Supreme Court of Delaware - September 2010 Opinion Summaries

Banaszak v. Progressive Direct Ins. Co.

Contracts, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law
In an action contending that defendant-insurer failed to offer plaintiff underinsured motorist coverage pursuant to 18 Del. C. section 3902(b) and...

Lambrecht v. O'Neal

Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law, M&A, Securities Law
In a proceeding under Article IV, Section 11(8) of the Delaware Constitution and Supreme Court Rule 41 on a question of law certified to the Delaware...

Brown v. United Water Del., Inc.

Injury & Tort Law, Public Utilities
In an action alleging that a water company was negligent in maintaining a fire hydrant, thus causing fire damage, summary judgment for defendant is...

Hill v. State

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence
Defendant's drug conviction is affirmed where a trained officer may have reasonably suspected criminal activity from the facts and inferences...

Garrison v. Red Clay Consol. Sch. Dist.

Administrative Law, Education Law, Labor & Employment Law
In an action by a public school teacher who claimed that he was wrongfully terminated for failing to complete a required mentoring program, summary...

Robinson v. State

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence
Defendant's murder and firearm possession convictions are affirmed where: 1) defendant's attorney made an understandable strategic decision not to...