• August v. The Glade Prop. Owners Ass'n, Inc.

    Publication Date: 2024-10-01
    Practice Area: Real Estate
    Industry: Real Estate
    Court: Court of Chancery
    Judge: Vice Chancellor Glasscock
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Jennifer August, Rehoboth Beach, DE, pro se plaintiff.
    for defendant: Aaron E. Moore, Wilmington, DE for defendants.

    Case Number: 2020-0834-BWD

    Court denied homeowner's claims against homeowners' association where there were no conflicted fiduciaries that warranted applying the entire fairness standard to the claims.

  • ARC Global Inv., II, LLC v. Digital World Acquisition Corp.

    Publication Date: 2024-10-01
    Practice Area: Mergers and Acquisitions
    Industry: Investments and Investment Advisory | Technology Media and Telecom
    Court: Court of Chancery
    Judge: Vice Chancellor Will
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Matthew D. Perri, Daniel E. Kaprow, Elizabeth J. Freud, Alfred P. Dillione, Rae Ra, Richards, Layton & Finger, P.A., Wilmington, DE for plaintiff.
    for defendant: Kevin M. Coen, Jacob M. Perrone, Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell LLP, Wilmington, DE; Bradley J. Bondi, D. Scott Carlton, Traci Zeller, Nicholas J. Griepsma, Paul Hastings LLP, Washington, D.C. for defendant.

    Case Number: 2024-0186-LWW

    Court recalculated conversion ratio following business combination where inclusion of issued shares regardless of the circumstances of issuance was consistent with the anti-dilutive purpose of the conversion.

  • In re: HRB Winddown Inc.

    Publication Date: 2024-10-01
    Practice Area: Bankruptcy
    Industry: Consumer Products | Distribution and Wholesale | Retail
    Court: U.S. Bankruptcy Court
    Judge: Judge Shannon
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 19-12689 (BLS)

    Genuine issues of material fact precluded summary judgment in avoidance/recovery adversary action where debtors had obtained court approval to pay critical vendors but debtors paid substantially more than initially identified and evidence suggested defendant may have pressured debtors to make timely payments during preference period.

  • Data Logger Solutions, LLC v. Digi SmartSense, LLC

    Publication Date: 2024-10-01
    Practice Area: Contracts
    Industry: Electronics | Retail
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Davis
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Krista M. Reale, Margolis Edelstein, Wilmington, DE; Herbert W. Mondros, Rigrodsky Law, P.A., Wilmington, DE; Glenn Ricketti, Margolis Edelstein, Philadelphia, PA for plaintiff.
    for defendant: David J. Soldo, K. Tyler O’Connell, Barnaby Grzaslewicz, Samuel E. Bashman, Morris James LLP, Wilmington, DE; Eric C. Liebeler, Kevin Kitchen, Stinson LLP, Minneapolis, MN for defendant.

    Case Number: N20C-10-121 EMD

    Court granted remittitur where expert testimony could only reasonably support a lower future damages award than granted by the jury.

  • Limitless Coffee, LLC v. Mott's, LLP

    Publication Date: 2024-10-01
    Practice Area: Mergers and Acquisitions
    Industry: Food and Beverage | Manufacturing
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Davis
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Jared T. Green, Seitz, Van Ogtrop & Green, P.A.; Christine E. Burke, Karpf, Karpf & Cerutti, P.C., Bensalem, PA for plaintiffs.
    for defendant: Brett M. McCartney, Elizabeth A. Powers, Bayard, P.A.; Sarah T. Andrade, Wilmington, DE; Christoper Patton, Leo Park, Lynn Pinker Hurst & Schwegmann, LLP, Dallas, TX for defendants.

    Case Number: N23C-12-229 EMD CCLD

    Breach of contract and implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing claims failed where parties chose not to incorporate commercially reasonable efforts clause into earnout provision.

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  • ECB USA, Inc. v. Savencia, S.A.

    Publication Date: 2024-10-01
    Practice Area: Mergers and Acquisitions
    Industry: Food and Beverage
    Court: U.S. District Court of Delaware
    Judge: District Judge Williams
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Thomas G. Macauley, Macauley LLC, Wilmington, DE; Joel S. Magolnick, John E. Kirkpatrick, Marko & Magolnick, P.A., Miami, FL for plaintiffs.
    for defendant: David W. Marston, Jr., Jody C. Barillare, Brian F. Morris, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, Wilmington, DE; Troy S. Brown, Su Jin Kim, Margot G. Bloom, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, Philadelphia, PA; Michael J. Ableson, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, New York, NY for defendants.

