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  • Delaware Life Ins. Co v. Short

    Publication Date: 2021-03-31
    Practice Area: Contractual Disputes
    Industry: Insurance
    Court: U.S. District Court of Delaware
    Judge: District Judge Stark
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Marc S. Casarino, Karine Sarkisian, White and Williams LLP, Wilmington, DE for plaintiff.
    for defendant: Barbara Barto, Wilmington DE, pro se defendant; Bernard A. Van Ogtrop, Jared Thomas Green, James S. Green, Seitz, Van Ogtrop & Green, P.A., Wilmington, DE for defendant Craig.
    Case Number: D69343

    Counterclaims for breach of annuity contract and bad faith not dismissed where insurer delayed payment to sole named beneficiary based on insurer's receipt of competing claim to benefits that was allegedly devoid of supporting evidence.

  • Ocimum Biosolutions (India) Ltd. v. LG Corp., LLC

    Publication Date: 2021-03-24
    Practice Area: Contractual Disputes
    Industry: Biotechnology | Manufacturing | Software
    Court: U.S. District Court of Delaware
    Judge: District Judge Noreika
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Christopher Page Simon, Kevin Scott Mann, Cross & Simon, LLC, Wilmington, DE; C. Edward Polk, Jr., Polk Law PLLC, Ashburn, VA for plaintiff.
    for defendant: David Ellis Moore, Bindu Ann George Palapura, Stephanie E. O’Byrne, Potter Anderson & Corroon LLP, Wilmington, DE; Virginia A. Gibson, Hogan Lovells US LLP, Philadelphia, PA; Steven M. Levitan, Gurtej Singh, Hogan Lovells US LLP, Menlo Park, CA; Joseph J. Raffetto, Andrew J. Lee, Hogan Lovells US LLP, Washington, DC for defendants.
    Case Number: D69339

    The court dismissed plaintiff's claims based on lack of standing and the expiration of the statute of limita-tions, but gave plaintiff an opportunity to amend.

  • Ophrys LLC v. OneMain Fin., Inc.

    Publication Date: 2021-03-03
    Practice Area: Contractual Disputes
    Industry: Financial Services and Banking
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
    Judge: Judge Ambro
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
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    Case Number: D69315

    Plaintiff failed to comply with contractual provisions regarding notice of breach, so it waived any claim it might have had.

  • Schillinger Genetics, Inc. v. Benson Hill Seeds, Inc.

    Publication Date: 2021-03-03
    Practice Area: Contractual Disputes
    Industry: Agriculture
    Court: Court of Chancery
    Judge: Vice Chancellor Zurn
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Michael P. Kelly, Andrew S. Dupre, Sarah E. Delia, McCarter & English, LLP, Wilmington, DE for plaintiffs.
    for defendant: Travis S. Hunter, Dorronda R. Bordley, Richards, Layton & Finger, P.A., Wilmington, DE; Kenneth J. Mallin, Jason S. Meyer, Sasha D. Riedisser of Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner, LLP, St. Louis, MO for defendant.
    Case Number: D69316

    Buyer was not entitled to escrow funds relating to a post-closing price adjustment because it did not give timely notice, but notice of its indemnity claim was adequate.

  • inVentiv Health Clinical, LLC v. Odonate Therapeutics, Inc.

    Publication Date: 2021-02-10
    Practice Area: Contractual Disputes
    Industry: Biotechnology | Pharmaceuticals
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Wallace
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Jody C. Barillare, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, Wilmington, DE; Brian W. Shaffer, Morgan, Lewis & Bock-ius LLP, Philadelphia, PA; John A. Vassallo, III, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, New York, NY for plaintiff.
    for defendant: Catherine A. Gaul, Ashby & Geddes, Wilmington, DE; Shireen Barday, Gibson Dunn, New York, NY; Joshua H. Lerner, Gibson Dunn, San Francisco, CA for defendant.
    Case Number: D69291

    Defendant's counterclaim for breach of contract survived a motion to dismiss, but the court granted plain-tiff's motion to dismiss the counterclaims for fraud and breach of the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing.

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  • P.C. Connection, Inc. v. Synygy Ltd.

    Publication Date: 2021-02-03
    Practice Area: Contractual Disputes
    Industry: Retail | Software
    Court: Court of Chancery
    Judge: Vice Chancellor Laster
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Daniel A. Griffith, Whiteford Taylor Preston LLC, Wilmington, DE; Christopher H.M. Carter, Daniel M. Deschenes, Laurel M. Gilbert, Hinkley Allen & Snyder LLP, Manchester, NH for plaintiff.
    for defendant: Andrew S. Dupre, Brian Lemon, Stephanie H. Dallaire, McCarter & English, LLP, Wilmington, DE for de-fendants.
    Case Number: D69284

    The court granted plaintiff's request for a preliminary injunction, but only for long enough to provide a transition period in which plaintiff could obtain replacement services.

  • Envolve Pharmacy Solutions, Inc. v. Rite Aid Hdqtrs. Corp.

    Publication Date: 2021-02-03
    Practice Area: Contractual Disputes
    Industry: Insurance | Retail
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Wallace
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Alexandra M. Cumings, Karen Jacobs, Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell LLP, Wilmington, DE; Jerome P. DeSanto, Christopher Flynn, Keith J. Harrison, Daniel W. Wolff, Crowell & Moring LLP, Washington, DC for plaintiffs.
    for defendant: Corinne Elise Amato, Prickett, Jones & Elliot, P.A., Wilmington, DE; Jordan Z. Dillon, Thomas J. Sullivan, Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P., Philadelphia, PA for defendants.
    Case Number: D69282

    Plaintiffs were entitled to proceed on some of their breach of contract and unjust enrichment claims, but allegations involving fraudulent conduct could not be resolved on a motion to dismiss.

  • 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.

  • Stryker Demolition & Envtl. Serv., LLC v. Arcadis U.S., Inc

    Publication Date: 2020-12-02
    Practice Area: Contractual Disputes
    Industry: Construction | Manufacturing
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Johnston
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Sally J. Daugherty, Cohen, Seglias, Pallas, Greenhall & Furman, P.C., Wilmington, DE for plaintiff.
    for defendant: Sherilyn Pastor, Joseph Vila, McCarter & English, LLP, Newark, NJ; Kate Roggio Buck, McCarter & English, LLP, Wilmington, DE for defendant.
    Case Number: D69212

    A subcontractor could only seek to recover from the party with whom it had a contract, so the court dis-missed its claim against a third party for unjust enrichment.

  • Moscowitz v. Theory Ent. LLC

    Publication Date: 2020-11-25
    Practice Area: Contractual Disputes
    Industry: Entertainment and Leisure
    Court: Court of Chancery
    Judge: Vice Chancellor Zurn
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Stephen B. Brauerman, Bayard, P.A., Wilmington, DE; Stanton L. Stein, Ashley R. Yeargan, Russ, August & Kabat, Los Angeles, CA for plaintiff.
    for defendant: Kevin G. Abrams, Michael A. Barlow, Joseph A. Sparco, Abrams & Bayliss LLP, Wilmington, DE; Scott A. Edelman, Ilissa Samplin, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, Los Angeles, CA for defendant.
    Case Number: D69202

    Plaintiff was bound by the terms of an agreement regarding the company's right to repurchase his owner-ship units following his resignation, but questions remained regarding the validity and effect of plaintiff's no-tices of resignation.