Delaware Consumer Protection Law

United States of America v. Semblex Corporation

Wilmington, Delaware, qui tam lawyers Brian Farnan and Mike Farnan represented the Plaintiff who sue on a False Claims Act fraud theory. Semblex Corporation, a Delaware corporation,improperly obtained a Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”) loan from the U.S. Small Business Administration (“SBA”) for which it was not eligible. Semblex engineers and manufactures advanced cold-formed fas... More...

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<H2> United States of America ex rel. Verity Investigations, LLC v. Nikon SLM Solutions NA, Inc.

Wilmington, Delaware, commercial litigation lawyers represented the Defendant accused of improperly obtaining a Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”) loan from the U.S. Small Business Administration (“SBA”) for which it was not eligible. PPP was an emergency loan program established by Congress in March 2020 under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (“CARES”) Act and adm... More...

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<h1> United States of America v. Crandall Speights </h1></h1>

Wilmington, Delaware criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with stealing checks out of the mail. A Wilmington man was sentenced on September 18, 2025, to 70 months in prison for amassing over $900,000 in fraudulent proceeds through multiple fraud schemes over the course of years. According to court documents, Crandall Speights, 43, drove around neighborhoods... More...

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<h1> United States of America v. Jady Solano </h1></h1>

<h2><center> Wilmington, Delaware criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Illegal Reentry </font/color="red"></center><center> Former Wilmington Tax Preparer Sentenced to 80 Months in Federal Prison</h2></center></center></> </font/color="red"></center><center> A Wilmington man ... More...

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Helena Dupont Wright, et al. v. Elton Corporation, et al.

Wilmington, DE labor law lawyers represented the Plaintiffs who sued the Defendants on an E.R.I.S.A. law theory. "ERISA is a federal law enacted in 1974 that protects the interests of participants in private-sector employee benefit plans. These plans can include pension plans, health insurance plans, and life insurance plans. ERISA sets minimum standards for these plans and imposes certai... More...

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Amy Elizabeth Lordan v. Delaware Title Loans, Inc., et al.

Wilmington, Delaware consumer credit lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defendants on Fair Debt Collection Act violation theories. The Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) is a federal law in the United States that protects consumers from abusive, deceptive, and unfair debt collection practices. It applies to debt collectors (individuals or companies) attempting to collec... More...

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Perry Beeney et al. v. FCA U.S., LLC, et al.

Providence, Rhode Island consumer law lawyers represented the Plaintiffs who sued the Defendant on consumer protection, common law money had and received and unjust enrichment theories. Plaintiffs' First Amended Class Action Complaint (hereinafter, the Complaint) alleges statutory consumer protection claims, common law money had and received claims, and unjust enrichment claims under Flor... More...

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Rachel Delo Ache Williams v. Netflix, Inc.

Rachel DeLoache Williams has sued Netflix, Inc. for defamation based on Netflix's portrayal of Williams in its docudrama series Inventing Anna. D.I. 1 ¶ 1. Inventing Anna tells the story of Anna Sorokin, Williams's one-time friend who "conned the New York elite into believing that [Anna] was a German heiress.â€ D.I. 1 ¶ 28. Netflix, a Delaware corporation with its principal place of busines... More...

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<H2> Debra R. Thompson v. State of Delaware Department of Services for Children, et al.

Wilmington, Delaware civil rights lawyers represented Plaintiff, who sued Defendants under 42 U.S.C. Â§ 1983 for violations of her right to due process and under state law against the State of Delaware Department of Services for Children, Youth and their Families ("DSCYFâ€) and several individual defendants after Thompson was demoted and eventually terminated from DSCYF. The District Court ... More...

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United States of America v. Robert Rodriguez

Wilmington, Delaware criminal defense attorney represented defendant charged with selling controlled substances in violation of 18 U.S.C. Â§841 Rodriguez, age 58, was indicted for possession with intent to distribute fentanyl and possession of a firearm. On August 10, 2020, FBI conducted a search of the defendant's apartment in the 1300 block of W. 4th Street, Wilmington, Dela... More...

