Implied Contractual Covenant of Good Faith and Fair Dealing – Kelly v. Blum, Kuroda v. SPJS Holdings, L.L.C. and Nemec v. Shrader
The implied contractual covenant of good faith and fair dealing is becoming more relevant in analyzing issues in the alternative entity context.
Delaware Supreme Court Reverses Kurz v. Holbrook (In Part); Chancery’s Stock Ledger Analysis is “Without Precedential Effect”
In Crown EMAK Partners, LLC v. Kurz, the Supreme Court affirmed in part and reversed in part the Court of Chancery’s holding in Kurz v. Holbrook.
Labor & Employment Law Update – FLSA Amendment Requires Breaks for Nursing Mothers
As part of the recently enacted Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act ("PPACA"), the Fair Labor Standards Act has been amended, effective immediately, to require breaks for nursing mothers.
Does Rule 2019 Apply to Ad Hoc or Informal Committees?
The debate over whether ad hoc or informal committees or groups of creditors or interest holders (“ad hoc committees”) must comply with Bankruptcy Rule 2019 recently intensified due to a split among several Bankruptcy Court decisions.
Environmental Law – Dredging of Delaware River Allowed to Begin…Will It Be Completed?
On March 1, 2010, the Army Corps of Engineers began to dredge a section of the Delaware River to deepen the shipping channel that services ports as far north as Philadelphia and Camden. While not a remarkable event, as yearly maintenance dredging occurs, the dredging of the river to a lower depth was preceded by more…
Intellectual Property – Sanctions and Attorneys’ Fees
Magistrate Judge Thynge Awards Attorneys’ Fees for Failure to Provide Appropriate Rule 30(b)(6) Witness In Innovative Patents, L.L.C. and Forcefield, LLC v. Brain-Pad, Inc., C.A. No. 07-680-MPT (D. Del. Nov. 4, 2009), Magistrate Judge Thynge granted in part and denied in part defendant’s motion for fees and costs. Defendant…
Intellectual Property – Transfer
Judge Farnan Denies Defendant’s Motion to Transfer ANDA ActionIn Pfizer Inc., et al. v. Sandoz, Inc., C.A. No. 09-742-JJF (D. Del. Jan. 20, 2010), Judge Farnan denied defendant’s motion to transfer and reserved decision on plaintiffs’ motion to enjoin defendant from proceeding with a later-filed action. A day after filing the Delaware action, plaintiffs filed an…
Intellectual Property – Magistrate Judge Stark Has Been Nominated to Fill the Vacancy on the United States District Court for the District of Delaware
On March 17, 2010, President Obama nominated Magistrate Judge Leonard P. Stark to fill the vacancy created by the elevation of the Honorable Kent A. Jordan to the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. Magistrate Judge Stark earned his undergraduate degree from the University of Delaware and his Juris Doctor from Yale Law…
Intellectual Property – Post-Trial
Judge Robinson Holds Patent Unenforceable for Laches and Inequitable ConductIn Cancer Research Technology, et al. v. Barr Laboratories, Inc., et al., C.A. No. 07-457-SLR (D. Del. Jan. 26, 2010), Judge Robinson issued an opinion approximately nine months after trial and concluded that the patent was unenforceable due to prosecution laches because of sufficiently egregious conduct, including…
Intellectual Property – Discovery
Judge Farnan Grants Plaintiff’s Motion to Compel TestimonyIn WebXchange Inc. v. FedEx Corp., et al., C.A. No. 08-133-JJF (D. Del. Jan. 20, 2010), Judge Farnan granted plaintiff’s motion to compel testimony and denied defendants’ motion to strike a supplemental response to its interrogatory, for a protective order, and for leave to file a surreply in opposition…