• Cedres v. Geoffrey Serv. Corp.

    Publication Date: 2024-04-15
    Practice Area: Contracts
    Industry: Construction | Real Estate
    Court: Court of Chancery
    Judge: Vice Chancellor Zurn
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Nathan D. Barillo, Fox Rothschild LLP, Wilmington, DE for plaintiffs.
    for defendant: Edward J. Fornias, III, Law Office of EJ Fornias, P.A., Wilmington, DE for defendants.

    Case Number: 2020-0745-MTZ

    Court declined to enforce a settlement against defendants' affiliates who were non-parties to the underlying action, as Ct. Ch. R. 71 could not supply an independent basis to extend jurisdiction over non-parties in the absence of due process.

  • In re: SC SJ Holdings, LLC

    Publication Date: 2024-04-08
    Practice Area: Bankruptcy
    Industry: Hospitality and Lodging | Legal Services | Real Estate
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
    Judge: Judge Rendell
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 23-1731

    Bankruptcy court correctly rejected debtors' motion to modify their reorganization plan to obtain relief from a release of legal malpractice claims against their bankruptcy counsel where the motion was filed after debtors had substantially consummated the plan.

  • Davis v. Newrez

    Publication Date: 2024-03-26
    Practice Area: Creditors' and Debtors' Rights
    Industry: Financial Services and Banking
    Court: U.S. District Court of Delaware
    Judge: District Judge Hall
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Walter R. Davis III and Diana M. Coke-Davis, Dover, DE, pro se plaintiffs.
    for defendant: Scott B. Czerwonka, Anna Lucia Fiscella, Wilks Law LLC, Wilmington, DE for defendant.

    Case Number: 21-1713 (JLH)

    Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act claims failed where borrowers' communications did not constitute "qualified written requests" as defined by the act and the servicer's responses did not injure the borrowers.

  • In re: RGN-Group Holdings, LLC

    Publication Date: 2024-03-26
    Practice Area: Contracts
    Industry: Investments and Investment Advisory | Real Estate
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
    Judge: Judge Ambro
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: John Bash, Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP, Austin, TX; Daniel C. Posner, Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP, Los Angeles, CA; Eric W. Pinker, Lynn Pinker Hurst & Schwegmann, LLP, Dallas, TX; Ricardo Palacio, Ashby & Geddes, P.A., Wilmington, DE for appellants.
    for defendant: Nicole A. Saharsky, Minh Nguyen-Dang, Mayer Brown LLP, Washington, DC; Michael P. Lennon, Charles S. Kelley, Jr., Susan L. Alkadri, Mayer Brown LLP, Houston, TX; Bryan J. Hall, Chipman Brown Cicero & Cole, Wilmington, DE; Jeffrey M. Scott, Archer & Greiner, P.C., Philadelphia, PA for appellee.

    Case Number: 22-3019

    Original tenant could not be held liable under assigned lease which was amended by the landlord and assignee without the original tenant's knowledge or consent.

  • Rayfield-Bey v. Wells Fargo & Co.

    Publication Date: 2024-03-18
    Practice Area: Creditors' and Debtors' Rights
    Industry: Financial Services and Banking
    Court: U.S. District Court of Delaware
    Judge: District Judge Connolly
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Verlyn-Teresa: Rayfield-Bey, Wilmington, DE, pro se plaintiff.
    for defendant: John E. Tarburton, Orlans PC, Wilmington, DE; Katherine Randolph Fry, Offit Kurman, P.A., Wilmington, DE; Geoffrey Graham Grivner, Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC, Wilmington, DE for defendants.

    Case Number: 22-1073-CFC

    Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act claim failed where qualified written request did not seek servicing information but instead demanded the original, ink-signed note for the mortgage to prove the servicer's right to collect mortgage payments.

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  • Bowers v. Delaware Real Estate Comm'n

    Publication Date: 2024-03-11
    Practice Area: Administrative Law
    Industry: Real Estate | State and Local Government
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Winston
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: William J. Rhodunda, Jr., Nicholas G. Kondraschow, Rhodunda, Williams & Kondraschow for appellant.
    for defendant: A. Zachary Naylor, Delaware Department of Justice for appellee.

    Case Number: N23A-04-002 PAW

    Court remanded revocation of real estate license where commission concededly deprived licensee of due process by denying him the opportunity to speak and prohibiting his counsel from reading his prepared statement, after allowing the state to provide statements and comments.

  • Morris v. Delmarva Real Estate Holdings, LLC

    Publication Date: 2024-02-19
    Practice Area: Real Estate
    Industry: Real Estate
    Court: Court of Chancery
    Judge: Vice Chancellor Zurn
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Paul G. Enterline, Georgetown, DE for plaintiff.
    for defendant: Brian J. Ferry, Wilmington, DE for defendant.

    Case Number: 2022-1211-MTZ

    Option contract with firm deadline for exercise effectively contained a "time is of the essence" provision regardless of whether the contract used that specific phrase.

  • 1205 Coastal, LLC v. Cove Owners Ass'n, Inc.

    Publication Date: 2024-02-12
    Practice Area: Real Estate
    Industry: Real Estate
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Karsnitz
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Richard E. Berl, Hudson Jones Jaywork & Fisher, LLC, Lewes, DE for plaintiff.
    for defendant: Aaron E. Moore, M. Claire McCudden, Marshall Dennehey, P.C., Wilmington, DE for defendant.

    Case Number: S22C-07-002 CAK

    Court dismissed former condominium owner's claims arising from the alleged failure to release a recorded lien, where owner's tender of payment was insufficient to satisfy the condominium association's recorded and statutory liens, as the association was not obligated to obtain a court judgment or record the statutory lien to collect.

  • Klein v. Sussman

    Publication Date: 2024-02-12
    Practice Area: Corporate Governance
    Industry: Construction | Real Estate
    Court: Court of Chancery
    Judge: Vice Chancellor Fioravanti
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Gary E. Junge, Scott E. Chambers, Schmittinger & Rodriguez, P.A., Dover, DE for plaintiff.
    for defendant: Donald L. Gouge, Jr., Donald L. Gouge, Jr., LLC, Wilmington, DE for defendants.

    Case Number: 2020-0189-PAF

    Court found that parties agreed to LLC agreement naming them equal members and co-managers, based on the parties' course of conduct following agreement that was consistent with the material terms of the agreement.

  • Smith v. Fed. Nat'l Mortgage Ass'n

    Publication Date: 2024-01-22
    Practice Area: Real Estate
    Industry: Federal Government | Real Estate
    Court: Court of Chancery
    Judge: Chancellor Mitchell
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Paula H. Smith, Newark, DE, petitioner pro se.
    for defendant: Melanie J. Thompson, CoraAnn M. Foley, Orlans PC, Wilmington, DE for respondent.

    Case Number: 2023-0653-LM

    Adverse possession claim failed where petitioner had not occupied the property for at least 20 years.