• Gordian Med., Inc. v. Vaughn

    Publication Date: 2024-04-15
    Practice Area: Contractual Disputes
    Industry: Health Care
    Court: U.S. District Court of Delaware
    Judge: District Judge Noreika
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Andrew L. Cole, Stacy L. Newman, Jack M. Dougherty, Cole Schotz P.C., Wilmington, DE; Ryan J. Morley, John W. Hofstetter, Littler Mendelson, P.C., Cleveland, OH for plaintiffs.
    for defendant: Daniel C. Herr, Law Office of Daniel C. Herr, LLC, Wilmington, DE; David E. Rothstein, Rothstein Law Firm, PA, Greenville, SC for defendant.

    Case Number: 22-319 (MN)

    Although court found most of former employee's restrictive covenants enforceable as reasonably tailored to protect employer's legitimate economic interests, it granted employee judgment where former employer failed to present evidence at trial proving that employee breached any enforceable covenant.

  • United States v. Walmart Inc.

    Publication Date: 2024-03-26
    Practice Area: Health Care Law
    Industry: Distribution and Wholesale | Federal Government | Retail
    Court: U.S. District Court of Delaware
    Judge: District Judge Slights
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Dylan J. Steinberg, United States Department of Justice, Wilmington, DE; Adam E. Lyons, Amanda N. Liskamm, Joshua Fowkes, Kathleen B. Gilchrist, Katherine M. Ho, United States Department of Justice, Washington, DC for plaintiff.
    for defendant: Kelly E. Farnan, Robert W. Whetzel, Richards, Layton & Finger, P.A., Wilmington, DE; Laura Jane Durfee, Jones Day, Columbus, OH; Yaakob M. Roth, Kristen A. Lejnieks, William G. Laxton, Jr., Jones Day, Washington, DC; Andrew J. Junker, Jason S. Varnado, Jones Day, Houston, TX; Karen P. Hewitt, Jones Day, San Diego, CA; David W. Ogden, Charles C. Speth, Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP, Washington, DC for defendants.

    Case Number: 20-1744-CFC

    Pharmacy operator did not commit unlawful violations of the Controlled Substances Act where reporting of suspicious drug orders was not yet required by the act and where the allegedly violated regulations promulgated under the CSA were inconsistent with the act's express prohibitions.

  • Umuhoza v. Pinnacle Rehab. Heath Ctr.

    Publication Date: 2024-03-26
    Practice Area: Labor Law
    Industry: Health Care
    Court: U.S. District Court of Delaware
    Judge: District Judge Noreika
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Placide Umuhoza, Smyrna, DE, pro se plaintiff.
    for defendant: Jennifer C. Bebko Jauffert, Puja Upadhyay, Richards, Layton & Finger, P.A. for defendants.

    Case Number: 23-552 (MN)

    Court dismissed employment discrimination action for lack of sufficient allegations supporting an inference of national origin discrimination.

  • AstraZeneca Pharm. LP v. Becerra

    Publication Date: 2024-03-18
    Practice Area: Health Care Law
    Industry: Federal Government | Manufacturing | Pharmaceuticals
    Court: U.S. District Court of Delaware
    Judge: District Judge Connolly
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Daniel M. Silver, Alexandra M. Joyce, McCarter & English LLP, Wilmington, DE; Catherine E. Stetson, Susan M. Cook, Marian Golden, Hogan Lovells US LLP, Washington, DC for plaintiffs.
    for defendant: Jacob Laksin, United States Department of Justice, Wilmington, DE; Brian D. Netter, Brian M. Boynton, Michelle R. Bennett, Alexander V. Sverdlov, Stephen M. Pezzi, Christine L. Coogle, Cassandra M. Snyder, United States Department of Justice, Washington, DC for defendants.

    Case Number: 23-931-CFC

    Drug manufacturer lacked standing to challenge Drug Price Reduction Program and associated guidelines due to the lack of a concrete and imminent injury in fact from the program.

  • Graciano v. Abode Healthcare, Inc.

    Publication Date: 2024-03-18
    Practice Area: Mergers and Acquisitions
    Industry: Health Care
    Court: Court of Chancery
    Judge: Vice Chancellor Glasscock
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Christopher J. Day, Day Law Group, LLC, Wilmington, DE for plaintiff.
    for defendant: Michael J. Maiomone, Gabriella Mouriz, Barnes & Thornburg LLP, Wilmington, DE for defendants.

