• Dunfee v. KGL Holdings Riverfront, LLC

    Publication Date: 2019-05-15
    Practice Area: Wrongful Death
    Industry: Financial Services and Banking | Hospitality and Lodging
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Cooch
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Gary S. Nitsche, William R. Stewart, III, and Rachel D. Allen, Weik Nitsche & Dougherty, LLC, Wilmington, DE; Joseph J. Rhoades, Rhoades & Morrow, LLC, Wilmington, DE; Martin C. Meltzer, Law Office of Martin C. Meltzer, Wilmington, DE for plaintiffs.
    for defendant: Catherine A. Gaul and Aaron P. Sayers, Ashby Geddes, P.A., Wilmington, DE; Mary E. Sherlock and Stephen F. Dryden, Weber Gallagher Simpson Stapleton Fires & Newby, LLP, Wilmington, DE; Elizabeth C. Grabey, McGivney, Kluger & Cook, P.C., Wilmington, DE; Christina M. Belitz, Polsinelli PC, Wilmington, DE; Michael J. Logullo, Rawle & Henderson, LLP, Wilmington, DE; Johan A. Elzufon, Elzufon Austin & Mondell, P.A., Wilmington, DE; Michael I. Silverman, Silverman, McDonald & Friedman, Wilmington, DE for defendants.

    Case Number: D68559

    Wrongful death claim not dismissed where plaintiffs could impose liability on defendants who conducted assessment of apartment complex's boiler system when the building's owner allegedly relied upon the assessment to not undertake repairs or replacement of the boiler.

  • Li v. loanDepot.com, LLC

    Publication Date: 2019-05-08
    Practice Area: Contractual Disputes
    Industry: Financial Services and Banking
    Court: Court of Chancery
    Judge: Vice Chancellor Laster
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Brett M. McCartney and Elizabeth A. Powers, Bayard, P.A., Wilmington, DE; Shawn M. Kennedy, Modera Legal, Irvine, CA for plaintiff.
    for defendant: Eric Lopez Schnabel, Alessandra Glorioso, John Baker and Bryan M. McGarry, Dorsey & Whitney LLP, Wilmington, DE and Costa Mesa, CA for defendant.

    Case Number: D68555

    A limited liability company agreement contained a forum selection clause naming the courts of another state, so the court granted defendant's motion to dismiss this Delaware proceeding.

  • Keeler v. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.

    Publication Date: 2019-04-10
    Practice Area: Banking and Finance Laws | Commercial Law
    Industry: Financial Services and Banking
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Medinilla
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Elwood T. Eveland, Jr., The Eveland Law Firm for appellant.
    for defendant: Nicholas T. Verna, Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP for appellee.

    Case Number: D68519

    Trial court erred in dismissing banking violation under UCC without determining whether breach of contract claim could proceed independent of a UCC claim, where the allegations of the contract claim also raised an issue of the bank's compliance with UCC requirements.

  • Sun Life Assurance Co. Canada v. U.S. Bank Nat'l Ass'n

    Publication Date: 2019-03-27
    Practice Area: Insurance Litigation | Trusts and Estates
    Industry: Financial Services and Banking | Insurance
    Court: U.S. District Court of Delaware
    Judge: District Judge Stark
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Thomas J. Francella, Michael J. Miller, Gregory J. Star, Charles J. Vinicombe and Daniel P. Thiel, Cozen O'Connor, Wilmington, DE and Philadelphia, PA for plaintiffs.
    for defendant: David J. Baldwin and Ryan C. Cicoski, Potter Anderdon & Corroon LLP, Wilmington, DE ; John E. Fail-la, Nathan Lander and Elise A. Yablonski ,Proskauer Rose LLP, New York, NY for defendant.

    Case Number: D68507

    A life insurance policy was void because no insurable interest existed. Summary judgment granted in favor of the insurer.

  • Otto Candies, LLC v. KPMG LLP

    Publication Date: 2019-03-13
    Practice Area: Business Torts
    Industry: Financial Services and Banking | Energy
    Court: Court of Chancery
    Judge: Vice Chancellor Zurn
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: David E. Ross, Ross, Aronstam & Moritz LLP, Wilmington, DE; Terry L. Wit, A. William Urquhart, Juan P. Morillo, Derek L. Shaffer, and Lauren H. Dickie, Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP, San Francisco, CA and Washingto, DC for plaintiffs.
    for defendant: Kevin R. Shannon, Matthew F. Davis, and Christopher N. Kelly, Potter Anderson & Corroon LLP, Wilmington, DE; Gregory G. Ballard and Jose F. Sanchez, Sidley Austin LLP, New York, NY; Todd Schlitz, Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP, Wilmington, DE; Robert A. Scher and Jonathan H. Friedman, Foley & Lardner LLP, New York, NY; Timothy J. Houseal, Jennifer M. Kinkus, and William E. Gamgort, Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor LLP, Wilmington, DE; Ana C. Reyes, Williams & Connolly, Washington, DC, attorneys for defendants.

