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CZIRAKI v. THUNDER CATS, INC.

Attorney's Fees, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Securities Law
In denying a minority shareholder's motion for attorney fees, the trial court erred in failing to apply the common fund and substantial benefit...

HARDY v. WALSH MANNING SEC., L.L.C.

Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Labor & Employment Law, Securities Law
A National Association of Securities Dealers arbitration panel's award, in a claim alleging improprieties in connection with the handling of an...

ALAN v. SUPERIOR COURT OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY (UBS PAINEWEBBER INC.)

Civil Procedure, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Securities Law
In an action to compel arbitration to be conducted by a securities industry self-regulatory organization (SRO) that will not comply with ethical...

LEVITT v. BEAR STEARNS & CO., INC.

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Securities Law
The district court's conclusion, that there were sufficient "storm warnings" that would have caused a reasonably prudent investor to discover...

MCKESSON HBOC, INC. v. NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND, INC.

Corporation & Enterprise Law, M&A, Securities Law
Neither a merger agreement nor a prospectus controls the relationship between a surviving corporation and shareholders, but the corporation cannot...

LOWRY v. SECS. & EXCH. COMM'N

Sanctions, Securities Law
SEC's decision to bar appellant from associating with an investment advisor, as the penalty for failing to report to the Commission and inform...

ADAMS v. KINDER-MORGAN, INC.

Class Actions, Securities Law
A fraud class action under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 1) pled facts with sufficient particularity to satisfy section 78u-4(b)(1) standards,...

PIRRAGLIA v. NOVELL, INC.

Securities Law
Dismissal of claims under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 is reversed, as plaintiffs stated a claim with respect to an alleged...

EGGHEAD.COM, INC. v. BROOKHAVEN CAPITAL MGMT. CO., LTD.

Securities Law
In a derivative action brought under section 16(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, with respect to short swing transactions in question,...

MELTON v. PASQUA

Administrative Law, Contracts, Securities Law
Although a settlement agreement between investors and a commodity trading company did not provide for an admission of guilt or an apology, plaintiffs...