Raw nerves over the University of Delaware decision to terminate a lease with the Data Centers project have been exposed as a suit was filed by developers of the project in Superior Court. The suit led to concern among organized labor and legislators about the university’s actions and calls for Continue Reading
Del. University Sued for Axing $1B Project After Protests
A data center developer zapped the University of Delaware with a state court lawsuit Wednesday, alleging the school wrongfully broke off a lease deal for a $1.3 billion project after environmental activists came out against the plan's on-site power plant.The Data Centers LLC, which won a University Continue Reading
The Data Centers Sues University of Delaware
Fallout from the failed data center construction project in Newark, Delaware, continues to get nastier and nastier. First, the University of Delaware broke its lease agreement with the developer (the development was going to be on a university-owned property), dooming it to fail. What followed Continue Reading
Spurned Data Center Sues College, Seeks $200M
Data Centers LLC, a West Chester start-up that hoped to build a data center and gas-fueled power plant at the University of Delaware, has filed a lawsuit in Superior Court in Delaware blaming the school for breaking a rental agreement and other contracts and asking for $200 million in damages, Continue Reading
Michael P. Kelly quoted in “Data Centers Lawsuit: UD Lied,” which appeared in The News Journal
Ken Meyer Receives Terex Corporation 2015 Outstanding Product Liability Counsel Award
Ken Meyer was announced as the recipient of one of two 2015 Outstanding Product Liability Counsel awards at the Terex Outside Counsel meeting in Las Vegas. Continue Reading
Firms Use Technology to Plow Through Snow-Related Closures
The looming snowstorm—though it turned out to be much milder than expected—prompted New Jersey firms and branches to close early Jan. 26 and stay closed the next day. But with totally electronic filing systems, mobile devices and virtual desktops, such short-term closures have little effect on Continue Reading
The NJBIZ Power 100: The Most Powerful People in New Jersey Business
From NJBIZ's summary: He heads McCarter & English, a top firm in Newark and the state. “They are involved in a lot of big things and always do a good job,” one insider said. And their influence only figures to increase with the acquisition of David Sorin’s boutique firm in East Brunswick. Sorin Continue Reading
NJ High Court Prevents Rush to Courthouse on Spill Suits
The New Jersey Supreme Court's rejection of a six-year window for private contribution actions over contaminated sites should foster negotiations before litigation erupts and promote site cleanups by closing an escape hatch for alleged polluters who may owe a share of the costs, attorneys Continue Reading