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PCTV Gold, Inc. v. SpeedNet, LLC

Civil Procedure, Commercial Law, Communications Law, Contracts, Corporation & Enterprise Law, M&A, Remedies
An order preliminarily enjoining appellant from entering into a merger or executing a joint venture with Clearwire, plaintiff's competitor, pending...

Miller v. Thane Int'l, Inc.

Class Actions, Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law, M&A, Securities Law
In a class action brought against defendants under sections 12(a)(2) and 15 of the Securities Act of 1933 alleging control person liability against...

Appriva S'holder Litig. Co., LLC v. ev3, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Health Law, M&A, Securities Law
In a consolidated appeal of shareholder litigation arising out of the acquisition of Appriva Medical, Inc. by Microvena Corporation, judgments...

Bender v. Xcel Energy, Inc.

Bankruptcy Law, Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law, ERISA, Labor & Employment Law, M&A
In an action brought by former executives who filed an ERISA action against the successor to their company's parent corporation claiming that it...

Merrill Lynch & Co. v. Allegheny Energy Inc.

Civil Procedure, Contracts, M&A
In contract dispute, multi-million-dollar judgment for plaintiffs is reversed in part where the legal arguments relied on by the district court and...

Hughes v. US

Banking Law, Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Government Contracts, Government Law, M&A, Property Law & Real Estate
In a Winstar breach of contract case, rulings in favor of plaintiff-individual corporate officer and a ruling against plaintiff-corporation are...

In re: Exxon Mobil Corp. Sec. Litig.

Civil Procedure, Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law, M&A, Oil and Gas Law, Securities Law
In an action raising securities claims brought by former shareholders of Mobil arising from an alleged misrepresentation by Exxon made in the course...

LaSalle v. Mercantile Bancorporation, Inc.

Civil Procedure, ERISA, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law, M&A
In plaintiff's action arising from the termination of his disability benefits under ERISA, summary judgment for defendant-plan administrator and a...

Ecclesiastes 9:10-11-12, Inc. v. LMC Holding Co.

Civil Procedure, Contracts, M&A, Sanctions, Securities Law
In an action arising from an asset purchase agreement for the sale of plaintiffs' snow-grooming company, dismissal of the action with prejudice for...

Murphy v. Stargate Defense Sys. Corp.

Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law, M&A, Securities Law
In a suit seeking to rescind the sale of a corporation to another business as well as two earlier stock purchases, grant for plaintiffs of the right...