Delaware Supreme Court Decisions 2023

Burton v. Torrance
Date: December 28, 2023
Docket Number: 364, 2023
Gibbs v. State
Date: December 28, 2023
Docket Number: 438, 2023
Moore v. State
Date: December 21, 2023
Docket Number: 246, 2023
Craig v. State
Date: December 21, 2023
Docket Number: 342, 2023
Martin v. Valentine
Date: December 20, 2023
Docket Number: 35, 2023
West v. Division of Child Support/ Tabetha Lewis
Date: December 20, 2023
Docket Number: 446, 2023
Jackson v. State
Date: December 19, 2023
Docket Number: 283, 2023
Satchell v. State
Date: December 19, 2023
Docket Number: 315, 2023
Carter v. State
Date: December 19, 2023
Docket Number: 451, 2023
Steward Health Care System LLC v. Tenet Healtcare Corporation
Date: December 18, 2023
Docket Number: 181, 2023
Lebanon County Employees' Retirement Fund v. Collis  
Date: December 18, 2023
Docket Number: 22, 2023

Justia Opinion Summary: A case involving Lebanon County Employees' Retirement Fund and Teamsters Local 443 Health Services & Insurance Plan, as plaintiffs-appellants, and Steven H. Collis, Richard W. Gochnauer, Lon R. Greenberg, Jane E. Henney,…

Timco v. Allied World
Date: December 18, 2023
Docket Number: 393, 2023
Odell v. Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board
Date: December 15, 2023
Docket Number: 259, 2023
Shahin v. State of Delaware
Date: December 15, 2023
Docket Number: 31, 2023
In re Fairpoint Insurance Coverage Appeals  
Date: December 15, 2023
Docket Number: 478, 479, 480, 2022

Justia Opinion Summary: In this case, the Supreme Court of the State of Delaware reversed the decision of the Superior Court of the State of Delaware. The case centered around an insurance dispute involving Verizon Communications, Inc. and…

EpicentRx, Inc. v. Prothex, Inc.
Date: December 14, 2023
Docket Number: 167, 2023
Johnson v. State
Date: December 12, 2023
Docket Number: 110, 2023
Clark v. State
Date: December 12, 2023
Docket Number: 260, 2023
Smith v. State
Date: December 11, 2023
Docket Number: 253, 2023
The Bancorp Bank, N.A. v. Rogerts
Date: December 11, 2023
Docket Number: 38, 2023
Hammann v. Carlo
Date: December 11, 2023
Docket Number: 410, 2023
Brittingham v. State
Date: December 11, 2023
Docket Number: 98, 2023
Osgood v. State  
Date: December 8, 2023
Docket Number: 1, 2023 / 2, 2023

Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court of the State of Delaware examined the Adult Expungement Reform Act and the Clean Slate Act, which expanded eligibility for expungement and created an automatic expungement process for certain Delaware…

TransPerfect Global, Inc. v. Pincus
Date: December 8, 2023
Docket Number: 445, 2023
Stinson v. State
Date: December 7, 2023
Docket Number: 226, 2023
In the Matter of the Petition of Peter & Patricia Kostyshyn for Extraordinary Writs
Date: December 7, 2023
Docket Number: 406, 2023 / 407, 2023
In re Kostyshyn 1223 Rosedale Avenue Appeals
Date: December 7, 2023
Docket Number: 428, 2023
In re Kostyshyn 1127 Brandywine Boulevard Appeals
Date: December 7, 2023
Docket Number: 429, 2023
Jones v. Gateway House, Inc.
Date: December 7, 2023
Docket Number: 62, 2023
300 West 22 Realty, LLC v. Strathmore Insurance Company
Date: December 6, 2023
Docket Number: 109, 2023
Ford v. Department of Services for Children, Youth and their Families
Date: December 5, 2023
Docket Number: 152, 2023
In the Matter of the Petition of Diamonte Taylor for a Writ of Mandamus
Date: December 5, 2023
Docket Number: 432, 2023
Elzufon, Austin, Tarlov & Mondell, P.A. v. Lewis
Date: December 5, 2023
Docket Number: 47, 2023
Lewis v. State
Date: December 4, 2023
Docket Number: 137, 2023
Parker v. Barns
Date: December 4, 2023
Docket Number: 285, 2023
Williams v. State
Date: December 4, 2023
Docket Number: 381, 2023
Hopkins v. State
Date: December 1, 2023
Docket Number: 166, 2023
Thornton v. Thornton
Date: November 30, 2023
Docket Number: 141, 2023
Kokorich v. Momentus, Inc.
Date: November 30, 2023
Docket Number: 207, 2023
Cooling v. State
Date: November 30, 2023
Docket Number: 383, 2022
Spera v. Mid-Atlantic Dental Service Holdings
Date: November 29, 2023
Docket Number: 159, 2023
Hernandez-Martinez v. State
Date: November 29, 2023
Docket Number: 179, 2022
Lindsey v. State
Date: November 28, 2023
Docket Number: 139, 2023
Kincaid v. State
Date: November 28, 2023
Docket Number: 211, 2023
Logue v. State
Date: November 28, 2023
Docket Number: 367, 2023
Lindsey v. State
Date: November 27, 2023
Docket Number: 122, 2023
Mulford v. State
Date: November 27, 2023
Docket Number: 198, 2023
Carter v. State
Date: November 27, 2023
Docket Number: 99, 2023
Merck & Co., Inc. v. Bayer AG
Date: November 16, 2023
Docket Number: 150, 2023
Backyard Works Inc. v. Parisi
Date: November 16, 2023
Docket Number: 66, 2023
City of Coral Springs Police Officers' Penson Plan v. Dorsey
Date: November 15, 2023
Docket Number: 161, 2023
Aiken v. State
Date: November 14, 2023
Docket Number: 252, 2023
In the Matter of the Petition of Richard Cannon for a Writ of Mandamus
Date: November 13, 2023
Docket Number: 339, 2023
In the Matter of a Member of the Bar of the Supreme Court of Delaware
Date: November 9, 2023
Docket Number: 25, 2023
Seramone v. State
Date: November 9, 2023
Docket Number: 356, 2023
Neyers v. State
Date: November 9, 2023
Docket Number: 450, 2022
In Re: Petition of Marla Matrice Murphy
Date: November 9, 2023
Docket Number: 77, 2023
Robinson v. Regal Heights Healthcare & Rehab
Date: November 8, 2023
Docket Number: 378, 2023
Davis v. State
Date: November 8, 2023
Docket Number: 419, 2022
Kostyshyn v. New Castle County
Date: November 7, 2023
Docket Number: 309, 2023
Kostyshyn v. New Castle County
Date: November 7, 2023
Docket Number: 310, 2023
Kostyshyn v. New Castle County
Date: November 7, 2023
Docket Number: 311, 2023
Kostyshyn v. New Castle County
Date: November 7, 2023
Docket Number: 312, 2023
Rivera v. State
Date: November 7, 2023
Docket Number: 313, 2022
Herbert v. State
Date: November 7, 2023
Docket Number: 373, 2022
Martin v. Delaware  
Date: November 7, 2023
Docket Number: 386, 2022

