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  • Trala v. State of Delaware

    Publication Date: 2021-01-06
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Delaware Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Valihura
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: John R. Williams, Dep’t of Justice, Dover, DE for the state.
    for defendant: Santino Ceccotti, Office of Public Defender, Wilmington, DE for defendant.
    Case Number: D69252

    Prosecutor's comments during closing argument were improper, but the court found the misconduct was harmless because the jury received curative instructions and other evidence supported the guilty verdict.

  • Keep Our Wells Clean v. Delaware Dep't of Natural Res. & Envt'l Control

    Publication Date: 2020-12-30
    Practice Area: Environmental Law
    Industry: State and Local Government
    Court: Delaware Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Seitz
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Kenneth T. Kristl, Environmental & Natural Resources Law Clinic, Widener University Delaware Law School, Wilmington, DE for appellants.
    for defendant: Devera B. Scott, Kayli H. Spialter, Department of Justice, Dover, DE; R. Judson Scaggs, Jr., Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell LLP, Wilmington, DE for appellees.
    Case Number: D69239

    Wastewater treatment facility applicant was not required to submit new reports required under revised regulations where it submitted application to amend existing permit issued prior to adoption of the revised regulations, and DNREC determined, in its discretion, the proposed changes were not substantial enough to require a new permit.

  • AmerisourceBergen Corp. v. Lebanon County Employees Ret. Fund

    Publication Date: 2020-12-23
    Practice Area: Corporate Entities
    Industry: Distribution and Wholesale | Investments and Investment Advisory | Pharmaceuticals
    Court: Delaware Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Traynor
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Stephen C. Norman, Jennifer C. Wasson, Tyler J. Leavengood, Potter Anderson & Corroon LLP, Wilmington, DE; Michael D. Blanchard, Amelia G. Pennington, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, Boston, MA for appellant.
    for defendant: Samuel L. Closic, Eric J. Juray, Prickett, Jones & Elliott, P.A., Wilmington, DE; Gregory V. Varallo, Bernstein Litowitz Berger & Grossman LLP, Wilmington, DE; Eric L. Zagar, Michael C. Wagner, Christopher M. Windover, Kessler Topaz Meltzer & Check, LLP, Radnor, PA; Frank R. Schirripa, Daniel B. Rehns, Hillary Nappi, Hach Rose Schirripa & Cheverie LLP, New York, NY; David Wales, Andrew Blumberg, Bernstein Litowitz Berger & Grossmann LLP, New York, NY for appellees.
    Case Number: D69232

    Stockholders could file inspection demand after asserting credible circumstantial evidence that corporate directors and managers had engaged in wrongdoing.

  • Urdan v. WR Capital Partners, LLC

    Publication Date: 2020-12-23
    Practice Area: Contractual Disputes
    Industry: Investments and Investment Advisory
    Court: Delaware Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Seitz
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Elena C. Norman, Benjamin M. Potts, Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor, LLP, Wilmington, DE; Louis R. Miller, Daniel S. Miller, Jeffery B. White, Miller Barondess, LLP, Los Angeles, CA for plaintiffs.
    for defendant: Kenneth J. Nachbar, Alexandra M. Cumings, Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell LLP, Wilmington, DE for de-fendants.
    Case Number: D69235

    Stock repurchase agreements conflicted with the terms of a settlement agreement, so plaintiffs were barred from pursuing claims for breach of fiduciary duty and unjust enrichment. Affirmed.

  • Waters v. State of Delaware

    Publication Date: 2020-12-09
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Delaware Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Montgomery-Reeves
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant: Patrick J. Collins, Collins & Assoc., Wilmington, DE for defendant. Sean P. Lugg, Delaware Dep’t of Justice, Wilming-ton, DE for the state.
    Case Number: D69220

    The trial court applied the correct standard during a bench trial when it found defendant guilty of certain crimes, so denial of defendant's motion for a new trial was proper. A search of prison phone records was reasonable. Affirmed.

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  • Gulf LNG Energy, LLC v. Eni USA Gas Mktg. LLC

    Publication Date: 2020-12-02
    Practice Area: Energy and Natural Resources
    Industry: Energy
    Court: Delaware Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Seitz
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Bradley R. Aronstam, S. Michael Sirkin, R. Garrett Rice, Esquire, Ross Aronstam & Moritz LLP, Wilmington, DE; Joseph S. Allerhand, Seth Goodchild, Tania C. Matsuoka, Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP, New York, NY; Mark W. Friedman, William H. Taft V, Carl Micarelli, Lisa Wang Lachowicz, Debevoise & Plimpton LLP, New York, NY for appellants.
    for defendant: Joseph B. Cicero, Gregory E. Stuhlman, Chipman Brown Cicero & Cole, LLP, Wilmington, DE; Joseph J. LoBue, Helene Gogadze, Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP, Washington, DC for appellee.
    Case Number: D69208

    Court could enjoin party from filing second arbitration whose purpose was to effectively appeal a prior arbitration award where the award was subject to the exclusive review under the FAA.

