Extreme winter weather across the Mid-Atlantic may alter Delaware court schedules this week:
Monday: Adlerstein v. Meridian Bravo Inv. Co., Del. Ch., No. 2025-0447, videoconference 1/26/26.
At issue: Vice Chancellor Bonnie W. David will consider Meridian Capital Group LLC‘s motion to exit a lawsuit from two ex-employees who claim it’s withholding information about the sale of an affiliate that’s supposed to keep the embattled real estate brokerage in business. The company calls the litigation a “scorched earth campaign” by two brokers fired for scheming to form a rival with Meridian’s staff and clients. The ex-brokers say they’re entitled to see Meridian’s books and records.
Court action: Videoconference.
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Wednesday: Fortiline, Inc. v. McCall, Del., 300,2025, oral arguments 1/28/26.
At issue: The state’s top court is being asked to decide whether former employees of a waterworks company can be held liable for breaching noncompete agreements after leaving to work for a competitor. Fortiline Inc. is appealing a Chancery Court ruling that found its noncompete provisions overly broad and unenforceable. Fortiline argues it should’ve been allowed to seek monetary damages even if injunctive relief was unavailable, citing two Delaware Supreme Court decisions that upheld certain forfeiture-for-competition provisions in cases involving LKQ Corp. and Cantor Fitzgerald. The former employees say their noncompetes are fundamentally different from those cases and should remain unenforceable.
Court action: The Delaware Supreme Court hears oral arguments in Dover, Del.
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Thursday: Javice v. JPMorgan, Del. Ch., No. 2022-1179, hearing 1/29/26.
At issue: Javice argues she’s owed over $10 million after JPMorgan “haphazardly second-guessed” her decisions about her legal team. JPMorgan has called her legal tab “unconscionable.” Javice’s co-defendant, Olivier Amar, also seeks fees he says were withheld on the eve of trial. Javice and Amar were convicted in March 2025 of defrauding JPMorgan in its $175 million acquisition of her student-finance startup, Frank.
Court action: Magistrate Christian D. Wright holds a hearing in Wilmington, Del.
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