• Acua-Atalaya v. Newmont Mining Corp.

    Publication Date: 2021-01-13
    Practice Area: Real Estate
    Industry: Mining and Resources
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
    Judge: Judge Shwartz
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: D69257

    The district court acted within its discretion when it dismissed plaintiffs' complaint based on forum non conveniens, because the evidence indicated that the courts of another country could provide an adequate alternative forum for the parties' dispute.

  • In re WeWork Litig.

    Publication Date: 2021-01-06
    Practice Area: Corporate Governance
    Industry: Investments and Investment Advisory | Real Estate
    Court: Court of Chancery
    Judge: Chancellor Bouchard
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: William B. Chandler III, Brad D. Sorrels, Lori W. Will, Lindsay Kwoka Faccenda, Leah E. Brenner, Jeremy W. Gagas, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, P.C., Wilmington, DE; Michael S. Sommer, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, P.C., New York, NY; David J. Berger, Steven M. Guggenheim, Dylan G. Savage of Wil-son Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, P.C. , Palo Alto for plaintiff We Company; William M. Lafferty, Kevin M. Coen, Sabrina M. Hendershot, Sara Toscano, Morris Nichols Arsht & Tunnell LLP, Wilmington, DE; Eric Seiler, Philippe Adler, Mala Ahuja Harker, Friedman Kaplan Seiler & Adelman LLP, New York, NY; William Christopher Carmody, Shawn J. Rabin, Arun Subramanian, Susman Godfrey L.L.P., New York, NY for plain-tiffs Neumann and We Holdings LLC.
    for defendant: Robert S. Saunders, Sarah R. Martin, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, Wilmington, DE; George A. Zimmerman, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, New York, NY for The We Co. Elena C. Norman, Rolin P. Bissell, Nicholas J. Rohrer, Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor, LLP, Wilmington, DE; Erik J. Olson, of Morrison & Foerster LLP, Palo Alto, CA; James Bennett, Jordan Eth, Morrison & Foerster LLP, San Fran-ciso, CA for defendant SoftBank Group Corp. Michael A. Barlow, E. Wade Houston, Abrams & Baylis LLP, Wilmington, DE; John B. Quinn, Molly Stephens of Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP, Los Angeles, CA for defendant SoftBank Vision Fund.

    Case Number: D69249

    A temporary committee created by a company's board of directors did not have authority to terminate a lawsuit that was filed by an earlier special committee.

  • LandSource Cmtys. Dev. LLC v. Citizens Against Corporate Crime, LLC

    Publication Date: 2020-12-16
    Practice Area: Bankruptcy
    Industry: Real Estate
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
    Judge: Judge Rendell
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: D69227

    The bankruptcy court properly reopened a case for the purpose of interpreting and enforcing its confirma-tion order, and it correctly concluded that certain parties had signed a broad release, so they were barred from pursuing other litigation relating to the bankruptcy claims.

  • RIMSI Corp. v. Massey

    Publication Date: 2020-12-09
    Practice Area: Administrative Law
    Industry: Real Estate
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Streett
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Frederick Freibott for claimant.
    for defendant: Joseph Andrews and Taylor E. Trapp for employer.

    Case Number: D69219

    The Industrial Accident Board's determination was supported by substantial evidence, and the board did not abuse its discretion in believing claimant's experts over those of employer. Affirmed.

  • In re WeWork Litig.

    Publication Date: 2020-11-18
    Practice Area: Deals and Transactions
    Industry: Financial Services and Banking | Investments and Investment Advisory | Real Estate
    Court: Court of Chancery
    Judge: Chancellor Bouchard
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: William M. Lafferty, Kevin M. Coen, Sabrina M. Hendershot, Sara Toscano, Morris Nichols Arsht & Tunnell LLP, Wilmington, DE; Eric Seiler, Philippe Adler, Mala Ahuja Harker, Friedman Kaplan Seiler & Adelman LLP, New York, NY; William Christopher Carmody, Shawn J. Rabin, Arun Subramanian, Susman Godfrey L.L.P., New York, NY for plaintiffs.
    for defendant: William B. Chandler, III, Brad D. Sorrels, Lori W. Will, Lindsay Kwoka Faccenda, Leah E. Brenner, Jeremy W. Gagas, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, P.C., Wilmington, DE; David J. Berger, Steven M. Gugen-heim, Dylan G. Savage, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, P.C., Palo Alto, CA; Michael S. Sommer, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, P.C., New York, NY for the special committee of the board of directors of The We Co. Robert S. Saunders, Sarah R. Martin, Arthur R. Bookout, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, Wilmington, DE; George A. Zimmerman, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, New York, NY for The We Co. Elena C. Norman, Rolin P. Bissell, Nicholas J. Rohrer, Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor, LLP, Wilmington, DE; Erik J. Olson, Morrison & Foerster LLP, Palo Alto, CA; James Bennett, Jordan Eth, Morri-son & Foerster LLP, San Francisco, CA for defendant SoftBank Group Corp. Michael A. Barlow, E. Wade Houston, Abrams & Bayliss LLP, Wilmington, DE; John B. Quinn, Molly Stephens, Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP, Los Angeles, CA for defendant SoftBank Vision Fund.

