• Cuppels v. Mountaire Corp.

    Publication Date: 2020-04-29
    Practice Area: Environmental Law
    Industry: Food and Beverage | State and Local Government
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Karsnitz
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Chase T. Brockstedt and Stephen A. Spence, Baird Mandalas Brockstedt, Lewes, DE for plaintiff.
    for defendant: Devera B. Scott and William J. Kassab, Department of Justice, Dover, DE for non-party movant.

    Case Number: D68960

    Plaintiffs alleging injury from environmental violations were entitled to subpoena records from the Delaware Department of Natural Resources relating to its settlements with the defendants in plaintiffs' injury action.

  • Donovan Smith MHP, LLC v. Donovan Smith HOA

    Publication Date: 2019-10-30
    Practice Area: Landlord Tenant Law
    Industry: Hospitality and Lodging | Real Estate
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Karsnitz
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Seth L. Thompson, Parkowski Guerke & Swayze, P.A., Wilmington, DE for appellant.
    for defendant: Dmitry Pilipis, Community Legal Aid Society, Inc., Wilmington, DE for appellee.

    Case Number: D68750

    Although the arbitrator erred in concluding that proposed rent increases were not "directly related" to operation, maintenance, or improvement of a mobile home park when park owner presented evidence of new expenses, the arbitrator had sufficient evidence to find the increase did not comply with statutory law where there was insufficient evidence to find the lots were below market.

  • This and That Servs. Co., Inc. v. Nieves

    Publication Date: 2019-06-26
    Practice Area: Labor Law
    Industry: State and Local Government
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Karsnitz
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: John J. Ellis, Heckler & Frabizzio, P.A., Wilmington, DE for plaintiff
    for defendant: Walt F. Schmittinger, Schmittinger & Rodriguez, P.A., Dover, DE for defendant.

    Case Number: D68607

    Court reversed Industrial Accident Board's dismissal as moot of employer Utilization Review appeal where record reflected outstanding dispute between employer and employee regarding reasonableness and necessity of medication prescribed by one of employee's treating physicians following the employee's work-related accident.