• In re: Ursa Operating Co., LLC

    Publication Date: 2023-12-18
    Practice Area: Bankruptcy
    Industry: Energy | Mining and Resources
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
    Judge: Judge Porter
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: George A. Barton, Barton and Burrows LLC, Mission, KS for appellants.
    for defendant: Duston K. McFaul, Maegan Quejada, Sidley Austin LLP, Houston, TX; Robert S. Velevis, Sidley Austin LLP, Dallas, TX; Robert S. Brady, Edmon L. Morton, Kenneth J. Enos, Joseph M. Mulvihill, Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor LLP. Wilmington, Delaware; Ana Alfonso, Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP, New York, NY; John H. Knight, Amanda R. Steele, Richards Layton & Finger, Wilmington, DE for appellees.

    Case Number: 22-1729

    Wrongfully retained mineral royalties were not part of a debtor's estate where applicable state law granted lessors a property interest proceeds, meaning debtor had no equitable interest in the funds.

  • Midwest Energy Emissions Corp. v. Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.

    Publication Date: 2023-11-20
    Practice Area: Patent Litigation
    Industry: Energy | Mining and Resources
    Court: U.S. District Court of Delaware
    Judge: District Judge Burke
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: James M. Lennon, Devlin Law Firm, Wilmington, DE; Bradley W. Caldwell, Jason D. Cassady, John Austin Curry, Justin T. Nemunaitis, Daniel R. Pearson, Adrienne R. Dellinger, Caldwell Cassady Curry P.C., Dallas, TX for plaintiffs.
    for defendant: Kenneth L. Dorsney, Cortlan S. Hitch, Morris James LLP, Wilmington, DE; Jeff Dyess, Paul Sykes, Benn Wilson, Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP, Birmingham, AL; Jessica Zurlo, Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP, Washington, D.C.; Jack B. Blumenfeld, Brian P. Egan, Anthony D. Raucci, Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell LLP, Wilmington, DE; Richard W. Mark, Joseph Evall, Paul J. Kremer, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, New York, NY; David Glandorf, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, Denver, CO; Nicole A. DiSalvo, Jessica R. Kunz, Daniel S. Atlas, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, Wilmington, DE; Douglas R. Nemec, Leslie A. Demers, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, New York, NY for defendants.

    Case Number: 19-1334-CJB

    Court denied summary judgment to defendants for plaintiffs' contributory infringement claim where there were genuine issues of material fact as to whether defendants' product had other substantial non-infringing uses or whether defendants manufactured the product specifically for use in a manner that infringed upon plaintiffs' patents.

  • In re: Essar Steel Minnesota LLC

    Publication Date: 2023-11-20
    Practice Area: Bankruptcy
    Industry: Manufacturing | Mining and Resources
    Court: U.S. Bankruptcy Court
    Judge: Judge Goldblatt
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 16-11626 (CTG)

    Although Third Circuit precedent entitled litigant to unseal motion and attach documents pursuant to the public right of access to judicial records, the court certified the case for direct appeal to the Third Circuit to evaluate opposing party's contention that litigant had improper purposes for the motion to unseal.

  • Ramco Asset Management, LLC v. USA Rare Earth, LLC

    Publication Date: 2023-11-06
    Practice Area: Contractual Disputes
    Industry: Mining and Resources
    Court: Court of Chancery
    Judge: Vice Chancellor Glasscock
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: David A. Felice, Bailey & Glasser, LLP, Wilmington, DE; Andrew St. Laurent, Harris St. Laurent & Wechsler LLP, New York, NY for plaintiffs.
    for defendant: John M. Seaman, E. Wade Houston, Abrams & Bayliss LLP, Wilmington, DE; Chelsea Corey, King & Spalding LLP, Charlotte, NC; Carl D. Neff, FisherBroyles, LLP, Wilmington, DE; Aurora Cassirer, Christina H. Bost Seaton, FisherBroyles, LLP, New York, NY; Karen E. Keller, Andrew E. Russell, Nathan R. Hoeschen, Shaw Keller LLP, Wilmington, DE; Justin L. Ormand, Allen & Overy, New York, NY; Patrick W. Pearsall, Allen & Overy, Washington, D.C. for defendants.

    Case Number: 2022-0665-SG

    Plaintiffs were former equity holders in an Australian rare-earth mining company, whose primary asset was interest in a mining project in West Texas. Defendants transferred the company's assets to a new Delaware entity. Plaintiffs' fourteen causes of action alleged that defendants promised that plaintiffs would each receive an equivalent amount of equity in the Delaware entity as each had previously held in the mining company, however, they alleged that the transactions had diminished their ownership interests. Defendants' motions to

  • In re: Essar Steel Minnesota, LLC

    Publication Date: 2023-07-10
    Practice Area: Bankruptcy
    Industry: Financial Services and Banking | Mining and Resources
    Court: U.S. Bankruptcy Court
    Judge: Judge Goldblatt
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 16-11626 (CTG)

    Confirmed reorganization plan potentially barred claims by financial advisor against reorganized debtor when those claims arose between the petition date and effective date and acquirer of reorganized debtor could not bind it to discharged claims.

