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  • United States v. Long

    Publication Date: 2024-03-04
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
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    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
    Judge: Judge Hardiman
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Troy Rivetti, Donovan J. Cocas, Laura S. Irwin, Matthew S. McHale, Office of United States Attorney, Pittsburgh, PA for appellant.
    for defendant: Kelvin L. Morris, Law Office of Kelvin L. Morris, Pittsburgh, PA for appellee.
    Case Number: 22-3033

    District court procedurally erred in excluding evidence in child pornography prosecution by not viewing proffered materials before concluding that the risk of unfair prejudice outweighed the materials' probative value.

  • Trott v. Bayhealth Med. Ctr., Inc.

    Publication Date: 2024-03-04
    Practice Area: Medical Malpractice
    Industry: Health Care
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Lugg
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Michael Mongeluzzi, Joseph DeAngelo, Barrett DeAngelo, LLC, West Chester, PA; Linda Malkin, Kimmel Carter Roman Peltz & O’Neil, P.A., Wilmington, DE for plaintiff.
    for defendant: Joseph Drnec, Phillip Casale, Wharton Levin Ehrmantraut & Klein, P.A., Wilmington, DE; Bradley Goewert, Thomas Marcoz, Marshall Dennehey, P.C., Wilmington, DE for defendants.
    Case Number: N20C-09-182 SPL

    Although expert testimony established nurses' deviation from the applicable standards of care, they were entitled to summary judgment when plaintiff's experts could not opine with reasonable medical certainty that their deviation proximately caused plaintiff's injury.

  • Clem v. Skinner

    Publication Date: 2024-03-04
    Practice Area: Corporate Governance
    Industry: Pharmaceuticals | Retail | Software
    Court: Court of Chancery
    Judge: Vice Chancellor Will
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Blake A. Bennett, Dean R. Roland, Cooch and Taylor, P.A., Wilmington, DE; Brian J. Robbins, Stephen J. Oddo, Eric M. Carrino, Robbins LLP, San Diego, CA; Leo Kandinov, Aaron T. Morris, Andrew W. Robertson, Morris Kandinov LLP, San Diego, CA for plaintiffs.
    for defendant: A. Thompson Bayliss, Samuel D. Cordle, Caleb Volz, Abrams & Bayliss LLP, Wilmington, DE; Robert G. Jones, Jessica M. Bergin, Sara A. Bellin, Ropes & Gray LLP, Boston, MA; Martin J. Crisp, Ropes & Gray LLP, New York, NY for defendants.
    Case Number: 2021-0240-LWW

    Caremark claims failed where board of directors promptly responded to whistleblower action regarding the company's billing practices by overseeing the response to the DOJ's civil investigation demands and fixing the billing software to eliminate the improper practices.

  • In re: Stimwave Tech. Inc.

    Publication Date: 2024-03-04
    Practice Area: Bankruptcy
    Industry: Health Care | Manufacturing
    Court: U.S. Bankruptcy Court
    Judge: Judge Horan
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    Case Number: 22-10541 (TMH)

    Court required pro se litigants to submit filings for court screening as a sanction for litigants' abusive litigation conduct in the form of repeated meritless pleadings and filings.

  • Exeltis USA, Inc. v. Lupin Ltd.

    Publication Date: 2024-03-04
    Practice Area: Intellectual Property
    Industry: Pharmaceuticals
    Court: U.S. District Court of Delaware
    Judge: District Judge Andrews
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Martina Tyreus Hufnal, Douglas E. McCann, Gregory R. Boofer, Fish & Richardson P.C., Wilmington, DE; Philip K. Chen, Fish & Richardson P.C., Boston, MA; Brian Coggio, Excylyn Hardin-Smith, Fish & Richardson P.C., New York, NY; Megan A. Chacon, Madelyn McCormick, Bernard Cryan, Fish & Richardson P.C., San Diego, CA, for plaintiffs.
    for defendant: John C. Phillips, Jr., David A. Bilson, Phillips McLaughlin & Hall, P.A., Wilmington, DE; Michael Nutter, McGuireWoods LLP, Chicago, IL; Corinne S. Hockman, McGuireWoods LLP, Raleigh, NC; Daniel Withers, McGuireWoods LLP, Dallas, TX; Merritt Westcott, McGuireWoods LLP, Houston, TX; Dennis D. Gregory, McGuireWoods LLP, Austin, TX for defendants.
    Case Number: 22-434-RGA

    Court rejected proposed claim construction for testing method where patent language had failed to establish lexicography or disavowal to require specific test conditions.

