• Testa-Carr v. Sallie Mae

    Publication Date: 2024-02-19
    Practice Area: Labor Law
    Industry: Financial Services and Banking
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Butler
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Joseph J. Rhoades, Stephen T. Morrow, Rhoades & Morrow LLC, Wilmington, DE for appellant.
    for defendant: H. Garrett Baker, Elzufon, Austin & Mondell, P.A., Wilmington, DE for appellee.

    Case Number: N23A-04-004 CEB

    Volunteer work performed on behalf of employer did not fall within course and scope of employment where employer derived no substantial benefit as employees were not required to volunteer nor promote employer during their volunteer work.

  • Middlecap Assoc., LLC, v. The Town of Middletown

    Publication Date: 2023-10-30
    Practice Area: Land Use and Planning
    Industry: Construction | Real Estate | State and Local Government
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Butler
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: John W. Paradee, Brian V. DeMott, Baird Mandalas Brockstedt & Federico, LLC, Dover, DE for plaintiff.
    for defendant: Scott G. Wilcox, Giordano, DelCollo, Werb & Gagne, LLC, Wilmington, DE for defendants.

    Case Number: N23C-03-181 CEB

    The court found that the complaint for certiorari regarding the denial of a conditional use permit was not untimely filed, the claim was not barred by plaintiff's failure to exhaust its administrative remedies, and the mayor and members of the town council were immune from suit in their individual capacity.

  • 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.

  • Stein v. Wind Energy Holdings, Inc.

    Publication Date: 2022-12-27
    Practice Area: Creditors' and Debtors' Rights
    Industry: Energy | Investments and Investment Advisory
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Butler
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Jeffrey S. Cianciulli, Weir Greenblatt Pierce LLP, Wilmington, DE for plaintiffs.
    for defendant: John A. Sensing, Potter Anderson & Corroon LLP, Wilmington, DE; Jonathan L. Scher, The Scher Law Firm, LLP, Carle Place, NY for defendant.

    Case Number: N21C-09-060 CEB

    Contractual fraud claims arising from corporate investments were dismissed where plaintiffs presented no evidence to show that corporate officers knew pre-contractual representations were false or that plaintiffs were unaware of the company's precarious financial situation or the right of the company to modify the parties' agreement without plaintiffs' consent.

  • Grottenthaler v. SVN Med, LLC

    Publication Date: 2022-12-13
    Practice Area: Employment Litigation
    Industry: Biotechnology | Health Care | Manufacturing
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Butler
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Michael W. McDermott, David B. Anthony, Berger Harris LLP, Wilmington, DE; Bryan J. Wick, Jack Lilley, Wick Phillips Gould & Martin, LLP, Dallas TX for plaintiff.
    for defendant: Blake Rohrbacher, Samuel J. Gray, Richards, Layton & Finger, P.A., Wilmington, DE; Matthew Messerli, The Messerli Law Firm, Trophy Club, TX for defendant.

    Case Number: N21C-12-131 CEB

    Suit for wages and severance pay was not dismissed where employer identified no condition precedent to terminated employee's right to receive wages, and where there were outstanding issues of material fact concerning whether employer had materially breached the parties' contract, entitling employee to receive separation pay.

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  • Torrent Pharma Inc. v. Priority Healthcare Distrib., Inc.

    Publication Date: 2022-08-23
    Practice Area: Contracts
    Industry: Distribution and Wholesale | Manufacturing | Pharmaceuticals
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Butler
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Michael B. McCauley, Palmer Biezup & Henderson LLP, Wilmington, DE; Kevin G. O’Donovan, Palmer Biezup & Henderson LLP, Philadelphia, PA for plaintiff.
    for defendant: Elizabeth A. Sloan, Brittany M. Guisini, Ballard Spahr, LLP, Wilmington, DE; Matthew D. Knepper, Tanya Maerz, Husch Blackwell, LLP, St. Louis, MO; Sarah B. Cole, Marshall Dennehey Warner Coleman & Goggin, P.C., Wilmington, DE. for defendants.

    Case Number: D69926

    Court granted in part and denied in part summary judgment motions in a case arising out of product destruction at a warehouse.

  • Wagner v. J & B Contractors, LLC

    Publication Date: 2021-09-15
    Practice Area: Land Use and Planning
    Industry: Real Estate | State and Local Government
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Butler
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Stephani J. Ballard, Law Offices of Stephani J. Ballard, LLC, Wilmington, DE for petitioners.
    for defendant: John E. Tracey, Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor, LLP, Wilmington, DE for respondent.

    Case Number: D69541

    County board of adjustment correctly concluded that respondent was seeking an area variance, not a use variance.

  • Dewey Beach Enter., Inc. v. Drass Ins. Agency, Inc.

    Publication Date: 2021-06-02
    Practice Area: Insurance Law
    Industry: Construction | Insurance
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Butler
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Neil R. Lapinski, Phillip A. Giordano, Gordon, Fournaris & Mammarella, P.A., Wilmington, DE for plaintiff.
    for defendant: Susan List Hauske, Tybout, Redfearn & Pell, Wilmington, DE; Kimberly M. Jones, Christian M. Gunneson, Wood, Smith Henning & Berman, LLP, Tampa, FL for defendant.

    Case Number: D69415

    Insurers were not entitled to dismiss or stay action seeking declaration of coverage for triggering loss under insurers' policy based solely on insurers' claim of continuing to investigate the claim.

  • Galarza v. Olmstead

    Publication Date: 2021-05-05
    Practice Area: Insurance Law
    Industry: Insurance
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Butler
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Jonathan B. O’Neill, Kimmel, Carter, Roman, Peltz & O’Neill, P.A., Christiana, DE for plaintiffs.
    for defendant: Amy M. Taylor, Heckler & Frabizzio, Wilmington, DE; Ronald M. Ransom, Casarino Christman Shalk Ran-som & Doss, P.A., Wilmington, DE for defendants.

    Case Number: D69385

    Where a driver had been excluded from coverage under a policy, injured family members could not recover under the uninsured motorist provisions of the policy.

  • Torrent Pharma, Inc. v. Priority Healthcare Distrib., Inc.

    Publication Date: 2020-10-28
    Practice Area: Landlord Tenant Law
    Industry: Pharmaceuticals
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Butler
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Michael B. McCauley, Palmer Biezup & Henderson, LLP, Wilmington, DE for plaintiff.
    for defendant: Elizabeth Sloan, Brittany M. Giusani, Ballard Spahr, Wilmington, DE; Sarah B. Cole, Marshall Dennehey Warner Coleman & Goggin, Wilmington, DE for defendants.

    Case Number: D69172

    A genuine issue of material fact existed as to whether property damage resulted from tenant's failure to make repairs or because of landlord's failure to replace a mechanical system.