Achey v. Cellco P'ship

Publication Date: 2023-05-22

Practice Area: Consumer Protection | Telecommunications

Industry:

Court: Appellate Division

Judge: Judge Mitterhoff

Attorneys:

For plaintiff: Stephen P. DeNittis (DeNittis Osefchen Prince, PC, attorneys; Stephen P. DeNittis, Joseph A. Osefchen, and Shane T. Prince, on the briefs)

For defendant: Jeffrey S. Jacobson (Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP, Crystal Nix-Hines (Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP) of the California bar, admitted pro hac vice, Shon Morgan (Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP) of the California bar, admitted pro hac vice, and Marina E. Lev (Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP) of the California bar, admitted pro hac vice, attorneys; Crystal Nix-Hines, Shon Morgan, and Marina E. Lev, of counsel and on the brief; Jeffrey S. Jacobson, on the brief)

Case number: A-3639-21

Arbitration Provision in Customer Agreement Unconscionable Where It Allowed Defendant to Indefinitely Delay Claims and Restricted Customers' Procedural Rights

Talley v. Gen. Motors, LLC

Publication Date: 2023-03-28

Practice Area: Consumer Protection

Industry: Automotive | Manufacturing

Court: U.S. District Court of Delaware

Judge: District Judge Bibas

Attorneys:

For plaintiff: Russell D. Paul, Amey J. Park, Abigail J. Gertner, Berger Montague PC, Philadelphia, PA; Kelly A. Green, Smith, Katzenstein, & Jenkins LLP, Wilmington, DE; Tarek H. Zohdy, Cody R. Padgett, Laura E. Goolsby, Capstone Law APC, Los Angeles, CA for plaintiffs.

For defendant: Jody C. Barillare, Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP, Wilmington, DE; Oderah C. Nwaeze, Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP, Philadelphia, PA; Christine W. Chen, Crystal Nix-Hines, Shon Morgan, Meredith R. Mandell, Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP, Los Angeles, CA for defendant.

Case number: D70179

Court declined to certify interlocutory appeal of dismissal of certain claims where an appeal would not materially advance litigation of the surviving claims and continued litigation would uncover evidence relevant to the dismissed claims.

Appellate Division, First Department: March 9, 2023

Publication Date: 2023-03-09

Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Criminal Appeals

Industry:

Court: Appellate Division, First Department, Appeals & Motions List

Judge: Unsigned

Attorneys:

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For defendant:

Case number: DOCKET

Appeals & Motions List released on:March 7, 2023

Principal Growth Strategies, LLC v. AGH Parent LLC

Publication Date: 2023-01-24

Practice Area: Insurance Law

Industry: Consulting | Insurance | Investments and Investment Advisory

Court: Court of Chancery

Judge: Vice Chancellor Laster

Attorneys:

For plaintiff: Brett D. Fallon, Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP, Wilmington, DE; Warren E. Gluck, Richard A. Bixter, Jr., Holland & Knight LLP, New York, NY for plaintiffs.

For defendant: R. Craig Martin, Amy Evans, DLA Piper LLP (US), Wilmington, DE; Ellen E. Dew, DLA Piper LLP (US), Baltimore, MD; Aidan M. McCormack, R. Brian Seibert, Steven M. Rosato, DLA Piper LLP (US), New York, NY for defendants.

Case number: 2019-0431-JTL

Litigation against distressed insurer stayed in favor of ongoing rehabilitation proceedings in another state, but basis for stay did not apply to insurer's separate, wholly-owned management consultant company.

Brettler v. Allianz Life Ins. Co. of N. Am.

Publication Date: 2023-01-06

Practice Area: Insurance Law | Insurance Litigation

Industry: Insurance

Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

Judge: Circuit Judge Rosemary S. Pooler

Attorneys:

For plaintiff: For Plaintiff-Appellant Herman Brettler: Ira S. Lipsius, on the brief, David Benhaim, Lipsius-BenHaim Law, LLP, Kew Gardens, N.Y.

For defendant: For Defendant-Appellee Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America: Roland C. Goss, Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP, Washington, D.C.

Case number: 19-87

NY High Court Must Decide if Lack of Notice Renders Life Policy's Assignment Ineffective

195 B Owner LLC v. Anthropologie, Inc.

Publication Date: 2022-12-07

Practice Area: Landlord Tenant Law

Industry:

Court: Civil Court, New York

Judge: Judge Ilana J. Marcus

Attorneys:

For plaintiff: For Petitioner: Mitofsky, Shapiro, Neville & Hazen, LLP, New York, NY.

For defendant: For Respondent: Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP, New York, NY.

Case number: LT-303448-22/NY

Pandemic Executive Orders Excused Rent Obligation Under Commercial Lease Provision

Bd. of Regents, Univ. of Texas Sys. v. Boston Scientific Corp.

Publication Date: 2022-11-29

Practice Area: Patent Litigation

Industry: Education | Health Care

Court: U.S. District Court of Delaware

Judge: District Judge Williams

Attorneys:

For plaintiff: Stamatios Stamoulis, Stamoulis & Weinblatt LLC, Wilmington, DE; Michael W. Shore, Alfonso G. Chan, Chijioke E. Offor, Shore Chan DePumpo LLP, Dallas, TX; Brian D. Melton, John P. Lahad, Corey M. Lipschutz, Susman Godfrey LLP, Houston, TX for plaintiffs.

For defendant: Brian E. Farnan, Michael J. Farnan, Farnan LLP, Wilmington, DE; Chad Dro