Justia Opinion Summary: Defendant-appellant Larry Martin appealed the sentence he received after pleading guilty to one count of Stalking and two counts of Non-Compliance with Bond (“NCB”). The trial court entered its first sentencing order on…

Dashiell v. State
Date: November 2, 2023
Docket Number: 134, 2023
Allen v. State
Date: November 2, 2023
Docket Number: 426, 2022
Bullock v. State
Date: November 1, 2023
Docket Number: 205, 2023
Harding v. State
Date: November 1, 2023
Docket Number: 278, 2023
Moore v. State
Date: November 1, 2023
Docket Number: 93, 2023
Shady Park Homeowners' Association, Inc. v. Shady Park MHC, LLC
Date: October 31, 2023
Docket Number: 111, 2023
Muhammad v. State
Date: October 31, 2023
Docket Number: 361, 2022
Wright v. State
Date: October 30, 2023
Docket Number: 100, 2023
Johnson v. State
Date: October 30, 2023
Docket Number: 148, 2023
Moore v. State of Delaware Merit Employee Relations Board
Date: October 30, 2023
Docket Number: 154, 2023
GGH-RE Investment Partners Limited v. Golub CEE Investors LLC
Date: October 30, 2023
Docket Number: 36, 2023
Mellette v. State
Date: October 27, 2023
Docket Number: 281, 2023
Brown v. State
Date: October 27, 2023
Docket Number: 80, 2023
TransPerfect Global, Inc. v. Pincus
Date: October 26, 2023
Docket Number: 397, 2023
Hyett's Corner, LLC v. Pearce & Moretto, Inc.
Date: October 24, 2023
Docket Number: 16, 2023
Anderson v. State
Date: October 24, 2023
Docket Number: 297, 2023
Garnett v. Delaware  
Date: October 24, 2023
Docket Number: 376, 2022

Justia Opinion Summary: After arresting Aaron Garnett in whose care were three young children, the police promptly sought to locate the children’s parent or guardian. This search, initiated before sunrise on a cold and rainy day, led the police…

Ralston v. Division of Services for Children, Youth and Their Families  
Date: October 24, 2023
Docket Number: 449, 2022

Justia Opinion Summary: A Delaware Family Court terminated Carter Ralston’s parental rights in his daughter who, at the time, had been in the State’s custody for over a year. The court’s decision was based primarily on Ralston’s failure to make…

Miller v. State
Date: October 23, 2023
Docket Number: 125, 2023
Moore v. State Employee Benefits Committee
Date: October 23, 2023
Docket Number: 153, 2023
Johnson v. State
Date: October 23, 2023
Docket Number: 204, 2023
Chilaka v. Emory Hill & Co.
Date: October 23, 2023
Docket Number: 82, 2023
Perryman v. Stimwave Technologies Incorporated
Date: October 20, 2023
Docket Number: 302, 2023
Bowers v. State
Date: October 20, 2023
Docket Number: 304, 2022
TransPerfect Global, Inc. v. Pincus
Date: October 20, 2023
Docket Number: 335, 2023
Warrington v. State
Date: October 20, 2023
Docket Number: 372, 2023
Burroughs v. Robert May, Warden, James T. Vaughn Correctional Center
Date: October 19, 2023
Docket Number: 128, 2023
Daugherty v. Dondero
Date: October 19, 2023
Docket Number: 60, 2023
Zabel v. Department of Services for Children, Youth and their Families
Date: October 17, 2023
Docket Number: 130, 2023
Allen v. Department of Services for Children, Youth and their Families
Date: October 17, 2023
Docket Number: 132, 2023
Franks v. State
Date: October 17, 2023
Docket Number: 133, 2023
Ortiz v. State
Date: October 17, 2023
Docket Number: 230, 2023
Bowie v. State
Date: October 17, 2023
Docket Number: 340, 2022
Harrison v. State
Date: October 17, 2023
Docket Number: 341, 2023
Steep Hill, Inc. v. Jmîchaeĺe Keller
Date: October 17, 2023
Docket Number: 357, 2023
Rodriguez-Ortiz v. State
Date: October 16, 2023
Docket Number: 179, 2023
The Lions Share Trust v. United Services Automobile Association
Date: October 16, 2023
Docket Number: 327, 2023
Brooks v. Henderson & Parole Board Members
Date: October 16, 2023
Docket Number: 92, 2023
In the Matter of the Petition of Dana Fichera for a Writ of Certiorari
Date: October 13, 2023
Docket Number: 300, 2023
Blackwood v. State
Date: October 11, 2023
Docket Number: 246, 2022
Liborio III, L.P. v. Artesian Water Company, Inc.
Date: October 11, 2023
Docket Number: 85, 2023
Washington v. State
Date: October 10, 2023
Docket Number: 325, 2023
Energy Transfer, LP v. The Williams Companies, Inc.  
Date: October 10, 2023
Docket Number: 391, 2022

Justia Opinion Summary: The issue this case presented for the Delaware Supreme Court's review stemmed from a failed, multibillion-dollar merger (the “Merger”) of two fuel pipeline giants - The Williams Companies, Inc. (“Williams”) and Energy…

