• Kirchner v. Wyndham Vacation Resorts, Inc.

    Publication Date: 2022-02-01
    Practice Area: Consumer Protection
    Industry: Hospitality and Lodging | Travel and Tourism
    Court: U.S. District Court of Delaware
    Judge: District Judge Andrews
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Herbert Weiswasser Mondros, Rigrodsky Law, P.A., Wilmington, DE; Howard B. Prossnitz, Law Offices of Howard Prossnitz, Oak Park, IL; Adam Szulczewski, Chicago, Illinois for plaintiffs.
    for defendant: Matthew Denn, DLA Piper LLP (US), Wilmington, DE; David S. Sager, DLA Piper LLP (US), Short Hills, NJ for defendant.

    Case Number: D69699

    Fraudulent omission claims not dismissed where defendant's contractual disclosures did not contradict plaintiffs' allegations.

  • AB Stable VIII LLC v. MAPS Hotels & Resorts One LLC

    Publication Date: 2021-12-21
    Practice Area: Mergers and Acquisitions
    Industry: Hospitality and Lodging
    Court: Delaware Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Seitz
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Raymond J. DiCamillo, Kevin M. Gallagher, Sarah A. Clark, John M. O’Toole, Richards, Layton & Finger, P.A., Wilmington, DE; Theodore N. Mirvis, William Savitt, Sarah K. Eddy, Ryan A. McLeod, Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz, New York, NY; Theodore B. Olson, Amir C. Tayrani, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, Washington, D.C.; Adam H. Offenhartz, Marshall R. King, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, New York, NY for appellant.
    for defendant: A. Thompson Bayliss, Michael A. Barlow, April M. Kirby, Stephen C. Childs, Abrams & Bayliss LLP, Wilmington, DE; Kathleen M. Sullivan, Michael B. Carlinsky, William B. Adams, Christopher D. Kercher, Rollo C. Baker IV, Todd G. Beattie, Jonathan E. Feder, Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP, New York, NY; Kap-You Kim, Peter & Kim Attorneys at Law, Seoul, South Korea for appellees.

    Case Number: D69651

    Seller of hotel businesses breached ordinary course covenant by making material changes to operations in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, where the covenant did not contain a material adverse event exception and where seller failed to obtain buyer's consent to the changes.

  • In re: EHT US1, Inc.

    Publication Date: 2021-12-07
    Practice Area: Bankruptcy
    Industry: Hospitality and Lodging
    Court: U.S. Bankruptcy Court
    Judge: Judge Sontchi
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Seth Van Allen, G. David Dean, Justin R. Alberto, Cole Schotz, P.C., Wilmington, DE; Luc A. Despins, Nicholas A. Basset, G. Alexander Bongartz, Paul Hastings LLP, New York, NY for plaintiff.
    for defendant: Bruce W. McCullough, Bodell Bove, LLC Wilmington, DE for defendants.

    Case Number: D69630

    Bankruptcy court could hold adversary proceeding defendants in civil contempt for failure to comply with the court's preliminary injunction order requiring a detailed accounting and enjoining defendants from dissipating or otherwise transferring their assets, after defendants' accounting was woefully deficient and defendants expressly stated their intention to transfer funds.

  • Compagnie Des Grands Hotels D'Afrique S.A. v. Starman Hotel Holdings LLC

    Publication Date: 2021-11-02
    Practice Area: Corporate Entities
    Industry: Hospitality and Lodging
    Court: U.S. District Court of Delaware
    Judge: District Judge Bibas
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Michael P. Kelly, Andrew S. Dupre, Sarah E. Delia, McCarter & English, LLP, Wilmington, DE; David Spears, Charlita Mays, Cynthia Chen, Spear & Simes LLP, New York, NY for plaintiff.
    for defendant: David E. Ross, S. Michael Sirkin, Ross Aronstam & Moritz LLP, Wilmington, DE for defendants.

    Case Number: D69593

    The court held that the contract between the plaintiff subsidiary and a third-party was entered into prior to the existence of the parent company such that the parent company was not liable.

