all - Opinion Summaries

Frame v. PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Banking Law, Contracts, Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Professional Malpractice, Property Law & Real Estate, Securities Law, White Collar Crime
Summary judgment for defendant, auditor, on a class action claim of aiding and abetting fraud is reversed where a triable issue of material fact as to...

In re LNR Prop. Corp. S'holders Litig.

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law, M&A, Property Law & Real Estate, Securities Law
In a class action against a corporation, its former directors, and its former controlling shareholder alleging breach of fiduciary duty in connection...

Moulton v. US

Attorney's Fees, Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Government Law, Tax Law
Order denying plaintiff's motion for attorneys' fees and costs in a taxpayer suit is affirmed where there was no abuse of discretion in the district...

Homestore, Inc. v. Tafeen

Contracts, Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Securities Law, White Collar Crime
Judgment for plaintiff in an advancement action against his corporate employer is affirmed over defendant's claims of error where defendant's bylaws...

Rockies Fund v. Sec. and Exch. Comm'n

Administrative Law, Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Sanctions, Securities Law
Petition for review of a Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) order sanctioning petitioners under various rules is granted and the SEC order...

Feder v. Elec. Data Sys. Corp.

Class Actions, Communications Law, Contracts, Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law, ERISA, Government Contracts, Securities Law
Class certification in a securities class action is affirmed where there was no abuse of discretion in finding the state of New Jersey to be an...

Spotts v. US

Banking Law, Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Debt Collection, Family Law, Property Law & Real Estate, Tax Law
Summary judgment for defendant-I.R.S. in an action seeking to remove a nominee federal tax lien is reversed where the lower court did not apply state...

US v. Acorn Tech. Fund

Contracts, Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Injury & Tort Law
District court erred in its determination that plaintiffs' fraud in the inducement claims could only be brought derivatively and were without merit as...

Dejulius v. N.E. Health Care Employeesbon

Class Actions, Constitutional Law, Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Securities Law
The notice program under Fed. R. Civ. P. 23 is sufficient, and due process is satisfied even where Plaintiffs, shareholders holding shares under their...

Andrews v. Kowa Printing Corp.

Bankruptcy Law, Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Labor & Employment Law
In an action brought under the Illinois Wage Act for unpaid vacation time and severance pay after defendant Kowa Printing terminated business,...