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Firemen’s Insurance Company of Washington, D.C. v. Birch Pointe Condominium Association, Inc., No. 4313-VCP (Del. Ch., May 29, 2009), read opinion here

This short letter decision involves interpretation of an arbitration provision in an insurance policy.

Procedural Background

This case was originally filed in the Superior Court of Delaware, which, sua sponte, determined that…

 Grace Brothers, Ltd. v. Siena Holdings, Inc., et al., No. 184-CC (Del. Ch., June 2, 2009), read letter decision here.

Kevin Brady, a highly respected Delaware litigator, provides us with the benefit of his following review of this letter decision.

On June 2, 2009, Chancellor Chandler in granted plaintiff’s motion to compel emails among defendants…

Beard Research, Inc. v. Kates, No. 1316-VCP (Del. Ch., May 29, 2009), read opinion here.

This is One of Three Chancery Court Decisions  Decided in May 2009 that Address Electronic Discovery Issues

This Chancery Court decision by Vice Chancellor Parsons is one of three Chancery Court cases decided in May that address important aspects of…

Prof. Larry Ribstein has a thought-provoking and insightful post here about the recent demise of the former powerhouse law firm of Wolf Block. The good professor’s analysis should be required reading for any partner of a law firm. It describes how tenuous the economic model of the modern law firm is, and how thin a line…

Omnicare, Inc. v. Mariner Health Care Management Co., No. 3087-VCN (Del. Ch., May 29, 2009), read opinion here.

This case review is brought to us by Kevin Brady, a highly respected Delaware litigator.

On May 29, 2009, Vice Chancellor Noble issued a decision granting cross-motions to compel in  this matter. For those readers…

In re Appraisal of Metromedia International Group, Inc.,  No. 3351-CC (Del. Ch., May 29, 2009), read opinion here. Prior opinions by the Chancery Court in this case have been summarized here.

Kevin Brady, a highly respected Delaware litigator, provides us the following review of the case.

On May 29, 2009, in response to petitioners’ motion for…

Weygandt v. Weco, LLC, Del. Ch., No. 4056-VCS (May 14, 2009), read opinion here

Issue Presented

The question in this case is whether a non-signatory defendant can be required to appear in a forum chosen in an agreement executed by an affiliate.

In this Chancery Court decision, the court determined that a party was…

In Re Cablevision/Rainbow Media Group Tracking Stock Litigation, No. 19819-VCN (May 22, 2009), read opinion here.

This Chancery Court decision resolved a dispute regarding the amount of fees and the division of fees between class counsel in a Delaware shareholders’ suit that challenged the exchange by Cablevision Systems Corporation of its then-outstanding tracking stock and certain assets of its…