24 Aug, 2007 Superior Court Holds Measure of Damages in Quasi-Contract Action is Value of Services Provided, Not Benefit Received By Morris James LLP Hynansky v. 1492 Hospitality Group, Inc., C.A. No. 06C-03-200, 2007 WL 2319191 (Del. Super. Ct. Aug. 15, 2007). This case sets forth the...
17 Aug, 2007 Court of Chancery Adopts New Approach For Insurance Company Appraisal By Morris James LLP Highfields Capital LTD. v. AXA Financial Inc., C.A. No. 804-VCL (August 17, 2007). This decision illustrates the point that in an...
14 Aug, 2007 Court of Chancery Adopts New Standard of Review By Morris James LLP Mercier v. Inter-Tel (Delaware) Incorporated, C.A. No. 2226-VCS (August 14, 2007). In a precedent setting opinion, the Court of Chancery...
13 Aug, 2007 District Court Allows Breach of Fiduciary Duty Claim Under ERISA, Dismisses State Contract Claim By Morris James LLP Roarty v. Tyco Int'l Ltd. Group, 2007 WL 2248086 (D. Del. Aug. 2, 2007) In this action alleging violations of ERISA and state contract...
09 Aug, 2007 Superior Court Holds Punitive Damages Are Not Precluded Where Separate Tort Claim Exists Alongside Contract Claims By Morris James LLP Data Mgmt. Int’l v. Saraga, C.A. No. 05C-05-108, 2007 WL 2142848 (Del. Super. Ct. July 25, 2007). Generally, a plaintiff bringing a claim...
09 Aug, 2007 Court of Chancery Interprets Change of Control Provision By Morris James LLP Law Debenture Trust Company of New York v. Petrohawk Energy Corp., C.A. No. 2422-VCS (August 1, 2007). Change of control provisions are...
03 Aug, 2007 District Court Rejects Dismissal of Bad Faith Breach of Contract and Fraud Claims Against Insurer By Morris James LLP Homsey v. Vigilant Ins. Co., C.A. No. 07-338-JJF (D. Del. July 31, 2007) In this action alleging, inter alia, bad faith breach of...
01 Aug, 2007 Court of Chancery Limits Dilution Claims By Morris James LLP Feldman v. Cutaia, C.A. No. 1656-VCL (August 1, 2007), affrimed, Del Supr. (May 30, 2008). Classifying a claim as derivative has big...