Sentences with phrase «breach of duty against»

BTI 2014 LLC v Sequana SA [2016] EWHC 1686 (Ch) Edward Davies led by Joe Smouha QC and Andrew Thompson QC (of Erskine Chambers) acting for British American Tobacco on a claim seeking recovery of US$ 800 million in respect of unlawful dividends and / or damages for breach of duty against the directors.

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Gumala Aboriginal Corporation is taking legal action against its former chief executive, Steve Mav, for allegedly breaching his duties while he was at the helm of the indigenous group.

Rigrodsky & Long, P.A. announces that it is investigating potential legal claims against the board of directors of Analogic Corporation («Analogic» or the «Company»)(NASDAQ GS: ALOG) regarding possible breaches of fiduciary duties and other violations of law related to the Company's entry into an agreement to be acquired by an affiliate of Altaris Capital Partners, LLC («Altaris») in a transaction valued at approximately $ 1.1 billion.

Move and the National Association of Realtors filed a lawsuit against Zillow in March 2014 alleging breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty and misappropriation of trade secrets.

After launching four 401 (k) lawsuits alleging breach of fiduciary duty late last year, Minneapolis - based Nichols Kaster has filed four more in 2016, most recently against Fujitsu and American Century's $ 600 million plan.

Retrophin, Inc. («Retrophin» or the «Company»), by its counsel Cooley LLP, brings this Complaint against Martin Shkreli, its founder and former CEO, for repeatedly breaching his duty of loyalty to Retrophin.

This is why what happened last week was so shocking: the venture capital firm Benchmark Capital filed suit against former Uber CEO Travis Kalanick for fraud, break of contract, and breach of fiduciary duty.

Allegations against the politicians include bribery, breach of duty, and possibly money laundering.

If from a pagan point of view one were to warn against self - slaughter, it must be by a long detour, by showing that it was breach of duty toward one's fellow - men.

In his judgment summary, Justice Martin said although Mr Marsh and his wife brought two causes of action against Mr Baxter - common law negligence involving the breach of a duty to ensure there was no escape of GM material, and the tort of private nuisance - they claimed only financial loss.

The former National Security Adviser, Colonel Mohammed Sambo Dasuki has asked an Abuja High Court to consolidate the two criminal charges bordering on alleged corruption and breach of trust brought against him by the Federal Government in the course of his official duties.

TechCrunch filed suit against Fusion Garage on Dec. 11 for false advertising, breach of fiduciary duty, misappropriation of business deals, fraud and deceit, and unlawful business practices.

The TechCrunch founder says he has filed suit with the Northern District of California Federal court against Fusion Garage alleging fraud and deceit, misappropriation of business ideas, breach of fiduciary duty, unfair competition and violations of the Lanham Act (trademark protection).

On August 25, 2009, The Pennsylvania Funds filed a class action lawsuit in the Superior Court of the State of California, County of Alameda, purportedly on behalf of the stockholders of Avigen, Inc., against Avigen and its directors, alleging that Avigen's directors breached their fiduciary duties to the stockholders of Avigen in connection with the proposed acquisition of Avigen by MediciNova, Inc..

Disgruntled shareholders have now initiated several class actions against the board of VXGN over possible breaches of fiduciary duty in the sale to OXGN.

«For this reason, Plaintiff brings this lawsuit against Defendants for breach of statutory duties, breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duties, recovery of chattels and an accounting,» court documents state.

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.

The Plaintiffclaims as against the Defendant, Arthur Hamilton («Hamilton»), for conspiracy, defamation, breach of fiduciary duty, breach of duty of good faith, breach of confidence, and negligence.

Med Mining v Nusantara: acted as sole counsel in a substantial Commercial Court trial (against leading counsel for both other parties) relating to the activities of a mining company in the Far East, involving contractual claims and alleged fraudulent breaches of fiduciary duty.

Acting for a major international telecommunications company based in the Middle East in bringing proceedings against its former directors for breach of fiduciary duties and misappropriating company funds.

The Plaintiff claims as against the Defendant, Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP («Cassels Brock»), for conspiracy, defamation, breach of fiduciary duty, breach of duty of good faith, breach of confidence, and negligence...

Med Mining and Minerals Limited v Nusantara (2015): acted as sole counsel in a substantial Commercial Court trial (against leading counsel for both other parties) relating to the activities of a mining company in the Far East, involving contractual claims and alleged fraudulent breaches of fiduciary duty.

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.

Johnston is also advising a construction company in a claim against a solicitor relating to negligent advice regarding a Part 36 offer and cost consequences given to the client following litigation, and Hall is handling a claim against solicitors for negligence and a breach of fiduciary duty relating to a property transaction.

You may be able to file a lawsuit against the owner of the road, such as a municipality, on the basis of negligence if you can show (1) it owed you a duty of reasonable care, (2) it breached that duty, (3) the breach was the proximate cause of the accident, and (4) damages resulted.

