Sentences with phrase «breach of fiduciary duty cases»

Several other recent breach of fiduciary duty cases retrieved this quarter, including one in which the broker was found liable, are also summarized below.

The Dallas and Houston business litigation attorneys at Deans & Lyons, LLP have handled large, complex breach of fiduciary duty cases and other business tort cases for plaintiffs and defendants in a wide range of circumstances.

Representation of a former partner in a multi-million dollar breach of contract / breach of partnership / breach of fiduciary duty case against former partners arising from a profit - sharing agreement and involving counterclaims of misappropriation of trade secrets and breaches of nondisclosure / non-solicitation agreements.

$ 1,141,000.00 TRIAL JUDGMENT — Breach of Fiduciary Duty This case involved allegations of a breach of fiduciary obligations.

Represented a corporate client in the defense of a trade secret and breach of fiduciary duty case and obtained a six - figure recovery by way of settlement on counterclaim for defamation, trade libel and unfair competition.

Not exact matches

The case, filed in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, alleges breach of fiduciary duty under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act.

Mr. Broderick also handles complex civil cases, including matters involving breach of fiduciary duty and securities fraud.

But most cases of nonprofit mismanagement involve breaches of fiduciary duty, not criminal behavior, often rooted in a sincere if ultimately misguided effort to help.

My summary of the case is: A trial judge — he wasn't named in the Court of Appeal but his name can easily be discovered — had dismissed plaintiff's claim against the defendant bank and a solicitor for breach of fiduciary duty and negligence.

Representing financial service institutions in numerous lender liability cases involving allegations of fraud and breach of fiduciary duty.

We also represent clients in cases involving the churning of brokerage accounts, breach of fiduciary duty, unauthorized trading, and margin claims.

After five years of litigation and a nearly two - week trial, the team received a defense verdict on a hard fought class action case for breach of fiduciary duty against Mr. Hughes.

Our Private Wealth and Fiduciary litigators represent clients in cases involving claims of breach of fiduciary duty, fiduciary misconduct and fraud, misfeasance and malfeasance in estate administration, investment mismanagement, financial elder abuse, and will and trust Fiduciary litigators represent clients in cases involving claims of breach of fiduciary duty, fiduciary misconduct and fraud, misfeasance and malfeasance in estate administration, investment mismanagement, financial elder abuse, and will and trust fiduciary duty, fiduciary misconduct and fraud, misfeasance and malfeasance in estate administration, investment mismanagement, financial elder abuse, and will and trust fiduciary misconduct and fraud, misfeasance and malfeasance in estate administration, investment mismanagement, financial elder abuse, and will and trust contests.

Mr. Voigt has tried cases involving personal injury defense, insurance defense, breach of contract, breach of technology / patent licensing agreements, breach of fiduciary duty, banking practices, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, and wrongful termination of employment.

He has successfully tried cases to verdict in the following area: Attempted Murder; Terrorist Threats; Residential Burglary, Assault with A Deadly Weapon; Domestic Violence; Assault; Larceny; Driving Under the Influence; Breach of Contract; Wrongful Termination; Fraud; Professional Negligence; Breach of Fiduciary Duty and Personal Injury.

Arish has acted on a wide array of commercial disputes in the English Courts and in English seated arbitrations, including cases involving civil fraud, breaches of fiduciary duty, complex contractual claims, negligence claims, economic torts, shareholder, joint venture, partnership and insolvency disputes and jurisdictional battles (amongst others).

During his 21 - year legal career, Mr. Goldberg has litigated hundreds of cases in federal and state courts throughout the United States involving claims of retaliation, discrimination, wrongful termination, fraud, defamation, breach of fiduciary duty, and breach of contract, as well as commercial contract disputes, civil RICO, ERISA, trade secrets and restrictive covenants, corporate governance disputes, minority shareholder disputes, partnership disputes, Madoff counseling and defense, advancement and indemnification proceedings, whistleblower actions (SOX and CEPA), executive compensation counseling, litigation, and arbitration, international litigation and arbitration, antitrust litigation and arbitration, products liability litigation, environmental and toxic tort litigation, and securities fraud.

Offshore courts keen to protect their local financial services industries may well be willing to uphold such measures (as was the case in Emerald Bay Worldwide v Barclays Wealth Directors — where the Guernsey Court of Appeal allowed nominee directors to rely on an indemnity, notwithstanding their breaches of fiduciary duty).

Instead of a post-mortem on a deal gone bad or accusations from shareholders of fiduciary duty breaches, in business school case discussions, we can take a forward - looking approach and ask what should happen.

Michael Muse - Fisher represents public and private companies in a variety of state, federal and administrative cases involving contract disputes, commercial litigation, licensing and intellectual property matters, eminent domain / inverse condemnation, government tort liability, breach of fiduciary duty, as well as land - related torts.

His civil cases included claims of breach of contract and fiduciary duty, unfair trade and business practices, employment discrimination and civil rights violations, securities fraud, negligence, and civil RICO claims.

Mr. Rooney has also litigated cases involving covenants not to compete, claims of breach of contract and breach of fiduciary duty, and defamation.

Successfully obtained a plaintiff's jury verdict for a minority shareholder of a limited liability company providing care to developmentally - disabled adults in a case involving breach of fiduciary duty, fraud, and trade secret allegations

He advises on commercial disputes of all sizes and particularly on international cases, including fraud, breaches of fiduciary duty and breaches of trust.

