LITTLE SWITZERLAND, INC. v. HOPPER

C.A. No. 590.

867 A.2d 955 (2005)

LITTLE SWITZERLAND, INC., a Delaware Corporation, and L.S. Wholesale, Inc., a Massachusetts corporation, Plaintiffs, v. Patrick J. HOPPER, an individual, Defendant.

Court of Chancery of Delaware, New Castle County.

Decided: January 24, 2005.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John L. Reed, and Matt Neiderman, Duane Morris, L.L.P., Wilmington, DE; J. Scott Kramer, Duane Morris, L.L.P., Philadelphia, PA, for Plaintiffs.

Richard M. Donaldson, Montgomery, McCracken, Walker & Rhoads, L.L.P., Wilmington, DE; Mark V. Silverio and Brian M. Silverio, Silverio & Hall, P.A., Miami, FL, for Defendant.


STRINE, Vice Chancellor.

The plaintiffs in this case, Little Switzerland, Inc. and L.S. Wholesale, Inc. (collectively, "Little Switzerland"), seek to enjoin arbitration of a claim brought by defendant, Patrick J. Hopper. Hopper was employed as a top executive by Little Switzerland. Under his employment agreement, Hopper was entitled to a payment upon a change in control of Little Switzerland.

A change in control occurred that triggered Hopper's entitlement...

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