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Bixler v. Foster

Civil Procedure, Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Injury & Tort Law, Securities Law
In an action by minority shareholders of a corporation against its directors and lawyers, alleging that defendants violated the civil Racketeer...

Archdiocese of Milwaukee Supporting Fund, Inc. v. Halliburton Co.

Class Actions, Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Securities Law
In a securities fraud class action, the district court's denial of class certification is affirmed where, following review of the alleged...

Law Debenture Trust Co. v. Maverick Tube Corp.

Contracts, Corporation & Enterprise Law, M&A, Securities Law
In an action for breach of contract, unjust enrichment, and tortious interference with contract based on defendant's refusal to allow certain of its...

Hotel 71 Mezz Lender LLC v. Falor

Civil Procedure, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Debt Collection, Property Law & Real Estate
In an application for a writ of attachment, the order granting the writ is affirmed where the intangible personal property plaintiff sought to attach,...

Operating Local 649 Annuity Trust Fund v. Smith Barney Fund Mgmt. LLC

Commercial Law, Contracts, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Securities Law
In a securities fraud action alleging that defendant negotiated a contract for transfer agent services that saddled plaintiffs with excessive,...

In re: TransTexas Gas Corp.

Bankruptcy Law, Contracts, Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Insurance Law
In two related cases involving a bankrupt corporate debtor, rulings rejecting (i) a claim by corporate debtor's former CEO that the severance payments...

Nestle Purina Petcare Co. v. Comm'r. of Int'l. Rev.

Corporation & Enterprise Law, Labor & Employment Law, Securities Law, Tax Law
In the taxpayer's appeal from a tax court's ruling that the taxpayer could not deduct payments for cash distribution redemptive dividends, the order...

Account Servs. Corp. v. US

Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Criminal Law & Procedure
In a corporation's appeal from the district court's order holding it in contempt for failing to comply with a subpoena for corporate records, the...

Coto Settlement v. Eisenberg

Civil Procedure, Commercial Law, Communications Law, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Injury & Tort Law
In an action claiming that plaintiff was entitled to part of an amount refunded by the Federal Trade Commission following a judgment against plaintiff...

New York City Employees' Ret. Sys. v. Jobs

Civil Procedure, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Labor & Employment Law, Securities Law
In a securities fraud action against Steve Jobs, Apple corporation, and others concerning the issuance of an allegedly false and misleading proxy...