    Case Number: D69193

    Plaintiff stated a claim against defendants for breach of contract, but his breach of fiduciary duty claim was duplicative of the contract claim.

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  • In re: NNN 400 Capital Ctr. 16, LLC

    Publication Date: 2020-11-04
    Practice Area: Bankruptcy
    Industry: Financial Services and Banking | Investments and Investment Advisory | Real Estate
    Court: U.S. Bankruptcy Court
    Judge: Judge Dorsey
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: D69176

    Prevailing party's motion for costs incurred in adversary proceedings granted despite the procedural irregularity of the prevailing party's request.

  • Windsor I, LLC v. CWCapital Asset Mgmt. LLC

    Publication Date: 2020-09-23
    Practice Area: Deals and Transactions
    Industry: Financial Services and Banking | Real Estate
    Court: Delaware Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Valihura
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: D69133

    Plaintiff failed to state claims for promissory estoppel and unjust enrichment in connection with a proposed transaction which never materialized. Affirmed.

  • Fannin v. UMTH Land Dev., L.P.

    Publication Date: 2020-09-16
    Practice Area: Corporate Entities
    Industry: Investments and Investment Advisory | Real Estate
    Court: Court of Chancery
    Judge: Vice Chancellor Fioravanti
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Robert J. Kriner, Jr. and Tiffany J. Cramer, Chimicles Schwartz Kriner & Donaldson-Smith LLP, Wilmington, DE for plaintiffs.
    for defendant: Steven L. Caponi, K&L Gates LLP, Wilmington, DE; John W. Rotunno, Paul J. Walsen, Joseph C. Wylie II, Molly K. McGinley, Matthew A. Alvis, K&L Gates LLP, Chicago, IL; Myron T. Steele, Timothy R. Dudderar, Jacqueline A. Rogers, Potter Anderson & Corroon LLP, Wilmington, DE for defendants.

    Case Number: D69118

    Limited partners' fiduciary claims survived dismissal where limited partners could rely on misleading disclosures regarding challenged transactions, where the general partners and controllers failed to eliminate fiduciary duties from the partnership agreement, and where general partner's financial interest in challenged transactions was sufficient to establish demand futility.

  • In re WeWork Litig.

    Publication Date: 2020-09-02
    Practice Area: Corporate Governance
    Industry: Investments and Investment Advisory | Real Estate
    Court: Court of Chancery
    Judge: Chancellor Bouchard
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: William B. Chandler III, Brad D. Sorrels, Lori W. Will, Lindsay Kwoka Faccenda, Leah E. Brenner, and Jeremy W. Gagas, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, P.C., Wilmington, DE; Michael S. Sommer, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, P.C., New York, NY; David J. Berger, Steven M. Guggenheim, and Dylan G. Savage, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, P.C., Palo Alto, CA; William M. Lafferty, Kevin M. Coen, Sabrina M. Hendershot, and Sara Toscano, Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell LLP, Wilmington, DE; Eric Seiler, Philippe Adler, and Mala Ahuja Harker, Friedman Kaplan Seiler & Adelman LLP, New York, NY; William Christopher Carmody, Shawn J. Rabin, and Arun Subramanian, Susman Godfrey L.L.P., New York, NY for plaintiffs.
    for defendant: Robert S. Saunders and Sarah R. Martin, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, Wilmington, DE; George A. Zimmerman, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, New York, NY; Elena C. Norman, Rolin P. Bissell, and Nicholas J. Rohrer, Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor, LLP, Wilmington, DE; Erik J. Olson, Morrison & Foerster LLP, Palo Alto, CA; James Bennett and Jordan Eth, Morrison & Foerster LLP, San Francisco, CA; Michael A. Barlow and E. Wade Houston, Abrams & Bayliss LLP, Wilmington, DE; John B. Quinn and Molly Stephens, Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP, Los Angeles, CA for defendants.

    Case Number: D69102

    Corporation could not bar specific directors from privileged information provided to the corporation as the director's management authority rendered it a joint client of the corporation and its board.

  • Nieves v. Insight Bldg. Co., LLC

    Publication Date: 2020-08-19
    Practice Area: Real Estate
    Industry: Construction
    Court: Court of Chancery
    Judge: Vice Chancellor Glasscock
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Julia B. Klein, Klein, LLC, Wilmington, DE for plaintiffs.
    for defendant: Curtis J. Crowther and William E. Gamgort, Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor, LLP, Wilmington, DE; Nicholas G. Kondraschow and William J. Rhodunda, Jr., Rhodunda, Williams & Kondraschow, Wilmington, DE for defendants.

    Case Number: D69090

    The court dismissed plaintiffs' claims for breach of fiduciary duty and piercing the corporate veil, but it deferred ruling on the motion to dismiss claims involving injunctive relief.