Med Mining and Minerals Limited v Nusantara: acted as sole counsel in a substantial Commercial Court trial (against leading counsel for both other parties) relating to the activities of a mining company in the Far East, involving claims for breach of directors» duties under Indonesian law.

acting for a group of companies in the Singapore High Court to claim against their ex-staff for siphoning off business in breach of their director and fiduciary duties

-- Hanco ATM Systems v. Cashbox ATM Systems [2007] EWHC 1599 (Ch): Led by Andrew Hochhauser Q.C. in relation to summary judgment application against senior employee for breach of fiduciary duty and dishonest assistance and involving issues as to the doctrine of «preparatory steps».

In order to bring forth a successful claim, you must prove that the healthcare provider in question (against whom you are filing a lawsuit) owed you a duty of care; that the duty of care was breached; that the breach of duty of care caused you an injury that you would not have sustained otherwise; and that you suffered actual damages as a result.

A # 2 - million claim against insurers for breach of their FSA duties of care following a fire to a listed building.

(14 day trial; Construction contract; project management; claims alleging fraudulent misappropriation, deceit, breach of fiduciary duty, dishonest assistance and professional negligence against designers / project managers; claim for an account; all serious allegations against Marc Beaumont's client dismissed).

We are experienced in all manner of civil claims based on dishonesty, including those based on misrepresentation or on accessory liability for a breach of fiduciary duty, both at the corporate and individual level; and in the various techniques of asset recovery, including tracing, the imposition of constructive trusts, claims against third parties who have participated in or received proceeds from the fraud and piercing of the corporate veil.

The respondent brought an action in Ontario against Dr. Lu, three Chinese corporations and a British Virgin Island corporation (hereafter the «appellants») for breach of confidence, breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty, conspiracy, unjust enrichment and / or unlawful interference with economic interests after discovering clones being sold in the global market.

Acting for three individuals in defence of a # 40m claim made against them in the Commercial Court for deceit, conspiracy to deceive and breach of fiduciary duties in connection to their successful management buy - out of a technology company.

[37] But how was Ms Doerr's action against her paralegal advisor, (effectively for breach of contract and / or negligence in relation to execution of the paralegal's duties under the retainer relationship), an abuse of process?

The employees» class action claims against IQT and the other defendant alleged in the certification motion, include: wrongful dismissal, conspiracy, negligence, inducing breach of contract, and breach of fiduciary duty.

It was submitted on behalf of the defendants that Mr Imerman could not assert a claim of breach of confidence against Mrs Imerman because they were husband and wife at the time the server was accessed and therefore no right of confidence existed between them («there is no such duty, no such right enforceable against the other»).

As Canadian Lawyer reported in 2015, an Ontario Superior Court judge awarded damages against Cassels Brock for breach of fiduciary duty, breach of contract and professional negligence.

For a finding of liability against Mr. Evoy it was necessary to find both a breach of the duty owed to Mr. Vandendorpel and that the breach was a cause of the injury.

Acting (led by Paul McGrath QC) in the Commercial Court for a FTSE 100 company in claims of conspiracy and breach of fiduciary duty against former employees and other individuals relating to the misappropriation of funds.

Obtained dismissals of suits against financial institutions seeking damages for claims including negligence, fraud, breach of fiduciary duty, unfair business practices and elder abuse.

BTZ alleges Nguyen breached his contract and fiduciary duty to the firm when he «improperly solicited» some of its clients to come with him when he resigned in early 2015, including Indcondo Building Corporation, a property development company with a $ 20 - million claim against its one - time business partner.

If your loved one choked because the nursing home breached its duty of care, then your loved one, or her survivors, may be able to take legal action against the nursing home and may pursue financial damages.

Kelly acts for receivers and liquidators and assists with complicated receiverships and pursuing claims against directors of insolvent companies for breaches of directors» duties.

Recently, Greg and his partner, Bruce Nagel, obtained a $ 14.2 million jury verdict after a five week trial for the former CEO of a major telecom company against his former financial advisor for breach of fiduciary duties.

This case raised the important point of whether a company is obliged to indemnify its directors against liability to the company for breach of duty which caused loss to the company.

Successful defense of over $ 40 million in claims for breach of an alleged partnership agreement, fraud and breach of fiduciary duty against a large Southern California homebuilder in a multi-state litigation, including a six week jury trial, two state court appeals, a Ninth Circuit appeal, an Idaho state court action and appeal to the Idaho Supreme Court.

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.

Lead litigation counsel to Arch Coal, Inc. in all aspects of its Chapter 11 reorganization, including successfully defending against a challenge to proposed DIP financing at a contested evidentiary hearing and defending breach of fiduciary duty claims against the debtors» management.

Successfully settled for CREDIT SUISSE TRUST in Guernsey a High Court claim against an international bank for breach of duty and fraudulent misrepresentation in respect of advice given to invest in a US$ 50m property project in Dubai.