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KRASNER v. MOFFETT

Corporation & Enterprise Law, M&A
A stockholder class action sufficiently alleged facts to suggest that a merger transaction was not approved by a majority consisting of disinterested...

ITPE PENSION FUND v. HALL

Contracts, Corporation & Enterprise Law, ERISA
In determining whether corporate officers may have imputed fiduciary duties and held personally liable for unpaid contributions when the governing...

ANDANTECH L.L.C. v. COMM'R OF INTERNAL REVENUE

Corporation & Enterprise Law, Tax Law
In challenges to final administrative adjustments to a partnership's tax returns, invalidation of the partnership is affirmed, but record is...

MID-AM. TITLE CO. v. TRANSNATION TITLE INS. CO.

Contracts, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Insurance Law
In a diversity suit for breach of contract brought by a title insurance agent against an underwriter, insufficient evidence existed for a jury to find...

FED. ELECTION COMM'N v. BEAUMONT

Constitutional Law, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Elections, Tax-exempt Organizations
Application of the direct contribution prohibition, 2 U.S.C. section 441b, to non-profit advocacy corporations is consistent with the First Amendment.

TRUSTEES OF THE NAT'L ELEVATOR INDUS. PENSION v. LUTYK

Corporation & Enterprise Law, ERISA, Labor & Employment Law
A company's financial insolvency and subsequent "highly suspect" loan payments made to shareholders supported the district court's decision to pierce...

LIBERTY MUT. INS. CO. v. NIPPON SANSO K.K.

Contracts, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Insurance Law
A purchase agreement gives defendant, in relation to the coverage plaintiff provided seller, the benefit of retro credits as well as the liability for...

US EX REL. PERLER v. PAPANDON

Corporation & Enterprise Law, Injury & Tort Law, Oil and Gas Law, Tax Law
Taxpayers who used a daisy chain scheme to evade gasoline excise taxes may be held jointly and severally liable under state partnership law, for...

BANK OF AM. v. MOGLIA

Bankruptcy Law, Corporation & Enterprise Law
Assets of a "rabbi trust," created by a corporation or other institution for the benefit of an executive, are excluded from a security interest where...

TRANS CHEM. LTD. v. CHINA NAT'L MACH. IMPORT & EXPORT CORP.

Civil Procedure, Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration
Motion for intervention on the issues of corporate ownership was untimely, as plaintiffs clearly had notice that their interests in the company were...