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In re: Merck & Co., Inc. Sec. Litig.

Class Actions, Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Drugs & Biotech, Securities Law
Dismissal of plaintiffs' class-action claims alleging securities fraud pursuant to a motion under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6) is...

Oliver Press Partners, LLC v. Decker

Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Remedies
Motion to expedite a hearing in a challenge regarding an advance notice bylaw provision of defendant-corporation is denied where plaintiffs delayed in...

Stone v. Duke Energy Corp.

Civil Procedure, Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Labor & Employment Law, Public Utilities, Securities Law
Dismissal for lack of jurisdiction of plaintiff's action as to claims under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 alleging that employer defendant violated...

Yung v. Lee

Corporation & Enterprise Law, International Trade, Securities Law
Section 12(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933 does not apply to private transactions because such transactions are not subject to the prospectus...

Frank, Weinberg & Black, P.A. v. Effman

Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Ethics & Professional Responsibility
Defendant-law firm's petition for writ of certiorari to quash a denial of its motion to disqualify counsel for plaintiff in an underlying action for...

Elec. Funds Solutions v. Murphy

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Ethics & Disciplinary Code, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, False Advertising, Injury & Tort Law, Property Law & Real Estate, Remedies, Sanctions, Trade Secrets
Default judgment awarding damages of $24,040,272 pursuant to an order striking defendants' answer as a discovery sanction is reversed where the...

Stuebler v. Xcelera.com

Class Actions, Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Cyberspace Law, Securities Law
Order certifying a class and an insider trading subclass in a securities fraud class action involving an internet holding company is affirmed where...

Bowe v. Polymedica Corp.

Class Actions, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Health Law, Securities Law
Order certifying a class in a securities fraud class action involving medical supply companies is vacated where the district court adopted an...

Nat. Ass'n of Sec. Dealers, Inc. v. Sec. & Exchange Comm'n

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Government Law, Securities Law
Petition for review of agency defendant's reversal of a disciplinary determination by petitioner involving offenses under the Exchange Act is...

Peebles v. Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Inc.

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Property Law & Real Estate, Securities Law
Denial of plaintiff's petition to vacate a zero dollar arbitration award following defendant's removal to federal court is affirmed where the district...