Supreme Court of Delaware - April 2010 Opinion Summaries

Velasquez v. State

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
Denial of defendant's motion for postconviction relief relating to his nolo contendre plea in the superior court on the charge of Rape in the Second...

Crown Emak Ptnrs., LLC v. Kurz

Contracts, Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law
In a proceeding involving competing requests for relief under section 225 of the Delaware General Corporation Law (DGCL) concerning which of two...

Axis Reinsurance Co. v. HLTH Corp.

Contracts, Insurance Law
In a declaratory judgment action by an insurer asserting a lack of reinsurance coverage, partial summary judgment for plaintiff is affirmed where the...

Lisa, S.A. v. Mayorga

Civil Procedure
In an action alleging that defendants provided plaintiff-investor with false financial information, the dismissal of the complaint on forum non...

Harris v. State

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence
Defendant's conviction for controlled substance possession within 300 feet of a church is affirmed where a LIDAR device provided a reliable and...

Nemec v. Shrader

Contracts, Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law
In an action for breach of contract and breach of fiduciary duty based on defendant corporate board's redemption of plaintiffs' stock after their...

Smith v. State

Evidence
Defendant's murder conviction is reversed where defendant was prejudiced by his trial attorneys' ineffectiveness under the Strickland interpretation...