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  • United States v. U.S. Sugar Corp.

    Publication Date: 2022-02-01
    Practice Area: Antitrust
    Industry: Agriculture | Food and Beverage
    Court: U.S. District Court of Delaware
    Judge: District Judge Noreika
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Laura D. Hatcher, Chief, Civil Division, Shamoor Anis, United States Attorney’s Office, Wilmington, DE; Brian Hanna, Jonathan Y. Mincer, Jenigh Garrett, Jill Ptacek, United States Department Of Justice, Antitrust Division, Washington, DC for plaintiff.
    for defendant: Jack B. Blumenfeld, Brian P. Egan, Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell LLP, Wilmington, DE; Lawrence E. Buterman, Latham & Watkins LLP, New York, NY; Amanda P. Reeves, Latham & Watkins LLP, Washington, DC; Elyse M. Greenwald, Latham & Watkins LLP, Los Angeles, CA; Daniel K. Hogan, Daniel C. Kerrick, Hogan McDaniel, Wilmington, DE; Peter J. Schwingler, Stinson LLP, Minneapolis, MN; Kelly E. Farnan, Richards, Layton & Finger, P.A., Wilmington, DE; Amanda L. Wait, Vic Domen, Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP, Washington, DC; Darryl Wade Anderson, Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP, Houston, TX; Christine A. Varney, David R. Marriott, Peter T. Parbur, Timothy G. Cameron, Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP, New York, NY for defendants.
    Case Number: D69700

    Court declined to transfer government's Clayton Act suit where the government had filed suit in the state of incorporation of the parties to the challenged transaction, where the corporate parties had also agreed to hear claims arising from their transaction, such that the government's of forum was entitled to substantial deference.

  • Murphy Marine Serv., Inc. v. Dole Fresh Fruit Co.

    Publication Date: 2022-01-25
    Practice Area: Contracts
    Industry: Cargo and Shipping | Food and Beverage
    Court: U.S. District Court of Delaware
    Judge: District Judge Bibas
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Geoffrey G. Grivner, Andrew Hope, Craig Mills, Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney P.C., Wilmington, DE; George R. Zacharkow, Deasey, Mahoney & Valentini, LTD, Philadelphia, PA for plaintiff.
    for defendant: Frank P. DeGiulio, Kevin G. O’Donovan, Michael B. McCauley, Palmer, Biezup & Henderson, Wilmington, DE; Michael B. McCauley, Palmer, Biezup & Henderson, Wilmington, DE for defendants.
    Case Number: D69690

    The court held that plaintiff successfully pled a cause of action for promissory estoppel where it alleged defendant promised to pay the new tariff, that plaintiff relied on that promise, and that plaintiff suffered harm when Dole refused to pay. Motion to dismiss denied. However, plaintiff's claim for promissory fraud and punitive damages failed to state the mandatory requirements that defendant knew their statements about reimbursement were false and that defendant had a meritorious defense such that punitive damages were not applic

  • The Am. Bottling Co. v. BA Sports Nutrition, LLC

    Publication Date: 2022-01-04
    Practice Area: Contracts
    Industry: Distribution and Wholesale | Food and Beverage
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge LeGrow
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Garrett B. Moritz, Elizabeth M. Taylor, Ross Aronstam & Moritz LLP, Wilmington, DE, Robert C. Walters, Russell H. Falconer, Sophie C. Rohnke, Andrew H. Bean, Megan Z. Hulce, Emily A. Jorgens, Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP, Dallas, TX for plaintiff.
    for defendant: A. Thompson Bayliss, Daniel J. McBride, Abrams & Bayliss LLP, Wilmington, DE, David H. Bernstein, Jyotin Hamid, Jared I. Kagan, Matthew J. Petrozziello, Danielle Vildostegui, Sebastian Dutz, Debevoise & Plimpton, New York, NY; Rolin P. Bissell, James M. Yoch, Jr., Michael A Laukaitis II, Kevin P. Rickert, Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor, LLP, Wilmington, DE, Michael C. Holmes, Craig E. Zieminski, Andrew E. Jackson, Vinson & Elkins LLP, Dallas, TX, for defendants.
    Case Number: D69665

    The court ruled on three motions for summary judgment.

