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Gatz v. Ponsoldt

Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law, M&A
In an action brought by minority public stockholders setting forth claims arising out of several corporate transactions that occurred between 1992 and...

Littriello v. US

Administrative Law, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Labor & Employment Law, Tax Law
In a challenge to the Treasury Department's so-called "check-the-box" regulations, which were promulgated in 1996 to simplify the classification of...

Ray v. Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.

Corporation & Enterprise Law, Securities Law
In a suit under sections 10(b) and 20(a) of the Securities Exchange Act by investors who suffered stock market losses against an investment advisor...

Exxon Mobil Corp. v. Comm'r of Internal Revenue

Corporation & Enterprise Law, Tax Law
In a taxpayer dispute over the rate at which the government paid interest on overpayments of taxes by Exxon corporation, a ruling against Exxon is...

US v. Davenport

Civil Procedure, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Securities Law, Tax Law
In an action in which the government sought to collect an unpaid gift tax from defendant-inter vivos transferee, a judgment holding that defendant was...

In Re: ABC-Naco, Inc.

Bankruptcy Law, Contracts, Corporation & Enterprise Law
In a suit by a committee of unsecured creditors of a bankrupt company to recover payments to a software vendor, the district court's determination...

Dollie's Playhouse, Inc. v. Nable Excavating, Inc.

Bankruptcy Law, Civil Procedure, Contracts, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Property Law & Real Estate
Dismissal of an adversary complaint by a debtor in bankruptcy against a creditor is affirmed where the suit was barred by res judicata since the...

Paolini v. Albertson's Inc.

Contracts, Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Labor & Employment Law, Securities Law
In an action brought against former employer-Albertson's and a plan administrator challenging decisions regarding the company's stock-based incentive...

Whitebox Convertible Arbitrage Partners, L.P. v. IVAX Corp.

Contracts, Corporation & Enterprise Law, M&A, Securities Law
In a suit brought by a collection of partnerships and a unit trust for breach of contract over defendant's refusal to pay plaintiffs a "make-whole"...

SEC v. Merchant Capital, LLC

Corporation & Enterprise Law, Securities Law
In enforcement action alleging violations of the registration and antifraud provisions of the federal securities laws, holding that interests sold in...