• AluminumSource, LLC v. LLFlex, LLC

    Publication Date: 2021-02-03
    Practice Area: Corporate Entities
    Industry: Manufacturing
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Davis
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Thad J. Bracegirdle, Bayard, P.A., Wilmington, DE; Elliot Richardson, Michele D. Dougherty, Ryan D. Gibson, Korey Richardson LLC, Chicago, IL for plaintiff.
    for defendant: Benjamin A. Smyth, McCarter & English, LLP, Wilmington, DE; Andrew Gold, Erica Gomer, Akerman LLP, Fort Lauderdale, FL for defendant.

    Case Number: D69279

    Fraudulent inducement claim failed where plaintiff had merely asserted dispute over calculation of the price adjustment to the contract purchase price, which was more appropriately characterized as a breach of contract claim rather than a fraud claim.

  • State of Delaware v. King,

    Publication Date: 2021-02-03
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Davis
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Eric H. Zubrow, Erika R. Flaschner, Delaware Dep’t of Justice, Wilmington, DE for the state.
    for defendant: Kevin J. O’Connell, Christina L. Ruggiero, Delaware Office of Defense Serv., Wilmington, DE for defendant.

    Case Number: D69285

    Surveillance of defendant and seizure of an article from the trash did not require a search warrant.

  • Ashland LLC v. The Samuel J. Heyman 1981 Continuing Trust

    Publication Date: 2020-11-25
    Practice Area: Contracts
    Industry: Chemicals and Materials
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Davis
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Christopher Viceconte, Gibbons P.C., Wilmington, DE; William S. Hatfield, Camille V. Otero, Esquire, Jennifer A. Hradil, Joshua Elias, Gibbons P.C., Newark, NJ for plaintiffs.
    for defendant: William M. Lafferty, John P. DiTomo, Thomas P. Will, Miranda N. Gilbert, Morris Nichols Arsht & Tunnell LLP, Wilmington, DE; Andrew J. Rossman, Jonathan B. Oblak, Tyler G. Whitmer, Nicholas Hoy, Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP, New York, NY for defendants.

    Case Number: D69198

    Where the parties' contract contained no language clearly demonstrating that the parties intended to allow for fee-shifting in first-party claims, plaintiff's claim for indemnification of legal fees and costs against contractual counterparty failed.

  • Reed v. BNSF Ry. Co.

    Publication Date: 2020-11-18
    Practice Area: Occupational Safety and Health
    Industry: Transportation
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Davis
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: A. Dale Bowers, Law Office of A. Dale Bowers P.A., Wilmington, DE for plaintiff.
    for defendant: Maria R. Granuado Gesty, Burns White LLC, Wilmington, DE for defendant.

    Case Number: D69195

    Factual issues regarding the parties' intent with respect to the scope of a release agreement precluded summary judgment.

  • Rite Aid Corp. v. ACE Am. Ins. Co.

    Publication Date: 2020-10-07
    Practice Area: Insurance Litigation
    Industry: Insurance | Pharmaceuticals | Retail
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Davis
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Jody C. Barillare, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, Wilmington, DE; Gerald P. Konkel, Christopher Popecki, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, Washington, DC for plaintiffs.
    for defendant: Marc S. Casarino, White and Williams LLP, Wilmington, DE; Paul R. Koepff, Robert Mangino, Clyde & Co. US LLP, Florham Park, NJ; Robert J. Katzenstein, Robert K. Beste, Smith, Katzenstein & Jenkins LLP, Wilmington, DE; Mitchell J. Auslander, Christopher J. St. Jeanos, Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP, New York, NY; Dierdre M. Richards, Fineman Krekstein & Harris P.C., Wilmington, DE; Hema Patel Mehta, Chartwell Law, Philadelphia, PA; David J. Soldo, Morris James LLP, Wilmington, DE for defendants.

    Case Number: D69148

    An insurer had a duty to defend its insured in underlying opioid lawsuits, so the court granted plaintiff's motion for partial summary judgment.

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  • Accesslex Inst. v. Walmsley

    Publication Date: 2020-09-09
    Practice Area: Creditors' and Debtors' Rights
    Industry: Financial Services and Banking
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Davis
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Daniel C. Kerrick, Hogan McDaniel, Wilmington, DE for plaintiff.
    for defendant: Philippa J. Walmsley, Wilmington, DE, defendant pro se.

    Case Number: D69111

    Plaintiff entitled to judgment where defendant admitted to failing to make payments under defendant's loan agreements with plaintiff and had submitted a non-conforming answer to plaintiff's complaint.

  • Griffy v. USAA Cas. Ins. Co.

    Publication Date: 2020-07-29
    Practice Area: Insurance Law
    Industry: Insurance
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Davis
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: John S. Spadaro, John Sheehan Sparadro, LLC, Smyrna, DE for plaintiff.
    for defendant: Lisa Z. Brown, Greenberg Traurig, LLP, Wilmington, DE for defendant.

    Case Number: D69063

    Court dismissed claim where plaintiff was seeking a declaratory ruling on how an insurer would hypothetically pay out statutory interest on a claim for PIP benefits, meaning there was no live controversy between the parties.

  • GEA Sys. N. Am. LLC v. Golden State Food Corp.

    Publication Date: 2020-06-24
    Practice Area: Contractual Disputes
    Industry: Food and Beverage | Manufacturing
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Davis
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: David E. Ross, Bradley R. Aronstam and R. Garrett Rice, Ross Aronstam & Moritz LLP, Wilmington, DE; E. Hutchinson Robbins, Jr. and Megan B. Burnet, Miles & Stockbridge P.C., Baltimore, MD for plaintiff.
    for defendant: Patricia L. Enerio and Gillian L. Andrews, Heyman Enerio Gattuso & Hirzel LLP, Wilmington, DE; Randy K. Jones and Ann-Marie Dao, Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky and Popeo, P.C., San Diego, CA for defendant Golden State Foods Corp. Brian M. Rostocki, Benjamin Chapple and Justin M. Forcier, Reed Smith LLP, Wilmington, DE for third-party defendant Allianz Global Risks U.S. Ins. Co.

    Case Number: D69025

    In this breach of contract action, defendant adequately alleged a negligence counterclaim, but the court dismissed the remaining counterclaims.

  • Fansler v. N. Am. Title Ins. Co.

    Publication Date: 2020-05-27
    Practice Area: Business Torts
    Industry: Real Estate
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Davis
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: D68993

    Factual issues remained regarding the statute of limitations, so the court denied that aspect of defendant's motion for summary judgment.

  • Brandywood Civic Ass'n v. Cohan

    Publication Date: 2020-04-29
    Practice Area: Transportation
    Industry: State and Local Government
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Davis
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Ronald G. Poliquin, The Poliquin Firm, LLC, Dover, DE for plaintiffs.
    for defendant: Ann C. Cordo, Esquire, Deputy Attorney General, State of Delaware, Department of Justice, Wilmington, DE for defendants.

    Case Number: D68958

    Dismissal of declaratory judgment and mandamus action granted where funding program for DelDOT to complete road and transportation projects was a blend of legislative and executive powers and therefore did not violate separation of powers, and where plaintiffs failed to specify the relief sought through writ of mandamus.