  • In re Kraft Heinz Co.

    Publication Date: 2021-12-28
    Practice Area: Corporate Governance
    Industry: Food and Beverage | Investments and Investment Advisory
    Court: Court of Chancery
    Judge: Vice Chancellor Will
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Joel Friedlander, Jeffrey Gorris, Christopher M. Foulds, Friedlander & Gorris P.A., Wilmington, DE; P. Bradford deLeeuw, Deleeuw Law LLC, Wilmington, DE; David A. Jenkins, Robert K. Beste III, Smith, Katzenstein & Jenkins LLP, Wilmington, DE; Eduard Korsinsky, Gregory M. Nespole, Nicholas I. Porritt, Daniel Tepper, Levi & Korsinsky LLP, New York, NY; Jeffrey S. Abraham, Mitchell M. Z. Twersky, Atara Hirsch, Michael J. Klein, Abraham, Fruchter & Twersky, LLP, New York, NY; Lawrence P. Eagel, W. Scott Holleman, Melissa A. Fortunato, Marion C. Passmore, Bragar Eagel & Squire, P.C., New York, NY; Michael VanOverbeke, Vanoverbeke, Michaud & Timmony, P.C., Detroit, MI; Deborah Sturman, Sturman LLC, New York, NY for plaintiffs.
    for defendant: Michael A. Pittenger, Jacqueline A. Rogers, Caneel Radinson-Blasucci, Potter Anderson & Corroon LLP, Wilmington, DE; Sandra C. Goldstein, Stefan Atkinson, Kevin M. Neylan, Jr., Kirkland & Ellis LLP, New York, NY; Matthew D. Stachel, Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP, Wilmington, DE; Daniel J. Kramer, Andrew J. Ehrlich, William A. Clareman, Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP, New York, NY for defendants.
    Case Number: D69657

    The court held that plaintiffs failed to plead sufficient allegations that a majority of the demand board was interested in a stock sale transaction such that demand would be excused.

  • White Winston Select Asset Funds, LLC v. Good Times Rest., Inc.

    Publication Date: 2021-11-09
    Practice Area: Mergers and Acquisitions
    Industry: Food and Beverage
    Court: U.S. District Court of Delaware
    Judge: District Judge Bibas
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Richard A. Barkasy, Kristi J. Doughty, Stephen A. Fogdall, Schnader, Harrison, Segal & Lewis LLP, Wilmington, DE; Daniel M. Pereira, Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young, LLP, Wilmington, DE for plaintiffs
    for defendant: Catherine A. Gaul, Michael Dean Walker, Jr. Ashby & Geddes, Wilmington, DE; Peter L. Loh, Davis G. Mosmeyer III, Sara A. Brown, Foley & Lardner LLP, Dallas, TX for defendant.
    Case Number: D69605

    Motion for leave to amend granted where the new proposed claims were based in part on facts that were not known to plaintiff until revealed during discovery.

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  • Aveanna Healthcare, LLC v. Epic/Freedom, LLC

    Publication Date: 2021-08-25
    Practice Area: Mergers and Acquisitions
    Industry: Food and Beverage | Health Care
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge LeGrow
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Richard L. Renck, Tracey E. Timlin, Duane Morris LLP, Wilmington, DE; Robert M. Castle, III, Randy D. Gordon, Duane Morris LLP, Dallas, TX for plaintiff.
    for defendant: Kenneth J. Nachbar, Miranda N. Gilbert, Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell LLP, Wilmington, DE; R. Todd Cronan, Joseph P. Rockers, Goodwin Procter LLP, Boston, MA for defendants.
    Case Number: D69511

    Buyer could pursue fraud claims against seller of companies, even though the companies made the fraudulent misrepresentations, where an anti-reliance clause could not exculpate liability for intra-contractual fraud and where the seller was plausibly alleged to have known of the falsity of the contractual representations.