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  • Payne v. Samsung Elec. Am., Inc.

    Publication Date: 2024-03-04
    Practice Area: Products Liability
    Industry: Electronics | Manufacturing | Retail
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Wharton
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: David C. Malatesta, Jr., Shelsby & Leoni, Wilmington, DE for plaintiff.
    for defendant: Donald M. Ransom, Daniel P. Daly, Casarino Christman Shalk Ransom & Doss, P.A., Wilmington, DE; Christopher T. Logullo, Cobb & Logullo, Wilmington, DE for defendants.
    Case Number: N23C-03-193 FWW

    Court dismissed case where plaintiff was on inquiry notice that retaining or using product constituted agreement to binding arbitration with manufacturer, with the arbitration agreement delegating questions of arbitrability to the arbitrator.

  • Lucia v. Bridge Senior Living

    Publication Date: 2024-03-04
    Practice Area: Medical Malpractice
    Industry: Health Care
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Brennan
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Joshua J. Inkell, Daniel P. Hagelberg, Hudson, Castle & Inkell, LLC, Wilmington, DE for plaintiffs.
    for defendant: Louis J. Rizzo, Reger Rizzo & Darnall LLP, Wilmington, DE; Francis J. Deasey, Matthew J. Junk, Deasey Mahoney & Valentini, Ltd., Philadelphia, PA for defendants.
    Case Number: N22C-08-118 DJB

    Healthcare power of attorney granting attorney-in-fact authority to contract for healthcare services on behalf of the principal was sufficient to confer authority for attorney-in-fact to sign arbitration agreement as part of principal's admission paperwork for skilled nursing facility.

  • W. Palm Beach Firefighters' Pension Fund v. Moelis & Co.

    Publication Date: 2024-02-26
    Practice Area: Corporate Governance
    Industry: Financial Services and Banking | Investments and Investment Advisory
    Court: Court of Chancery
    Judge: Vice Chancellor Laster
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Thomas Curry, Taylor D. Bolton, Saxena White P.A, Wilmington, DE; David Wales, Saxena White P.A., White Plains, NY; Adam Warden, Saxena White P.A; Boca Raton, FL for plaintiff.
    for defendant: John P. DiTomo, Miranda N. Gilbert, Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell LLP, Wilmington, DE; William Savitt, Anitha Reddy, Getzel Berger, Emma S. Stein, Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz, New York, NY for defendant.
    Case Number: 2023-0309-JTL

    Court denied summary judgment dismissal of complaint challenging legality of stockholders' agreement provisions on grounds of laches and ripeness, where equitable defenses could not validate a void contractual provision and where stockholder could launch a facial attack against challenged provisions without having to wait for company controllers to breach fiduciary duties.

  • RGIS Int'l Transition Holdco, LLC v. Retail Serv. WIS Co.

    Publication Date: 2024-02-26
    Practice Area: Mergers and Acquisitions
    Industry: Consulting | Manufacturing | Retail
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Wallace
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Christopher P. Simon, David G. Holmes, Cross & Simon, LLC, Wilmington, DE; Jed M. Schwartz, Christopher Almon, Michael T. Frieda, Milbank LLP, New York, NY for plaintiffs.
    for defendant: Steven T. Margolin, Bryan T. Reed, Greenberg Traurig, LLP, Wilmington, DE for defendants.
    Case Number: N21C-12-077

    Conspiracy and aiding and abetting fraud claims against corporate officers failed where there were no allegations that officers acted out of some personal motivation rather than in their officer roles, precluding an exception to the rule that a corporation cannot conspire with its officers.

  • Buck v. Viking Holding Mgmt. Co. LLC

    Publication Date: 2024-02-26
    Practice Area: Contractual Disputes
    Industry: Accounting | Consulting | Technology Media and Telecom
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Adams
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: John M. LaRosa, LaRosa & Associates LLC, Wilmington, DE; Lawrence P. Schaefer, Bert Black, Mack H. Reed, Timothy S. Christensen, Anne C. Bolgert, Schaeffer Halleeen, LLC, Minneapolis, MN for plaintiff.
    for defendant: Peter H. Kyle, John L. Reed, Daniel P. Klusman, DLA Piper, LLP, Wilmington, DE for defendant.
    Case Number: N20C-08-249 MAA CCLD

    Court denied parties' cross-motions for summary judgment where finding cause for termination was a condition precedent to employer's option to repurchase employee's equity at original cost and where there were genuine issues of material fact as to whether cause existed.