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  • Benefytt Tech. Inc. v. Capitol Specialty Ins. Corp.

    Publication Date: 2022-01-18
    Practice Area: Insurance Litigation
    Industry: E-Commerce | Insurance
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Wallace
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Jennifer C. Wasson, Carla Jones, Potter Anderson & Corroon LLP, Wilmington, DE for plaintiff.
    for defendant: Robert J. Katzenstein, Smith, Katzenstein & Jenkins LLP, Wilmington, DE; Patricia A Winston, Morris James LLP, Wilmington, DE; Timothy Jay Houseal, Jennifer M. Kinkus, Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor LLP, Wilmington, DE; John C. Phillips, Jr., David Bilson, Phillips Mclaughlin & Hall, P.A., Wilmington, DE; Joanna J. Cline, Emily L. Wheatley, Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders LLP, Wilmington, DE for defendants.
    Case Number: D69682

    The court held that there was an actual controversy that was ripe for adjudication between plaintiff and defendant insurance company.

  • Noranda Aluminum Holding Corp. v. XL Ins. Am., Inc.

    Publication Date: 2021-12-28
    Practice Area: Insurance Litigation
    Industry: Insurance | Manufacturing
    Court: Delaware Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Traynor
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: David J. Baldwin, Peter C. McGivney, Berger Harris LLP, Wilmington, DE; David B. Goodwin, Christine S. Haskett, Covington & Burling LLP, San Francisco, CA for appellant.
    for defendant: Matthew Denn, Kelly Freund, John L. Reed, DLA Piper LLP (US), Wilmington, DE; Rachel A.H. Horton, DLA Piper LLP (US), Philadelphia, PA; Aidan M. McCormack, DLA Piper (US), New York, NY for appellee.
    Case Number: D69658

    The court held that the Superior Court erred when it ruled that post-judgment interest and pre-judgment interest should be calculated using the same rate.

  • Sycamore Partners Mgmt., L.P. v. Endurance Am. Ins. Co.

    Publication Date: 2021-09-29
    Practice Area: Insurance Litigation
    Industry: Insurance | Investments and Investment Advisory
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge LeGrow
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: David J. Baldwin, Peter C. McGivney, Berger Harris LLP, Wilmington, DE; John E. Failla, Nathan R. Lander, Elise A. Yablonski, Tiffany M. Woo, Proskauer Rose LLP, New York, NY for plaintiffs.
    for defendant: Elena C. Norman, Michael A. Laukaitis, II, Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor, LLP, Wilmington, DE; Michael F. Perlis, Richard R. Johnson, Kaufman Borgeest & Ryan LLP, Woodland Hills, CA; Sebastian Quitmeyer, Kaufman Borgeest & Ryan LLP, New York, NY; Carmella P. Keener, Cooch & Taylor, P.A., Wilmington, DE; Ronald P. Schiller, Daniel J. Layden, Isabel C. Naviera López, Hangley Aronchick Segal Pudlin & Schiller, P.C., Philadelphia, PA for defendants.
    Case Number: D69552

    The court granted summary judgment in favor of plaintiffs, because defendant insurers were obligated to provide insurance coverage even though third parties provided some of the funds to pay plaintiffs' settlement.

  • Guaranteed Rate, Inc. v. ACE Am. Ins. Co.

    Publication Date: 2021-09-01
    Practice Area: Insurance Litigation
    Industry: Financial Services and Banking | Insurance
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Johnston
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Brian M. Rostocki, Reed Smith LLP, Wilmington, DE; Lilit Asadourian, Reed Smith LLP, Los Angeles, CA; Thomas A. Marrinson, Reed Smith LLP, Chicago, IL for plaintiff.
    for defendant: Robert J. Katzenstein, Katzenstein & Jenkins LLP, Wilmington, DE; David Newmann, Jessica K. Jacobs, Hogan Lovells US LLP, Chicago, IL for defendants.
    Case Number: D69523

    A civil investigative demand in an action under the False Claims Act constituted a claim under plaintiff's insurance policy, so defendant insurer was obligated to advance defense costs.

  • Jarden, LLC v. ACE Am. Ins. Co.

    Publication Date: 2021-08-18
    Practice Area: Insurance Litigation
    Industry: Consumer Products | Insurance | Investments and Investment Advisory
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge LeGrow
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: David Baldwin, Berger Harris, Wilmington, DE for plaintiff.
    for defendant: Robert J. Katzenstein, Smith Katzenstein & Jenkins LLP, Wilmington, DE; Michael R. Goodstein, Bailey Cavalieri LLC, Columbus, OH; David H. Topol, Matthew W. Beato, Wiley Rein LLP, Washington, DC; Marc S. Casarino, White & Williams LLP, Wilmington, DE; Maurice Pesso, William J. Brennan, Kennedys CMK LLP, New York, NY; Joanna J. Cline, Emily L. Wheatley, Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders LLP, Wilmington, DE; Jennifer Mathis, Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders LLP, San Francisco, CA; Brandon D. Almond, Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders LLP, Washington, DC; Kurt M. Heyman, Aaron M. Nelson, Heyman Enerio Gattuso & Hirzel LLP, Wilmington, DE; Scott B. Schrieber, William C. Perdue, Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP, Washington, DC; Carmella P. Keener, Cooch and Taylor, P.A., Wilmington, DE; Ronald P. Schiller, Daniel J. Layden, Hangley Aronchick Segal Pudlin & Schiller, Philadelphia, PA for defendants.
    Case Number: D69506

    No insurance coverage was available for costs incurred by a company in connection with a statutory appraisal proceeding, because that action did not constitute a "wrongful act" under the policy.

