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US v. Brown

Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Drugs & Biotech, Securities Law, Sentencing, White Collar Crime
Former Chief Legal Counsel for Rite Aid's conviction and sentence for conspiracy to commit accounting fraud, filing false statements with the SEC, and...

Thiara v. Pac. Coast Khaksa Diwan Society

Civil Procedure, Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Tax-exempt Organizations
In proceedings seeking a petition for writ of mandate to compel a nonprofit religious corporation and its officers to permit five of its members to...

Bixler v. Foster

Civil Procedure, Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Injury & Tort Law, Securities Law
In an action by minority shareholders of a corporation against its directors and lawyers, alleging that defendants violated the civil Racketeer...

Archdiocese of Milwaukee Supporting Fund, Inc. v. Halliburton Co.

Class Actions, Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Securities Law
In a securities fraud class action, the district court's denial of class certification is affirmed where, following review of the alleged...

In re: TransTexas Gas Corp.

Bankruptcy Law, Contracts, Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Insurance Law
In two related cases involving a bankrupt corporate debtor, rulings rejecting (i) a claim by corporate debtor's former CEO that the severance payments...

In re: Baldwin

Bankruptcy Law, Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law
In bankruptcy adversary proceedings by the trustee seeking to dissolve a family limited partnership in which debtor owned a 99% limited partnership...

Alaska Elec. Pension Fund v. Brown

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Corp. Governance
In an action alleging breaches of fiduciary duty and disclosure claims relating to a tender offer, the denial of an intervenor's motion to recover...

Erwin v. US

Civil Procedure, Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Government Law, Tax Law
District court's imposition of personal liability on defendant for payroll withholding taxes owed by a company, where he owned a one-third interest...

Marion v. TDI, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Securities Law
In an action brought by a receiver for a corporation through which a Ponzi scheme was run against various third-parties, denial of defendants'...

City of Harper Woods' Employees' Ret. Sys. v. Olver

Civil Procedure, Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Securities Law
In a shareholder derivative action alleging breaches of fiduciary duties and waste of corporate assets by current and former directors of a...