His cases have included contested winding - up proceedings / shareholder disputes / protection; worldwide freezing and disclosure orders in respect of large scale fraud; company law, property and contractual disputes; trust disputes; breach of directors» duties / breach of fiduciary duties / recovery of assets; advising on Cayman Islands «STAR» trusts / transactions to defraud creditors.

He assists clients with breach of contract and fiduciary duty cases, construction claims, shareholder and partnership disputes and disputes relating to interests in real property.

There have been a number of high profile cases involving fakes and forgeries and alleged breaches of fiduciary duties where excessive agents» commissions have been charged, and it is clear that collectors, as well as the professionals within art galleries and auction houses, are vulnerable to fraud or unethical practices.

Those cases run the gamut of business and commercial issues, including: breach of contract, covenants not to compete, tortious interference with contracts and business expectancies, shareholder disputes, partnership disputes, intellectual property, ERISA, Uniform Trade Secrets Act, breach of fiduciary duty, indemnification, civil conspiracy, financial disputes, business dissolution and other employment and related claims.

We even handle the more complex cases that most smaller and solo firms won't handle, such as breach of fiduciary duty, wrongful death, complex real estate disputes, mergers and acquisitions, asset sales agreements, and general counsel services.

In this case, there were difficult legal issues to unwind around what constitutes a sexual assault versus a breach of a parent's fiduciary duty.

Represented a major electronics / defense firm in a case involving allegations of lost profits resulting from alleged breaches of fiduciary duties and tortious interference with contracts in connection with an alleged joint venture relationship.

She won a case involving insurance breach of fiduciary duty when customers of a Lavaca County restaurant became sick with Hepatitis A.

Obtained $ 50 million for Pacific Life against Bank of New York Mellon at conclusion of motions for summary judgment in breach of contract and breach of fiduciary duty matter in an investment mismanagement case.

His business litigation work includes trying cases involving intellectual property disputes, breaches of contract and fiduciary duties, business torts, corporate espionage, defamation, whistleblowing and qui tam actions and securities fraud.

With precedent - setting cases awarding these damages, as well as for invasion of privacy, intentional infliction of mental suffering, defamation, loss of reputation, breach of fiduciary duty and even negligence, garden variety dismissals now flirt with becoming significant lawsuits.

In Harris v. Leikin Group Inc., a multi-party case regarding breach of fiduciary duty, Superior Court Justice David Brown gave specific directions about the way the trial would take place.

The case involved allegations that of shams agreements, allegedly entered into to defraud HMRC, along with allegations of breach of fiduciary duty and exclusion from the running of the business.

Whether your case involves allegations of the breach of a fiduciary duty, undue influence or fraud, our lawyers are ready to take whatever action is necessary to help you protect your assets.

He has prosecuted and defended cases involving claims for breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty, trademark infringement, copyright infringement, unfair competition, securities and common law fraud, and other business related torts.

Obtained TRO and preliminary injunction and favorable settlement on behalf of a national law firm in breach of fiduciary duty and theft of trade secrets case against another national firm.

Recent cases handled include a multimillion - dollar recovery arising from construction and design claims, a multimillion - dollar recovery relating to professional malpractice, successful defense of a financial institution from multimillion - dollar lender liability claims, successful defense of independent directors from claims of breach of fiduciary duty and related claims, and a multimillion - dollar recovery in the telecommunications industry arising from claims of breach of contract, breach of good faith and fair dealing, and fraud.

Represented company in the title industry in a trade secret misappropriation, breach of fiduciary duty, unfair competition and employee raiding case.

A breach of fiduciary duty not only gives rise to a tort, it gives rise to special damages and remedies that are unique to fiduciary cases apart from common economic loss damages, such as disgorgement of ill - gotten gains or a constructive trust.

Call us for an evaluation of your business tort case involving breach of fiduciary duties.

Along with attorney Jeffrey S. Taylor, Michael successfully defended (not guilty in a bench trial) a claim on a personal guarantee valued in excess of $ 2,000,000.00 and alleged breach of fiduciary duty in a complex case which involved issues of estoppel, accord and satisfactory parol evidence, statute of frauds, unclean hands, breach of contract, burden shifting, constructive trust, Marital Settlement Agreements and bankruptcy issues.

Benefit from experienced practitioners that have distinguished themselves in important landmark cases on issues such as financial assistance, minority oppression, breach of directors» fiduciary duties, breach of warranties and share buy out valuation.

(won patent infringement judgment involving virtual storage systems and successfully defended against antitrust claims) Waner v. Ford Motor Co. (defended patent infringement case involving heavy - duty trucks) Palmer v. Fox Software (successfully defended breach of fiduciary duty claims) Expeditors v. Vastera (successfully defended trade secret claim involving import / export regulations and logistics)

This short note discusses the recent case of First Subsea Ltd v Balltec Ltd and others [2017] EWCA Civ 186 and its effect on the availability of the limitation period defence to directors who fraudulently breach their fiduciary duty.

The case involved a director, Mr Emmett, of First Subsea who had breached his fiduciary duties to the company.

These representations include prosecution and defense of claims against directors and officers for breach of fiduciary duty and cases involving allegations of fraud, fraudulent conveyance and preference.