• Ravich v. TCW, LLC

    Publication Date: 2024-05-13
    Practice Area: Personal Injury
    Industry: Investments and Investment Advisory
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Rennie
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Brian E. Farnan, Michael J. Farnan, Farnan LLP, Wilmington, DE; Thomas A. Clare, Jered T. Ede, Clare Locke LLP, Alexandria, VA for plaintiff.
    for defendant: Rudolf Koch, Sara M. Metzler, Richards, Layton & Finger, P.A., Wilmington, DE; John C. Hueston, Alison L. Plessman, Samantha Fidler, Adam Minchew, Nicholas Kellum, Hueston Hennigan LLP, Los Angeles, CA, & New York, NY for defendant.

    Case Number: N23C-10-005 SKR

    Court dismissed defamation action arising out of employment relationship pursuant to forum selection clause in the employment agreement.

  • Reed v. Delaware Dep't of Natural Res. & Envtl. Control

    Publication Date: 2024-05-13
    Practice Area: Environmental Law
    Industry: Cargo and Shipping | Construction | State and Local Government
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Rennie
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Kenneth T. Kristl, Widener University Delaware Law School, Wilmington, DE for appellants.
    for defendant: Devera B. Scott, Deputy Attorney General, Delaware Department of Justice, New Castle, DE for appellee.

    Case Number: N22A-11-006 SKR

    Environmental Appeals Board erred in dismissing nearby homeowners' challenge to port construction project for lack of standing where homeowners sufficiently alleged negative impacts from air and water contamination sufficient to establish standing.

  • Irons v. CSAA Gen. Ins. Co.

    Publication Date: 2024-04-29
    Practice Area: Insurance Law
    Industry: Insurance
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Rennie
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Keith E. Donovan, Morris James LLP, Dover, DE for plaintiff.
    for defendant: Douglass Lee Mowrey, Wilmington, DE for defendant.

    Case Number: N20C-03-128 SKR

    Person injured in an accident while removing cargo from the rear storage of a vehicle was entitled to PIP coverage under applicable New Jersey law.

  • Chumash Capital Inv., LLC v. Grand Mesa Partners, LLC

    Publication Date: 2024-04-22
    Practice Area: Securities Litigation
    Industry: Investments and Investment Advisory
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Rennie
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Kevin R. Shannon, Christopher N. Kelly, Justin T. Hymes, Esquire, Potter Anderson & Corroon LLP, Wilmington, DE; William C. O’Neil, Jeffrey J. Huelskamp, Gretchen Scavo, Winston & Strawn LLP, Chicago, IL; Marisa E. Witter, Winston & Strawn LLP, Houston, TX for plaintiff.
    for defendant: Rudolf Koch, Travis S. Hunter, Alexander M. Krischik, Elizabeth J. Freud, Griffin A. Schoenbaum, Richards, Layton & Finger, P.A., Wilmington, DE; James G. Sawtelle, Sherman & Howard L.L.C., Denver, CO; R. Montgomery Donaldson, Montgomery, McCracken, Walker & Rhoads, LLP, Wilmington, DE; B. John Casey, Ryan H. Tamm, Stoel Rives LLP, Portland, OR for defendants.

    Case Number: N23C-07-209 SKR CCLD

    Court declined to dismiss fraud claims as untimely under contractual limitations period where the parties' contract expressly exempted fraud claims from the scope of the contractual indemnity provisions containing the survival clauses.

  • Bayer CropScience LP v. Corteva, Inc.

    Publication Date: 2023-11-20
    Practice Area: Patent Litigation
    Industry: Agriculture | Manufacturing
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Rennie
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Rodger D. Smith, Ryan D. Stottman, Rachel R. Tunney, Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell LLP, Wilmington, DE; Deborah E. Fishman, David Denuyl, Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP, Palo Alto, CA; David R. Marsh, Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP, Washington, DC; Aaron Stiefel, Neda Dadpey, Michael Mazzullo, Arnold & Porter Kaye Schholer LLP, New York, NY for plaintiffs.
    for defendant: Chad S.C. Stover, Barnes & Thornburg LLP, Wilmington, DE; Michael D. Flibbert, Pier D. DeRoo, Kassandra M. Officer, Rachael D. Dippold, Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP, Washington, DC for defendants.

