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In re: Rigel Pharm., Inc. Securities Litigation

Corporation & Enterprise Law, Drugs & Biotech, Securities Law
In plaintiff's suit for securities fraud individually and on behalf of all other persons who purchased or otherwise acquired a pharmaceutical...

Securities and Exchange Commission v. Obus

Corporation & Enterprise Law, Securities Law, White Collar Crime
In the SEC's suit against defendants for insider trading in violation of section 10(b) and Rule 10b-5 under both the classical and the...

Fluor Corp. v. Superior Court of Orange County

Contracts, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Insurance Law
In an insurance coverage dispute concerning whether one corporation can assign its rights under several liability insurance policies to another...

Villari v. Mozilo

Banking Law, Class Actions, Contracts, Corporation & Enterprise Law, M&A
In a shareholder derivative action against officers and directors of Countrywide Financial Corporations, alleging that defendants had mismanaged the...

General Mills, Inc. v. Franchise Tax Bd.

Corporation & Enterprise Law, Tax Law
In a tax refund action by General Mills seeking refunds from California's Franchise Tax Board, the trial court's holding that including overall gross...

Cook Inlet Region, Inc. v. Rude

Civil Procedure, Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Government Law, Indian Law
In a suit against shareholders and former directors of an Alaska Native Regional Corporation formed under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act...

Shell Oil Co. v. US

Corporation & Enterprise Law, Government Law, International Trade, Oil and Gas Law, Tax Law
In a suit brought by Shell Oil Company for drawback claims for Harbor Maintenance Tax (HMT) and Environmental Tax (ET), the decision of the Court of...

Anschutz Corp. v. Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.

Corporation & Enterprise Law, Securities Law
In a suit against Merrill Lynch and others, claiming market manipulation, fraud, control person liability, and negligent misrepresentation, district...

Czajkowski v. Haskell & White, LLP.

Civil Procedure, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Professional Malpractice
In a plaintiff's suit for damages against an accounting firm, alleging professional negligence and related causes of action arising out of their...

Mongols Nation Motorcycle Club, Inc. v. City of Lancaster

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Injury & Tort Law
In a motorcycle club's suit against a city and its officials, alleging, inter alia, interference with exercise of civil rights, the defendants' appeal...