Wilmington, Delaware employment law lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on a employment discrimination theory.

On May 29, 2018, Defendant hired Plaintiff.[4] Defendant first allegedly discriminated against Plaintiff on the basis of race in January 2020, and Plaintiff first allegedly suffered retaliation in March 2020, when she was transferred to another role in Defend... More...    $0 (12-05-2024 - DE)

Wilmington, DE - Third Stolen Christopher Columbus Letter Returned to the Vatican Following U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Delaware and HSI Joint Investigation

Today, and for the third time in two years, U.S. Attorney David C. Weiss for the District of Delaware and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) returned a more than 500-year-old copy of a Christopher Columbus’ ... More...    $0 (06-12-2018 - DE)

Wilmington, DE - State Corrections Officer Sentenced For Smuggling Drugs and Cell Phones Into the J.T. Vaughn Correctional Center

Paul Hursey, age 49, of Dover, Delaware, was sentenced on January 3, 2017 by U.S. District Court Chief Judge Leonard P. Stark to 30 months incarceration. Hursey previously had pled guilty to conspiracy to commit extortion under color of official right.
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The facts are drawn from the Complaint, the operative limited partnership
agreements, other documents that are integral to the Complaint and matters of
which the Court may take judicial notice. a. The Parties
Plaintiff Peter Brinckerhoff (“Brinckerhoff” or “Plaintiff”), individually and
as trustee of the Peter R. Brinckerhoff Rev. Tr. U.A. DTD 10/17/97 (the “Trust”),
bring... More...    $0 (04-29-2016 - DE)

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...    $0 (04-03-2016 - DE)

The bodies of Brandon Saunders and Vaughn Rowe were discovered in a wooded area of Rockford Park in Wilmington, Delaware, on January 21, 1996. Nearly four years later, on December 6, 1999, Luis Reyes ("Reyes") and Luis Cabrera ("Cabrera") were indicted as co-defendants for the murders of Saunders and Rowe ("Rockford Park Murders").1 The State sought the death penalty for both Reyes and Cabrera in ... More...    $0 (03-13-2016 - DE)

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 sti... More...    $0 (03-01-2016 - DE)

This 18th day of February 2016, upon consideration of the briefs of the parties and
the record below, it appears to the Court that:
(1) The appellant, Myron Parker (“Parker”), filed this appeal from the Superior
Court’s June 24, 2015 Sentence Order. He requests that this Court vacate his sentence
and remand his case for resentencing. On appeal, Parker asserts that the sentenc... More...    $0 (02-19-2016 - DE)

Presently before the court is Defendant’s motion for post
conviction relief ostensibly filed on June 20, 2014. In that motion
Defendant did not assert any claims for relief. Instead he stated
that “Movant cannot discern substantial grounds for relief. Movant
speaks broken (Jamaica origin) English and does not read English
well.” According to Defendant, his grounds for ... More...    $0 (01-29-2016 - DE)

In February 2015, Vincenzo Tollisentered into a plea agreement with the State through which he pleaded guilty to one count of Robbery in theFirst Degree.2He did so in exchange for dismissal of the remaining charges and a favorable sentencing recommendation (the State’s withholding of a habitual criminal petition3 and request for twelve years unsuspended imprisonment4). His sentencing occurred a c... More...    $0 (01-10-2016 - DE)

This 6th day of January 2016, upon consideration of the appellant’s brief
filed pursuant to Supreme Court Rule 26(c), his attorney’s motion to withdraw, and
the State’s response, it appears to the Court that:
(1) Shortly after midnight on July 29, 2013, a man described as wearing a
gray mask, green tee shirt, fatigue-style camouflage shorts, and black work gloves,
entered ... More...    $0 (01-09-2016 - DE)

This 4th day of January 2016, upon consideration of the appellant’s opening brief, the appellee’s motion to affirm under Supreme Court Rule 25(a),1 and the Superior Court record, it appears to the Court that: (1) The appellant, Michael L. Church, has appealed the Superior Court’s August 18, 2015 summary dismissal of his second motion for postconviction relief under Superior Court Criminal Rule 61.... More...    $0 (01-06-2016 - DE)

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, the Company mu... More...    $0 (01-01-2016 - DE)

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...    $0 (12-23-2015 - DE)

Non-party Timothy Burns formed ESG Capital Partners II, LP (the ―Partnership‖)
for a limited purpose. After raising money from investors, the Partnership would
purchase shares of stock of Facebook, Inc. before that company‘s then-anticipated initial
public offering. Preferably once Facebook had completed a successful IPO, the
Partnership would distribute to its inve... More...    $0 (12-20-2015 - DE)

