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 mother and ... More...    $0 (09-09-2018 - 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)

Preferred Investment Services, Inc., (“PISI”) was a Delaware corporation involved in the
financing of cash bails that were posted in various Delaware courts by T&H Bail Bonds, Inc.
Edwin Swan was the owner and principal of PISI. Plaintiffs (in this action) are T&H and the
other named individuals who were originally co-defendants in the Chancery Court case. The
contract betwe... More...    $30700 (09-01-2015 - DE)

This action challenges the monthly assessments collected by Defendant
Delaware Manufactured Home Relocation Authority (the “Authority”) under the
Manufactured Home Owners and Community Owners Act (the “Act”).1 The Act
directed the Authority to set a three dollar monthly assessment on landlords and
tenants of manufactured home communities, which its board did in February
2... More...    $0 (08-31-2015 - DE)

Wardell Leroy Giles appeals the District Court’s denial of his motion to substitute Gary Campbell’s estate as a defendant pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 25(a). For the reasons that follow, we will vacate the District Court’s order and remand for further proceedings consistent with this opinion. .

I.

Giles was a prisoner serving time in the Delaware penal system at ... More...    $0 (10-16-2012 - DE)

Ernesto Espinoza (“Espinozaâ€�), the appellant and plaintiff-below, brought this action under 8 Del. C. § 220 to inspect certain books and records of the defendant-below appellee, Hewlett-Packard Company (“HPâ€�).2 More specifically, Espinoza sought to inspect one document that HP refused voluntarily to disclose: an interim report (the “Covington Reportâ€� or the “Reportâ€�) prepared by C... More...    $0 (11-21-2011 - DE)

Title 14, section 1056(h) of the Delaware Code provides that “[a]ny school board which permits the use of public school property for any use other than for public school use shall not be liable in tort for any damages by reason of negligence in the construction or maintenance of such property.â€� Plaintiff- Below/Appellant, Betty Bantum, allegedly suffered injuries when she slipped and fell on a... More...    $0 (05-18-2011 - DE)

This is an appeal by the plaintiff-appellant, Rocky Stayton (“Staytonâ€�), from a final judgment entered by the Superior Court in favor of the defendants-appellees, Clariant Corporation (“Clariantâ€�) and Polymer Color North America, Inc. (“Polymer Colorâ€�). The Superior Court granted the defendant’s motion to dismiss Stayton’s Amended Complaint on the basis that it was barred by the De... More...    $0 (12-13-2010 - DE)

In this appeal we consider whether homeowners may state a claim for damages allegedly caused by the negligence of a public utility. The so-called “filed rate doctrine� requires regulated utilities to charge all of their customers the rate approved by the regulator. The filed rate generally includes restrictions on the utility’s liability.

In this case, a water company included in its ... More...    $0 (02-15-2010 - DE)

The United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (The Honorable Sidney H. Stein) (the “Southern Districtâ€�) has certified to us, under Article IV, § 11(8) of the Delaware Constitution and Rule 41 of this Court,1 four questions relating to Delaware’s Escheat Statute. Those questions arose in a pending action in the Southern District brought by plaintiff, A.W. Financial S... More...    $0 (09-15-2009 - DE)

We address, on first impression in Delaware, whether the General Assembly explicitly waived sovereign immunity from suit by military reservists for reemployment rights. Former state trooper, Keith Janowski, asserts that the State1 violated state and federal statutes, by terminating his employment when he returned from active military duty. He urges us, in the face of state constitutional protectio... More...    $0 (10-05-2009 - DE)

Motorola, Inc. (“Motorolaâ€�) appeals the order of judgment in favor of Amkor Technology, Inc. (“Amkorâ€�) following a bench trial in Superior Court. Motorola argues that the trial court erred 1) by not judicially estopping Amkor from changing its argument concerning the relationship of two clauses of a Patent License Agreement (“PLAâ€�); 2) by not entering judgment as a matter of law based ... More...    $0 (10-08-2008 - DE)

This case involves multiple claims against medical personnel and police officers stemming from events following the tragic death of a five-year-old child, Valeria Renee Myers. On the night that Valeria was brought into the Emergency Department at the Medical Center of Delaware, emergency room personnel who examined the deceased child initially thought she had been sexually abused. This "misd... More...    $0 (02-19-2002 - DE)