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Pachter v. Bernard Hodes Group

Contracts, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a claim brought by former employee-plaintiff challenging legality of deductions under Article 6 section 193 of the New York Labor law taken by...

Freeland . Enodis Corp.

Bankruptcy Law, Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law
In multiple appeals arising out of bankruptcy proceedings, plaintiff trustee can avoid transfers from Consolidated to defendant between 1989 and 1995...

Mamot Feed Lot & Trucking v. Hobson

Banking Law, Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law
In a class action raising federal usury and antitying claims against a bank, its holding company, and various shareholders, officers, and employees of...

Ley v. Visteon Corp.

Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law, M&A, Securities Law, Transportation
In a class action securities violation case, dismissal of the action is affirmed where: 1) plaintiffs failed to allege a misrepresentation or omission...

Swiger v. Allegheny Energy, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a tort suit asserting numerous state-law claims, dismissal for lack of federal diversity jurisdiction is affirmed where a federal district court...

W. Filter Corp. v. Argan, Inc.

Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law, M&A, Securities Law
In a contract and tort action arising from the parties' execution of a Stock Purchase Agreement (SPA), summary judgment for defendant on limitations...

Gong v. RFG Oil, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Ethics & Disciplinary Code, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Labor & Employment Law, Oil and Gas Law
Denial of motion to disqualify counsel for defendants is reversed and remanded where: 1) an actual conflict of interest existed between defendants;...

Ritter & Ritter, Inc. v. Churchill Condominium Ass'n

Attorney's Fees, Construction, Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Injury & Tort Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In an action against defendant-condominium housing association for breach of fiduciary duty and negligence, judgment in favor of plaintiff-homeowners...

Joyce v. Morgan Stanley & Co., Inc.

Banking Law, Civil Procedure, Communications Law, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Injury & Tort Law, Securities Law
In a suit by shareholders of a telecommunications company alleging that defendant, while advising the company during its acquisition by another...

CA Inc. v. AFSCME Employees Pension Plan

Administrative Law, Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Securities Law
Two certified questions, arising from an action before the SEC to determine whether respondent-shareholders' proposed bylaw requiring reimbursement of...