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United States of America v. Jose E. Mateo-Nina

Wilmington, Delaware drug distribution charge criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant, Jose E. Mateo-Nina, age 33 of Wilmington. on May 1, 2020, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers identified a parcel being sent from Mexico to Wilmington, Delaware. The parcel contained a wheelchair. A search warrant was obtained for the parcel, and over 600 grams of heroin were disco... More...

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United States of America v. Walmart, Inc. (Wal-Mart)

Wilmington, DE - In a civil complaint filed today, the Department of Justice has alleged that Walmart Inc. unlawfully dispensed controlled substances from pharmacies it operated across the country and unlawfully distributed controlled substances to those pharmacies throughout the height of the prescription opioid crisis. The complaint alleges that this unlawful conduct resulted in hundre... More...

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United States of America v. Thomas Noble

Wilmington, DE - The United States of America charged Thomas Noble with possession of child porn. A New Castle, Delaware man was sentenced today to 15 years in prison for possessing and attempting to receive child pornography, announced David C. Weiss, U.S. Attorney for the District of Delaware. On October 24, 2019, a federal jury for the District of Delaware found Thomas Noble, ... More...

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Federal Trade Commission v. Shire Viropharma, Inc.

<center> <img width="300" src="http://www.ded.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/BLD2.jpg"> </center> Shire ViroPharma, Inc. (“Shire”),1 manufactured and marketed the lucrative drug Vancocin, which is indicated to treat a life-threatening gastrointestinal infection. After Shire got wind that manufacturers were considering making generic equivalents to Vancocin, it inundated the ... More...

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T Mobile Northeast, LLC v. City of Wilmington, Delaware

<center> <img width="300" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1f/Seal_of_the_United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_Second_Circuit.svg/300px-Seal_of_the_United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_Second_Circuit.svg.png"> <h2> <h2> </h2> </center> No one likes bad cell phone reception or slow streaming data on their smartphone, ... More...

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Nicole Grubb and Laurence Curly v. The 3M Company, Tyco Fire Products L.P., Buckeye Fire Protection Co., Kidde Fire Fighting, Inc.

<center> <h1> <a href="https://www.morelaw.com/lawyers/recent.asp" target="_new">MoreLaw Helps People Find Lawyers</a> </h1> </center> Wilmington, DE - Nicole Grubb and Laurence Curly sued The 3M Company, Tyco Fire Products L.P., Buckeye Fire Protection Co., Kidde Fire Fighting, Inc. ... More...

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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. AMY GONZALEZ UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. DAVID MATUSIEWICZ <table> <td>

David Matusiewicz1 and Christine Belford were married from 2001 to 2006, during which time they had three children, L.M.1, L.M.2, and K.M.1 (the “children”). The couple and their children also lived with Belford’s one child from a previous marriage, K.M.2.2 After their divorce, Belford and David engaged in a bitter custody dispute, during which David accused Belford of being an unfit mothe... More...

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United States of America v. Joseph L. Capano

Wilmington, DE - Delaware Real Estate Developer Sentenced To 21 Months For Bank Fraud and Environmental Violation Joseph L. Capano, age 75, of Middletown, Delaware, was sentenced to 21 months of incarceration followed by 12 months of home confinement, after pleading guilty in March 2016 to one count of bank fraud and one count of knowingly violating the Clean Water Act. Capano was also or... More...

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In Re: Trump Entertainment Resorts

The facts giving rise to this appeal are undisputed. The Debtors own and operate the Trump Taj Mahal casino in Atlantic City, New Jersey. The casino employs 2,953 employees, 1,467 of whom are unionized. UNITE HERE Local 54 is the largest of the employee unions, representing 1,136 employees. The most recent CBA between the Union and Taj Mahal was negotiated in 2011 for a three-year term. It co... More...

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Marino v. Patriot Rail Company LLC

The facts are drawn from the affidavits and supporting documents that the parties submitted in connection with their motions for summary judgment. The parties agreed in their briefs and at oral argument that there were no disputes of material fact that would affect the outcome. Pursuant to Court of Chancery Rule 56(h), the cross-motions therefore became “the equivalent of a s... More...

