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Rosewood Serv. Inc. v. Sunflower Diversified Serv.

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Injury & Tort Law, Tax-exempt Organizations
In a section 1983 action, defendants, a private non-profit corporation and its president, are not entitled to assert qualified immunity because they...

Empagran S.A. v. F. Hoffman-Laroche, Ltd.

Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Civil Procedure, Corporation & Enterprise Law
Plaintiffs-foreign corporations' suit, which alleges price fixing in violation of the Sherman Act, is dismissed for lack of subject matter...

Wyser-Pratte Mgmt. Co. v. Telxon Corp.

Civil Procedure, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Securities Law
Dismissal of plaintiff's fraud claims, alleging that defendants engaged in a deceptive scheme to inflate financial results, is affirmed where the...

Baillie Lumber Co. v. Thompson

Bankruptcy Law, Civil Procedure, Corporation & Enterprise Law
Question of whether a corporate entity in bankruptcy may bring an alter ego action against its former principle is certified to the Supreme Court of...

Cinema 84 v. Comm'r of Internal Revenue

Constitutional Law, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Tax Law
Dismissal of plaintiff's partnership-level suit is affirmed over his claim that the Tax Court failed to appoint a tax matters partner to represent the...

Consumers Union v. State of N.Y.

Consumer Protection Law, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Health Law, Tax-exempt Organizations
Plaintiffs have not stated a viable cause of action to challenge the legislation authorizing the conversion of defendant-Empire HealthChoice from a...

India.com, Inc. v. Dalal

Contracts, Corporation & Enterprise Law
In a breach of contract claim, the district court incorrectly awarded damages to defendant on the theory that he was a third-party beneficiary of a...

Sunseri v. Macro Cellular Partners

Civil Procedure, Corporation & Enterprise Law
In a suit to collect damages allegedly owed from a now defunct partnership, dismissal of the case for lack of diversity jurisdiction is affirmed over...

Kralik v. 239 East 79th St. Owners

Contracts, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Landlord Tenant Law, Property Law & Real Estate
Whether plaintiffs are holders of unsold shares of a unit in a cooperative apartment building should be determined solely by applying ordinary...

Sphinx Int'l, Inc. v. Nat'l Union Fire Ins. Co.

Corporation & Enterprise Law, Insurance Law
Plaintiff-corporation's directors' and officers' liability policy, which acts to bar coverage for claims brought by directors and officers, also bars...