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IN RE: ENVIRODYNE INDUS, INC.

Corporation & Enterprise Law, Tax Law
For subsidiaries to be parts of the same "unitary business group" per 35 ILCS 5/502(e), there has to be some integration beyond the bare minimum of...

ZHENG v. LIBERTY APPAREL CO. INC.

Corporation & Enterprise Law, Labor & Employment Law
Because of the broad definition of "employ" given in the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), 29 U.S.C. section 203(g), an entity's exercise of an...

GOLD v. GOLD REALTY CO.

Civil Procedure, Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Judgement Enforcement
Trial court did not abuse its discretion by appointing a receiver to implement judgment requiring dissolution of corporation and liquidation of its...

COLON v. R.K. GRACE & CO.

Contracts, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration
Defendant unsuccessfully appeals district court's refusal to recognize any of three arbitration provisions it allegedly entered into with the...

EVEREST INVESTORS 8 v. MCNEIL PARTNERS

Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law, M&A
Where a limited partnership merges into a new entity, becoming a wholly owned subsidiary of that entity, and the interests of the limited partners are...

STATE FARM MUT. AUTO. INS. CO. v. SUPERIOR COURT OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY (JERRY HILL)

Class Actions, Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law
Because the declaration of dividends concerns the internal affairs of the insurance company, and because the company is incorporated and headquartered...

FRASER v. NATIONWIDE MUT. INS. CO.

Corporation & Enterprise Law, Labor & Employment Law
Facts do not support at-will independent contractor's claims of wrongful termination, bad faith in Board review, or Electronic Communications Privacy...

CARGO PARTNER AG v. ALBATRANS, INC.

Commercial Law, Contracts, Corporation & Enterprise Law
Dismissal of plaintiff's complaint to recover on a trade debt is affirmed, where defendant could not be held liable for the contract debts of...

FIRST UNION NAT'L BANK v. PICTET OVERSEAS TRUST CORP.

Civil Procedure, Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law
District court's dismissal of two counterclaims for breach of fiduciary duty and conversion as moot is reversed. Successful summary judgment award...

WHETSTONE CANDY CO., INC. v. KRAFT FOODS, INC.

Contracts, Corporation & Enterprise Law
Under the express language of a settlement agreement between the plaintiff and defendant, a subsidiary of defendant is not bound by the terms of the...