• Sciabacuccchi v. Liberty Broadband Corp.

    Publication Date: 2022-05-17
    Practice Area: Mergers and Acquisitions
    Industry: Technology Media and Telecom
    Court: Court of Chancery
    Judge: Vice Chancellor Glasscock
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Nathan A. Cook, Block & Leviton LLP, Wilmington, DE; Kurt M. Heyman, Aaron M. Nelson, Melissa N. Donimirski, Heyman Enerio Gattuso & Hirzel LLP, Wilmington, DE; Jason M. Leviton, Joel A. Fleming, Lauren G. Milgroom, Block & Leviton LLP, Boston, MA; Gregory V. Varallo, Andrew E. Blumberg, Bernstein Litowitz Berger & Grossmann LLP, Wilmington, DE; Alla Zayenchik, Thomas James, Bernstein Litowitz Berger & Grossmann LLP, New York, NY for plaintiffs.
    for defendant: David C. McBride, Martin S. Lessner, James M. Yoch, Jr., Paul J. Loughman, Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor, LLP, Wilmington, DE; William Savitt, Ryan A. McLeod, Anitha Reddy, Adam M. Gogolak, David E. Kirk, Zachary M. David, Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz, New York, NY; Peter J. Walsh, Jr., Brian C. Ralston, Tyler J. Leavengood, Jaclyn C. Levy, Potter Anderson & Corroon LLP, Wilmington, DE; Richard B. Harper, Baker Botts LLP, New York, NY; Thomas E. O’Brien, Baker Botts LLP, Dallas, TX for defendants.

    Case Number: D69818

    Summary judgment on director fiduciary claims denied where the evidence was not so overwhelming for the court to find, as a matter of law, that a majority of directors were independent and thus the board could exercise its business judgment to enter into challenged transactions.

  • Arendi S.A.R.L. v. LG Elec., Inc.

    Publication Date: 2022-05-17
    Practice Area: Patent Litigation
    Industry: Electronics | Technology Media and Telecom
    Court: U.S. District Court of Delaware
    Judge: District Judge Stark
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Neal C. Belgam, Eve H. Omerod, Smith, Katzenstein & Jenkins LLP, Wilmington, DE; Seth Ard, Beatrice Franklin, Max Straus, Susman Godfrey, LLP, New York, NY; John Lahad, Ibituroko-Emi Lawson, Robert Travis Korman, Brenda Adimora, Susman Godfrey, LLP, Houston, TX; Kalpana Srinivasan, Susman Godfrey, LLP, Los Angeles, CA; Kemper Diehl, Susman Godfrey, LLP, Seattle, WA for plaintiff.
    for defendant: Jeremy D. Anderson, Fish & Richardson P.C., Wilmington, DE; Steven R. Katz, Jacob Pecht, Fish & Richardson, P.C., Boston, MA; R. Andrew Schewentker, Fish & Richardson P.C., Washington, DC; Eda Stark, Fish & Richardson P.C., Atlanta, GA; Kenneth L. Dorsney, Cortlan S. Hitch, Morris James LLP, Wilmington, DE; Brian C. Riopelle, David E. Finkelson, McGuireWoods LLP, Richmond, VA; Jason W. Cook, McGuireWoods LLP, Dallas, TX; David E. Moore, Bindu A. Palapura, Stephanie E. O’Byrne, Potter Anderson & Corroon LLP, Wilmington, DE; Robert W. Unikel, Michelle Marek Figueiredo, John Cotiguala, Matt Lind, Paul Hastings LLP, Chicago, IL; Robert R. Laurenzi, Chad J. Peterman, Paul Hastings LLP, New York, NY; Arielle Bratton, Paul Hastings LLP, San Diego, CA; Ginger Anders, Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP, Washington, DC; Rodger D. Smith II, Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell LLP, Wilmington, DE; Jeffri A. Kaminski, Justin E. Pierce, Calvin R. Nelson, Venable LLP, Washington, DC; Neha Bhat, Venable LLP, New York, NY; Jack B. Blumenfeld, Brian P. Egan, Anthony D. Raucci, Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell, LLP, Wilmington, DE; Frank C. Cimino Jr., Megan S. Woodworth, Jeffri A. Kaminsi, Calvin R. Nelson, Neha Bhat, Venable, Washington, DC for defendants.

