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Elam v. Neidorff

Civil Procedure, Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Securities Law
In an appeal arising out of a securities fraud class action against a corporation and various officers, grant of defendants' motion to dismiss the...

Potter v. Hughes

Civil Procedure, Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Evidence, Securities Law
In a shareholder derivative action, dismissal for failure to make adequate demand on the board of directors is affirmed where demand letters regarding...

Crawford Group, Inc. v. Holekamp

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Remedies, Securities Law
In a dispute over the value of former executive vice president's stock in Enterprise Rent-A-Car, an order confirming an arbitration award of about...

Ley v. Visteon Corp.

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Evidence, Securities Law
In an action brought by individuals who purchased or otherwise acquired Visteon securities during a period between 2000 and 2005, grant of defendants'...

Vacold LLC, Immunotherapy, Inc. v. Cerami

Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Securities Law
In a lawsuit by former shareholder against other shareholder for securities fraud, grant of partial summary judgment in favor of defendants is...

In re Heritage Bond Litig.

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Commercial Law, Corp. Governance, Injury & Tort Law, Securities Law
In a challenge to the scope of bar orders issued in securities class action settlements, bar orders forbidding all suits by non-settling defendant...

US v. Hagerman

Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Environmental Law, Sentencing, Water Law
In a case involving criminal sanctions against a corporation for violations of the Clean Water Act, appeals from dismissal of the government's...

Hill v. State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co.

Class Actions, Commercial Law, Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Insurance Law, Securities Law
In a class action alleging breach of duty to pay dividends, summary judgment for defendant based on the business judgment rule is affirmed where: 1)...

Hill v. State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co.

Class Actions, Commercial Law, Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Insurance Law, Securities Law
In a class action alleging breach of duty to pay dividends, summary judgment for defendant based on the business judgment rule is affirmed where: 1)...

Lee v. Dynamex

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Corp. Governance, Labor & Employment Law, Transportation
In a putative class action lawsuit against defendant-parcel delivery company alleging it had improperly reclassified plaintiffs-drivers from employees...