• DRIT LP v. Glaxo Group Ltd.

    Publication Date: 2023-05-09
    Practice Area: Intellectual Property
    Industry: Pharmaceuticals
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Carpenter
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Gregory P. Williams, Chad M. Shandler, Nicole K. Pedi, Richards, Layton & Finger P.A., Wilmington, DE; Keith R. Hummel, Karin A. DeMasi, Adam I. Rich, Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP, New York, NY for plaintiff.
    for defendant: Philip A. Rovner, Jonathan A. Choa, Potter Anderson & Corroon LLP, Wilmington, DE; Matthew M. Wolf, John E. Nilsson, Soumitra Deka, Bridgette Boyd, Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP, Washington, DC for defendants.

    Case Number: N16C-07-218 WCC CCLD

    Statutory disclaimer was effective once patent holder submitted disclaimer form authorizing payment of the filing fee to the patent holder's deposit account with the PTO.

  • Olsen v. Fisher-Price, Inc.

    Publication Date: 2023-01-17
    Practice Area: Wrongful Death
    Industry: Consumer Products | Manufacturing
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Carpenter
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Robert Leoni, Shelsby & Leoni, P.A., Wilmington, DE; Alan M. Feldman, Daniel J. Mann, Edward S. Goldis, Feldman, Shepherd, Wohlgelernter, Tanner, Weinstock & Dodig, LLP, Philadelphia, PA for plaintiffs.
    for defendant: Liza Zwally Brown, Corrine R. Moini, Greenberg Traurig, LLP, Wilmington, DE for defendants.

    Case Number: N21C-02-097 WCC

    Although Missouri law did not allow application of the discovery rule to toll or extend the statute of limitations on wrongful death claims, defendants could be equitably estopped from asserting a statute of limitations defense if they engaged in intentional concealment of evidence of the dangerous nature of their product.

  • Council of the Vill. of Fountianview Condo. v. Corrozi-Fountain View LLC

    Publication Date: 2022-06-28
    Practice Area: Contracts
    Industry: Financial Services and Banking | Construction | Real Estate
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Carpenter
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Blake A. Bennett, C. Scott Reese, Dean R. Roland, Cooch and Taylor, P.A., Wilmington, DE for plaintiff.
    for defendant: David L. Baumberger, Law Offices of Chrissinger & Baumberger, Wilmington, DE; Kevin J. Connors, Marshall Dennehey Warner Coleman & Goggin, Wilmington, DE; Louis J. Rizzo, Jr., Reger Rizzo & Darnall LLP, Wilmington, DE; Josiah R. Wolcott, Connolly Gallagher, Newark, DE; Thaddeus J. Weaver, Dilworth Paxson LLP, Wilmington, DE for defendants.

    Case Number: D69862

    Defective construction claims by condominium association were timely filed where receiver who previously controlled condo was appointed solely to complete construction and limit the losses of the mortgagee, such that the limitations period did not start running until the association of ow ners took control.

  • Pedicone v. Thompson/Center Arms Co., LLC

    Publication Date: 2022-03-08
    Practice Area: Products Liability
    Industry: Manufacturing
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Carpenter
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Joseph J. Rhoades, Stephen T. Morrow, Rhoades & Morrow LLC, Wilmington, DE; Michael A. Trunk, Thomas E. Bosworth, Kline & Specter, P.C., Philadelphia, PA for plaintiffs.
    for defendant: Timothy Jay Houseal, Jennifer M. Kinkus, Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor, LLP, Wilmington, DE; Anthony M. Piscotti, Danny C. Lallis, Pisciotti Lallis Edreich, Florham Park, NJ for defendants.

    Case Number: D69740

    Failure to read user/instruction manual for product precluded a user injured by the product from pursuing a failure to warn claim.

  • Leaseweb USA, Inc. v. Centro, Inc.

    Publication Date: 2021-12-07
    Practice Area: Contracts
    Industry: E-Commerce | Technology Media and Telecom
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Carpenter
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Carl D. Neff, Fisher Broyles, LLP, Wilmington, DE; William J. Akins, Fisher Broyles, LLP, Austin, TX for plaintiff.
    for defendant: Peter J. Walsh, Jr., Clarissa R. Chenoweth-Shook, Potter Anderson & Corroon LLP, Wilmington, DE for defendant.

    Case Number: D69634

    The court held that because plaintiff and defendant produced plausible interpretations of the term at issue, it made the contract ambiguous and not appropriate for summary judgment.

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  • Wypie Inv., LLC v. Homschek

    Publication Date: 2018-04-11
    Practice Area: Commercial Law
    Industry: Food and Beverage
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Carpenter
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Joel Friedlander, Christopher M. Foulds and Jennifer G. Altman for plaintiff.
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    Case Number: D68109

    In this commercial dispute, plaintiff was not entitled to proceed on claims involving mere puffery, but the court allowed claims involving concealment and interference with contractual performance to go forward.

  • DecisivEdge, LLC v. VNU Grp., LLC

    Publication Date: 2018-04-04
    Practice Area: Contracts
    Industry: Consulting | Technology Media and Telecom
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Carpenter
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: John G. Harris and Sean A. Meluney, Berger Harris LLP, Wilmington, DE, attorneys for plaintiff
    for defendant: Beth Moskow-Schnoll, Evan W. Krick, and William J. Burton, Ballard Spahr LLP, Wilmington, DE, attorneys for defendant.

    Case Number: D68095

    Claim for early termination fee not dismissed where reasonableness of estimation of difficult-to-ascertain damages continued to be genuine issue of material fact.

  • Equity Trust Co. v. Interactive Brokers LLC

    Publication Date: 2018-03-21
    Practice Area: Contractual Disputes
    Industry: Financial Services and Banking | Brokerage
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Carpenter
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Thomas R. Pulsifer, Matthew R. Clark and Daniel T. Menken for plaintiff
    for defendant: Martin S. Lessner, Mary F. Dugan for defendant.

    Case Number: D68081

    The unambiguous terms of a service agreement allowed a party to exercise the option not to renew, and doing so did not trigger termination fees. Motion to dismiss granted.

  • Sunline Commercial Carriers, Inc. v. CITGO Petroleum Corp.

    Publication Date: 2018-01-10
    Practice Area: Contractual Disputes | Transportation
    Industry: Energy | Transportation
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Carpenter
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Michael F. Bonkowski, Nicholas J. Brannick for plaintiff
    for defendant: Ross A. Mortillaro, Michael P. Aigen, J. Michal Zapendowski, Lawrence Lee Budner, Mary F. Dugan, John Zavitsanos, Debora Simon Pacholder and Edward Goolsby for defendant.

    Case Number: D68004

    The parties agreement regarding transportation services expired by its own terms, and shortfall payment obligations did not apply to services provided by plaintiff after the expiration.