• DG BF, LLC v. Ray

    Publication Date: 2021-03-17
    Practice Area: Corporate Governance
    Industry: Consumer Products | Food and Beverage | Investments and Investment Advisory
    Court: Court of Chancery
    Judge: Vice Chancellor Zurn
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Sean J. Bellew, Bellew LLP, Wilmington, DE; Gerard P. Fox, Marina V. Bogorad, Gerard Fox Law P.C., Los Angeles, CA for plaintiffs.
    for defendant: Sean A. Meluney, Matthew D. Beebe, Benesch, Friedlander, Coplan & Aronoff LLP, Wilmington, DE; David B. Anthony, Berger Harris LLP, Wilmington, DE; Perry J. Woodward, Hopkins & Carley, A Law Corporation, San Jose, CA for defendants.

    Case Number: D69328

    Plaintiffs could proceed with breach of contract and implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing claims after alleging company and its officers breached express obligations under operating agreement and failed to act in good faith in selection of independent managers.

  • RSUI Indem. Co. v. Murdock

    Publication Date: 2021-03-17
    Practice Area: Insurance Litigation
    Industry: Food and Beverage | Insurance | Investments and Investment Advisory
    Court: Delaware Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Traynor
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Robert J. Katzenstein, Kathleen M. Miller, Smith, Katzenstein & Jenkins LLP, Wilmington, DE; Robert P. Conlon, Kevin A. Lahm, Cassandra L. Jones, Walker Wilcox Matousek LLP, Chicago, IL for plaintiff.
    for defendant: Elena C. Norman, Mary F. Dugan, Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor, LLP, Wilmington, DE; Kirk A. Pasich, Pamela Woods, Christopher T. Pasich, Pasich LLP, Los Angeles, CA for defendants.

    Case Number: D69330

    Delaware public policy did not make fraudulent conduct by corporate directors and officers uninsurable, and a policy exclusion did not apply.

  • Berry v. Mitra QSR KNE LLC

    Publication Date: 2021-03-03
    Practice Area: Labor Law
    Industry: Food and Beverage
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Clark
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: James R. Donovan, Alexis N. Stombaugh, Doroshow, Pasquale, Krawitz & Bhaya, Dover, DE for plaintiff
    for defendant: Joseph Andrews, Taylor E. Trapp, Law Office of Joseph Andrews, Dover, DE for defendant.

    Case Number: D69310

    Industrial Accident Board's credibility determinations finding claimant not credible and crediting employer's medical expert's opinion over claimant's expert provided sufficient basis to grant employer's petition to terminate benefits.

  • McDonald's Corp. v. Easterbrook

    Publication Date: 2021-02-17
    Practice Area: Employment Litigation
    Industry: Food and Beverage
    Court: Court of Chancery
    Judge: Vice Chancellor Slights
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Garrett B. Moritz, S. Reiko Rogozen, Holly E. Newell, Ross Aronstam & Moritz LLP, Wilmington, DE; Wil-liam Savitt, Anitha Reddy, Sarah K. Eddy, Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz, New York, NY; Ronald L. Olson, John W. Spiegel, Luis Li, Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP, Los Angeles, CA; Jonathan I Kravis, Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP, Washington, DC for plaintiff.
    for defendant: Daniel C. Herr, Law Office of Daniel C. Herr, LLC, Wilmington, DE; Kristen E. Hudson, The Benson Firm PLLC, Austin, TX for defendant.

    Case Number: D69299

    The court denied defendant's motions to dismiss because the parties did not incorporate a forum selection clause into their separation agreement, and plaintiff alleged sufficient facts to support its claim for fraud in the inducement.