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PECO Logistics, LLC v. Walnut Investment Partners, L.P., et al.

In March 2011, two sophisticated investors (the “Walnut Investors”) acquired preferred units in PECO Logistics, LLC (“PECO” or the “Company”) and became parties to an LLC agreement that afforded them the voluntary right to sell their preferred units back to PECO three years later (the “Put Right”). The LLC agreement provides that, upon exercise of the Put Right... More...

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SIGA Technologies, Inc. v. PharmAthene

In 2004, SIGA acquired technology for ST-246, an antiviral drug for the treatment of smallpox. At that time, the viability, potential uses, safety, and efficacy of the drug, as well as the likelihood of SIGA obtaining regulatory approval or making sales to the government, were, as is typical in this industry, uncertain. By late 2005, SIGA was running out of money, its largest shareholder, MacAndr... More...

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December Corp. v. Wild Meadows Home Owners Association, et al.

Plaintiff December Corporation (“December Corp.”) is a Pennsylvania corporation whose principal business is to manage and maintain housing communities.1 December Corp. manages the Wild Meadows manufactured housing community (“Wild Meadows”), which is an “active adult manufactured housing community”2 located in Dover, Delaware. Defendant Wild Meadows Home Owners Association (“WMHA�... More...

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Juan Restrepo-Duque v. State Of Delaware

On February 14, 2010, Kenton Wesley Wolf was shot with a BB gun and stabbed to death in his Smyrna residence. The police arrested Juan Restrepo Duque (“Restrepo”), an eighteen-year-old Colombian national who had been living in the U.S. for seven years, and charged him with Wolf’s murder. A Superior Court jury found Restrepo guilty of second degree murder, possession of a deadly weapon dur... More...

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RBC Capital Markets, LLC v. Jervis

As a preliminary observation, we note that, at oral argument before this Court, counsel for RBC emphasized that RBC “intentionally made appellate arguments that do not require this Court to review findings of fact.” Although RBC has chosen to avoid any direct and specific challenge to the facts as found by the trial court, this Court, nevertheless, has examined the appel... More...

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Gerald A. Lechliter v. Del. Department of Natural Resources, et al.

The Plaintiff here, Colonel Gerald A. Lechliter, is a resident of Lewes. His home is situated on a quiet cul-de-sac, and his property abuts a parcel of land once part of a planned, but never used, industrial park owned by the University of Delaware. The land was acquired from the University by the State Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (“DNREC”), ... More...

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RAYMOND EXPRESS INTERNATIONAL, LLC v. USA

This protest poses four principal questions. First, did the somewhat imprecise identification of the business entity in MPG’s proposals invalidate the contract award to MPG? Second, were MPG’s “business references” proper sources of past performance data for MPG? Third, did DeCA rate and weigh the past performance data for MPG and IDI as required by the evaluation scheme set forth in th... More...

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Palisades Collection, LLC, et al. v. Unifund CCR Partners, et al.

The Palisades Parties and the Unifund Parties had a long-standing, continuous and ongoing relationship. Pursuant to a Master Servicing Agreement, executed on May 28, 2003 (as amended and restated, the “MSA”), the Palisades Parties purchased certain portfolios of uncollected consumer debt, retained Unifund to service the portfolios for a Base Fee, and the parties shared the... More...

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Revolution Retail Systems, LLC v. Sentinel Technologies, Inc.

In 2011, Vector proposed a term sheet to acquire Tidel and its subsidiary, Revolution. Tidel‟s majority stockholder, however, had high expectations for Revolution‟s business prospects, and Tidel‟s Board rejected Vector‟s offer. Vector later offered to acquire only Tidel, which Tidel accepted. Tidel and Revolution formally were separated into two indep... More...

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Doberstein v. G-P Industries, Inc.

Plaintiff, Anne L. Doberstein, is an individual who primarily works and resides in Switzerland. Doberstein also owns a residence located at 103 East Pembrey Drive in Wilmington, Delaware. In October 2012, Doberstein entered into a contract with G-P (the “Agreement”), under which G-P agreed to serve as the general contractor on a significant home renovation project at Dober... More...

