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Laborer's Pension Fund v. Lay-Com, Inc.

Attorney's Fees, Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Judgement Enforcement
In a case involving veil-piercing in order to collect on a default judgment, district court's judgment is affirmed in part and reversed in part where:...

Bauman v. DaimlerChrysler Corp.

Civil Procedure, Corporation & Enterprise Law
In an action against DaimlerChrysler based on human rights violations allegedly committed by Mercedes Benz Argentina, its subsidiary, in Argentina...

Liberty Prop. Trust v. Republic Props. Corp.

Corporation & Enterprise Law, Securities Law
In a securities fraud action, dismissal of the complaint is reversed where the limited partnership units at issue were securities within the meaning...

Capital Gold Group, Inc. v. Nortier

Civil Procedure, Corporation & Enterprise Law
In an appeal from an order striking plaintiff's complaint on the ground that it converted to a Delaware corporation without complying with...

Dreiling v. Am. Online, Inc.

Corporation & Enterprise Law, Cyberspace Law, Securities Law
In a shareholder derivative action seeking disgorgement of profits from AOL corporation's sale of its InfoSpace stock, summary judgment for...

US v. Textron Inc.

Civil Procedure, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Evidence, Tax Law
In an IRS enforcement action against defendant-Textron corporation, a ruling denying the petition for enforcement is vacated and remanded where,...

Pennmont Secs. v. Meyer Frucher

Administrative Law, Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Securities Law
In a dispute between the Philadelphia Stock Exchange and a member, order dismissing plaintiff-member's motion for a temporary restraining order is...

Curr-Spec Ptnrs., L.P. v. Comm'r. of Int'l. Rev.

Administrative Law, Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Tax Law
In a petition in Tax Court for review of a Final Partnership Administrative Adjustment (FPAA) issued to Petitioner by the IRS, the denial of the...

Smith v. Duffey

Bankruptcy Law, Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Injury & Tort Law
District court's dismissal for failure to state a claim is affirmed where defendants had no duty to tell plaintiff that defendants' employer was about...

Johnson v. Couturier

Civil Procedure, Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law, ERISA, Labor & Employment Law
In an ERISA action for breach of fiduciary duty through the diversion of corporate assets, a preliminary injunction in favor of plaintiffs is affirmed...