EATON CORP. v. GEISENBERGER

C.A. No. 19-2269 (MN), C.A. No. 19-2273 (MN), C.A. No. 19-2284 (MN).

486 F.Supp.3d 770 (2020)

EATON CORPORATION, Eaton Aerospace LLC; Eaton Electrical Inc. and Eaton Hydraulics Inc., Plaintiffs, v. Richard J. GEISENBERGER, in his capacity as the Secretary of Finance and the Acting Delaware State Escheator; and Michelle M. Sullivan in her capacity as the Assistant Director of the Office of Unclaimed Property, Defendants. Fruit of the Loom, Inc., Union Underwear Company, Inc., Vanity Fair Brands, LP, and Russell Brands, LLC, Plaintiffs, v. Richard J. Geisenberger, in his capacity as the Secretary of Finance for the State of Delaware; Brenda Mayrack, in her capacity as the Delaware State Escheator; and Michelle M. Sullivan, in her capacity as the Assistant Director of the Office of Unclaimed Property, Defendants. Siemens USA Holdings, Inc. and Siemens Industry, Inc. Plaintiff, v. Richard J. Geisenberger, in his capacity as the Secretary of Finance for the State of Delaware; Brenda Mayrack, in her capacity as the Delaware State Escheator; and Michelle M. Sullivan in her capacity as the Assistant Director of the Office of Unclaimed Property, and the State of Delaware, Defendants.

United States District Court, D. Delaware.

Filed September 15, 2020.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Arthur G. Connolly, III , Max Walton , Matthew F. Boyer , Lisa R. Hatfield , Connolly Gallagher LLP, Wilmington, DE; Melanie K. Sharp , Martin S. Lessner , Mary F. Dugan , Robert M. Vrana , Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor, LLC, Wilmington, DE; Caroline Lee Cross , Elizabeth R. McFarlan , Delaware Department of Justice, Wilmington DE — Attorneys for Defendants.

R. Eric Hutz , Reed Smith LLP, Wilmington, DE; Diane Green-Kelly , Reed Smith LLP, Chicago, IL — Attorneys for Plaintiffs.


MEMORANDUM OPINION

Before the Court are three related declaratory judgment actions — Civil Action Nos. 19-2269, 19-2273, and 19-2284, referred to herein as Eaton, FOTL, and Siemens, respectively1 — raising similar issues against...

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