  • The Am. Bottling Co. v. Repole

    Publication Date: 2021-01-13
    Practice Area: Contracts
    Industry: Distribution and Wholesale | Food and Beverage
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge LeGrow
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Garrett B. Moritz, Anne M. Steadman, Ross Aronstam & Moritz LLP, Wilmington, DE; Robert C. Walters, Russell H. Falconer, Megan Z. Hulce, Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP, attorneys for plaintiff
    for defendant: A. Thompson Bayliss and Daniel J. McBride, Abrams & Bayliss LLP, Wilmington, DE; David. H. Bernstein, Jyotin Hamid, Jared I. Kagan, and Matthew J. Petrozziello, Debevoise & Plimpton LLP, attorneys for defendants.

    Case Number: D69254

    Tortious interference claim failed where CEO acted within scope of authority to negotiate distribution/investment deal with another company where the transaction withstood business judgement rule review and thus could not be attacked via a tortious interference claim.

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  • Rodriguez v. Wendover, Inc.

    Publication Date: 2021-01-06
    Practice Area: Employment Litigation
    Industry: Food and Beverage
    Court: U.S. District Court of Delaware
    Judge: District Judge Connolly
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: William D. Fletcher, Jr., Dianna E. Louder, Schmittinger & Rodriguez, P.A., Dover, DE for plaintiff.
    for defendant: Kevin A. Guerke, Young, Conway, Stargate & Taylor LLP, Wilmington, DE for defendant.

    Case Number: D69250

    Former employee failed to allege sufficient facts to support her claims for sex discrimination or retaliation.

  • 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.

  • Dominica v. The Greenery at Rodney Square, Inc.

    Publication Date: 2020-09-30
    Practice Area: Personal Injury
    Industry: Food and Beverage | Travel and Tourism
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Jones
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Timothy A. Dillon, McCann & Wall, LLC, Wilmington, DE for plaintiff.
    for defendant: Colin M. Shalk, Casarino, Christman, Shalk, Ransom & Doss, P.A., Wilmington, DE; Mary A. Jacobson, New Castle County Government Center, New Castle, DE for defendants.

    Case Number: D69135

    Although lessee generally owed no liability for slip and fall accident where lessor retained duty to maintain and repair walkways, where plaintiff's alleged accident occurred outside leased premises lessee could owe duty to warn invitees of dangers on adjacent property necessary for ingress/egress that are known to the leseee.

  • GOLO, LLC v. Goli Nutrition Inc.

    Publication Date: 2020-09-16
    Practice Area: Trademarks
    Industry: Consumer Products | Food and Beverage
    Court: U.S. District Court of Delaware
    Judge: District Judge Andrews
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Chad S. C. Stover, Barnes & Thornburg LLP, Wilmington, DE; John Gabrielides and Genevieve E. Charlton, Barnes & Thornburg LLP, Chicago, IL; Caitlin R. Byczko, Barnes & Thornburg LLP, Indianapolis, IN for plaintiff;
    for defendant: Brian A. Biggs, DLA Piper LLP, Wilmington, DE; Tamar Y. Duvdevani and Kerry A. O’Neill, DLA Piper LLP, New York, NY; Safraz W. Ishmael, DLA Piper LLP, Boston, MA for defendant.

    Case Number: D69119

    Motion for preliminary injunction in trademark infringement case denied where plaintiff's mark had failed to develop sufficient distinctiveness or market awareness such that there would be a likelihood of confusion caused by defendant's use of its mark.

  • f'real Foods, LLC v. Hamilton Beach Brands, Inc.

    Publication Date: 2020-07-01
    Practice Area: Patent Litigation
    Industry: Food and Beverage
    Court: U.S. District Court of Delaware
    Judge: District Judge Connolly
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Rodger D. Smith II, Michael J. Flynn and Taylor Haga, Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell LLP, Wilmington, DE; Guy W. Chambers and Peter Colosi, Sideman & Bancroft LLP, San Francisco for plaintiff.
    for defendant: Francis DiGiovanni, Thatcher A. Rahmeier, William S. Foster, Jr., Kenneth M. Vorrasi and Brianna L. Silverstein, Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP, Wilmington, DE and Washington, DC for defendants.

    Case Number: D69037

    Plaintiffs failed to establish rental lost profits.