  • Diep v. Sather

    Publication Date: 2021-08-18
    Practice Area: Securities Litigation
    Industry: Food and Beverage | Investments and Investment Advisory
    Court: Court of Chancery
    Judge: Chancellor McCormick
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Peter B. Andrews, Craig J. Springer, David M. Sborz, Andrews & Springer LLC, Wilmington, DE; Hung G. Ta, Joo Yun Kim, Natalia D. Williams, Hung G. Ta, Esq, PLLC, New York, NY; Peter Safirstein, Elizabeth S. Metcalf, Safirstein Metcalf LLP, New York, NY for plaintiff.
    for defendant: Kurt M. Heyman, Elizabeth A. DeFelice, Jamie L. Brown, Heyman Enerio Gattuso & Hirzel LLP, Wilmington, DE; Adam H. Offenhartz, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, New York, NY; Tyler H. Amass, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, Denver, CO for the Special Litigation Committee.
    Case Number: D69505

    A special litigation committee conducted a fair and extensive evaluation of the insider trading claims in this case, so the court granted the committee's motion to dismiss this action.

  • Shareholder Representative Serv. LLC v. Albertsons Co., Inc.

    Publication Date: 2021-06-23
    Practice Area: Mergers and Acquisitions
    Industry: E-Commerce | Food and Beverage | Investments and Investment Advisory
    Court: Court of Chancery
    Judge: Vice Chancellor Slights
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: John P. DiTomo, Miranda N. Gilbert, Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell LLP, Wilmington, DE; John T. Ruskusky, Lisa C. Sullivan, Nixon Peabody, LLP, Chicago, IL for plaintiff.
    for defendant: Thomas E. Hanson, Jr., Barnes & Thornburg LLP, Wilmington, DE; Michael E. Swartz, Taleah E. Jennings, Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP, New York, NY; Thomas P. DeFranco, Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP, Washington, DC for defendant.
    Case Number: D69445

    The court refused to dismiss a breach of contract claim where plaintiff alleged sufficient facts to support its assertion that defendant intentionally missed milestones under a merger agreement that would have required it to make earnout payments.

  • Keys v. Hanover Foods Corp.

    Publication Date: 2021-05-19
    Practice Area: Labor Law
    Industry: Food and Beverage | Manufacturing
    Court: U.S. District Court of Delaware
    Judge: District Judge Connolly
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Seth J. Reidenberg, Tybout, Redfearn & Pell, Wilmington, DE; Evan L. Frank, Alan L. Frank Law Associates, P.C., Jenkintown, PA for plaintiff.
    for defendant: Curtis J. Crowther, Timothy J. Houseal, Lauren E.M. Russell, and Barry M. Willoughby, Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor, LLP, Wilmington, DE for defendant.
    Case Number: D69400

    Race discrimination claim dismissed on summary judgment where employee failed to present any specific evidence that his termination for sleeping on the job was pretext for racial animus.

  • Cuppels v. Mountaire Corp.

    Publication Date: 2021-04-28
    Practice Area: Environmental Law
    Industry: Agriculture | Food and Beverage
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Karsnitz
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Chase T. Brockstedt, Stephen A. Spence, Barid Mandalas Brockstedt, Lewes, DE; Philip C. Federico, Brent Ceryes, Schochor, Federico, and Staton, P.A., Baltimore, MD for plaintiffs.
    for defendant: F. Michael Parkowski, Michael W. Teichman, Parkowski Guerke & Swayze, P.A., Wilmington, DE; Lisa C. McLaughlin, Todd L. Goodman, John C. Phillips, Phillips, Goldman, McLaughlin & Hall, P.A., Wilmington, DE; James R. Wedeking, Timothy K. Webster, Gordon D. Todd, Erika L. Maley, Daniel J. Hay, Sidley Austin, LLP, Washington, DC for defendants.
    Case Number: D69376

    Court approved class action settlement where, despite defendants' vigorous contesting of liability, plaintiffs and class counsel were able to secure a multi-million settlement on behalf of the class.