Martin v. Delaware  
Date: October 9, 2023
Docket Number: 112, 2021

Justia Opinion Summary: In 2013, defendant-appellant Darnell Martin received an unconditional gubernatorial pardon for his previous criminal convictions, which included several felony convictions. Several years later, Martin was arrested and…

Simpkins v. State
Date: October 9, 2023
Docket Number: 186, 2023
Gifford v. Miller
Date: October 6, 2023
Docket Number: 40, 2023
Perecca v. State
Date: October 4, 2023
Docket Number: 106, 2023
Zhou v. Division of Family Services
Date: October 3, 2023
Docket Number: 51, 2023
Thomas v. Delaware  
Date: October 2, 2023
Docket Number: 268, 2022

Justia Opinion Summary: Defendant-appellant Shamayah Thomas (“Thomas”) was convicted after a bench trial of Stalking and related acts of intimidation and harassment. Before his bench trial, Thomas filed a pro se Motion to Dismiss Current…

Straine Dental Management, LLC v. Robert Breault, D.M.D.
Date: September 28, 2023
Docket Number: 15, 2023
Salasky v. State
Date: September 26, 2023
Docket Number: 482, 2022
Quality Assured Inc. T/A/ Servicemaster of Brandywine v. David
Date: September 26, 2023
Docket Number: 86, 2023
Harris v. State
Date: September 26, 2023
Docket Number: 87, 2022
Rosas-Jose v. State
Date: September 25, 2023
Docket Number: 329, 2022
Freeman v. State
Date: September 22, 2023
Docket Number: 69, 2023
Craig v. State
Date: September 21, 2023
Docket Number: 136, 2023
Klein v. Blue Valley, LLC
Date: September 20, 2023
Docket Number: 314, 2023
Tower v. Fowler
Date: September 14, 2023
Docket Number: 268, 2023
Coverdale v. State
Date: September 14, 2023
Docket Number: 319, 2022
ACE American Insurance Company v. Guaranteed Rate, Inc.  
Date: September 14, 2023
Docket Number: 360, 2022

Justia Opinion Summary: Guaranteed Rate, Inc., a mortgage lender, purchased two types of insurance policies from ACE American Insurance Company: management liability and professional liability. Guaranteed Rate sought coverage under the policies…

Hicks v. State
Date: September 12, 2023
Docket Number: 193, 2023
German v. State
Date: September 12, 2023
Docket Number: 221, 2023
Kent v. State
Date: September 12, 2023
Docket Number: 32, 2023
Moody v. State
Date: September 12, 2023
Docket Number: 65, 2023
Brill v. Division of Child Support Services/Lang
Date: September 8, 2023
Docket Number: 286, 2023
National Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh, PA v. FedEx Corp.
Date: September 8, 2023
Docket Number: 287, 2023
Staples v. State
Date: September 8, 2023
Docket Number: 289, 2023
Franklin v. Glenhill Advisors LLC
Date: September 8, 2023
Docket Number: 76, 2023
Burton v. State
Date: September 7, 2023
Docket Number: 244, 2023
Holifield v. XRI Investment Holdings LLC  
Date: September 7, 2023
Docket Number: 407, 2022

Justia Opinion Summary: Defendants-appellants and cross-appellees, Gregory Holifield (“Holifield”) and GH Blue Holdings, LLC (“Blue”), appealed a Court of Chancery memorandum opinion in favor of plaintiff- appellee and cross-appellant, XRI…

Killen v. Alben  
Date: September 7, 2023
Docket Number: 471, 2022

Justia Opinion Summary: Respondent-appellant Michael Killen appealed a Family Court order awarding alimony to his ex-wife, Candice Alben, and directing Killen to maintain a pre-existing life insurance policy during the alimony period with Alben…

Lewis v. State
Date: September 5, 2023
Docket Number: 217, 2023
Gonzalez v. State
Date: September 5, 2023
Docket Number: 240, 2023
Teel v. State
Date: September 5, 2023
Docket Number: 363, 2022
Horizon Services, Inc. v. Henry  
Date: September 1, 2023
Docket Number: 172, 2022

Justia Opinion Summary: In a previous action between these parties, the Delaware Supreme Court addressed whether the exclusive-remedies provision in the workers’ compensation act precluded an injured employee from pursuing recovery from an…

Burroughs v. Delaware  
Date: August 30, 2023
Docket Number: 144, 2022 / 130, 2022

Justia Opinion Summary: In 2019, Tyrese Burroughs was convicted of felony drug dealing. As one consequence of that conviction, Burroughs was, from then on, prohibited from possessing a firearm or ammunition. According to an affidavit of…

Wilson v. Hopkins
Date: August 30, 2023
Docket Number: 218, 2023
Williams v. Karsnitz
Date: August 30, 2023
Docket Number: 276, 2023
Jones v. State
Date: August 29, 2023
Docket Number: 127, 2023
In the Matter of the Petition of Stevie Jones for a Writ of Mandamus
Date: August 29, 2023
Docket Number: 228, 2023
Ridgewood Manor HOA v. Ridgewood Manor MHC, LLC
Date: August 29, 2023
Docket Number: 267, 2023
Murphy v. Murphy and Kravitz
Date: August 29, 2023
Docket Number: 8, 2023
City of Newark v. Durkin, et al.  
Date: August 28, 2023
Docket Number: 29, 2023

Justia Opinion Summary: Appellant City of Newark sought review of a superior court order resolving appellees’ contractual indemnification obligations. The City sought a declaration from the superior court that appellees breached a settlement…

Baker v. Croda Inc.  
Date: August 24, 2023
Docket Number: 393, 2022

Justia Opinion Summary: The Third Circuit Court of Appeals certified a question of law to the Delaware Supreme Court. The question arose in connection with a toxic tort class action in the federal district court for the District of Delaware…