    Case Number: D68489

    Plaintiffs' negligent misrepresentation claim against their debtor's auditing firm dismissed where the court lacked personal jurisdiction over foreign subsidiaries and where there was no privity of contract or special relationship between plaintiffs and auditor or justifiable reliance on alleged misrepresentations.

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  • In re: Titus

    Publication Date: 2019-03-06
    Practice Area: Bankruptcy
    Industry: Financial Services and Banking
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Ambro
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Douglas A. Campbell and Kathryn L. Harrison, Campbell & Levine, Pittsburgh, PA for appellant.
    for defendant: Neal H. Levin, Freeborn & Peters, Chicago, IL for appellee.

    Case Number: D68479

    Bankruptcy court did not err in utilizing non-necessities approach to determine fraudulent transfer liability involving an entireties account, but moving forward bankruptcy courts should utilize a pro rata approach to calculate liability.

  • Lord Abbett Affiliated Fund v. Navient Corp.

    Publication Date: 2019-02-20
    Practice Area: Securities Litigation
    Industry: Financial Services and Banking | Investments and Investment Advisory
    Court: U.S. District Court of Delaware
    Judge: District Judge Noreika
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Patrick F. Morris, Karen L. Morris and R. Michael Lindsey, Morris and Morris LLC, Wilmington, DE; Ste-ven E. Fineman, Daniel P. Chiplock, Michael J. Miarmi, Richard M. Heimann, Bruce W. Leppla and Sha-ron M. Lee, Liefe Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, New York, NY for plaintiffs.
    for defendant: Kelly E. Farnan, Richards Layton & Finger, P.A., Wilmington, DE; Peter A. Wald, Abid R. Qureshi, Christopher S. Turner and Christopher R. Harris, Latham & Watkins LLP, Washington, DC for Navient Corp. and individual defendants. Kevin G. Abrams and John M. Seaman, Abrams & Bayliss LLP, Wil-mington, DE; Adam S. Hakki, Daniel C. Lewis and Anthony D. Marinello of Shearman & Sterling LLP for underwriter defendants.

    Case Number: D68465

    Plaintiffs adequately stated claims for securities violations, except with regard to statements that were mere puffery and where plaintiffs failed to demonstrate scienter.

  • Preferred Fin. Serv. v. A&R Bail Bonds LLC

    Publication Date: 2019-02-06
    Practice Area: Contractual Disputes
    Industry: Financial Services and Banking
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Rennie
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Sean T. O'Kelly, O'Kelly Ernst & Joyce, LLC, Wilmington, DE for plaintiff
    for defendant: Brian T.N. Jordan, Jordan Law LLC, Wilmington, DE for defendants.

    Case Number: D68450

    The parties' agreement was illegal because it sought to circumvent changes in the law regarding bail bonds.

  • In re La Paloma Generating Co.

    Publication Date: 2019-01-16
    Practice Area: Bankruptcy
    Industry: Financial Services and Banking | Energy
    Court: U.S. Bankruptcy Court
    Judge: Judge Sontchi
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Mark D. Collins and Jason M Madron, Richards, Layton & Finger, P.A., Wilmington, DE; M. Natasha Labovitz, Craig A. Bruens, Nick S. Kaluk, III and Elie J. Worenklein, Debevoise & Plimpton LLP, New York, NY for debtors.
    for defendant: Jeffrey M. Schlerf and L. John Bird, Fox Rothschild LLP, Wilmington, DE; Thomas E. Lauria, White & Case LLP, Miami, FL; Roberto Kampfner, White & Case LLP, Los Angeles, CA; Douglas P. Baumstein, J. Christopher Shore and Andrew Zatz, White & Case LLP, New York, NY for LNV Corp. Jody C. Baril-lare, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, Wilmington, DE; Glenn E. Siegel, Joshua Dorchak and Rachel Jaffe Mauceri, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, New York, NY for the ad hoc group of second lien creditors.

    Case Number: D68427

    The bankruptcy court granted the motion of a first-lien lender to enforce an intercreditor agreement which pro-vided that its lien was to be satisfied in full, prior to any payment for the group of second-lien lenders.

  • United States of America v. Cook

    Publication Date: 2019-01-16
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry: Financial Services and Banking | Distribution and Wholesale | Food and Beverage
    Court: U.S. District Court of Delaware
    Judge: District Judge Connolly
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Whitney C. Cloud and Lesley F. Wolf, Assistant United States Attorneys, Wilmington, DE for the United States of America.
    for defendant: Thomas E. Carluccio, Law Office of Thomas E. Carluccio, Plymouth Meeting, PA; Frank G. Fina, Law Office of Frank G. Fina, Plymouth Meeting, PA for defendant.

    Case Number: D68429

    The court denied a motion in limine where the evidence that the government sought to introduce was not intrinsic to the offenses charged in the indictment.