all - Opinion Summaries

Laperriere v. Vesta Ins. Group, Inc.

Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Securities Law
In an appeal addressing whether, and to what extent, the proportionate liability scheme of section 21(D)(f) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934...

Consol. Mgmt. Group, LLC v. Dep't of Corp.

Administrative Law, Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Securities Law
In a case wherein the trial court denied a petition for writ of administrative mandamus which sought to overturn a California Department of...

Kirschbaum vs. Reliant Energy, Inc.

Class Actions, Corporation & Enterprise Law, ERISA, Labor & Employment Law, Securities Law
Certification of a class and grant of corporate defendants' motion for summary judgment on all claims related to plaintiff-employee's ERISA class...

S. San Joaquin Irrigation Dist. v. Superior Court (Pac. Gas & Elec. Co.)

Administrative Law, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Government Law, Oil and Gas Law, Public Utilities
In a case wherein a district planned to add "retail electric service" to its existing services but unsuccessfully sought approval from a local agency...

SC Manufactured Homes, Inc. v. Liebert

Civil Procedure, Commercial Law, Consumer Protection Law, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Injury & Tort Law, Property Law & Real Estate, Remedies
In an appeal involving allegations that a mobilehome park and a number of mobilehome dealers were involved in an illegal arrangement whereby...

Bradstreet v. Wong

Bankruptcy Law, Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Labor & Employment Law, Remedies
In an action involving whether defendants, as shareholders, officers, or managing agents of several corporations may be held personally liable for...

Mississippi Public Employees' Ret. Sys. v. Boston Scientific Co.

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Health Law, Securities Law
In a securities class action wherein plaintiff alleged that a company's executives withheld material information about problems concerning a recalled...

MeadWestvaco Corp. v. Illinois Dep't of Revenue

Constitutional Law, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Government Law, M&A, Tax Law
In a case raising the issue of whether Illinois constitutionally taxed an apportioned share of the capital gain realized by Mead, an out-of-state...

US v. E-Gold, Ltd.

Asset Forfeiture, Constitutional Law, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Government Law
Order upholding an asset seizure order and post-indictment restraining order applicable to the assets and records of transactions of a corporate...

US v. Sullivan

Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, White Collar Crime
Defendants' convictions and sentences for mail, wire, and bankruptcy fraud, money laundering, and conspiracy to commit fraud and money laundering are...