Ralph v. Brooks
Date: August 23, 2023
Docket Number: 172, 2023
Goldstein v. BGC Holdings, L.P.
Date: August 23, 2023
Docket Number: 427, 2022
Mills v. State
Date: August 23, 2023
Docket Number: 464, 2022
Stallings v. Stallings
Date: August 22, 2023
Docket Number: 428, 2022
Hall v. Fulton
Date: August 21, 2023
Docket Number: 4, 2023
Johnson v. State
Date: August 17, 2023
Docket Number: 187, 2023
This and That Services Co. Inc. v. Nieves  
Date: August 17, 2023
Docket Number: 441, 2022

Justia Opinion Summary: The statute at issue in this appeal, 19 Del. C. § 2322F, provided a mechanism for employers and their workers’ compensation carriers to challenge proposed or provided health care services relating to compensable work…

Capozio v. State
Date: August 16, 2023
Docket Number: 157, 2023
Kablaoui v. Gerar Place Condominium Association
Date: August 16, 2023
Docket Number: 21, 2023
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. v. Javice
Date: August 16, 2023
Docket Number: 261, 2023
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. v. Amar
Date: August 16, 2023
Docket Number: 277, 2023
Naisha v. Gilead Sciences, Inc.
Date: August 16, 2023
Docket Number: 295, 2022
Coverdale v. State
Date: August 15, 2023
Docket Number: 156, 2023
Smith v. Department of Finance of Sussex Count
Date: August 15, 2023
Docket Number: 431, 2022
Washington v. State
Date: August 14, 2023
Docket Number: 264, 2023
Talley v. Horn
Date: August 14, 2023
Docket Number: 53, 2023
Turner v. State
Date: August 14, 2023
Docket Number: 97, 2023
Kollore v. State
Date: August 11, 2023
Docket Number: 255, 2023
Shaw v. Division of Child Support Services/Payne Y Payne
Date: August 11, 2023
Docket Number: 270, 2023
In re BGC Partners, Inc. Derivative Litigation
Date: August 10, 2023
Docket Number: 359, 2022
Roy v. State
Date: August 9, 2023
Docket Number: 405, 2022
Benson v. State
Date: August 8, 2023
Docket Number: 257, 2023
Chao v. Riverside Risk Advisors LLC
Date: August 8, 2023
Docket Number: 26, 2023
Warncke v. State
Date: August 8, 2023
Docket Number: 300, 2022
Watson v. Delaware  
Date: August 8, 2023
Docket Number: 410, 2022

Justia Opinion Summary: The issue in this appeal was the prosecution’s use of Khalif Watson’s prior felony convictions during cross-examination and in closing argument. The admissibility of the convictions was not at issue. Instead, Watson…

Alapocas Maintenance Corporation v. Wilmington Friends School, Inc.
Date: August 7, 2023
Docket Number: 294, 2022
Betts v. State
Date: August 3, 2023
Docket Number: 243, 2023
In Re AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc. Stockholder Litigation
Date: August 3, 2023
Docket Number: 258, 2023
Stone v. Smith
Date: August 3, 2023
Docket Number: 483, 2022
Riddock v. State
Date: July 31, 2023
Docket Number: 17, 2023
Biddle v. State
Date: July 31, 2023
Docket Number: 323, 2022
Kostyshyn v. New Castle County
Date: July 27, 2023
Docket Number: 116, 2023
Kostyshyn v. New Castle County
Date: July 27, 2023
Docket Number: 117, 2023
Warrington v. State
Date: July 27, 2023
Docket Number: 50, 2023
Hall v. State
Date: July 26, 2023
Docket Number: 91, 2023
Teucrium Trading, LLC v. Riker
Date: July 25, 2023
Docket Number: 251, 2023
Carnevale v. State
Date: July 25, 2023
Docket Number: 398, 2022
Willis v. Delaware  
Date: July 24, 2023
Docket Number: 253, 2022

Justia Opinion Summary: Defendant-appellant Diandre Willis appealed his conviction following an 18-count indictment for rape, home invasion, kidnapping, intimidation, terroristic threatening, bribery, malicious interference of emergency…

Brittingham v. Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board
Date: July 24, 2023
Docket Number: 33, 2023
Kostyshyn v. New Castle County
Date: July 20, 2023
Docket Number: 118,2023
Kostyshyn v. New Castle County
Date: July 20, 2023
Docket Number: 119, 2023
Smith v. State
Date: July 20, 2023
Docket Number: 146, 2023
Kinderman v. Delaware  
Date: July 20, 2023
Docket Number: 235, 2022

Justia Opinion Summary: Defendant-appellant Seth Kinderman was convicted by jury for the murder of Jakeith Latham. Eventually, he pled guilty to second-degree murder, attempted robbery, and possession of a firearm during the commission of a…

Dale v. State
Date: July 19, 2023
Docket Number: 145, 2022
Coker v. State
Date: July 19, 2023
Docket Number: 273, 2022
CCSB Financial Corp. v. Totta  
Date: July 19, 2023
Docket Number: 424, 2022

Justia Opinion Summary: The corporate charter of a bank holding company capped at 10% the stock that could be voted by a “person” in any stockholder vote. During a proxy contest for three seats of a staggered board, the CCSB board of directors…

Alley v. State
Date: July 18, 2023
Docket Number: 215, 2023
Galindez v. State
Date: July 18, 2023
Docket Number: 225, 2023
Donegal Mutual Insurance Company v. Thangavel  
Date: July 18, 2023
Docket Number: 379, 2022

Justia Opinion Summary: Sathiyaselvam Thangavel and Sasikala Muthusamy were tenants who leased an apartment from Seaford Apartment Ventures, LLC. The complaint filed by Seaford Apartment’s insurer, Donegal Mutual Insurance Company, alleged that…

Pedicone v. Thompson/Center Arms Company, LLC
Date: July 17, 2023
Docket Number: 443, 2022
Miles v. State
Date: July 14, 2023
Docket Number: 346, 2022
Harris v. Delaware  
Date: July 14, 2023
Docket Number: 408, 2022

Justia Opinion Summary: Defendant-appellant Deshaun Harris was convicted of first degree robbery, first degree assault, possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony, burglary, possession of a firearm by a person prohibited,…