    Case Number: 19-cv-00731-GBW

    Tortious interference and conspiracy claims failed where there was insufficient evidence that defendant had an ulterior motive to interfere with plaintiff's business relationship.

  • Paragon Tech., Inc. v. Ocean Power Tech., Inc.

    Publication Date: 2024-10-01
    Practice Area: Corporate Governance
    Industry: Defense | Electronics | Energy
    Court: Court of Chancery
    Judge: Vice Chancellor Will
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Evan O. Williford, The Williford Firm LLC, Wilmington, DE for plaintiff.
    for defendant: Tyler J. Leavengood, Christopher N. Kelly, Callen R. Jackson, Christopher D. Renaud, Ryan M. Ellingson, Potter Anderson & Corroon LLP, Wilmington, DE for defendants.

    Case Number: 2024-0386-LWW

    Early stage of litigation and lack of improper motive weighed in favor of granting petitioner's motion to dismiss the action without prejudice.

  • Dunne v. Elton Corp.

    Publication Date: 2024-10-01
    Practice Area: Employment Litigation
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
    Judge: Judge Montgomery-Reeves
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Margherita A. Capolino, Caroline English, Pascal F. Naples, ArentFox Schiff, Washington, DC; Elizabeth Hopkins, Susan L. Meter, Kantor & Kantor, Northridge, CA; Teresa Renaker, Kristen G. Scott, Renaker Scott, San Francisco, CA for plaintiff.
    for defendant: Curtis J. Crowther, Robinson & Cole, Wilmington, DE; Linda L. Morkan, Robinson & Cole, Hartford, CT; Timothy J. Snyder, Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor, Wilmington, DE; Melissa D. Hill, Morgan Lewis & Bockius, New York, NY; Brian M. Killian, James D. Nelson, Morgan Lewis & Bockius, Washington, DC; Russell L. Hirschhorn, Proskauer Rose, New York, NY; John E. Roberts, Proskauer Rose, Boston, MA; Jennifer C. Wasson, Potter Anderson & Corroon, Wilmington, DE; Anthony F. Shelley, Theresa S. Gee, Miller & Chevalier, Washington, DC; C. Scott Reese, Cooch & Taylor, Wilmington, DE for defendant.

    Case Number: 23-1499

    Family trust established to pay pensions to domestic employees was not subject to ERISA coverage where it could not qualify as a multiple-employer plan due to the lack of necessary connection between the family members and the family members' lack of involvement in managing the trust.

  • United States v. Sponaugle

    Publication Date: 2024-09-24
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry: Accounting | Federal Government | Health Care
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
    Judge: Judge Scirica
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 22-2851

    Accountants' testimony did not constitute improper lay opinion testimony where their discussion of accounting concepts was merely foundational to their fact testimony, which was based on their personal experiences with the fraudulent scheme in the case.

  • Smartmatic USA Corp. v. Newsmax Media, Inc.

    Publication Date: 2024-09-24
    Practice Area: Business Torts
    Industry: Manufacturing | Software | Technology Media and Telecom
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Davis
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Michael J. Barrie, Kate Harmon, Benesch, Friedlander, Coplan & Aronoff LLP, Wilmington, DE; J. Erik Connolly, Nicole Wrigley, David D. Pope, William Walsh, Lee B. Muench, Lauran Tortorella, Olivia Sullivan, Meghan Golden, Benesch, Friedlander, Coplan & Aronoff LLP, Chicago, IL for plaintiffs.
    for defendant: C. Barr Flinn, Kevin A. Guerke, Timothy E. Lengkeek, Lauren Dunkle Fortunato, Michael A. Laukaitis II, Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor LLP, Wilmington, DE; Douglas D. Herrmann, Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders LLP, Wilmington, DE; Bennet J. Moskowitz, Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders LLP, New York, NY; Misha Tseytlin, Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders LLP, Chicago, IL; Howard M. Cooper, Joseph M. Cacace, Josh L. Launer, Maria A. Lombardi, Todd & Weld LLP, Boston, MA for defendant.

    Case Number: N21C-11-028 EMD

    Plaintiff was not entitled to summary judgment of actual malice where jury could either find that information provided to news organization was conclusive of the truth or self-serving, creating a genuine issue of material fact as to whether the outlet recklessly disregarded the truth; however, there was insufficient evidence of a primary purpose to harm plaintiff, precluding a showing of express malice.