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Conolly v. Clark

Contracts, Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law, M&A, Securities Law
Summary judgment for defendant in a contract suit claiming that defendant breached an oral agreement to allow plaintiff to purchase all of the common...

US v. Brown

Corporation & Enterprise Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, M&A, Securities Law, White Collar Crime
In an appeal arising from a prosecution charging that certain Enron and Merrill Lynch employees engaged in a conspiracy and scheme to defraud Enron...

Salt Lake Tribune Publ'g Co., LLC v. Mgmt. Planning, Inc.

Contracts, Corporation & Enterprise Law, M&A, Media Law, Securities Law
In a case arising from the efforts of a publishing company to reacquire a newspaper and an allegedly improper appraisal in connection therewith,...

Harbinger Capital Partners Master Fund I, Ltd. v. Granite Broad. Corp.

Civil Procedure, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Debt Collection, M&A, Securities Law
In a suit brought by a stockholder seeking to enjoin certain sales of corporate assets, defendant's motion to dismiss is granted where the stockholder...

Schoon v. Troy Corp.

Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law, M&A, Securities Law
In a books and records case where a plaintiff planned to make use of the defendant company's books and records to seek a buyer for its shares, the...

Ramunno v. Capano

Corporation & Enterprise Law, M&A, Remedies, Securities Law
In a dispute over the appropriate prejudgment interest rate to be applied following the court's monetary award as a remedy for a breach of an...

Augenbaum v. Forman

Attorney's Fees, Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law, M&A, Securities Law
In a case arising from a merger between a provider of global domain registration and Internet services and a financial buyer, plaintiff's application...

Teachers' Retirement Sys. of Louisiana v. Aidinoff

Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Insurance Law, M&A, Securities Law
In a case involving allegations of corporate and directorial breaches of the duty of loyalty and fiduciary duties, defendants' motion to dismiss is in...

Wynnefield Partners Small Cap Value L.P. v. Niagara Corp.

Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law, M&A, Securities Law
In an action seeking inspection of books and records based on defendant's decision to deregister its common stock and an allegation that defendant...

Simpson v. AOL Time Warner Inc.

Communications Law, Cyberspace Law, Education Law, M&A, Securities Law
The scope of primary violation liability under section 10(b) of the Securities Exchange Act includes deceptive conduct in furtherance of a "scheme to...