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New developments not enough to reinstate pesticides lawsuit against Dole
WILMINGTON, Del. (Legal Newsline) – While a group of plaintiffs claims a handful of new “groundbreaking rulings” should overturn a previous dismissal in their case against Dole Food Co., the Superior Court of the State of Delaware refused to vacate the initial ruling on Nov. 8. -
Court dismisses Navy Seal's defamation case against Washington Examiner over use of photo
WILMINGTON, Del. (Legal Newsline) – A Delaware court has dismissed a Navy Seal's defamation case against a newspaper. -
Campground gets victory over family who sued after tree limb fell on them
WILMINGTON, Del. (Legal Newsline) – A campground sued by a family who filed a personal injury claim against it after a tree fell was granted its motion for summary judgment by a Delaware court. -
Delaware judge: Not enough evidence provided by widow in asbestos lawsuit against Union Carbide
WILMINGTON, Del. (Legal Newsline) – A Delaware court has ruled that a woman whose husband allegedly died from asbestos exposure injuries did not offer enough proof in her case against Union Carbide Corp. (UCC) and granted UCC's motion for summary judgment. -
ISN Software seeks Delaware supreme court review of malpractice claim against its former lawyers
ISN Software Corp. is asking the Delaware state supreme court to overturn a ruling that it failed to file in time an allegation of malpractice against its lawyers. -
Delmarva Power and Light, others granted summary judgment in carpenter's suit over alleged asbestos exposure
WILMINGTON, Del. (Legal Newsline) – A Delaware court has granted summary judgment to the defendants in a former carpenter's claim that various companies are responsible for his alleged exposure to asbestos at their worksites. -
Mesothelioma lawsuit against Union Carbide dismissed; Delaware judge says jury could not determine asbestos source
WILMINGTON, Del. (Legal Newsline) – A Delaware judge has dismissed a couple's claim against an asbestos company, ruling they could not prove the original source of the fibers with which the wife allegedly had contact. -
Tenneco granted summary judgment in lung cancer case
WILMINGTON, Del. — Tenneco Automotive Operating Company Inc. (Tenneco), the makers of Walker mufflers, has been granted its motion for summary judgment by the Delaware Superior Court in a case alleging a former auto mechanic who contracted and died from lung cancer because the mufflers contained asbestos. -
Family of drive-by shooting victim can't sue Cabela's for selling the gun
WILMINGTON, Del. (Legal Newsline) – A Delaware Superior Court judge has dismissed a lawsuit against Cabela’s Wholesale Inc., a sporting and recreation goods store, filed by the family of a woman killed in the crossfire of a drive-by shooting. -
A software company will ask the Delaware SC to pin liability for a $65 million mistake on its lawyers
WILMINGTON, Del. (Legal Newsline) - A company that got about $65 million worth of bad advice from a law firm during a buyout of stockholders should have sued the lawyers before the share price was finalized and while the lawyers were still representing the company, a Delaware judge has ruled. -
Pharmacies the winners in Del. judge's ruling on State's opioid case
WILMINGTON, Del. (Legal Newsline) -- Pharmaceutical companies, distributors and pharmacies who were sued by the state of Delaware over the opioid epidemic have obtained mixed results in court, as a judge there has granted parts of their motions to dismiss. -
Man shot in eye by nail gun gets to proceed with lawsuit against Hitachi
WILMINGTON, Del. (Legal Newsline) – A Delaware court has denied a motion by Japanese company Hitachi to dismiss a suit filed by a construction worker who was allegedly injured while operating a nail gun it manufactured. -
Delaware judge denies motion for judgment in lawsuit over Pandur, an armored fighting vehicle
WILMINGTON, Del. (Legal Newsline) – A Delaware Superior Court judge recently denied a Washington, D.C.-based energy and security company's motion in its breach of contract litigation with a defense company, saying the motion was premature. -
Delaware couple who lost chicken house in blizzard failed to prove insurance coverage was available, judge rules
WILMINGTON, Del. (Legal Newsline) – A Greenwood, Delaware couple who sued their insurance company over the denial of their claim for loss of a new chicken house in a 2016 blizzard failed to prove snow and ice coverage was generally available to them, a state superior court judge recently ruled. -
Delaware judges grants and denies motions in Sprint, RadioShack suit
WILMINGTON, Del. (Legal Newsline) – A Delaware court has ruled both in favor of and against motions filed by both parties in a dispute involving the former RadioShack and Sprint. -
Delaware court affirms ruling in case over failed sale of home
WILMINGTON, Del. (Legal Newsline) – An appeals court has upheld a lower court's ruling that a woman must pay for damages over the sale of a home. -
Delaware Superior Court rules expert report in Kenneth Lilly defective bolt case inadmissible
WILMINGTON, Del. (Legal Newsline) – A Delaware court has granted a request to have expert testimony dismissed in a case involving a bolt and nut maker. -
Del. court recommends keeping AG's racketeering case against Gold Fever alive
WILMINGTON, Del. (Legal Newsline) – The Superior Court of the state of Delaware has recommended to deny a motion to dismiss a case over alleged criminal enterprise filed by the state. -
Del. judge throws out talc suits from out-of-state plaintiffs against J&J; SCOTUS decision on jurisdiction was a factor
WILMINGTON, Del. (Legal Newsline) – A Delaware judge has dismissed some claims filed by female users of Johnson & Johnson’s talc powder products who claimed that using this product on their perineal area caused ovarian cancer. -
Delaware Supreme Court affirms lower court’s decision in parking lot slip-and-fall case
WILMINGTON, Del. (Legal Newsline) – A lawsuit filed over injuries sustained in a fall on an icy parking lot was dismissed because the judge ruled that the plaintiff had failed to present enough evidence to prove her claims.