• State ex rel. Rogers v. The Bancorp Bank

    Publication Date: 2023-01-17
    Practice Area: Business Torts
    Industry: Financial Services and Banking | Legal Services
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Wallace
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Daniel C. Mulveny, Oliver Cleary, Deputy Attorneys General, State of Delaware Dep’t of Justice, Wilmington, DE; Bruce E. Jameson, Samuel L. Closic, Mary S. Thomas, Prickett, Jones & Elliott, P.A., Wilmington, DE; David Brackett, Benjamin E. Fox, John E. Floyd, Bondurant, Mixson & Elmore, LLP, Atlanta, GA for plaintiffs.
    for defendant: Catherine A. Gaul, Randall J. Teti, Ashby & Geddes, Wilmington, DE; Joshua A. Goldberg, Jane Metcalf, Clinton W. Morrison, Christina Sedca-Acosta, Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP; Jody C. Barillare, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, Wilmington, DE; Eric W. Sitarchuk, Ezra D. Church, Ryan P. McCarthy, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, Philadelphia, PA for defendants.

    Case Number: N18C-29-240 PRW CCLD

    Qui tam relator's counsel's failure to set up ethical screens or disclose his knowledge of defendant's attorney-client materials requires disqualification and shifting of costs onto counsel.

  • Trust Robin, Inc. v. Tissue Analytics, Inc.

    Publication Date: 2022-12-20
    Practice Area: Business Torts
    Industry: E-Commerce | Health Care | Software
    Court: Court of Chancery
    Judge: Vice Chancellor Glasscock
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Stephen C. Norman, Jaclyn C. Levy, Potter Anderson & Corroon LLP, Wilmington, DE for plaintiff.
    for defendant: Gary W. Lipkin, Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr, LLP, Wilmington, DE for defendants.

    Case Number: 2021-0806-SG

    Fraud claims were not barred by economic loss doctrine where plaintiff had alleged fraudulent representations and concealment committed by defendants outside the scope of the parties' contractual obligations, such that the fraud allegations were distinct from allegations of non-performance.

  • ShotSpotter Inc. v. VICE Media, LLC

    Publication Date: 2022-07-12
    Practice Area: Business Torts
    Industry: Technology Media and Telecom
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Rennie
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Bruce E. Farnan, Michael J. Farnan, Farnan LLP; Thomas A. Clare, Megan L. Meier, Amy M. Roller, Clare Locke LLP for plaintiff.
    for defendant: Thomas E. Hanson, Jr., Barnes & Thornburg LLP; Rachel Strom, Jeremy Chase, Nimra H. Azmi, Davis Wright Tremaine LLP for defendant.

    Case Number: D69885

    News article was not defamation per se where the facts communicated in the article supported the overall gist of the article, and plaintiff failed to plead facts showing the publisher's actual malice.

  • Pascal Metrics, Inc. v. Health Catalyst, Inc.

    Publication Date: 2022-06-28
    Practice Area: Business Torts
    Industry: Health Care | Software | Technology Media and Telecom
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Johnston
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Brian E. Farnan, Michael J. Farnan, Farnan LLP, Wilmington, DE; Max L. Tribble, Jr., Rocco F. Magni, Susman Godfrey L.L.P., Houston, TX; Kalpana Srinivasan, Susman Godfrey L.L.P., Los Angeles, CA for plaintiff.
    for defendant: F. Troupe Mickler IV, Ashby & Geddes, P.A, Wilmington, DE; Gregory M. Saylin, Stephen Sansom, Tyson C. Horrocks, Holland & Hart LLP, Salt Lake City, UT for defendant.

    Case Number: D69863

    Applicable Utah Uniform Trade Secrets Act preempted tortious interference with contractual relations claims where underlying factual allegations were identical to those of plaintiff's misappropriation claim.

  • Registered Agent Solutions, Inc. v. Corp. Serv. Co.

    Publication Date: 2022-04-19
    Practice Area: Business Torts
    Industry: Legal Services
    Court: U.S. District Court of Delaware
    Judge: District Judge Bibas
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Brian E. Farnan, Michael J. Farnan, Farnan LLP, Wilmington, DE; Kristina D. McKenna, Sheryl Koval Garko, Ryan C. Wooten, Shayan Said, Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP, Boston, MA, Houston, TX, San Francisco, CA for plaintiff.
    for defendant: Jonathan A. Choa, Daniel Rusk, Potter Anderson & Corroon, LLP, Wilmington, DE; Eric M. Fishman, Jay. D. Dealy, Max. A. Winograd, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP, New York, NY for defendant.