Poore v. M&T Bank
Date: July 14, 2023
Docket Number: 461, 2022
Harris v. State
Date: July 14, 2023
Docket Number: 475, 2022
Anderson v. State
Date: July 13, 2023
Docket Number: 214, 2023
Shahin v. City of Dover
Date: July 13, 2023
Docket Number: 354, 2022
Willingham v. State
Date: July 13, 2023
Docket Number: 52, 2023
Owens v. Delaware  
Date: July 13, 2023
Docket Number: 6, 2022

Justia Opinion Summary: After defendant-appellant Roderick Owens was convicted of possession of a firearm by a person prohibited and, separately, of possession of ammunition by a person prohibited, and the Delaware Supreme Court affirmed those…

Brinkley v. State
Date: July 11, 2023
Docket Number: 212, 2023
Chenmou Wu v. Delaware Technical Community College
Date: July 11, 2023
Docket Number: 422, 2022
Hardwick v. State
Date: July 11, 2023
Docket Number: 46, 2023
Hauppauge Digital Inc v. James Rivest
Date: July 10, 2023
Docket Number: 442, 2022
Grant v. Day
Date: July 10, 2023
Docket Number: 447, 2022
Campbell v. State
Date: July 7, 2023
Docket Number: 151, 2023
Dugan v. Dugan
Date: July 6, 2023
Docket Number: 143, 2023
Judicial Watch, Inc. v. The University of Delaware
Date: July 6, 2023
Docket Number: 402, 2022
SARN SD3 LLC v. Czechoslovak Group A.S.
Date: July 3, 2023
Docket Number: 184, 2023
McCoy v. State
Date: July 3, 2023
Docket Number: 201, 2023
Nelson v. Nelson
Date: June 29, 2023
Docket Number: 168, 2023
Bobilin v. State
Date: June 29, 2023
Docket Number: 399, 2022
Nadel v. State
Date: June 29, 2023
Docket Number: 451, 2022
Coster v. UIP Companies, Inc.  
Date: June 28, 2023
Docket Number: 163, 2022

Justia Opinion Summary: Marion Coster and Steven Schwat – the two UIP Companies stockholders who each owned fifty percent of the company – deadlocked after attempting several times to elect directors. In response to the director election…

Hofmann v. State
Date: June 27, 2023
Docket Number: 290, 2022
Price v. Centurion of Delaware, LLC
Date: June 27, 2023
Docket Number: 460, 2022
Malcolm v. Malcolm
Date: June 26, 2023
Docket Number: 114, 2023
Hilton v. State
Date: June 26, 2023
Docket Number: 193, 2022
Thomas v. Dept. of Services for Children, Youth & Their Families
Date: June 26, 2023
Docket Number: 5, 2023
Mumford v. State
Date: June 22, 2023
Docket Number: 269, 2022
Delaware v. Monsanto Company  
Date: June 22, 2023
Docket Number: 279, 2022

Justia Opinion Summary: According to allegations in the complaint, for over forty years, Monsanto was the only U.S. manufacturer of polychlorinated biphenyls (“PCBs”). The federal government and states spent enormous sums cleaning up PCB…

Banning v. Wells Fargo Bank, NA
Date: June 22, 2023
Docket Number: 315, 2022
Lopez v. State
Date: June 20, 2023
Docket Number: 112, 2023
Bass v. Delaware  
Date: June 20, 2023
Docket Number: 218, 2022

Justia Opinion Summary: In 1983, Alan Bass was convicted by jury on two counts of first degree rape, three counts of first degree kidnapping, two counts of first degree robbery, two counts of second degree robbery, and one count of third degree…

Lacey v. State
Date: June 16, 2023
Docket Number: 73, 2023
Diaz v. State
Date: June 15, 2023
Docket Number: 42, 2023
Smith v. State
Date: June 13, 2023
Docket Number: 147, 2023
IMO a member of the Bar of the Supreme Court of Delaware
Date: June 13, 2023
Docket Number: 194, 2023
Hardwick v. State
Date: June 13, 2023
Docket Number: 45, 2023
Epperson v. State
Date: June 8, 2023
Docket Number: 155, 2023
Golubinski v. Douglas
Date: June 8, 2023
Docket Number: 430, 2022
Yost v. Weber
Date: June 7, 2023
Docket Number: 171, 2023
Bell v. AT&T Mobility Wireless Operations Holdings LLC
Date: June 7, 2023
Docket Number: 343, 2022
Peters v. State
Date: June 7, 2023
Docket Number: 384, 2022
Khalid v. Twitter, Inc.
Date: June 7, 2023
Docket Number: 463, 2022
IN RE: The Honorable Louann Vari
Date: June 7, 2023
Docket Number: C.J. No. 17, 2022
In Re Tesla Motors, Inc. Stockholder Litigation  
Date: June 6, 2023
Docket Number: 181, 2022

Justia Opinion Summary: At issue before the Delaware Supreme Court in this case was the 2016 all-stock acquisition of SolarCity Corporation (“SolarCity”) by Tesla, Inc. (“Tesla”). Tesla’s stockholders claimed CEO Elon Musk caused Tesla to…

Jones v. State
Date: June 5, 2023
Docket Number: 55, 2023
Brooks v. State
Date: May 31, 2023
Docket Number: 281, 2022
Perrera v. State
Date: May 31, 2023
Docket Number: 348, 2022
Loper v. State
Date: May 31, 2023
Docket Number: 394, 2022
Kossman v. State
Date: May 31, 2023
Docket Number: 95, 2023
Scaggs v. State
Date: May 30, 2023
Docket Number: 390, 2022
Stewart v. Stewart
Date: May 30, 2023
Docket Number: 421, 2022
Hardy v. Woods
Date: May 30, 2023
Docket Number: 429, 2022
Whitney v. State
Date: May 30, 2023
Docket Number: 79, 2023
Revel v. State
Date: May 26, 2023
Docket Number: 466, 2022
White v. State
Date: May 25, 2023
Docket Number: 123, 2022
Morris v. State
Date: May 25, 2023
Docket Number: 264, 2022
Shaw v. State
Date: May 25, 2023
Docket Number: 417, 2022
Pope v. State
Date: May 24, 2023
Docket Number: 96, 2023
Frederick v. A-Del Construction Co., Inc.
Date: May 23, 2023
Docket Number: 356, 2022
Fatir v. State
Date: May 23, 2023
Docket Number: 41, 2023
Simmons v. State
Date: May 23, 2023
Docket Number: 432, 2022
Cephas v. State
Date: May 22, 2023
Docket Number: 90, 2023
Hennessy Industries, LLC v. Estrada
Date: May 19, 2023
Docket Number: 144, 2023
Tolliver v. QLarant Quality Solutions, Inc.
Date: May 19, 2023
Docket Number: 458, 2022
Construction Industry Laborers Pension Fund v. Bingle
Date: May 17, 2023
Docket Number: 411, 2022
Gordon v. State
Date: May 16, 2023
Docket Number: 145, 2023
Spencer v. State
Date: May 16, 2023
Docket Number: 484, 2022
Evans v. State
Date: May 15, 2023
Docket Number: 328, 2022
Tesla Inc. v. Delaware Division of Motor Vehicles  
Date: May 15, 2023
Docket Number: 375, 2022

