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Little Gem Life Sciences LLC v. Orphan Med., Inc.

Civil Procedure, Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Drugs & Biotech, M&A, Securities Law
In a securities class action against a company alleging that the company and two of its principal executive officers negligently failed to disclose...

Suess v. US

Banking Law, Commercial Law, Contracts, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Government Law, M&A
In a shareholder derivative suit claiming that the government breached a contract with a savings and loan association guaranteeing certain accounting...

Fed. Trade Comm'n v. Whole Foods Mkt., Inc.

Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Commercial Law, Corporation & Enterprise Law, M&A
Denial of the FTC's request for a preliminary injunction against the merger of the Whole Foods and Wild Oats supermarket chains is reversed and...

Robert F. Kennedy Med. Ctr. v. Leavitt

Administrative Law, Government Benefits, Government Law, Health Law, M&A
Summary judgment affirming a denial of plaintiff-hospital operator's Medicare reimbursement request is affirmed over a claim that the Secretary of...

MeadWestvaco Corp. v. Illinois Dep't of Revenue

Constitutional Law, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Government Law, M&A, Tax Law
In a case raising the issue of whether Illinois constitutionally taxed an apportioned share of the capital gain realized by Mead, an out-of-state...

Appleton Acquisition, LLC v. Nat'l Housing P'ship

Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law, M&A
A limited partner who objects to a merger with another entity under Partnership Law section 121-1102 on the grounds that a transaction was premised on...

Miller v. Thane Int'l, Inc.

Class Actions, Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law, M&A, Securities Law
In a class action brought against defendants under sections 12(a)(2) and 15 of the Securities Act of 1933 alleging control person liability against...

Fifth Third Bank v. US

Banking Law, Contracts, Government Law, M&A, Remedies
In a long-running, Winstar-related case in which plaintiff-banking institution alleged that it was financially injured by actions of the government...

Hauspie v. Stonington Partners, Inc.

Banking Law, Bankruptcy Law, Civil Procedure, M&A, Securities Law
In an action challenging a default judgment in excess of $750 million, judgment is reversed in part where the complaint on which the default judgment...

First Fed. Lincoln Bank v. US

Banking Law, Contracts, Government Contracts, Government Law, M&A, Remedies
In a Winstar case involving allegations that the government entered into contracts with plaintiff-bank regarding regulatory treatment of goodwill, a...