    Case Number: D69819

    Court denied defendants' motions for summary judgment of non-infringement where the evidence created a triable issue as to whether defendants' accused products met the claim limitation of a "document" because the product applications could have permitted users to edit files in the application.

  • Thomson Reuters Enter. Centre GmbH v. ROSS Intelligence Inc.

    Publication Date: 2022-05-10
    Practice Area: Antitrust
    Industry: Legal Services | Technology Media and Telecom
    Court: U.S. District Court of Delaware
    Judge: District Judge Stark
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Jack B. Blumenfeld, Michael J. Flynn, Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell LLP, Wilmington, DE; Dale M. Cendali, Joshua L. Simmons, Eric A. Loverro, Kirkland & Ellis LLP, New York, NY; Daniel E. Laytin, Christa C. Cottrell, Alyssa C. Kalisky, Cameron D. Ginder, Kirkland & Ellis LLP, Chicago, IL for plaintiffs.
    for defendant: David E. Moore, Potter Anderson & Corroon LLP, Wilmington, DE; Gabriel M. Ramsey, Warrington Parker, Jacob Canter, Crowell & Moring LLP, San Francisco, CA; Mark A. Klapow, Lisa Kimmel, Crowell & Moring LLP, Washington, DC for defendant.

    Case Number: D69812

    Tying claims under the Sherman Act and state unfair competition statutes permitted to proceed where there was sufficient evidence that bundled products did constitute separate products serving separate markets and where unilateral action was sufficient to support a restraint of trade claim.

  • Huret v. MondoBrain, Inc.

    Publication Date: 2022-05-10
    Practice Area: Contracts
    Industry: Technology Media and Telecom
    Court: Court of Chancery
    Judge: Vice Chancellor Glasscock
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Michael W. McDermott, Peter C. McGivney, Berger Harris LLP, Wilmington, DE for plaintiffs.
    for defendant: James D. Taylor, Jr., Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr LLP, Wilmington, DE; Joseph L. Manson III, Law Offices of Joseph L. Manson III, Alexandria, VA for defendants.

    Case Number: D69807

    The court found that director defendant named in a shareholder derivative suit was not entitled to indemnification for his defense costs because the settlement agreement he negotiated did not constitute success on the merits.

  • In Re PLX Tech. Inc. Stockholders Litig., LLC

    Publication Date: 2022-05-03
    Practice Area: Class Actions
    Industry: Investments and Investment Advisory | Technology Media and Telecom
    Court: Court of Chancery
    Judge: Vice Chancellor Laster
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: R. Bruce McNew, Cooch and Taylor, P.A., Wilmington, DE; Randall J. Baron, David A. Knotts, Robbins Geller Rudman & Down, LLP, San Diego, CA; Kent Bronson, Milberg Tadler Phillips Grossman LLP, New York, NY for plaintiffs.
    for defendant: Kevin G. Abrams, J. Peter Shindel, Jr., Matthew L. Miller, Abrams & Bayliss LLP, Wilmington, DE; Richard D. Heins, Ashby & Geddes, Wilmington, DE; Patricia L. Enerio, Melissa N. Donimirski, Jamie L. Brown, Heyman Enerio Gattuso & Hirzel LLP, Wilmington, DE; Michael A. Weidinger, Elizabeth Wilburn Joyce, Pinckney, Weidinger, Urban & Joyce, Greenville, DE; Lori Marks-Esterman, Renee M. Zaytsev, Olshan Frome Wolosky LLP, New York, NY for defendants.

    Case Number: D69798

    The court approved a modification to a class action settlement and a more efficient distribution method than the traditional notice-and-claim process.

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  • In re Altaba, Inc.

    Publication Date: 2022-05-03
    Practice Area: Corporate Entities
    Industry: Investments and Investment Advisory | Technology Media and Telecom
    Court: Court of Chancery
    Judge: Vice Chancellor Laster
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Paul J. Lockwood, Arthur R. Bookout, Matthew P. Majarian, Kathryn S. Bartolacci, Gregory P. Ranzini, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, Wilmington, DE; David E. Ross, Ross Aronstam & Moritz LLP, Wilmington, DE for petitioner.
    for defendant: Christopher P. Simon, Kevin S. Mann, David G. Holmes, Cross & Simon, LLC, Wilmington DE; E.F. Anthony Merchant, Q.C., Merchant Law Group LLP, Regina, Saskatchewan for claimant.