Justia Opinion Summary: Tesla Inc. appealed a Delaware superior court judgment upholding a Division of Motor Vehicles’ (“DMV”) decision denying Tesla’s application for a new dealer license. The superior court agreed with the DMV Director that…

Terrell v. Kiromic Biopharma, Inc.  
Date: May 4, 2023
Docket Number: 299, 2022

Justia Opinion Summary: The Delaware Court of Chancery was asked to resolve a dispute between a company and one of its former directors over the meaning of a stock option agreement and option grant notice. Applying the plain text of the…

White v. State
Date: May 4, 2023
Docket Number: 367, 2022
Baker v. State
Date: May 4, 2023
Docket Number: 477, 2022
Richardson v. Davis-Reed
Date: May 3, 2023
Docket Number: 259, 2022
Ott v. State
Date: May 3, 2023
Docket Number: 70, 2023
In re Infinity Q Capital Management, LLC
Date: May 2, 2023
Docket Number: 334, 335, 339, 2022
Silva v. State
Date: May 2, 2023
Docket Number: 63, 2023
Kostyshyn v. State
Date: April 28, 2023
Docket Number: 107, 2023
Waples v. State
Date: April 28, 2023
Docket Number: 368, 2021
Willingham v. State
Date: April 27, 2023
Docket Number: 189, 2022
Robinson v. Robinson
Date: April 27, 2023
Docket Number: 234, 2022
Ripple v. Delaware Board of Nursing
Date: April 27, 2023
Docket Number: 305, 2022
Crew v. State
Date: April 27, 2023
Docket Number: 49, 2023
Moreta v. State
Date: April 26, 2023
Docket Number: 135, 2022
Wililams v. Delaware  
Date: April 25, 2023
Docket Number: 80, 2022

Justia Opinion Summary: Ronnie Williams was convicted of several sexual offenses committed against two children. On appeal, Williams claimed that during the course of his trial, the Superior Court erroneously denied his requests that the court…

Womack v. Delaware  
Date: April 24, 2023
Docket Number: 223, 2022

Justia Opinion Summary: A grand jury indicted Raquan Womack on five counts: (1) Possession or Control of a Firearm by a Person Prohibited (“PFBPP”); (2) Possession or Control of Ammunition by a Person Prohibited (“PABPP”); (3) Carrying a…

Broomer v. State
Date: April 24, 2023
Docket Number: 420, 2022
Jones v. State
Date: April 24, 2023
Docket Number: 72, 2023
Griffin v. DSCYF
Date: April 21, 2023
Docket Number: 110, 2022
Bodnari v. State
Date: April 20, 2023
Docket Number: 345, 2022
Drake v. State
Date: April 19, 2023
Docket Number: 105, 2023
Thompson v. Delaware  
Date: April 18, 2023
Docket Number: 220, 2022

Justia Opinion Summary: Defendant-appellant Aaron Thompson was convicted by jury of multiple crimes for his role in the 2013 double murder of Joe and Olga Connell. The Delaware Supreme Court affirmed his convictions on direct appeal. Thompson…

Whiteman v. State
Date: April 18, 2023
Docket Number: 48, 2023
Bell v. Moore
Date: April 18, 2023
Docket Number: 486, 2022
Reed v. State
Date: April 17, 2023
Docket Number: 302, 2022
Kravis v. Justice of the Peace Court 17 and MHC McNicol Place, LLC
Date: April 17, 2023
Docket Number: 311, 2022
Cox Communications, Inc. v. T-Mobile US, Inc.
Date: April 14, 2023
Docket Number: 103, 2023
West v. Access Control Related Enterprises, LLC  
Date: April 13, 2023
Docket Number: 230, 2022

Justia Opinion Summary: William West, the founder of Access Control Related Enterprises, LLC (“ACRE”), was forced out as an officer of the company by its majority owners, LLR Equity Partners, IV, L.P. and LLR Equity Partners Parallel IV, L.P.…

Duffy v. State
Date: April 11, 2023
Docket Number: 20, 2023
Wheeler v. Delaware  
Date: April 11, 2023
Docket Number: 244, 2022

Justia Opinion Summary: Defendant-appellant Stephen Wheeler Stephen Wheeler was convicted in on four felonies for his role in a violent home invasion. He was sentenced to 13 years in prison. After the Delaware Supreme Court affirmed those…

Winningham v. Delaware  
Date: April 10, 2023
Docket Number: 143, 2022

Justia Opinion Summary: Brian Winningham was driving a fully loaded tractor-trailer on Interstate 95 in Delaware when he diverted his attention from the road ahead and failed to notice stopped traffic backed up in the travel lane waiting to…

