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  • TRUSTID, Inc. v. Next Caller, Inc.

    Publication Date: 2022-01-18
    Practice Area: Patent Litigation
    Industry: Technology Media and Telecom
    Court: U.S. District Court of Delaware
    Judge: District Judge Noreika
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Adam W. Poff, Pilar G. Kraman, Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor, LLP, Wilmington, DE; Michael D. Specht, Byron L. Pickard, Richard M. Bemben, Daniel S. Block, Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox, PLLC, Washington, DC for plaintiff.
    for defendant: Jack B. Blumenfeld, Megan E. Dellinger, Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell LLP, Wilmington, DE; Sarah Chapin Columbia, McDermott Will & Emery LLP, Boston, MA; Ian B. Brooks, McDermott Will & Emery LLP, Washington, DC; Jiaxiao Zhang, McDermott Will & Emery LLP, Irvine, CA for defendant.
    Case Number: D69685

    Jury improperly issued a verdict for plaintiff on its Lanham Act false advertising claim, where plaintiff presented no evidence that customers were actually deceived by defendant's alleged false advertising.

  • RLI Ins. Co. v. Ceradyne Inc.

    Publication Date: 2021-11-02
    Practice Area: Contracts
    Industry: Insurance | Manufacturing
    Court: U.S. District Court of Delaware
    Judge: District Judge Noreika
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Robert J. Katzenstein, Smith, Katzenstein & Jenkins LLP, Wilmington, DE; John E. Howell, Wiley Rein LLP, Washington, DC; Ronald P. Schiller, Bonnie M. Hoffman, Hangley Aronchick Segal Pudlin & Schiller, Philadelphia, PA for plaintiffs.
    for defendant: Adam V. Orlacchio, Brandon W. McCune, Blank Rome LLP, Wilmington, DE; James R. Murray, Kyle P. Brinkman, Blank Rome LLP, Washington, DC; Jared Zola, Blank Rome LLP, New York, NY for defendant.
    Case Number: D69595

    The court held that the most recent contract between the excess insurers and policyholder superseded the excess insurance policy such that the waiting period in the most recent agreement would control when a party could file post-mediation declara-tory judgment action.

  • In Re: Old BPSUSH, Inc.

    Publication Date: 2021-10-27
    Practice Area: Corporate Governance
    Industry: Manufacturing
    Court: U.S. District Court of Delaware
    Judge: District Judge Noreika
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Andrew M. Carty, Brown Rudnick LLP, New York, NY; James W. Stoll, Brian M. Alosco, Brown Rudnick LLP, Boston, MA; Garvin McDaniel, Hogan McDaniel, Wilmington, DE for appellant.
    for defendant: Robert A. Fumerton, Lisa Laukitis, William J. O’Brien, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, New York, NY; Paul J. Lockwood, Jason M. Liberi, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, Wilmington, DE; Chris Paparella, Nathaniel J. Kritzer, Steptoe & Johnson LLP, New York NY; John J. Byron, Steptoe & Johnson LLP, Chicago, IL; Jeremy W. Ryan, D. Ryan Slaugh, Potter Anderson & Corroon LLP, Wilmington, DE for appellees.
    Case Number: D69586

    In this adversary proceeding, the counterclaims filed by liquidation trustee against former directors and officers of debtor failed to state the necessary elements of breach of duty of care and loyalty because trustee did not plead gross negligence.

  • Henry v. Wilmington Trust, N.A.

    Publication Date: 2021-09-29
    Practice Area: Securities Litigation
    Industry: Investments and Investment Advisory
    Court: U.S. District Court of Delaware
    Judge: District Judge Noreika
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: David A. Felice, Bailey & Glasser, LLP, Wilmington, DE; Gregory Y. Porter, Ryan T. Jenny, Patrick O. Muench, Bailey & Glasser, LLP, Washington, DC; Daniel Feinberg, Todd Jackson, Feinberg, Jackson, Worthman & Wasow LLP, Berkeley, CA for plaintiff.
    for defendant: Albert H. Manwaring, Kristen A. Zeberkiewicz, Morris James LLP; Michael J. Prame, Sarah M. Adams, Elizabeth L. Woods, Groom Law Group, Chartered, Washington, DC; Art C. Arnailla, Marshall Dennehey Warner Coleman & Goggin, P.C., Wilmington, DE; Mark A. Nebrig, Kristen J. Kenley, Moore & Van Allen PLLC, Charlotte, NC for defendants.
    Case Number: D69557

    Court declined to enforce arbitration clause in ERISA employee stock plan where there was a genuine issue of material fact as to whether employee had affirmatively assented to the arbitration clause.

  • Columbus Life Ins. Co. v. Wilmington Trust, N.A.