  • ACW Corp. v. Maxwell

    Publication Date: 2020-12-02
    Practice Area: Insurance Litigation
    Industry: Food and Beverage | Insurance
    Court: Delaware Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Vaughn
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Scott R. Mondell, Andrew J. Carmine, Elzufon Austin & Mondell, P.A., Wilmington, DE for appellants.
    for defendant: Colin M. Shalk, Casarino Christman Shalk Ransom & Doss, P.A., Wilmington, DE for appellees.
    Case Number: D69206

    Employer and workers' compensation carrier could not pursue subrogation action against third-party tortfeasor to recover lump-sum settlement paid to an injured worker where there was no evidence the lump-sum included damages the worker could recover from the tortfeasor in a tort action.

  • In re Solera Ins. Coverage Appeals

    Publication Date: 2020-11-11
    Practice Area: Insurance Law
    Industry: Insurance | Software
    Court: Delaware Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Valihura
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: John L. Reed, Matthew Denn, Peter H. Kyle, Kelly L. Freund, DLA Piper LLP, Wilmington, DE; Gregory F. Fischer, Cozen O’Connor, Wilmington, DE; Angelo G. Savino, Cozen O’Connor, New York, NY; Kurt M. Heyman, Aaron M. Nelson, Heyman Enerio Gattuso & Hirzel LLP, Wilmington, DE; Scott B. Schrieber, James W. Thomas, Jr, William C. Purdue, Jennifer Wieboldt, Arnold & Porter Kay Scholer LLP , Washington, DC; R. Reeves Anderson, Arnold & Porter Kay Scholer LLP, Denver, CO for appellants.
    for defendant: David J. Baldwin, Berger Harris LLP, Wilmington, DE; Peter M. Gillon, Alexander D. Hardiman, Tamara D. Bruno, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP, Washington, DC for appellee.
    Case Number: D69186

    A statutory appraisal action under 8 Del. C. §262 did not constitute a securities claim, so excess insurers were entitled to summary judgment. Reversed.

  • XL Ins. Am., Inc. v. Noranda Aluminum Holding Corp.

    Publication Date: 2020-10-28
    Practice Area: Insurance Law
    Industry: Insurance | Manufacturing
    Court: Delaware Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Traynor
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Ilana H. Eisenstein, Rachel A.H. Horton, DLA Piper LLP (US), Philadelphia, PA; Aidan M. McCormack, DLA Piper LLP (US), New York, NY; John L. Reed, Matthew Denn and Kelly L. Freund, DLA Piper LLP (US), Wilmington, DE for plaintiff.
    for defendant: David B. Goodwin, Christine S. Haskett, Covington & Burling LLP, San Francisco, CA; David J. Baldwin, Berger Harris LLP, Wilmington, DE for defendant.
    Case Number: D69173

    Expert testimony regarding lost earnings was consistent with the provisions of the business interruption coverage portion of the insurance policies.

  • Brigade Leveraged Capital Structures Fund Ltd. v. Stillwater Mining Co.

    Publication Date: 2020-10-28
    Practice Area: Mergers and Acquisitions
    Industry: Investments and Investment Advisory | Mining and Resources
    Court: Delaware Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Montgomery-Reeves
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Samuel T. Hirzel, Elizabeth A. DeFelice, Heyman Enerio Gattuso & Hirzel LLP, Wilmington, DE; Lawrence M. Rolnick, Steven M. Hecht, Rolnick Kramer Sadighi LLP, New York, NY for appellants.
    for defendant: S. Mark Hurd, Lauren Neal Bennett, Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunell LLP, Wilmington, DE; James R. Warnot, Jr., Adam S. Lurie, Brenda D. DiLuigi, Nicole E. Jerry, Elizabeth M. Raulston, Linklaters LLP, New York, NY for appellee.
    Case Number: D69166

    Rejection of stockholders' appraisal action not an abuse of discretion where multiple indicia of reliability supported chancery court's decision to find deal price the most persuasive indicator of acquired company's value.