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Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc. v. Montana Board of Investments

Civil Procedure, Securities Law
Orders dismissing complaint for lack of personal jurisdiction, and denial of plaintiff's motion for summary judgment, were properly reversed over...

Fundamental Portfolio Advisors, Inc. v. Tocqueville Asset Mgmt., L. P.

Contracts, Securities Law
Summary judgment in favor of defendant is modified to deny defendants' motion for summary judgment where there are questions of fact that must be...

Schiller v. Tower Semiconductor Ltd.

Administrative Law, Gaming Law, Securities Law
Dismissal of a shareholder class action complaint, on ground that defendant is a foreign private issuer exempt from Rule 14(a) of the Securities...

Financial Sec. Assurance Inc. v. Stephens, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Insurance Law, Securities Law
Dismissal of Rule 10b-5 federal securities fraud claim, based on finding that plaintiff lacks standing under section 10(b) of the Securities Exchange...

Gesoff v. IIC Indus. Inc.

Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law, M&A, Remedies, Securities Law
Following trial in a class action brought by a minority stockholder challenging a certain merger and bringing a statutory appraisal claim, the court...

In re: Appraisal of Transkaryotic Therapies, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Drugs & Biotech, Intellectual Property, Securities Law
In a discovery dispute involving a proposed confidentiality order, it is determined that the discovery order contain a single confidentiality tier as...

Deloitte & Touche v. Gencor Indus., Inc.

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Injury & Tort Law, International Law, Professional Malpractice, Securities Law
In an action concerning allegedly negligent audit work performed by defendant, orders denying defendant's motion to dismiss for lack of in personam...

Dunne v. Libbra

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Evidence, Injury & Tort Law, Securities Law
A judgment and award pursuant to a jury verdict for defendant on counterclaims of fraud and breach of contract is affirmed over claims of error...

Morris v. Wachovia Sec., Inc.

Civil Procedure, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Sanctions, Securities Law
Summary judgment in favor of defendant brokerage firm in securities fraud action, and finding of violations of Rule 11(b), Fed. R. Civ. P., is vacated...

Donner Mgmt. Co. v. Schaffer

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Securities Law
Order awarding attorney fees to defendant following the dismissal without prejudice of plaintiff's shareholder derivative lawsuit is affirmed where...