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Representative Cases

Representative Cases - Colin M. Shalk

State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co. v. Daprato

840 A.2d 595

(Del. 2003) (successful appeal on issue of first impression re: household exclusion in umbrella liability policy)

Ward v. Shoney's, Inc.

817 A.2d 799

(Del. 2003) (restaurant slip and fall; expert witnesses)

State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co. v. Washington

641 A.2d 449

(Del. 1994) (uninsured or underinsured motorist claim and named driver exclusion)

Jones v. State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co.

610 A.2d 1352

(Del. 1992) (punitive damages under uninsured or underinsured motorist coverage)

Furek v. University of Delaware

594 A.2d 506, 69 Ed. Law Rep. 441

(Del. 1991) (fraternity hazing case)

Culver v. Bennett

588 A.2d 1094

(Del. 1991) (setting forth “proximate cause” standard to be applied in personal injury cases)

Lankford v. Richter

570 A.2d 1148

(Del. 1990) (in multiple vehicle chain collision accident violation of statute was not negligence per se)

Bass v. Horizon Assur. Co.

562 A.2d 1194

(Del. 1989) (driving under influence exclusion in Personal Injury Protection or PIP policy of insurance)

Brandywine School Dist. v. Hoskins

492 A.2d 1247

(Del.1985) (worker’s compensation; second injury; permanent disability)

Home Ins. Co. v. Honaker

480 A.2d 652

(Del. 1984) (equitable restitution)

Klein v. Cargill, Inc.

477 A.2d 710

(Del. 1984) (disfigurement and scarring)

New Castle County v. Goodman

461 A.2d 1012

Del.1983) (worker’s compensation; three day threshold requirement; medical payments)

Talmo v. New Castle County

454 A.2d 758

(Del.1982) (unusual exertion doctrine; heart attack lifting manhole cover)

Becker v. Hamada, Inc.

455 A.2d 353

(Del. 1982) (construction defects)

SW (Delaware), Inc. v. American Consumers Industries, Inc.

450 A.2d 887

(Del. 1982) (products liability action against designer, manufacturer and seller of ice cube machine which severed fingers)

A. Mazzetti & Sons, Inc. v. Ruffin

437 A.2d 1120

(Del. 1981) (allocation of benefits)

Chakov v. Outboard Marine Corp.

429 A.2d 984

(Del. 1981) (suit against boat manufacturer; release)

Stafford v. Sears, Roebuck & Co.

413 A.2d 1238

(Del. 1980) (action to recover for injuries following fall from ladder)

Dolinger v. Scott & Fetzer Co.

405 A.2d 690

(Del. 1979) (products liability action against manufacturer of oil burner transformer following explosion)

Phoenix Steel Corp. v. Brinzo

405 A.2d 678

(Del. 1979) (displaced worker doctrine)

Delaware Elec. Co‑op., Inc. v. EMT Const. Corp.

2003 WL 21018044

(Del. Super. 2003) (summary judgment granted on claim for indemnity and defense)

Yacucci v. Tenhoopen

550 A.2d 327

(Del. Super. 1988) (liability of land owner for slip and fall injury on sidewalk)

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With offices in Wilmington, Delaware, the litigation attorneys at Casarino Christman Shalk Ransom & Doss, P.A. represent business, insurance, and individual clients in New Castle County, Kent County and Sussex County and throughout Delaware, including Wilmington, New Castle, Newark, Dover and Georgetown.