all - Opinion Summaries

Colucci v. Agfa Corp. Severance Pay Plan

Contracts, ERISA, Labor & Employment Law, M&A
In an ERISA dispute over the calculation of plaintiff's severance benefits, the district court's determination that defendant abused its discretion in...

Mehiel v. Solo Cup. Co.

Contracts, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, M&A
Motion for summary judgment by plaintiff, the shareholder representative for shareholders of an acquired company, seeking a declaration barring...

In re LNR Prop. Corp. S'holders Litig.

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law, M&A, Property Law & Real Estate, Securities Law
In a class action against a corporation, its former directors, and its former controlling shareholder alleging breach of fiduciary duty in connection...

US v. Dairy Farmers of Am. Inc.

Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Contracts, M&A
Summary judgment against the government's claim that defendant violated the Clayton Act is reversed where the district court erred in failing to...

Beck v. Pace Int'l Union

Bankruptcy Law, ERISA, Labor & Employment Law, M&A
Merger into a multiemployer plan is a permissible means of terminating a pension plan under ERISA.

Grosset v. Wenaas

Constitutional Law, Corporation & Enterprise Law, M&A
In a shareholder derivative action, plaintiff lacks standing to bring suit where he is no longer a shareholder as a result of a merger.

First Union Nat'l Bank v. Benham

Civil Procedure, Evidence, M&A, Professional Malpractice
In a legal malpractice lawsuit, the district court erred in refusing to admit plaintiff's expert's testimony since he was offering his opinion based...

US v. Gen. Battery Corp. Inc.

Environmental Law, M&A
Defendants are responsible for the environmental response costs of their predecessor where a de facto merger occurred such that successor liability...

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.

Acadia v. New Castle County

Corporation & Enterprise Law, M&A, Tax Law
Reverse mergers involving real estate are exempted from the Delaware realty transfer tax.