Othman v. State
Date: April 10, 2023
Docket Number: 377, 2022
Vickers v. State
Date: April 10, 2023
Docket Number: 415, 2022
Baker v. State
Date: April 6, 2023
Docket Number: 19, 2023
Blanch v. Stone & Paper Investors, LLC
Date: April 6, 2023
Docket Number: 78, 2023
Haart v. Scaglia
Date: April 5, 2023
Docket Number: 333, 2022
Dupree v. State
Date: April 4, 2023
Docket Number: 159, 2022
Holmes v. Grant
Date: April 3, 2023
Docket Number: 265, 2022
Barksdale v. State
Date: April 3, 2023
Docket Number: 341, 2022
Santee v. Rust
Date: April 3, 2023
Docket Number: 444, 2022
Livingston v. State
Date: April 3, 2023
Docket Number: 454, 2022
Secretary Claire DeMatteis v. RiseDelaware Inc.
Date: April 3, 2023
Docket Number: 57, 2023
Pritchett v. State
Date: April 3, 2023
Docket Number: 7, 2023
Tarrant v. Christiana Care
Date: March 31, 2023
Docket Number: 382, 2022
Drummond v. Lederer
Date: March 31, 2023
Docket Number: 56, 2023
Johnson v. State
Date: March 30, 2023
Docket Number: 58, 2023
Martin v. Nixon
Date: March 28, 2023
Docket Number: 160, 2022
Johnson v. State
Date: March 28, 2023
Docket Number: 465, 2022
Perrigan v. State
Date: March 27, 2023
Docket Number: 280, 2022
Paitsel v. State
Date: March 27, 2023
Docket Number: 347, 2022
Newton v. State
Date: March 23, 2023
Docket Number: 200, 2022
Davis v. State
Date: March 23, 2023
Docket Number: 258, 2022
Burke v. King
Date: March 21, 2023
Docket Number: 456, 2022
Stuart v. Stuart
Date: March 21, 2023
Docket Number: 83, 2023
Wilmington Trust National Association v. Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada  
Date: March 20, 2023
Docket Number: 126, 2022

Justia Opinion Summary: Wilmington Trust National Association, acting as securities intermediary for Viva Capital Trust, was the downstream purchaser of two high- value life insurance policies issued by Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada.…

Jones v. State
Date: March 20, 2023
Docket Number: 288, 2022
Jones v. State
Date: March 17, 2023
Docket Number: 44, 2023
Evans v. State
Date: March 17, 2023
Docket Number: 472, 2022
Hartmann v. State
Date: March 17, 2023
Docket Number: 54, 2023
Weinberg v. Waystar, Inc.  
Date: March 16, 2023
Docket Number: 274, 2022

Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiff-appellant Tracey Weinberg (“Weinberg”) was the former Chief Marketing Officer of defendant-appellee Waystar, Inc.(“Waystar”). During her employment, the company granted her options to purchase stock in its…

In re Dissolution of Doehler Dry Ingredient Solutions, LLC
Date: March 14, 2023
Docket Number: 350, 2022
Girardi v. Olsen
Date: March 13, 2023
Docket Number: 251, 2022
Weber v. State
Date: March 13, 2023
Docket Number: 252, 2022
DG BF, LLC v. Michael Ray
Date: March 13, 2023
Docket Number: 272, 2022
Neal v. State
Date: March 13, 2023
Docket Number: 453, 2022
Lopez v. Central American Mezzanine Infrastructure Fund L.P.
Date: March 10, 2023
Docket Number: 14, 2023
Sturgis v. State
Date: March 10, 2023
Docket Number: 434, 2022
Haines v. State
Date: March 9, 2023
Docket Number: 262, 2022
IMO Amelia Noel Living Trust and Estate of Amelia Noel
Date: March 9, 2023
Docket Number: 332, 2022
Gonzales v. State
Date: March 7, 2023
Docket Number: 455, 2022
Gregory v. Delaware  
Date: March 7, 2023
Docket Number: 85, 2022

Justia Opinion Summary: Theopalis Gregory, a former City of Wilmington Council President and Delaware lawyer, was convicted by jury for official misconduct. The charges stemmed from a $40,000 discretionary grant Gregory earmarked for his…

Coronado Coal II, LLC v. Blackhawk Land and Resources, LLC
Date: March 3, 2023
Docket Number: 209, 2022
Marvel v. State
Date: March 3, 2023
Docket Number: 485, 2022
Windsor v. State
Date: March 2, 2023
Docket Number: 406, 2022
Smith v. State
Date: March 1, 2023
Docket Number: 168, 2022
Kline v. Delaware Division of Family Services
Date: February 28, 2023
Docket Number: 292, 2022
Mennella v. The Honorably Anthony J. Albence
Date: February 23, 2023
Docket Number: 61, 2023
White v. State
Date: February 22, 2023
Docket Number: 365, 2022
Franzone v. Hersch
Date: February 21, 2023
Docket Number: 231, 2022
Charles v. Charles
Date: February 21, 2023
Docket Number: 445, 2022
Hopkins v. Delaware  
Date: February 20, 2023
Docket Number: 102, 2022

Justia Opinion Summary: Defendant-appellant Derek Hopkins appealed his convictions for Drug Dealing, Disregarding a Police Officer’s Signal, Conspiracy in the Third Degree, Resisting Arrest, Illegal Possession of a Controlled Substance (2…

Desmond v. State
Date: February 20, 2023
Docket Number: 23, 2023
Winn v. State
Date: February 20, 2023
Docket Number: 260, 2022
Robles v. State
Date: February 20, 2023
Docket Number: 366, 2022
Crump v. State
Date: February 17, 2023
Docket Number: 270, 2022
Thomas v. State  
Date: February 17, 2023
Docket Number: 397, 2021

Justia Opinion Summary: After a two-day bench trial in 2021, a superior court judge convicted Marlon Thomas of second degree rape, third degree unlawful sexual contact, and other charges. The judge sentenced Thomas to fifty-five years in…

Washington v. State
Date: February 15, 2023
Docket Number: 18, 2023
Downs v. State
Date: February 14, 2023
Docket Number: 116, 2022
Crown Bank v. BCD Associates, LLC
Date: February 14, 2023
Docket Number: 213, 2022
Alpha Trust Real Estate LLC v. CM Commercial Realty, Inc.
Date: February 14, 2023
Docket Number: 297, 2022
Smith v. State
Date: February 13, 2023
Docket Number: 275, 2022
Rivera v. State
Date: February 13, 2023
Docket Number: 30, 2022
Webb v. State
Date: February 13, 2023
Docket Number: 337, 2022
Lloyd v. Delaware  
Date: February 9, 2023
Docket Number: 79, 2022

