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In re Sunbelt Beverage Corp. Shareholder Litigation

Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, M&A, Securities Law
Summary judgment motion by defendants on plaintiffs-shareholders common law breach of fiduciary duty claims seeking rescissory relief and damages...

Omni Tech Corp. v. MPC Solutions Sales, LLC

Contracts, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, M&A
Denial of defendant's motion to stay pursuant to the parties' contractual agreement to submit certain disputes to an accounting firm is vacated where...

In re: Armstrong World Indus., Inc.

Bankruptcy Law, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Debt Collection, Injury & Tort Law
Decision denying confirmation of a bankruptcy reorganization plan is affirmed since the plan's distribution of warrants to certain equity interest...

Surgical Synergies, Inc. v. Genesee Assocs., Inc.

Contracts, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Health Law, M&A
Grant of judgment on the pleadings to third-party defendants on an indemnification claim by defendant in a breach of contract case involving a...

Tramel v. D'Angel Bedding Corp.

Civil Procedure, Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law
In an action alleging breach of an exclusive marketing license, counts against a Chief Financial Officer in his individual capacity are dismissed...

The Scripps Research Institute, Inc. v. The Scripps Research Institute

Civil Procedure, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Evidence, Intellectual Property, Tax-exempt Organizations, Trademark
Summary judgment for plaintiff in an action for declaratory relief involving the use of plaintiff's name as a corporation is reversed where the trial...

Papa John's Int'l, Inc. v. Cosentino

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Corporation & Enterprise Law
Grant of defendant's motion to dismiss in a dispute involving a franchise deal for the development of plaintiff's restaurants is reversed where the...

Brainard v. Am. Skandia Life Assurance Corp.

Contracts, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Evidence, Insurance Law
Summary judgment for defendant-insurer in a dispute connected with the purchase of certain annuity contracts from defendant is affirmed over...

In re Instinet Group, Inc. Shareholders Litigation

Attorney's Fees, Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law, M&A, Securities Law
Award of shareholder-plaintiffs' attorneys' fees is granted following court approval of a settlement in a suit challenging the proposed acquisition of...

Lieberman v. Cambridge Partners, L.L.C.

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law, M&A, Securities Law
The amended limitations period of the Public Company Reform and Investor Protection Act or Sarbanes-Oxley Act does not revive previously expired...