| Description | Date | Docket # |
|---|---|---|
Brown v. Pacifica Foundation, Inc.California Court of Appeal
Media Law, Tax-exempt Organizations, Corp. Governance
Held that a board member of a nonprofit corporation was not entitled to a preliminary injunction barring her from being removed from the board....
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04/29/2019 | A152824 |
Summers v. ColetteCalifornia Court of Appeal
Tax-exempt Organizations, Corp. Governance
Revived a lawsuit accusing a board member of a nonprofit organization of self-dealing and other misconduct. Held that the plaintiff, also a board...
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04/15/2019 | B285488 |
Howard v. GoldbloomCalifornia Court of Appeal
Corp. Governance, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Labor & Employment Law
Held that a former company president did not have to arbitrate his claims that the CEO and others wrongfully diluted his interest in the high-tech...
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12/21/2018 | A154298 |
Drulias v. 1st Century Bancshares, Inc.California Court of Appeal
Corp. Governance, Securities Law, Civil Procedure
Affirmed that a proposed shareholder class action could not proceed in a California court. The proper jurisdiction was Delaware because the defendant...
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12/21/2018 | H045049 |
Ontiveros v. ConstableCalifornia Court of Appeal
Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law
In a case in which a minority shareholder sued a majority shareholder, reversed and remanded with directions to reinstitute a special proceeding under...
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09/18/2018 | D072437 |
In re Sino Clean Energy, Inc.United States Ninth Circuit
Corporation & Enterprise Law, Bankruptcy Law, Corp. Governance
Held that former board members of a corporation lacked corporate authority when they filed a Chapter 11 bankruptcy petition. The board members argued...
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08/27/2018 | 17-15316 |
Slone v. Commissioner of Internal RevenueUnited States Ninth Circuit
Corporation & Enterprise Law, Tax Law, Corp. Governance
Held that shareholders were liable for taxes on proceeds from the sale of a close corporation. The Internal Revenue Service sued the shareholders,...
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07/24/2018 | 16-73354 |
Tindall v. First Solar Inc.United States Ninth Circuit
Civil Procedure, Corp. Governance
Affirming the district court's dismissal of a shareholder derivative action for failure to show demand futility in a suit where shareholders of a...
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06/13/2018 | 17-15185 |
Bushansky v. Shoon-ShiongCalifornia Court of Appeal
Civil Procedure, Contracts, Corp. Governance
Affirming the dismissal of a shareholder derivative action filed in California because the forum selection provision on the company's certificate of...
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05/29/2018 | D072213 |
The Police Retirement System of St. Louis v. PageCalifornia Court of Appeal
Civil Procedure, Cyberspace Law, Labor & Employment Law, Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law
Affirming the grant of summary judgment to Google executives in a suit brought by three shareholders bringing derivative suits alleging the...
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04/16/2018 | H043220 |