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  • Philadelphia Indem. Ins. Co. v. Transit U, Inc.

    Publication Date: 2021-08-04
    Practice Area: Insurance Litigation
    Industry: Insurance | Transportation
    Court: U.S. District Court of Delaware
    Judge: District Judge Andrews
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Bruce W. McCullough, Bodell Bove, LLC, Wilmington, DE; Ronald P. Schiller, Matthew N. Klebanoff, Daniel P. Kaufman, Hangley Aronchick Segal Pudlin & Schiller, Philadelphia, PA for plaintiff.
    for defendant: David J. Soldo, Damon B. Ferarra, Morris James LLP, Wilmington, DE; Daniel P. Bennett, Mintzer, Saro-witz, Zeris, Ledva & Meyers, LLP, Wilmington, DE for defendants.
    Case Number: D69491

    Plaintiff was entitled to proceed with certain declaratory relief claims, but the court granted a motion to dismiss a claim that sought reformation of an insurance policy to which plaintiff was not a party.

  • Moyer v. Am. Zurich Ins. Co.

    Publication Date: 2021-05-12
    Practice Area: Insurance Litigation
    Industry: Insurance | Real Estate
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Clark
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Phillip T. Edwards, Murphy & Landon, Wilmington, DE for plaintiff.
    for defendant: Bruce W. McCullough, Bodell Bove, LLC, Wilmington, DE for defendant.
    Case Number: D69393

    The court denied an insurer's motion for partial summary judgment regarding punitive damages because the injured party presented sufficient facts to permit a jury to find recklessness.

  • Patrick v. Reliance Standard Life Ins. Co.

    Publication Date: 2021-04-07
    Practice Area: Insurance Litigation
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    Court: U.S. District Court of Delaware
    Judge: District Judge Connolly
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Randall E. Roberts, Randall J. Teti, Ashby & Geddes, Wilmington, DE; Robert E. Saint, Emswiller Williams Noland & Clark, LLC, Indianopolis, IN for plaintiff.
    for defendant: Michael J. Logullo, Rawle & Henderson LLP, Wilmington, DE; Joshua Bachrach, Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker, LLP, Philadelphia, PA for defendant.
    Case Number: D69356

    An insurer's decision to terminate disability coverage was arbitrary and capricious, because it conflicted with the plain language of the policy and was inconsistent with the position the insurer had taken previously.

  • Sycamore Partners Mgmt., L.P. v. Endurance Am. Ins. Co.

    Publication Date: 2021-03-17
    Practice Area: Insurance Litigation
    Industry: Insurance | Investments and Investment Advisory
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge LeGrow
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: David J. Baldwin, Peter C. McGivney, Berger Harris LLP, Wilmington, DE; John E. Failla, Nathan R. Lander, Elise A. Yablonski, Proskauer Rose LLP, New York, NY for plaintiffs.
    for defendant: Barry M. Klayman, Cozen O’Connor, Wilmington, DE; Michael R. Davisson, Cozen O’Connor, Los Angeles, CA; Elena C. Norman, Michael A. Laukaitis, II, Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor, LLP, Wilmington, DE; Michael F. Perlis, Locke Lord LLP, Los Angeles, CA; Michael P. Duffy, Scarlett M. Rajbanshi, Peabody & Arnold LLP, Boston, MA; Ian Connor Bifferato, The Bifferato Firm, P.A., Wilmington, DE; James Thurston, Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker, LLP, Chicago, IL; Daniel E. Tranen, Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker, LLP, Edwardsville, IL; Elizabeth B. Sandza, Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker, LLP, Washington, DC; Carmella P. Keener, Cooch and Taylor, P.A., Wilmington, DE; Ronald P. Schiller, Daniel J. Layden, Hangley Aronchick Segal Pudlin & Schiller, P.C., Philadelphia, PA for defendants.
    Case Number: D69333

    Insurers' defense of uninsurability failed as a matter of law, because Delaware law did not prohibit insur-ance policies for restitution or disgorgement.

  • RSUI Indem. Co. v. Murdock

    Publication Date: 2021-03-17
    Practice Area: Insurance Litigation
    Industry: Food and Beverage | Insurance | Investments and Investment Advisory
    Court: Delaware Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Traynor
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Robert J. Katzenstein, Kathleen M. Miller, Smith, Katzenstein & Jenkins LLP, Wilmington, DE; Robert P. Conlon, Kevin A. Lahm, Cassandra L. Jones, Walker Wilcox Matousek LLP, Chicago, IL for plaintiff.
    for defendant: Elena C. Norman, Mary F. Dugan, Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor, LLP, Wilmington, DE; Kirk A. Pasich, Pamela Woods, Christopher T. Pasich, Pasich LLP, Los Angeles, CA for defendants.
    Case Number: D69330

    Delaware public policy did not make fraudulent conduct by corporate directors and officers uninsurable, and a policy exclusion did not apply.