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April 28, 2022 | National Law Journal

Downtown DC Firms Become an Increasingly Attractive Option for Suburban Lawyers

Lawyers used to move from downtown firms to the suburbs, in search of a different lifestyle. But that trend seems to be reversing—and could emerge in other areas of the country as well.

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April 7, 2022 | The Legal Intelligencer

US Judge Denies Dismissal of Claims Using 'Enterprise Theory' of Corporate Veil Piercing

A federal judge's decision to allow the plaintiff to go after companies owned by the shareholders marks an early application of the "enterprise theory" of veil piercing that the Pennsylvania Supreme Court established in July 2021.

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Lockton v. Rogers

Publication Date: 2022-03-15
Practice Area: Corporate Governance
Industry: Investments and Investment Advisory | Software
Court: Court of Chancery
Judge: Vice Chancellor Glasscock
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Daniel A. Griffith, Whiteford, Taylor & Preston LLC, Wilmington, DE; Allan B. Diamond, Jason Fulton, and John B. Sample, Diamond Mccarthy LLP, Houston, TX for plaintiffs.
for defendant: Stephen C. Norman, Nicholas D. Mozal, Callan R. Jackson, Potter Anderson & Corroon LLP, Wilmington, DE. Albert H. Manwaring IV, Matthew F. Lintner, Kirsten Zeberkiewicz, Morris James LLP, Wilmington, DE; Robert A. Van Kirk, Sarah F. Kirkpatrick, Williams & Connolly LLP, Washington, DC for defendants.
Case Number: D69745

The court held that 1) the record was not sufficient to find that Corwin cleansed the merger transaction and 2) that plaintiffs adequately pled a breach of fiduciary duty against defendants.

February 8, 2022 | Daily Business Review

South Florida Medical Labs Seek $32 Million—and Patients' Records—in Federal Suit Against Cigna

Cigna seeks a declaration that the labs must return roughly $18 million.

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February 4, 2022 | Insurance Coverage Law Center

Medical Labs Seek $32 Million—and Patients' Records—in Federal Suit Against Cigna

Cigna seeks a declaration that the labs must return roughly $18 million.

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February 3, 2022 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Medical Labs Seek $32 Million—and Patients' Records—in Federal Suit Against Cigna

Cigna seeks a declaration that the labs must return roughly $18 million.

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P.C. Connection, Inc. v. Synygy Ltd.

Publication Date: 2022-01-25
Practice Area: Civil Procedure
Industry: Retail | Software
Court: Court of Chancery
Judge: Vice Chancellor Laster
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Daniel A. Griffith, Whiteford Taylor & Preston LLC, Wilmington, DE for plaintiff.
for defendant:
Case Number: D69687

The court held that plaintiff properly moved to amend its complaint to add two new parties under Rule 15 (a) notwithstanding the entry of the default judgment against two different parties. Motion to amend granted.

Erisman v. Zaitsev

Publication Date: 2022-01-11
Practice Area: Corporate Entities
Industry: Software
Court: Court of Chancery
Judge: Vice Chancellor Slights
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Richard Jones, Peter C. McGivney, Berger Harris LLP, Wilmington, DE; Brian M. Gottesman, Gabell Beaver LLC, Wilmington, DE for plaintiffs.
for defendant: Daniel A. Griffith, Quinn Griffith, Whiteford Taylor & Preston LLC, Wilmington, DE; William F. Ryan, Jr., Whiteford Taylor & Preston LLP, Baltimore, MD for defendant.
Case Number: D69671

The court held that plaintiffs' claims against two directors for breach of contract and breach of fiduciary duties failed to ad-equately state the elements of the claims.

In re Extraction Oil & Gas, Inc.

Publication Date: 2021-10-06
Practice Area: Bankruptcy
Industry: Energy
Court: U.S. District Court of Delaware
Judge: District Judge Sontchi
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Maria Aprile Sawczuk, Steven Yachik, Goldstein & McClintock LLP, Chicago, IL; Steven Louis-Prescott, Hamre, Rodriguez Ostrander & Dingess, P.C., Denver, CO; Matthew D. Skeen, Jr., Skeen & Skeen, P.C., Denver, CO for plaintiffs.
for defendant: Marc R. Abrams, Richard W. Riley, Stephen B. Gerald, Whiteford, Taylor & Preston LLC, Wilmington, DE; Christopher Marcus, P.C., Allyson Smith Weinhouse, Ciara Foster, Kirkland & Ellis LLP, New York, NY; Anna Rotman, P.C.m Kenneth Young, Kirkland & Ellis LLP, Houston, TX for reorganized debtors.
Case Number: D69564

Bankruptcy court granted a motion to dismiss an adversary proceeding for lack of subject matter jurisdiction, because royalty claimants failed to exhaust their administrative remedies under state law.

October 1, 2021 | The Legal Intelligencer

Attorneys Predict Thousands of Class Members in Pa. Action Against Natural Gas Co.

The plaintiffs allege that EQT violated the Pennsylvania Minimum Royalty Act by extracting natural gas from the plaintiffs' real property without compensating them with the payments required under the law. The gas company has yet to make an appearance in the case.

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