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WEST v. BALFOUR BEATTY CONSTR., INC.

Bankruptcy Law, Corporation & Enterprise Law
A corporate officer is not entitled to indemnification under Delaware law for acts committed for his own benefit before he was employed by the...

MCDONALD v. KINDER-MORGAN, INC.

Corporation & Enterprise Law, Securities Law
A corporation's statements in a "10Q" report, relied on by plaintiff shareholders, were accurate reports of historical fact, and disclosure of such...

AM. CAS. CO. OF READING, PENNSYLVANIA v. ETOWAH BANK

Corporation & Enterprise Law, Insurance Law
The term "taking over" was not ambiguous as used in a financial institution bond (a quasi-insurance policy) provision mandating that coverage ceased...

ESTATE OF GODLEY v. COMM'R OF INTERNAL REVENUE

Corporation & Enterprise Law, Tax Law
In tax court's valuation of decedent's partnership interests, decision not to discount value for decedent's lack of "control" over partnership...

THE LIMITED, INC. v. COMMISIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE

Banking Law, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Tax Law
Tax Court erred in its conclusion that taxpayer-controlled foreign corporations' purchase of certificates of deposit from taxpayer's subsidiary credit...

CHEVRON USA, INC. v. EL-KHOURY

Contracts, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Oil and Gas Law, Tax Law
In an action for termination of franchise, summary judgment for plaintiff was improper where a question of fact existed as to whether failure to pay...

IVAX CORP. v. B. BRAUN OF AMERICA, INC.

Contracts, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration
The district court erred in finding that defendant had waived its right to arbitration, and, because the dispute at issue falls within the scope of...

MONSANTO CO. v. BOUSTANY

Contracts, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Securities Law
The sale of plaintiff's subsidiary company resulted in a "Termination of Employment" of the sub's employees within the meaning of the employee...

STROUGO v. BASSINI

Class Actions, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Securities Law
Where alleged injuries resulting from the coercive nature of a rights offering were to shareholders alone, and did not derive from an injury to the...

HASEOTES v. CUMBERLAND FARMS, INC.

Bankruptcy Law, Corporation & Enterprise Law
Where a director of the debtor caused his wholly-owned company to pay down a debt owed to him, while ignoring a bigger debt owed to the debtor, the...