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Epitech, Inc. v. Kann

Contracts, Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration
In a case in which a corporation's short-term creditors brought suit against a financial advisor to the corporation, alleging that his fraudulent...

Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC v. Simmonds

Civil Procedure, Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Securities Law
In consolidated suits seeking disgorgement of "short-swing" insider trading profits under section 16(b) of the Securities Exchange Act that were...

Macey v. Carolina Casualty Insurance Co.

Contracts, Corp. Governance, Insurance Law
In a management liability insurance policy coverage dispute, the district court's grant of summary judgment to the insurer is vacated and the case...

Taproot Administrative Services, Inc. v. Comm'r of Internal Revenue

Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Tax Law
In a corporation's challenge to a notice of deficiency issued by the IRS, the Tax Court's grant of a motion for summary judgment to the IRS is...

Bigio v. The Coca-Cola Co.

Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law, International Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In an action against two American corporations that in 1994 acquired an interest in an Egyptian corporation which allegedly wrongfully possesses...

Kurwa v. Kislinger

Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Health Law
In a breach of fiduciary duty case brought by a doctor on behalf of himself and derivatively on behalf of a joint venture corporation against his...

Absolute Activist Value Master Fund Ltd. v. Ficeto

White Collar Crime, Corp. Governance, Securities Law
In an action asserting fraud claims under the federal securities laws, the district court's dismissal of the complaint is: 1) reversed insofar as it...

BlackRock Financial Management Inc. v. The Segregated Account of Ambac Assurance Corp.

Banking Law, Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Corp. Governance, Securities Law
In a New York state Article 77 proceeding brought by a bank to confirm that it had the authority to enter into a settlement under governing trust...

Rivers v. Wachovia Corporation

Civil Procedure, Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Injury & Tort Law, Securities Law
In an appeal from a judgment of the district court dismissing plaintiff's personal claim for corporate stock losses suffered, judgment is affirmed...

Kim v. Westmoore Partners, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Remedies
Award of default damages by the trial court is reversed where plaintiff's failure to offer significant evidence to support his damage claims precludes...