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Affordable Housing Pres. Found. v. Smith Wiiams

Civil Procedure, Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law
In a suit seeking declaratory and injunctive relief, final order granting a permanent injunction is affirmed over claims that: 1) plaintiff, as a...

Marquez Knolls Prop. Owners Ass'n, Inc. v. Executive Risk Indem., Inc.

Construction, Contracts, Corp. Governance, Insurance Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In case involving insurer's refusal to defend homeowner association against suit brought by homeowners found to have violated CC&Rs by building a...

Ridge at Red Hawk, L.L.C. v. Schneider

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration
In an action seeking the vacation or modification of an arbitration award on the ground that the arbitrators erred in determining the proper venue for...

AT&T Corp. v. Clarendon Am. Ins. Co.

Bankruptcy Law, Communications Law, Contracts, Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Insurance Law, Securities Law
In an action brought by AT&T against several insurance carriers for breaches of certain issued Director and Officer policies, dismissal of the...

Comcast of Illinois v. Multi-Vision Elecs., Inc.

Civil Procedure, Communications Law, Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Remedies
In an action against defendant-company and its sole officer/shareholder alleging that they had violated the Cable Communications Policy Act and...

McAninch v. Wintermute

Banking Law, Civil Procedure, Contracts, Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law, Securities Law
In a breach of contract action brought by former bank directors against their insurer, an insurer may not avoid its duty to indemnify under a D&O...

Plains Commerce Bank v. Long Family Land & Cattle Co., Inc.

Banking Law, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Indian Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In a bank's declaratory judgment action brought against a husband and wife, and their family farm and ranch business located on tribal land, seeking...

Reis v. Walker

Civil Procedure, Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a dispute brought by former employee against the corporation's president and chief executive officer involving claims based on allegations that...

Harlamert v. World Finer Foods, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Securities Law
In a declaratory judgment action brought by the administrator of an estate against a closely held corporation alleging that the estate is permitted to...

Tellabs, Inc. v. Makor Issues & Rights, Ltd.

Civil Procedure, Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Evidence, Securities Law
In the context of private securities fraud actions and the pleading requirements of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act (PSLRA) intended to...