    Case Number: D69805

    Dissolved company was required to retain a security sufficient to cover the full amount of per se damages that could be imposed under statutory law governing pending litigation.

  • Elemica Inc. v. ecMarket Inc.

    Publication Date: 2022-04-12
    Practice Area: Business Torts
    Industry: Technology Media and Telecom
    Court: U.S. District Court of Delaware
    Judge: District Judge Bibas
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: John David Simmons, Panitch Schwarze Belisario & Nadel LLP, Wilmington, DE for plaintiff.
    for defendant: Steven L. Caponi, Megan E. O'Connor, K&L Gates LLP, Wilmington, De; John Ambrogi, Richard Saldinger, Latimer LeVay Fyock LLC, Chicago, IL for defendant.

    Case Number: D69778

    The court allowed plaintiff to amend its complaint for violation of trade secrets law and deceptive trade practices claims.

  • In Re Straight Path Commc'ns Inc. Consol. Stockholder Litig.

    Publication Date: 2022-03-29
    Practice Area: Mergers and Acquisitions
    Industry: Technology Media and Telecom
    Court: Court of Chancery
    Judge: Vice Chancellor Glasscock
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Ned Weinberger,Mark Richardson, Labaton Sucharow LLP, Wilmington, DE; Jeroen van Kwawegen, Edward G. Timlin, Alla Zayenchik, Bernstein Litowitz Berger & Grossmann LLP, New York, NY; Vincent R. Cappucci, Joshua K. Porter, Entwistle & Cappucci LLP, New York, NY for plaintiffs and intervenor-plaintiff.
    for defendant: Rudolf Koch, Kevin M. Gallagher, Daniel E. Kaprow, John M. O’Toole, Melissa A. Lagoumis, Richards, Layton & Finger P.A., Wilmington, DE; Thomas Uebler, McCollom D’Emilio Smith Uebler LLC, Wilmington, DE; Jason Cyrulnik, Paul Fattaruso, Cyrulnik Fattaruso LLP, New York, NY; Kevin R. Shannon, Berton W. Ashman, Jr., Jacqueline A. Rogers, David A. Seal, Potter Anderson & Corroon LLP, Wilmington, DE, for defendants.

    Case Number: D69758

    The court held that a factual record was necessary to determine the adequacy of a stockholder entity to serve as class repre-sentative.

  • Tolliver v. Qlarant Quality Solutions, Inc.

    Publication Date: 2022-03-29
    Practice Area: Labor Law
    Industry: Technology Media and Telecom
    Court: U.S. District Court of Delaware
    Judge: District Judge Andrews
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: M. Denise Tolliver, Camden, Delaware, pro se plaintiff.
    for defendant: Chelsea A. Botsch, Pamela J. Moore, Tiffany R. Hubbard, McCarter & English, LLP, Wilmington, DE for defendants.

    Case Number: D69765

    Remand granted where reference to "equal pay" claim was construed as arising under state law rather than the federal Equal Pay Act where pro se plaintiff's claims only cited to state laws and statutes.

  • Transperfect Global, Inc. v. Ross Aronstam & Moritz LLP

    Publication Date: 2022-03-29
    Practice Area: Corporate Governance
    Industry: Legal Services | Technology Media and Telecom
    Court: Court of Chancery
    Judge: Chancellor McCormick
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Frank E. Noyes, II, Offit Kurman, P.A., Wilmington, DE; Douglas Capuder, Capuder Fazio Giacoia LLP, New York, NY for plaintiff.
    for defendant: David E. Ross, Bradley R. Aronstam, Eric D. Selden, S. Michael Sirkin, Adam D. Gold, Benjamin Z. Grossberg, Ross Aronstam & Moritz LLP, Wilmington, DE; for defendants.

    Case Number: D69759

    The court held that subject matter jurisdiction could be exercised by Chancery Court because the order giving authority to the custodian was issued by Chancery Court. Further, the court held that plaintiff failed to state a claim upon relief could be granted. Plaintiff's motion to dismiss denied; defendant's motion to dismiss granted.