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RK Co. v. See

Commercial Law, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Evidence, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law, Securities Law
In plaintiff's suit against Harvard Scientific Corporation (HSC) and its founder for inducing plaintiff to buy HSC stock through its misleading and...

SEC v. Cuban

Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Securities Law
In an action by the SEC alleging that defendant, Mark Cuban, violated Section 17(a) of the Securities Act of 1933, Section 10(b) of the Securities...

Louisiana Sch. Employees' Ret. Sys. v. Ernst & Young, LLP

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Drugs & Biotech, Securities Law
In a securities fraud class action lawsuit against a public accounting firm Ernst & Young in connection with purchase of publicly traded securities of...

Rio Grande Royalty Co. v. Energy Transfer Ptnrs., L.P.

Commercial Law, Contracts, Injury & Tort Law, Oil and Gas Law, Securities Law
In an action contending that defendants committed common law fraud by truthfully reporting natural gas transactions that, because of the defendants'...

Detroit Gen. Ret. Sys. v. Medtronic, Inc.

Corporation & Enterprise Law, Drugs & Biotech, Health Law, Securities Law
In an action alleging that a biotechnology company engaged in securities fraud by misleading investors as to the seriousness of a problem with certain...

Lambrecht v. O'Neal

Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law, M&A, Securities Law
In a proceeding under Article IV, Section 11(8) of the Delaware Constitution and Supreme Court Rule 41 on a question of law certified to the Delaware...

In re: Dittmar

Bankruptcy Law, Property Law & Real Estate, Securities Law
In bankruptcy trustees' appeal from the judgment of the bankruptcy appellate panel holding that debtors' stock appreciation rights (SARs) were not...

Iowa Pub. Employees' Ret. Sys. v. MF Global, Ltd.

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Securities Law
In an action alleging material misstatements and omissions in a prospectus and registration statement of defendant, and asserting claims under section...

McKissick v. Yuen

Attorney's Fees, Contracts, Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Labor & Employment Law, Securities Law
In an action against plaintiff's former company and two of its former officers, accusing them of perpetrating a fraud that rendered her stock options...

U.S. Sec. & Exch. Comm'n v. Hyatt

Civil Procedure, Sanctions, Securities Law
District court's order of contempt and award of attorney's fees against nonparties for their failure to adequately respond to two subpoenas duces...