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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...

LaSala v. Bordier et Cie

Bankruptcy Law, Civil Procedure, Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Securities Law
The Securities Litigation Uniform Standards Act (SLUSA) is no impediment to federal adjudication of either: 1) state law...

J&R Mktg. v. Gen. Motors Corp.

Commercial Law, Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Securities Law
In an action brought under Sections 11 and 12(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933 by purchasers of bonds registered by defendant-GMAC, dismissal of...

Huffman v. Comm'r Internal Revenue

Corporation & Enterprise Law, Tax Law
In a tax case arising after notices of federal income tax deficiencies were issued to shareholders of various new and used car dealerships, a...

Boulware v. US

Corporation & Enterprise Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Tax Law, White Collar Crime
In the context of sections of the Internal Revenue Code that set the conditions for treating certain corporate distributions as returns of capital,...

MBKS Co. Ltd. v. Reddy

Civil Procedure, Corporation & Enterprise Law, M&A, Securities Law
In an action challenging whether certain actions by defendant constituted a cancellation of shares, summary judgment for plaintiffs is affirmed where:...

Olson v. Auto. Club of S. California

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law
A prevailing plaintiff is not entitled to an award of expert witness fees in addition to attorney's fees under Code of Civil Procedure section 1021.5,...

Kistner v. Law Offices of Michael P. Margelefsky, LLC

Consumer Protection Law, Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Debt Collection
Subjecting the sole member of an LLC to individual liability for violations of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) requires proof that the...

Trustees of the Graphic Communications Int'l Union Health and Welfare Plan v. Bjorkedal

Attorney's Fees, Contracts, Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law, ERISA, Labor & Employment Law
In trustees' ERISA action against shareholders of a company arising after the company stopped making contributions to a fund that provided health and...

Segal v. Geisha NYC, LLC

Contracts, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Intellectual Property, Trademark
In a suit by a co-founder of a restaurant alleging trademark infringement by the other co-founders during an expansion of the restaurant, dismissal of...