    Case Number: D69787

    The court held the claim under the Lanham Act was governed by F.R.C.P. 9 that required the plaintiff to plead fraud with heightened specificity.

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  • Elemica Inc. v. ecMarket Inc.

    Publication Date: 2022-04-12
    Practice Area: Business Torts
    Industry: Technology Media and Telecom
    Court: U.S. District Court of Delaware
    Judge: District Judge Bibas
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: John David Simmons, Panitch Schwarze Belisario & Nadel LLP, Wilmington, DE for plaintiff.
    for defendant: Steven L. Caponi, Megan E. O'Connor, K&L Gates LLP, Wilmington, De; John Ambrogi, Richard Saldinger, Latimer LeVay Fyock LLC, Chicago, IL for defendant.

    Case Number: D69778

    The court allowed plaintiff to amend its complaint for violation of trade secrets law and deceptive trade practices claims.

  • Hemostemix Inc. v. Accudata Solutions, Inc.

    Publication Date: 2022-03-15
    Practice Area: Business Torts
    Industry: Biotechnology
    Court: U.S. District Court of Delaware
    Judge: District Judge Andrews
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Matthew P. Denn, DLA Piper LLP, Wilmington, DE; Christopher Oprison, DLA Piper LLP, Miami, FL for plaintiff.
    for defendant: Blake Rohrbacher, Kelly E. Farnan, Valerie A. Caras, Richards, Layton & Finger, P.A., Wilmington, DE; Daniel L. Buchholz, Holland & Knight LLP, Tampa, FL for defendant.

    Case Number: D69747

    Good faith assertion of a breach of contract claim served as a defense to a counterclaim of tortious interference with contractual relations.

  • Valley Joist BD Holdings, LLC v. EBSCO Indus., Inc.

    Publication Date: 2022-01-04
    Practice Area: Business Torts
    Industry: Manufacturing
    Court: Delaware Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Montgomery-Reeves
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Joseph B. Cicero, Aidan T. Hamilton, Chipman Brown Cicero & Cole, LLP, Wilmington, DE; Jeffrey H. Zaiger, Judd Lindenfeld, Zaiger LLC, Stamford, CT for appellant.
    for defendant: John P. DiTomo, Sara Toscano, Morris, Nichols, Arsht, & Tunnell LLP, Wilmington, DE for appellee.

    Case Number: D69664

    The court held that appellant pled fraud with sufficient particularity where it alleged that appellee's transition employee told appellant's employee that the structural problems with a building were known for months prior to closing on the sale of the building and that there were repair estimates consistent with that knowledge.

  • KT4 Partners LLC v. Palantir Tech. Inc.

    Publication Date: 2021-08-04
    Practice Area: Business Torts
    Industry: Financial Services and Banking | Investments and Investment Advisory | Software
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Davis
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Bartholomew J. Dalton, Michael C. Dalton, Dalton & Associates, P.A., Wilmington, DE; Barry S. Simon, Jonathan B. Pitt, Stephen Wohlgemuth, Williams & Connolly LLP, Washington, DC for plaintiffs.
    for defendant: Blake Rohrbacher, Kelly E. Farnan, Kevin M. Gallagher, Katharine L. Mowrey, Ryan D. Konstanzer, Rich-ards, Layton & Finger, P.A., Wilmington, DE; John C. Hueston, Moez M. Kaba, Hueston Hennigan LLP, Los Angeles, CA; Kevin J. Orsini, Rory A. Leraris, Cravath Swaine & Moore LLP, New York, NY; Elena C. Nor-man, Paul J. Loughman, Lakshmi A. Muthu, Caleb G. Johnson, Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor LLP, Wil-mington, DE; John Douglas Bethay III, Maynard Cooper & Gale LLP, Birmingham, AL for defendants.

    Case Number: D69489

    The court denied plaintiffs' motions in limine with respect to defense experts, because those witnesses had specialized and relevant knowledge.

  • Largo Legacy Group, LLC v. Charles

    Publication Date: 2021-07-21
    Practice Area: Business Torts
    Industry: Hospitality and Lodging | Investments and Investment Advisory
    Court: Court of Chancery
    Judge: Vice Chancellor Zurn
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Steven T. Margolin, Lisa Zwally Brown, Samuel L. Moultrie, Greenberg Traurig, LLP, Wilmington, DE for plaintiff.
    for defendant: Jason Jowers, Bayard, P.A., Wilmington, DE for defendants.

    Case Number: D69474

    Plaintiff stated claims for breach of an operating agreement, aiding and abetting, and breach of fiduciary duty, but the court rejected his fraud claims.