Justia Opinion Summary: In September 2020, a superior court grand jury indicted defendant-appellant Eric Lloyd for Possession of a Firearm by a Person Prohibited (“PFBPP”), Possession of Ammunition by a Person Prohibited (“PABPP”), Possession…

Brown v. State
Date: February 7, 2023
Docket Number: 414, 2022
Whiteman v. State
Date: February 7, 2023
Docket Number: 448, 2022
Mumford v. State
Date: February 7, 2023
Docket Number: 49, 2021
Clark v. Cook
Date: February 7, 2023
Docket Number: 6, 2023
Hines v. Delaware  
Date: February 6, 2023
Docket Number: 203, 2022

Justia Opinion Summary: Defendant Alvin Hines was indicted by grand jury on: (1) Possession of a Weapon with a Removed, Obliterated or Altered Serial Number (the “Serial Number Charge”), (2) Possession of a Firearm While Under the Influence…

Holloman v. State
Date: February 6, 2023
Docket Number: 372, 2022
In the Matter of Alfred S. Tunnell, Sr., Deceased January 22, 2007
Date: February 2, 2023
Docket Number: 285, 2022
Durham v. State
Date: February 2, 2023
Docket Number: 371, 2022
Washington v. State
Date: February 2, 2023
Docket Number: 474, 2022
DTR MHP Management, LLC v. MHP Management LLC
Date: January 31, 2023
Docket Number: 250, 2022
Merritt v. State
Date: January 31, 2023
Docket Number: 469, 2022
Hudson v. The State of Delaware Department of Transportation
Date: January 30, 2023
Docket Number: 226, 2022
Booth v. Garvin
Date: January 27, 2023
Docket Number: 137, 2022
McGriff v. State
Date: January 27, 2023
Docket Number: 161, 2022
McGriff v. State
Date: January 27, 2023
Docket Number: 180, 2022
Puller v. State
Date: January 27, 2023
Docket Number: 282, 2022
Watson v. State
Date: January 27, 2023
Docket Number: 3, 2023
Smith v. State
Date: January 27, 2023
Docket Number: 381, 2022
Maginn v. Dean
Date: January 27, 2023
Docket Number: 476, 2022
Thomas v. State
Date: January 26, 2023
Docket Number: 473, 2022
Ortiz v. State
Date: January 24, 2023
Docket Number: 211, 2022
In the Matter of a Member of the Bar of the Supreme Court of Delaware
Date: January 23, 2023
Docket Number: 111, 2022
Clark v. State
Date: January 23, 2023
Docket Number: 221, 2022
The Olga J. Nowak Irrevocable Trust v. Voya Financial, Inc.
Date: January 23, 2023
Docket Number: 254, 2022
Harris v. Clarke
Date: January 20, 2023
Docket Number: 201, 2022
Everett v. Thomas
Date: January 20, 2023
Docket Number: 267, 2022
Wonnum v. State
Date: January 19, 2023
Docket Number: 271, 2022
Ewing v. State
Date: January 18, 2023
Docket Number: 245, 2022
Carter v. State
Date: January 18, 2023
Docket Number: 403, 2022
Lefort v. State
Date: January 18, 2023
Docket Number: 409, 2022
Alvarado v. State
Date: January 17, 2023
Docket Number: 194, 2022
Chrisden v. State
Date: January 13, 2023
Docket Number: 237, 2022
McCrary v. Delaware  
Date: January 13, 2023
Docket Number: 406, 2021

Justia Opinion Summary: Defendant-appellant Timothy McCrary appealed his convictions on four counts of Unlawful Sexual Contact in the First Degree. At the time of the commission of the offenses, defendant was an aide at Harrington Head Start…

Simmons v. State
Date: January 13, 2023
Docket Number: 425, 2022
Stillwater Mining Company v. National Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh, PA  
Date: January 12, 2023
Docket Number: 24, 2022

Justia Opinion Summary: Stillwater Mining Company filed suit against its directors’ and officers’ liability insurers to recover the expenses it incurred defending a Delaware stockholder appraisal action. The superior court granted the insurers’…

Daniels v. State
Date: January 12, 2023
Docket Number: 287, 2022
Hickman v. State
Date: January 12, 2023
Docket Number: 385, 2022
Carter v. State
Date: January 12, 2023
Docket Number: 388, 2022
Pave v. Pave
Date: January 12, 2023
Docket Number: 410, 2021
Betts v. Elutions Capital Ventures S.A.R.L.
Date: January 12, 2023
Docket Number: 440, 2022
Hastings v. Delaware  
Date: January 10, 2023
Docket Number: 93, 2022

Justia Opinion Summary: At a political rally for a Delaware U.S. Senate candidate, video and photographic evidence captured defendant-appellant Michael Hastings unholstering his handgun and pointing the weapon, ready-to-fire, at protesters…

Teamster Members Retirement Plan v. Dearth
Date: January 9, 2023
Docket Number: 224, 2022
Daniel v. Hawkins  
Date: January 6, 2023
Docket Number: 184, 2022

Justia Opinion Summary: The Delaware Court of Chancery entered judgment in favor of appellee Sharon Hawkins on her request for a declaration that the irrevocable proxy which provided appellant W. Bradley Daniel (“Daniel”) with voting power over…

Martin v. Lynch
Date: January 5, 2023
Docket Number: 317, 2021
Johnson v. Delaware
Date: January 4, 2023
Docket Number: 247, 2022
Murphy v. Murphy
Date: January 4, 2023
Docket Number: 342, 2021
Coleman v. State
Date: January 3, 2023
Docket Number: 192, 2021
Coleman v. Delaware  
Date: January 3, 2023
Docket Number: 83, 2022

Justia Opinion Summary: A probation officer seized two guns—one a loaded 9mm Ruger, the other a .40 caliber Smith & Wesson—from a backpack recently carried by defendant Devin Coleman, a convicted felon and a person prohibited from possessing a…

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