Delaware Injunction Law

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...

$0 (02-09-2022 - DE)

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...

$0 (02-26-2019 - DE)

AM General Holdings LLC v. The Renco Group, Inc. -and- The Renco Group, Inc. v. MacAndrews AMG Holdings LLC

These two actions are proceeding in tandem.1 In essence, the Renco Group, Inc. and affiliates (“Renco”) are in a dispute with MacAndrews & Forbes Holdings Inc. and affiliates (“M&F”) about their inter-related investments in Nominal Defendants AM General Holdings LLC (“Holdco”) and Ilshar Capital LLC (“Ilshar”). Currently pending are two motions: M&F has moved to compel disco... More...

$0 (01-01-2016 - DE)

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...

$0 (12-23-2015 - DE)

Pipal Tech Ventures Private Limited v. MoEngage, Inc.

Plaintiff Pipal Tech is a closely-held corporation formed in 2011 under the laws of India with its principal place of business in India.4 Pipal Tech is in the business of developing, licensing, and supporting mobile and web-based applications. Non-parties Amit Baid, Raviteja Dodda, and Yashwanth Kumar are the founders of Pipal Tech.6 Dodda and Kumar are also former executives and board The fact... More...

$0 (12-19-2015 - DE)

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...

$0 (12-01-2015 - DE)

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...

$0 (11-01-2015 - DE)

In re TIBCO Software Inc. Stockholders Litigation

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 outstandin... More...

$0 (10-20-2015 - DE)

Dov Charney v. American Apparel, Inc.

Plaintiff Dov Charney, a California resident, is the founder and former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of American Apparel, Inc. He is the beneficial owner of approximately 42.3% of the Company. Charney and the Company are parties to an Indemnification Agreement dated as of March 6, 2008 (the “Indemnification Agreement”), and an Employment Agreement effective ... More...

$0 (09-14-2015 - DE)

Edwin Aguero Jimenez v. Dole Food Company, Inc.

The “first-filed rule” is a well-established policy of the federal courts that “[i]n all cases of concurrent jurisdiction, the court which first has possession of the subject must decide it.” Smith v. McIver, 22 U.S. (9 Wheat) 532, 535 (1824). This rule permits the district courts, in their discretion, to stay, transfer or dismiss cases that are duplicates of those brought previously in ot... More...

$0 (08-11-2015 - DE)

SHAUN ANDRIKOPOULOS and MICHAEL A. SANTER v. SILICON VALLEY INNOVATION COMPANY, LLC,

The main dispute between the parties is the narrow, but previously unanswered legal question of whether, in the context of a receivership estate under Delaware law, advancement claims are administrative expenses or unsecured creditor claims. If Plaintiffs’ claims are entitled to some sort of priority, there is an even narrower sub-issue of whether the Receiver’s salary and... More...

$0 (07-30-2015 - de)

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)

Henry Black v. New Castle County Board of License, et al.

This case arose when Henry and Mary Lou Black and Blackball Properties, LLC (collectively, the "Blacksâ€), challenged the Department of Land Use"s decision to grant a change of use certificate to neighboring property owners, Gary Staffieri and Adria Charles-Staffieri (the "Staffierisâ€), to the New Castle County Board of License, Inspection and Review (the "Boardâ€).... More...

$0 (06-29-2015 - DE)

Emak Worldwide, Inc. v. Donald A. Kurz

Delaware law rewards plaintiffs' attorneys who provide a benefit to a Delaware corporation, even if the benefit does not produce immediate monetary rewards. Preserving shareholder voting rights, for example, produces a nonmonetary benefit. The Vice Chancellor made an interim fee award of $2.5 million to plaintiff's attorneys, after the Court of Chancery's decision in Kurz v. Holbrook2 and our deci... More...

$0 (04-17-2012 - DE)

Robert Guzzetta v. Service Corporation of Westover Hills

In this appeal we consider whether the Court of Chancery abused its discretion in setting the amount of an injunction bond. A party that is wrongfully enjoined may recover damages resulting from the injunction, but that recovery is limited to the amount of the bond. Thus, in order to fully protect the enjoined party, the trial court should set the bond at a level likely to meet or exceed a reasona... More...

$0 (11-09-2010 - DE)

Emmanuel N. Lazaridis v. Lavina Tina Wehmer

Pro se appellant Emmanuel Lazaridis filed a complaint in the United States District Court for the District of Delaware raising various constitutional and statutory claims relating to child custody proceedings and the registration of foreign custody orders in the state of Delaware against his ex-wife, her attorneys, and the Delaware Attorney General. Lazaridis now appeals from the District Court's ... More...

$0 (01-07-2010 - DE)

Martek Biosciences Corp. v. Nutrinova, Inc.

In this patent infringement action, Nutrinova, Inc.; Nutrinova Nutrition Specialties and Food Ingredients GmbH; and Lonza, Ltd. (collectively "Lonzaâ€) appeal from the final judgment of the United States District Court for the District of Delaware that Lonza infringed certain specified claims of Martek's U.S. Patent Nos. 5,340,594 ("the '594 patentâ€) and 6,410,281 ("the '281 patentâ€... More...

$0 (09-03-2009 - DE)

<a href="http://www.ca3.uscourts.gov/opinarch/052143p.pdf" target="_new">Lily Spencer v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.</a>

This appeal arises from a discrimination action brought under the Americans with Disabilities Act ("ADA") by Lily Spencer ("Spencer") against her former employer, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. ("Wal-Mart"). Spencer appeals the orders of the District Court vacating her back pay award and reducing her award of attorney's fees to reflect her limited success at trial. Wal-Mart cross-appeals, arguing ... More...

$0 (12-01-2006 - DE)

Power Integrations, Inc. v. Fairchild Semiconductor International, Inc.

Power Integrations (OTC: POWI), the leader in high-voltage analog integrated circuits for power conversion, today announced that it has won a verdict in its patent-infringement lawsuit against Fairchild Semiconductor. A jury found that Fairchild has willfully infringed all four Power Integrations patents asserted in the case, and has awarded Power Integrations damages of approximately $34 milli... More...

$34000000 (10-11-2006 - DE)

<a href="http://www.ciena.com/" target="_new">Ciena Corporation</a>, et al v. <a href="http://www.corvis.com/" target="_new">Corvis Corporation</a>

CIENA's suit alleged Corvis' infringement of four CIENA patents for optical transport technology. In a February 2003 trial, a jury found that one of these patents was infringed and that two were not infringed, but the jury was deadlocked on the fourth patent. Today's verdict in favor of CIENA was the result of a retrial specifically for the fourth patent. CIENA plans to move for an injunction p... More...

$0 (04-28-2003 - DE)

<a href="http://vls.law.vill.edu/locator/3d/Mar2001/005157.txt" target="_new">New Castle County, Delaware v. National Union Fire Insurance Company</a>

This appeal requires us to interpr et the phrase, "invasion of the right of private occupancy," under Delawar e law and determine whether it is ambiguous. The phrase is widely used in insurance policies and has been the subject of heated litigation throughout the entire country over the past thirty years. Because Delaware case law pr ovides no clear precedent, both parties cite numer ous dec... More...

$0 (03-21-2001 - DE)

Dentsply International, Inc. and Dentsply Research and Development Corp. v. Kerr Manufacturing Company

Contempt proceeding relating to an alleged violation of an injunction issued by the Court on January 27, 1993, in connection with a lawsuit brought by Dentsply International, Inc. and Dentsply Research and Development Corporation against Kerr Manufacturing Corporation for the infringement of two patents related to devices used by dentists for delivering dental composite filling material to patient... More...

$0 (03-11-1999 - DE)