all - Opinion Summaries

Sticker v. Union Planters Bank, N.A.

Banking Law, Civil Procedure, Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Injury & Tort Law
Denial of plaintiffs' motion for leave to amend their complaint involving a loan obligation is affirmed where the district court did not err in...

Berg Chilling Sys., Inc. v. Hull Corp.

Contracts, Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, M&A
Judgment for defendant in a contract action involving defendant's alleged assumption of liability from a purchase of corporate assets is affirmed...

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

Civil Procedure, Communications Law, Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Securities Law
Dismissal of plaintiff-shareholders' putative class action against defendants, a manufacturer of specialized equipment used in fiber optic cable...

Stoe v. Flaherty

Bankruptcy Law, Civil Procedure, Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Labor & Employment Law
Dismissal of plaintiff's state court action to recover unpaid severance benefits from current and former officers of his now-bankrupt previous...

Evans v. Pearson Enter., Inc.

Banking Law, Civil Procedure, Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law, M&A, Property Law & Real Estate
Dismissal of plaintiff's claims for breach of trust, shareholder oppression, and fraud claims is affirmed regarding challenged business transactions...

Benak v. Alliance Capital Mgmt. L.P.

Civil Procedure, Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Securities Law
Dismissal of shareholder plaintiffs' class action complaint on statute of limitations grounds in a securities fraud case involving a long term capital...

Lugosch v. Pyramid Co. of Onondaga

Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Contracts, Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Media Law, Tax Law
Documents submitted to a court in support of or in opposition to a motion for summary judgment are judicial documents to which a presumption of...

Crescent/Mach I Partnership, L.P. v. Turner

Contracts, Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law, M&A
Motions for summary judgment by defendants are granted as to two defendants and granted in part as to a third in an action by former shareholders of a...

Bonham v. HBW Holdings, Inc.

Contracts, Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, M&A
Defendants' motion to dismiss is denied in a dispute over certain escrow funds involved in the purchase of a corporation from plaintiffs, and...

Allaire Corp. v. Okumus

Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Securities Law
Dismissal of an action under section 16(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 alleging liability for short-swing trades of plaintiff's stock is...