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Weinstein v. Schwartz

Corporation & Enterprise Law
In a dispute concerning ownership of company stock, summary judgment in favor of defendants is affirmed over plaintiff's claim that defendants do not...

Falkowski v. Imation Corp.

Corporation & Enterprise Law, M&A
When a parent company sells its subsidiary, the subsidiary's employees' relationship with the parent company or its affiliates ends.

Caldwell Trucking v. Rexon Tech. Corp.

Contracts, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Securities Law
The text of a retention of liabilities provision in a stock purchase agreement requires assumption of CERCLA responsibilities by the seller, rather...

Richman v. Acceptance Ins. Co.

Corporation & Enterprise Law, Securities Law
Dismissal of plaintiffs' shareholder liability suit under section 11 of the Securities Act is affirmed where the district court properly found that...

Smullin v. Mity Enter. Inc.

Corporation & Enterprise Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a sale-of-business transaction, the rehire of some of the employees without a break in operations did not constitute a "plant closing" under the...

Adams v. US

Corporation & Enterprise Law, Injury & Tort Law
Under the Federal Tort Claims Act, a corporation may not obtain immunity though the certification process of 28 U.S.C. section 2679.

Keach v. U.S. Trust Co.

Corporation & Enterprise Law, ERISA, Labor & Employment Law
In a suit alleging violations of ERISA, judgment in favor of defendant is affirmed where the district court correctly determined that there was no...

Brandon v. Anesthesia & Pain Mgmt. Assoc. Ltd.

Corporation & Enterprise Law, Debt Collection
The district court erred when it dismissed plaintiff's fraudulent conveyance claim, which alleged that defendant-corporation improperly transferred...

Macginnitie v. Hobbs Group

Civil Procedure, Corporation & Enterprise Law
The "total activities" test for a corporation's principal place of business for diversity jurisdiction purposes applies to determine the citizenship...

Reynolds v. Bement

Civil Procedure, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Labor & Employment Law
In an action to recover unpaid overtime compensation, plaintiff has failed to state a cause of action against any of the individuals who were officers...