    Publication Date: 2021-09-22
    Practice Area: Insurance Law
    Industry: Insurance
    Court: U.S. District Court of Delaware
    Judge: District Judge Noreika
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Donald L. Gouge, Jr., Donald L. Gouge, Jr., LLC, Wilmington, DE; Michael J. Miller, Joseph M. Kelleher, Philip J. Farinella, Cozen O’Connor, Philadelphia, PA for plaintiff.
    for defendant: Kevin G. Abrams, John M. Seaman, Abrams & Bayliss LLP, Wilmington, DE; Harry S. Davis, Robert E. Griffin, Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP, New York, NY; Aislinn K. Affinito, Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP, Washington, DC for defendant.
    Case Number: D69542

    Promissory estoppel and negligent misrepresentation counterclaims failed where holder of stranger-owned life insurance policy could not succeed on a legal claim to require insurer to pay out on the illegal and void policy.

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  • In re: Zohar III, Corp.

    Publication Date: 2021-09-08
    Practice Area: Bankruptcy
    Industry: Investments and Investment Advisory
    Court: U.S. District Court of Delaware
    Judge: District Judge Noreika
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Norman L. Pernick, G. David Dean, Patrick J. Reilley, Cole Schotz, PC, Wilmington, DE; Monica K. Loseman, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, Denver, CO; Randy M. Mastro, Akiva Shapiro, Michael L. Nadler, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, New York, NY; Michael G. Farag, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, Los Angeles, CA for appellant.
    for defendant: James L. Patton, Jr., Robert S. Brady, Michael R. Nestor, Joseph M. Barry, Ryan M. Bartley, Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor, LLP, Wilmington, DE for debtors.
    Case Number: D69533

    Bankruptcy court properly interpreted a disputed term based on the plain language of the contract itself, so extrinsic evidence was not necessary.

  • Int'l Sec., LLC v. Berry

    Publication Date: 2021-06-30
    Practice Area: Business Torts
    Industry: State and Local Government
    Court: U.S. District Court of Delaware
    Judge: District Judge Noreika
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: James S. Green, Jr., Jared T. Green, Seitz, Van Ogtrop & Green, P.A., Wilmington, DEs for plaintiff.
    for defendant: Joseph C. Handlon, Deputy Attorney General, State of Delaware Department of Justice, Wilmington, DE for defendants.
    Case Number: D69448

    Where state officials could initiate emergency suspension of plaintiff's license, plaintiff failed to allege procedural due process violation where plaintiff was advised of its right to request a hearing on the suspension and plaintiff could not refute the alleged existence of an emergency.

  • In re: Ursa Operating Co. LLC

    Publication Date: 2021-06-09
    Practice Area: Bankruptcy
    Industry: Financial Services and Banking | Energy | Real Estate
    Court: U.S. District Court of Delaware
    Judge: District Judge Noreika
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Maria Aprile Sawczuk, Goldstein & McClintock, LLP, Wilmington, DE; George A. Barton, Taylor P. Foye, Barton and Burrows, LLC, Mission, KS for royalty claimants.
    for defendant: Robert S. Brady, Edmon L. Morton, Kenneth J. Enos, Joseph M. Mulvihill, Young Conaway Stargatt & Tay-lor, LLP, Wilmington, DE; Duston K. McFaul, Maegan Quejada, Sidley Austin LLP, Houston, TX; David Kronenberg, Sidley Austin LLP, Washington, DC; Robert S. Velevis, Sidley Austin LLP, Dallas, TX for wind-down debtor. John H. Knight, Amanda R. Steele, David T. Queroli, Richards, Layton & Finger, P.A., Wilmington, DE; Ana Alfonso, Erin Ryan, Wilkie Farr & Gallagher LLP, New York, NY for Wells Fargo Bank.
    Case Number: D69426

    Royalty claimants were not entitled to an emergency stay in this appeal because they failed to show irrepa-rable harm or a likelihood of success.

  • Omega Capital Mgmt. Partners, LLC v. Schrage

    Publication Date: 2021-06-09
    Practice Area: Contracts
    Industry: Investments and Investment Advisory
    Court: U.S. District Court of Delaware
    Judge: District Judge Noreika
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Aman K. Sharma, Igwe & Sharma, LLC, Wilmington, DE; E. Jordan Teague, Beau B. Brogdon, Campbell Teague LLC, Greenville, SC for plaintiff.
    for defendant: Albert J. Carroll, P. Clarkson Collins, Jr., Christopher P. Quinn, Barnaby Grzaslewicz, Morris James LLP, Wilmington, DE for defendant.
    Case Number: D69429

    The court granted defendant's motion to dismiss because plaintiff alleged only an "agreement to agree" ra-ther than an enforceable contract.

  • vMedex, Inc. v. TDS Operating, Inc.

    Publication Date: 2021-05-19
    Practice Area: Contractual Disputes
    Industry: Software
    Court: U.S. District Court of Delaware
    Judge: District Judge Noreika
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Ann M. Kashishian, Kashishian Law LLC, Wilmington, DE; Marlo J. Hittman, Law Office of Marlo J. Hittman, Livingston, NJ for plaintiffs.
    for defendant: Marc S. Casarino, White & Williams LLP, Wilmington, DE; David M. Friebus, Baker & Hostetler LLP, Chica-go, IL for defendants.
    Case Number: D69404

    The court granted defendants' motion to dismiss plaintiffs' claims with prejudice, except for one claim per-taining to an earn-out provision.