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In Re: Millivision, Inc.

Bankruptcy Law, M&A, Securities Law
Summary judgment for a bankruptcy trustee allowing the invocation of the "strong-arm" provision against an unrecorded, unperfected security interest...

Feeney v. AT&E, Inc.

Contracts, Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law, M&A, Remedies, Securities Law
In an action arising from an agreement to purchase a company in which sellers claimed fraud in the inducement, conversion, and breach of contract,...

Esopus Creek Value LP v. Hauf

Bankruptcy Law, Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law, M&A, Securities Law
A corporation's delinquency in its federal periodic reporting obligations does not necessarily deprive that corporation's common stockholders of the...

In re SS&C Techs., Inc. S'holders Litig.

M&A, Attorney's Fees, Class Actions, Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law
In a shareholder suit challenging a management led cash-out merger, the court disapproves of a proposed settlement of the matter where: 1) the parties...

O'Brien v. Precision Response Corp.

Contracts, Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, M&A
When an indemnification agreement and statute provide for the recovery of attorneys fees in favor of a corporate officer who has successfully defended...

Hromyak v. Tyco Int'l Ltd.

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, M&A, Securities Law
Dismissal, on statute of limitations grounds, of a shareholder's suit filed under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Securities Act of 1933...

Hutchison v. Fifth Third Bancorp

Banking Law, Contracts, Corporation & Enterprise Law, ERISA, M&A
In a breach of contract action arising from a merger agreement in which defendant-merging company guaranteed that participants in the other company's...

Fiber Sys. Int'l Inc. v. Roehrs

Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Cyberspace Law, Evidence, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law, M&A, Remedies
In the context of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA), which criminalizes various fraudulent or damaging activities related to the use of...

Bryan v. Doar

Bankruptcy Law, Civil Procedure, Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law, M&A, Securities Law
In a suit against members of the board of directors of Ingersoll International, Inc. alleging breaches of fiduciary duty in connection with a sale of...

JW Acquisitions, LLC v. Shulman

Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law, M&A, Property Law & Real Estate, Securities Law
In a suit brought by a New York limited liability company against a Delaware corporation and its board chairman seeking registration of a transfer to...