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  • Stillwater Mining Co. v. Nat'l Union Fire Ins. Co. of Pittsburgh, PA

    Publication Date: 2023-01-31
    Practice Area: Insurance Litigation
    Industry: Insurance | Mining and Resources
    Court: Delaware Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Seitz
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: David J. Baldwin, Peter C. McGivney, Berger Harris LLP, Wilmington, DE; Martha Sheehy, Sheey Law Firm, Billings, MT; Kyle A. Gray, Holland & Hart LLP, Billings, MT for appellant.
    for defendant: Kurt M. Heyman, Aaron M. Nelson, Heyman Enerio Gattuso & Hirzel, LLP, Wilmington, DE; Scott B. Schreiber, William C. Perdue, Andrew T. Tutt, Samuel I. Ferenc, Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP, Washington, D.C.; John C. Phillips Jr., David A. Bilson, Phillips, Mclaughlin & Hall, P.A., Wilmington, DE; Geoffrey W. Heineman, Jung H. Park, John J. Iacobucci Jr., Ropers Majeski, PC, New York, NY; John L. Reed, DLA Piper LLP, Wilmington, DE; Gregory F. Fischer, Cozen O’Connor, Wilmington, DE; Angelo G. Savino, Cozen O’Connor, New York, NY for appellees.

    Case Number: 24, 2022

    Superior court did not err in applying law of state of incorporation to resolution of directors' and officers' insurance coverage dispute where the policy applied to D&O liability across multiple jurisdictions, as state of incorporation had the strongest connection to the dispute.

  • In re: Essar Steel Minnesota LLC

    Publication Date: 2022-08-02
    Practice Area: Bankruptcy
    Industry: Construction | Manufacturing | Mining and Resources
    Court: U.S. District Court of Delaware
    Judge: District Judge Noreika
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Garvan F. McDaniel, Daniel K. Hogan, Hogan McDaniel, Wilmington, DE; Stephen W. Tountas, Robert W. Novick, Melissa Barahona, Kasowitz Benson Torres LLP, New York, NY for plaintiff.
    for defendant: Mark E. Felger, Simon E. Fraser, Cozen O’Connor, Wilmington, DE; Karen M. Grivner, Clark Hill PLC, Wilmington, DE; Scott N. Schreiber, Michael P. Croghan, Clark Hill PLC, Chicago, IL for defendants.

    Case Number: D69909

    Motion for leave to appeal bankruptcy court's ruling on the applicable statute of limitations denied where resolution of the issue would not exclude most, if any, of the litigation trustee's fiduciary claims against defendants, and therefore would not materially advance the litigation.

  • Coronado Coal II, LLC v. Blackhawk Land & Res. LLC

    Publication Date: 2022-06-14
    Practice Area: Energy and Natural Resources
    Industry: Mining and Resources
    Court: Court of Chancery
    Judge: Chancellor LeGrow
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Geoffrey Grivner, Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC, Wilmington, DE; Gretchen Jankowski, Jordan Webster, Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooner PC, Pittsburgh, PA for plaintiff
    for defendant: John Sensing, Carson Bartlett, Potter Anderson & Corroon, LLP, Wilmington DE; M. Shane Harvey, Jackson Kelly PLLC, Charleston, WV for defendant.

    Case Number: D69851

    Coal lease's arbitration clause encompassed both lessee's rights to mine coal from the leased seam and the non-severable obligation not to injure the rights of others to mine other seams.

  • Harcum v. Lovoi

    Publication Date: 2022-01-18
    Practice Area: Corporate Governance
    Industry: Energy | Mining and Resources
    Court: Court of Chancery
    Judge: Vice Chancellor Fioravanti
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Blake A. Bennett, Cooch and Taylor, P.A., Wilmington, DE; Michael J. Palestina, Kahn Swick & Foti, LLC, New Orleans, LA; Juan E. Monteverde, Miles D. Schreiner, Monteverde & Associates PC, New York, NY for plaintiff.
    for defendant: Rolin P. Bissell, James M. Yoch, Jr., Alberto E. Chávez, Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor, LLP, Wilmington, DE; Michael C. Holmes, Virginia DeBeer, Vinson & Elkins L.L.P., Dallas, TX for defendants.

    Case Number: D69678

    The court held that plaintiffs' complaint failed to state causes of action against alleged controlling and conflicted stockholders and directors for breach of fiduciary duties when they approved a merger.

  • Skye Mineral Investors, LLC v. DXS Capital (U.S.) Ltd.

    Publication Date: 2021-08-18
    Practice Area: Corporate Governance
    Industry: Investments and Investment Advisory | Mining and Resources
    Court: Court of Chancery
    Judge: Vice Chancellor Slights
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Rudolph Koch, Kevin M. Gallagher, Daniel Kaprow, Richards, Layton & Finger, P.A., Wilmington, DE; Jason Cyrulnik, Edward Normand, Paul Fattaruso, Cyrulnik Fattaruso LLP, New York, NY for plaintiffs.
    for defendant: Thomas W. Briggs, Jr., Miranda N. Gilbert, Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell LLP, Wilmington, DE; Pedro A. Jimenez, Kevin C. Logue, Kevin P. Broughel, Nicholas Bassett, Katherine K. Solomon, Katherine Rookard, Paul Hastings LLP, New York, NY for defendants.

    Case Number: D69508

    The court dismissed some counterclaims as untimely, but the breach of fiduciary duty, aiding and abetting, conspiracy and tortious interference counterclaims survived.