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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...

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...