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E. Hampton Union Free Sch. Dist. v. Sandpebble Builders, Inc

Construction, Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law
In litigation brought by a school district against a corporation it had hired to perform construction management services, and where the school...

Standard Investment Chartered, Inc. v. National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc.

Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Securities Law
In a securities action alleging that defendant, which are self-regulatory organizations (SRO) and its officers made misstatements in connection with a...

Kirschner v. KPMG LLP

Bankruptcy Law, Civil Procedure, Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Injury & Tort Law
In a case involving the standing of the trustee of a bankrupt corporation's litigation trust to sue third parties who allegedly assisted corporate...

In re: Oracle Corp. Sec. Litig.

Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Securities Law
In a securities litigation against Oracle and three of its officers alleging that Oracle missed its earnings per share target due to an elaborate...

Versata Enters., Inc. v. Selectica, Inc.

Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Securities Law
In an action seeking a declaration that a "poison pill" shareholders' rights provision was valid and enforceable, judgment for plaintiffs is affirmed...

Kirschner v. KPMG LLP

Bankruptcy Law, Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Securities Law
In a derivative action against accounting firms by the litigation trustee of a bankrupt corporation for allegedly aiding and abetting fraud, in...

Bender v. Jordan

Banking Law, Contracts, Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Securities Law
In a securities fraud action against a bank, five of its then-directors and its president and CEO, the district court's order requiring the...

Ahcom, Ltd. v. Smeding

Bankruptcy Law, Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Debt Collection
In an action against the shareholders of a bankrupt corporation, dismissal of the complaint is reversed where a creditor of a corporation in...

In re: Adelphia Communications Corp. Sec. & Deriv. Litig.

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Securities Law
In a securities and derivative litigation, a denial of non-lead class counsel's petition for increased attorneys' fees following a settlement is...

Bear Mountain Orchards, Inc. v. Mich-Kim, Inc.

Agriculture, Commercial Law, Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Government Law
In plaintiffs' suit against an officer of a now defunct wholesale produce dealer, claiming that the officer is individually liable to them under the...