Takadu LTD., v. Innovyze, LLC

    Publication Date: 2023-04-04
    Practice Area: Patent Litigation
    Industry: Software | Technology Media and Telecom
    Court: U.S. District Court of Delaware
    Judge: District Judge Andrews
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Stephen B. Brauerman, Ronald P. Golden III, Bayard, P.A., Wilmington, DE; Robert P. Feinland, Jason J. Poulos, Meister Seelig & Fein LLP, New York, NY for plaintiff.
    for defendant: Anne S. Gaza, Samantha G. Wilson, Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor, LLP, Wilmington, DE; Michael A. Jacobs, Morrison & Foerster LLP, San Francisco, CA; Kyle Mooney, Kyle D. Friedland, Morrison & Foerster LLP, New York, NY for defendant.

    Case Number: 21-291-RGA

    The court ordered the parties to submit a proposed order consistent with the court's ruling on several disputed claim construction terms at issue in a patent litigation matter.

  • BearBox LLC v. Lancium LLC

    Publication Date: 2023-02-28
    Practice Area: Patent Litigation
    Industry: Software | Technology Media and Telecom
    Court: U.S. District Court of Delaware
    Judge: District Judge Williams
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Andrew C. Mayo, Ashby & Geddes, Wilmington, DE; Benjamin T. Horton, John R. Labbe, Raymond R. Ricordati III, Chelsea M. Murray, Marshall, Gerstein & Borun, LLP, Chicago, IL for plaintiffs.
    for defendant: Chad S.C. Stover, Mark C. Nelson, Darrick J. Hooker, Adam M. Kaufmann, Dana Amato Sarros, David M. Lisch, Barnes & Thornburg LLP, Wilmington, DE for defendants.

    Case Number: 21-534-GBW

    Conversion claim was preempted by federal patent law where relief on the claim would be predicated on resolution of the dispute over ownership of the technology disclosed in the patent-in-suit.

  • Smartmatic USA Corp., v. Newsmax Media Inc.

    Publication Date: 2023-02-21
    Practice Area: Business Torts
    Industry: Software | Technology Media and Telecom
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Davis
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Michael J. Barrie, Kate Harmon, Benesch, Friedlander, Corplan & Aronoff LLP, Wilmington, DE; Erik Connolly, Nicole Wrigley, Benesch, Friedlander, Coplan & Aronoff, LLP, Chicago, IL for plaintiffs.
    for defendant: Richard L. Renck, Tracey E. Timlin, Duane Morris LLP, Wilmington, DE; Howard M. Cooper, Joseph M. Cacace, Jason M. Brown, Todd & Weld LLP, Boston MA; Mark A. Lerner, Duane Morris LLP, New York, NY for defendants.

    Case Number: N21C-11-028 EMD

    Court denied motion to dismiss a defamation claim filed against defendant news agency on the grounds that plaintiff properly pled that defendant made false statements with actual malice.

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  • US Dominion, Inc. v. Fox News Network

    Publication Date: 2023-02-21
    Practice Area: Litigation
    Industry: Technology Media and Telecom
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Davis
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    Case Number: N21C-03-257 EMD

    The court applied N.Y. C.P.L.R. §76-a to a defamation dispute regarding New York's anti-SLAPP statute, relying on precedent holding that where the procedural rules of the "foreign state" are so "inseparably interwoven" with the substantive rights as to render a modification of the foregoing rule necessary, the foreign state's laws may apply.

  • Malkani v. Cunningham

    Publication Date: 2023-02-21
    Practice Area: Corporate Entities
    Industry: Health Care | Investments and Investment Advisory | Technology Media and Telecom
    Court: Court of Chancery
    Judge: Vice Chancellor Glasscock
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Philip Trainer, Jr., Marie M. Degnan, Randall J. Teti, Ashby & Geddes, Wilmington, DE; Marcos D. Jimenez, Marcos D. Jimenez, P.A., Miami, FL for plaintiffs.
    for defendant: Ryan P. Newell, Lakshmi A. Muthu, Tara C. Pakrouh, Michael A. Carbonara, Jr., Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor, LLP, Wilmington, DE; Michael C. Heyden, Jr., Joseph E. Brenner, Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani, LLP, Wilmington, DE for defendants.

    Case Number: 2020-1004-SG

    Parties had reached valid and enforceable contract where plaintiff met his performance obligation under the contract and his request for ancillary documents was not material to the parties' agreement as plaintiff continued to perform.

  • Malkani v. Cunningham

    Publication Date: 2023-02-14
    Practice Area: Contracts
    Industry: Investments and Investment Advisory | Technology Media and Telecom
    Court: Court of Chancery
    Judge: Vice Chancellor Glasscock
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Philip Trainer, Jr., Marie M. Degnan, Randall J. Teti, Ashby & Geddes, Wilmington, DE; Marcos D. Jimenez, Marcos D. Jimenez, P.A., Miami, FL for plaintiffs.
    for defendant: Ryan P. Newell, Lakshmi A. Muthu, Tara C. Pakrouh, Michael A. Carbonara, Jr., Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor, LLP, Wilmington, DE; Michael C. Heyden, Jr., Joseph E. Brenner, Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani, LLP, Wilmington, DE for defendants.

    Case Number: 2020-1004-SG

    Parties' written investment contract was valid and enforceable where investor did not expressly reject the contract and the parties' subsequent actions demonstrated their intent to be bound to the contract and their belief that the contract contained all material terms of their deal.

  • Continental Auto. Sys., Inc. v. Nokia Corp.

    Publication Date: 2023-02-14
    Practice Area: Patent Litigation
    Industry: Automotive | Technology Media and Telecom
    Court: Court of Chancery
    Judge: Vice Chancellor Cook
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Philip A. Rovner, Jonathan A. Choa, Potter Anderson & Corroon LLP, Wilmington, DE; Matthew W. Holder, Martin R. Bader, Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton, LLP, San Diego, CA for plaintiff.
    for defendant: Kelly E. Farnan, Blake Rohrbacher, Sara M. Metzler, Richards, Layton & Finger, P.A., Wilmington, DE; Matthew D. Richardson, Mark A. McCarty, Andrew J. Tuck, Alston & Bird LLP, Atlanta GA for defendants.

    Case Number: 2021-0066-NAC

    The court granted a motion to dismiss in part and denied in part in a matter involving a patent litigation between plaintiff corporation and foreign defendant.

  • In re Orbit/FR, Inc. Stockholders Litig.

    Publication Date: 2023-02-07
    Practice Area: Mergers and Acquisitions
    Industry: Investments and Investment Advisory | Manufacturing | Technology Media and Telecom
    Court: Court of Chancery
    Judge: Vice Chancellor Glasscock
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: A. Thompson Bayliss, E. Wade Houston, G. Mason Thomson, Abrams & Bayliss LLP, Wilmington, DE for plaintiff.
    for defendant: Ashley R. Altschuler, Ethan H. Townsend, Harrison S. Carpenter, Kevin M. Regan, McDermott Will & Emery LLP, Wilmington, DE; Daniel M. Silver, Benjamin A. Smyth, Travis J. Ferguson, McCarter & English, LLP, Wilmington, DE; Henry E. Gallagher Jr., Shaun Michael Kelly, Connolly Gallagher LLP, Wilmington, DE for defendants.

    Case Number: 2018-0340-SG

    Allegations of a personal relationship between special committee director and potentially interested director were insufficient to impute a conflict of interest to the special committee director, whose independence was not challenged by any personal interest in the merger transaction or bad faith actions.