  • Firemen's Ret. Fund of St. Louis v. Sorenson

    Publication Date: 2021-10-20
    Practice Area: Corporate Governance
    Industry: Hospitality and Lodging | Investments and Investment Advisory
    Court: Court of Chancery
    Judge: Vice Chancellor Will
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Samuel L. Closic, Eric Juray, Prickett, Jones & Elliot, P.A., Wilmington, DE; Brian J. Robbins, Craig W. Smith, Gregory E. Del Gaizo, Emily R. Bishop, Robbins LLP, San Diego, CA for plaintiff
    for defendant: Raymond J. DiCamillo, John M. O’Toole, Richards, Layton & Finger, P.A., Wilmington, DE; Jason J. Mendro, Jeffrey S. Rosenberg, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, Washington, D.C.; Adam H. Offenhartz, Laura Kathryn O’Boyle, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, New York, NY for defendants.

    Case Number: D69575

    The court dismissed breach of fiduciary duty claims brought against directors arising out of a data breach because certain claims were time-barred, and plaintiff failed to allege sufficient facts of failure of oversight by directors.

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  • DuBose v. Wyndham Vacation Resorts, Inc.

    Publication Date: 2021-08-11
    Practice Area: Class Actions
    Industry: Hospitality and Lodging
    Court: U.S. District Court of Delaware
    Judge: District Judge Connolly
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Herbert W. Mondros, Rigrodsky Law, P.A., Wilmington, DE; Howard B. Prossnitz, Law Offices of Howard Prossnitz, Oak Park, IL; Adam Szulczewski, Chicago IL for plaintiffs.
    for defendant: Matthew Denn, DLA Piper LLP (US), Wilmington, DE for defendant.

    Case Number: D69498

    Plaintiffs made a judicial admission regarding the tolling of their tort claims, and they failed to establish any other basis for tolling the statute of limitations.

  • 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.

  • CRE Niagara Holdings, LLC v. Resorts Group, Inc.

    Publication Date: 2021-04-21
    Practice Area: Contracts
    Industry: Hospitality and Lodging | Real Estate
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Wallace
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Richard P. Rollo, Travis S. Hunter, Dorronda R. Bordley, Richards, Layton & Finger, P.A., Wilmington, DE for plaintiffs.
    for defendant: Garvan McDaniel, Hogan McDaniel, Wilmington, DE; David S. Rosner, Jed I. Bergman, Paul J. Burgo, Stephan P. Thomasch, Kasowitz Benson Torres LLP, New York, NY for defendant.

    Case Number: D69368

    Forum selection clause selecting Delaware in parties' primary purchase agreement won out over conflicting forum selection clauses in prior-executed or ancillary agreements between the parties, precluding dismissal on forum non conveniens grounds.

  • Kirchner v. Wyndham Vacation Resorts, Inc.

    Publication Date: 2021-04-21
    Practice Area: Class Actions
    Industry: Hospitality and Lodging
    Court: U.S. District Court of Delaware
    Judge: District Judge Connolly
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Herbert Weiswasser Mondros, Rigrodsky Law, P.A., Wilmington, DE; Howard B. Prossnitz, Law Offices of Howard Prossnitz, Oak Park, IL; Adam Szulczewski, Chicago, IL for plaintiffs.
    for defendant: Matthew Denn, DLA Piper LLP (US), Wilmington, DE; David S. Sager, DLA Piper LLP (US), Short Hills, NJ for defendant.

    Case Number: D69370

    The court granted defendant's motion to dismiss because the putative plaintiffs in this class action pro-ceeding failed to meet the heightened pleading standard for their fraud claims.

  • Napolitano v. Town of Fenwick Island

    Publication Date: 2021-03-24
    Practice Area: Land Use and Planning
    Industry: Hospitality and Lodging | State and Local Government
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Karsnitz
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Nicholas G. Kondraschow, William Rhondunda, Rhondunda, Williams & Kondraschow, Wilmington, DE for petitioners.
    for defendant: Scott Wilcox, Moore & Rutt, P.A., Wilmington, DE for respondent.

    Case Number: D69338

    Issues of fact precluded dismissal of petitioners' complaint for a writ of mandamus to enforce local zoning regulations.