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Cristler v. Express Messenger Sys., Inc.

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Evidence, Labor & Employment Law
In a class action suit against defendant-parcel delivery company for improper classification of employees as independent contractors, judgment in...

Cleveland v. Internet Specialties W., Inc.

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Injury & Tort Law
In suit asserting claims of breach of contract and fraud, and other related charges in connection with a $75,000 investment made pursuant to terms of...

Madden v. Cowen & Co.

Civil Procedure, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Securities Law
In a suit against an investment bank alleging that the bank misled plaintiffs regarding the sale of their closely held corporation to a publicly...

Cotton v. Expo Power Sys.

Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Securities Law
In an action against the majority shareholders of a corporation for breach of fiduciary duties brought by a minority shareholder seeking dissolution...

Day v. Staples, Inc.

Contracts, Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Labor & Employment Law, Securities Law
In an action brought against former employer-Staples, alleging plaintiff was fired for reporting fraud, in violation of the federal whistleblower...

Sec. & Exch. Comm'n v. Papa

Civil Procedure, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Securities Law
Dismissal with prejudice of a civil complaint brought by the SEC against three individuals charging them with violations of the securities laws is...

Tin Tin Corp. v. Pacific Rim Park, LLC

Contracts, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Landlord Tenant Law, Tax Law
In an action for breach of contract and causes of action for fraud, breach of fiduciary duty, and accounting brought by 12 commercial tenants alleging...

Muskat v. US

Contracts, Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Labor & Employment Law, Tax Law
In a case involving the appropriate tax treatment of a contractual payment initially reported as ordinary income but later recharacterized as a...

Bunch v. W.R. Grace & Co.

Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law, ERISA, Labor & Employment Law, Securities Law
In consolidated suits filed by participants in defendant-employer's Retirement and Savings Plan alleging a breach of the fiduciary duty owed...

West Hills Farms, Inc. v. RCO AG Credit, Inc.

Attorney's Fees, Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law
In a derivative action in which defendant was sued by plaintiff-shareholder for allegedly unnecessary fees paid by defendant to a related corporate...