This 7th day of December 2015, upon consideration of the appellant’s opening
brief, the appellant’s motion to affirm, and the record below, it appears to the Court
that:
(1) The appellant, Donovan J. Garvin, filed this appeal from the Superior
Court’s denial of his first motion for postconviction relief. The State of Delaware
has filed a motion to affirm the judgment be... More...    $0 (12-08-2015 - DE)

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 appellate... More...    $0 (12-01-2015 - DE)

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”), and ... More...    $0 (12-01-2015 - DE)

These are the facts as I find them after trial. The petitioner, Mary L. Rinnier
(―Ms. Rinnier‖), is the mother of Laura Bowdoin (―Mrs. Bowdoin‖). Mrs.
Bowdoin, who was married to the respondent, George Bowdoin (―Mr. Bowdoin‖),
died in Pasco County, Florida on June 19, 2008. Mr. and Mrs. Bowdoin had one
daughter, B., who was twelve at the t... More...    $0 (11-24-2015 - DE)

In 1996, Nancy Houseman and her husband Aaron Houseman (together the
―Housemans‖) formed Med-Legal, Inc.,2 which they sold to Universata, Inc.
(―Universata,‖ or the ―Company‖) in 2006 for a seven-year stream of payments
totaling approximately $9 million.3 In 2009, after the Company had difficulty
making their payments, the Housemans and Uni... More...    $0 (11-20-2015 - DE)

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 the solici... More...    $0 (11-18-2015 - DE)

On August 28, 2014, Alley pled guilty to one count of Robbery Second Degree and
one count of Theft of a Motor vehicle in connection with the above captioned case numbers. A
pre-sentence investigation was order with sentencing at a later date. On December 1, 2014, as
contemplated by the express terms of the guilty plea agreement signed by Alley, the State filed a
motion to de... More...    $0 (11-17-2015 - DE)

Kyran Jones appeals from his October 10, 2014 Superior Court
conviction for first degree assault, attempted robbery, and two counts of possession
of a firearm during the commission of a felony. The court sentenced Jones to
eleven years of incarceration. Jones challenges his conviction on two grounds.
First, he argues a statement made by the prosecutor in the State’s closing... More...    $0 (11-11-2015 - DE)

This 5th day of November 2015, upon consideration of the appellant Carlos
Ortiz’s opening brief, the appellee’s motion to affirm,1 and the record below, it
appears to the Court that: (1) The appellant, Carlos Ortiz, filed this appeal from the Superior
Court’s order denying his sixth motion for postconviction relief under Superior
Court Criminal Rule 61 (“Rule 61”). The State o... More...    $0 (11-07-2015 - DE)

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 pro... More...    $0 (11-03-2015 - DE)

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...    $0 (11-01-2015 - DE)

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 Doberstei... More...    $0 (11-01-2015 - DE)

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...    $0 (10-28-2015 - DE)

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”) is a... More...    $0 (10-27-2015 - DE)

Plaintiff Genelux Corporation (the ―Company‖) is a privately held, clinical stage
biopharmaceutical company incorporated in Delaware and headquartered in San Diego,
California, with additional operations in Germany. Intervenor, Dr. Aladar Szalay, along
with Dr. Douglas Will and Dr. John Thomas (together, the ―Founders‖), founded Genelux
around 2001. In... More...    $0 (10-22-2015 - DE)

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, as... More...    $0 (10-20-2015 - DE)

This decision is round two of an action in which a stockholder of TIBCO Software
Inc. challenges the per-share consideration that a private equity fund (“Vista”) agreed to
pay to acquire TIBCO in a merger that closed on December 5, 2014. The merger
agreement provided for stockholders to receive $24 per share. Based on the number of
fully diluted shares of TIBCO outstanding, w... More...    $0 (10-20-2015 - DE)

Plaintiff, Microsoft Corporation (“Microsoft”), is a Washington corporation with
its principal place of business at One Microsoft Way, Redmond, Washington. Microsoft
continuously has owned Series F Preferred Stock in Nominal Defendant Vadem Ltd.
since 1999. Nominal Defendant Vadem, Ltd. (“Vadem,” “Vadem BVI,” or the “Company”) is
a privately held international business compan... More...    $0 (10-18-2015 - DE)

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)

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)

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 argument w... More...    $0 (10-04-2015 - DE)