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Ernesto Espinoza v. Mark Zuckerberg, et al

This case presents a question of first impression: Can a disinterested controlling stockholder ratify a transaction approved by an interested board of directors, so as to shift the standard of review from entire fairness to the business judgment presumption, by expressing assent to the transaction informally without using one of the methods the Delaware General Corporation Law... More...

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Finger Lakes Capital Partners, LLC v. Honeoye Lake Acquisition, LLC, et al

Plaintiff Finger Lakes Capital Partners, LLC (“Finger Lakes”) is a small and struggling asset management firm. Over the course of a decade, Finger Lakes sponsored investments in five portfolio companies. Each time, Finger Lakes formed a different Delaware limited liability company as a special purpose vehicle for the investment. Non-party Lyrical Partners, L.P. (“Lyrical�... More...

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State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co. v. Kelty

Because the facts are not in dispute and have been discussed in previous opinions by this Court4 and the Superior Court,5 we need not recite them in detail. On August 3, 2008, Kelty was helping his mother-in-law, Shirley Lovegrove, and her husband, John Lovegrove, trim tree branches on their property. Before Kelty, who was standing in the tree, cleared a branch, he would fast... More...

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Quadrant Structured Products Company, Ltd. v. Vertin, et al.

A five-day trial took place on June 22-25 and 30, 2015. The parties submitted over 900 exhibits, called six fact witnesses and five expert witnesses, and lodged twenty-three depositions. The following facts were proven by a preponderance of the evidence. Quadrant principally challenged Athilon’s payments of allegedly excessive service and licensing fees to an affiliate of Merced, ... More...

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Hartley v. Consolidated Glass Holdings, Inc

To understand the arguments that have been raised in this case, it is easier first to describe what HFA is not, rather than what it is. HFA is not a recorded subdivision in Sussex County. There is no plot plan, recorded or otherwise, showing the numbered lots within HFA. Instead, HFA consists of several parcels of land along a private road near Bridgeville.1 These parcels w... More...

$0 (10-04-2015 - DE)

Garnet O'Marrow and Clarence Gardner v. Dean P. Roles, Jr., d/b/a D&M Training

To understand the arguments that have been raised in this case, it is easier first to describe what HFA is not, rather than what it is. HFA is not a recorded subdivision in Sussex County. There is no plot plan, recorded or otherwise, showing the numbered lots within HFA. Instead, HFA consists of several parcels of land along a private road near Bridgeville.1 These parcels w... More...

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Corwin, et al. v. KKR Financial Holdings LLC., et al

The plaintiffs filed a challenge in the Court of Chancery to a stock-for-stock merger between KKR & Co. L.P. (―KKR‖) and KKR Financial Holdings LLC (―Financial Holdings‖) in which KKR acquired each share of Financial Holdings‘s stock for 0.51 of a share of KKR stock, a 35% premium to the unaffected market price. Below, the plaintiffs‘ primary argume... More...

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In re Duke Energy Corporation Coal Ash Derivative Litigation

Plaintiffs have sued current and former directors of Duke Energy Corporation (the “Company”) for alleged fiduciary failings which are said to have caused (or partly caused) certain coal ash releases in North Carolina, exposing the Company to civil, criminal, and regulatory liability. The Defendants have moved to stay this action while the Company defends against parallel l... More...

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Trinity Wall Street v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

“[T]he secret of successful retailing is to give your customers what they want.” Sam Walton, SAM WALTON: MADE IN AMERICA 173 (1993). This case involves one shareholder’s attempt to affect how Wal-Mart goes about doing that. Appellant Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., the world’s largest retailer, and one of its shareholders, Appellee Trinity Wall Street—an Episcopal pari... More...

$0 (07-06-2015 - DE)

City of Wilmington v. Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 1

Employers and employees typically agree on terms before work commences. This common-sense custom did not prevail in the current dispute, which involves a small bargaining unit of police captains and inspectors (the â€•Bargaining Unitâ€–) employed by the City of Wilmington (the â€•Cityâ€–). Those individuals have been working since mid-2010 without a contract. Ne... More...

$0 (06-30-2015 - DE)