Supreme Court of Delaware - August 2006 Opinion Summaries

Lehman Capital v. Lofland

Banking Law, Civil Procedure, Debt Collection, Property Law & Real Estate
An order dismissing plaintiff's complaint against the administrator of a decedent's estate for amounts due under a reverse mortgage, with prejudice,...

Benihana of Tokyo, Inc. v. Benihana, Inc.

Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Securities Law
In a dispute over whether Benihana, Inc. was authorized to issue $20 million in preferred stock and whether the board of directors acted properly in...

In re: Request of the Governor for an Advisory Opinion

Constitutional Law, Government Law
In an advisory opinion pursuant to the governor's request, the court finds that Article III, section 11 of the Delaware Constitution applies only to...

Butcher v. State of Florida

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence
A conviction and sentence for a drug related offense is remanded for another in camera hearing where the trial judge did not conduct an adequate in...

Gentile v. Rosette

Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law, M&A, Securities Law
Summary judgment for defendants, former directors and a CEO, on minority shareholders' claim of breach of fiduciary duty arising from a particular...

Reinco, Inc. v. Thompson

Agriculture, Civil Procedure, Evidence, Injury & Tort Law, Product Liability
Grant of a new trial, following a jury verdict in favor of the manufacturer of a hydroseeder, in a product liability case is vacated where the record...