    Case Number: N22C-07-168 SKR CCLD

    Court declined to strike patent invalidity defense raised by licensee where it could continue to accrue royalty obligations under the terms of the license agreement despite the patents having expired and other parties who may have licensed or infringed upon the patent would also benefit from a finding of invalidity.

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  • Cargill, Inc. v. Rossi

    Publication Date: 2023-10-30
    Practice Area: Labor Law
    Industry: Distribution and Wholesale | Food and Beverage
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Rennie
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Richard P. Rollo, Travis S. Hunter, Jordan L. Cramer, Richards, Layton & Finger, P.A, Wilmington, DE for plaintiff.
    for defendant: John A. Sensing, Hannah L. Paxton, Potter Anderson & Corroon LLP, Wilmington, DE for defendant.

    Case Number: N23C-03-047 SKR CCLD

    Court lacked personal jurisdiction over former employee in non-compete breach action where forum selection clause was expressly limited to jurisdiction in the chancery court, rather than any state or federal court sitting in and for Delaware.

  • Bright Data, Inc. v. Meta Platforms, Inc.

    Publication Date: 2023-09-04
    Practice Area: Contractual Disputes
    Industry: E-Commerce | Technology Media and Telecom
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Rennie
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: David Wilks, D. Charles Vavala III, Wilks Law LLC, Wilmington, DE for plaintiffs.
    for defendant: Karen Jacobs, Alexandra Cumings, Stephanie Rudolph, Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell LLP, Wilmington, DE for defendants.

    Case Number: N23C-01-229 SKR CCLD

    The court granted defendant's motion to stay Delaware proceedings in deference to an earlier-filed pending case in federal district court in California finding that the parties and issues presented were substantially identical, the California court could provide prompt and complete justice, and allowing the California and Delaware actions to proceed simultaneously would risk waste of judicial resources and inconsistent resolution of the issues.

  • New Wood Res. LLC v. Baldwin

    Publication Date: 2023-08-14
    Practice Area: Contracts
    Industry: Manufacturing
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Rennie
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Richard P. Rollo, Travis S. Hunter, Jordan L. Cramer, Richards, Layton & Finger, P.A., Wilmington, DE for plaintiff.
    for defendant: Sean J. Bellew, Bellew LLC, Wilmington, DE; Chris L. Gilbert, Gilbert PC, Dallas, TX for defendant.

    Case Number: N20C-10-231- SKR CCLD

    Ruling that under Delaware law a person is presumed to act in good faith unless evidence is presented to the contrary, the court ruled that defendant had not demonstrated that plaintiff was motivated by bad faith and had, thus, breached the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing under the terms of their contract. Plaintiff's motion for summary judgment granted.

  • Blue Valley, LLC v. Klein

    Publication Date: 2023-08-14
    Practice Area: Contracts
    Industry: Investments and Investment Advisory | Pharmaceuticals
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Rennie
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: John Harris, Esquire, Harry Shenton IV, Berger Harris LLP, Wilmington, DE for plaintiff.
    for defendant: John Klein, Tampa, FL, pro se defendant.

    Case Number: N20C-03-300 SKR CCLD

    The court ruled that it did not need to reach an offensive collateral estoppel analysis because plaintiff had carried its burden of proof for summary judgment on the merits demonstrating a breach of the indemnification agreement at issue.

  • Quality Assured Inc. v. David

    Publication Date: 2022-12-27
    Practice Area: Labor Law
    Industry:
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Rennie
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Nicholas Bittner for appellant.
    for defendant: David Crumplar for appellee.

    Case Number: N22A-05-012 SKR

    Industrial Accident Board had a sufficient evidentiary basis to award additional medical expenses upon crediting claimant's treating physician's testimony that was probative to show that epidural injections were causally related to claimant's work injury and necessary to provide him with functional relief.