    Case Number: 2022-0728-SG

    Chancery court lacked jurisdiction over complaint seeking specific performance where the relief sought by plaintiff was legal in nature and the parties' contract could not confer jurisdiction.

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  • McDaniel-Wesche v. Sun Behavioral Health

    Publication Date: 2024-03-18
    Practice Area: Labor Law
    Industry: Health Care
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Karsnitz
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Jonathan B. O’Neill, Kimmel, Carter, Roman, Peltz & O’Neill, P.A., Christiana, DE for appellant.
    for defendant: Nicholas E. Bittner, Heckler & Frabizzio, Wilmington, DE for appellee.

    Case Number: S23A-03-002 CAK

    Industrial Accident Board properly denied claim of permanent impairment based on credibility determination, as claimant failed to seek prompt diagnostic testing or treatment following a work incident and did not disclose an intervening motor vehicle accident to her medical providers and evaluators, and employer's medical expert credibly testified as to the lack of permanent impairment.

  • Malkani v. Cunningham

    Publication Date: 2024-03-11
    Practice Area: Securities Litigation
    Industry: Health Care | Investments and Investment Advisory | Technology Media and Telecom
    Court: Court of Chancery
    Judge: Vice Chancellor Glasscock
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Philip Trainer, Jr., Marie M. Degnan, Randall J. Teti, Ashby & Geddes, Wilmington, DE; Marcos D. Jimenez, Marcos D. Jimenez, P.A., Miami, FL for plaintiffs.
    for defendant: Ryan P. Newell, Lakshmi A. Muthu, Tara C. Pakrouh, Michael A. Carbonara, Jr., Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor, LLP, Wilmington, DE; Michael C. Heyden, Jr., Joseph E. Brenner, Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani, LLP, Wilmington, DE for defendants.

    Case Number: 2020-1004-SG

    Although defendant prevailed on some claims asserted by plaintiff, plaintiff was the prevailing party in the overall litigation as the central issue in the case was the validity and enforceability of the parties' contracts, and thus plaintiff was entitled to legal fees and costs under the contractual fee-shifting provisions.

  • Trott v. Bayhealth Med. Ctr., Inc.

    Publication Date: 2024-03-04
    Practice Area: Medical Malpractice
    Industry: Health Care
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Lugg
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Michael Mongeluzzi, Joseph DeAngelo, Barrett DeAngelo, LLC, West Chester, PA; Linda Malkin, Kimmel Carter Roman Peltz & O’Neil, P.A., Wilmington, DE for plaintiff.
    for defendant: Joseph Drnec, Phillip Casale, Wharton Levin Ehrmantraut & Klein, P.A., Wilmington, DE; Bradley Goewert, Thomas Marcoz, Marshall Dennehey, P.C., Wilmington, DE for defendants.

    Case Number: N20C-09-182 SPL

    Although expert testimony established nurses' deviation from the applicable standards of care, they were entitled to summary judgment when plaintiff's experts could not opine with reasonable medical certainty that their deviation proximately caused plaintiff's injury.

  • In re: Stimwave Tech. Inc.

    Publication Date: 2024-03-04
    Practice Area: Bankruptcy
    Industry: Health Care | Manufacturing
    Court: U.S. Bankruptcy Court
    Judge: Judge Horan
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 22-10541 (TMH)

    Court required pro se litigants to submit filings for court screening as a sanction for litigants' abusive litigation conduct in the form of repeated meritless pleadings and filings.

  • Lucia v. Bridge Senior Living

    Publication Date: 2024-03-04
    Practice Area: Medical Malpractice
    Industry: Health Care
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Brennan
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Joshua J. Inkell, Daniel P. Hagelberg, Hudson, Castle & Inkell, LLC, Wilmington, DE for plaintiffs.
    for defendant: Louis J. Rizzo, Reger Rizzo & Darnall LLP, Wilmington, DE; Francis J. Deasey, Matthew J. Junk, Deasey Mahoney & Valentini, Ltd., Philadelphia, PA for defendants.

    Case Number: N22C-08-118 DJB

    Healthcare power of attorney granting attorney-in-fact authority to contract for healthcare services on behalf of the principal was sufficient to confer authority for attorney-in-fact to sign arbitration agreement as part of principal's admission paperwork for skilled nursing facility.