She has extensive experience of team move litigation and claims of breach of confidence and breach of
fiduciary duties against directors and senior executives.
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.
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.
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.
Energenics & Neuftec v Hazarika [2014] EWHC 1845 (Ch) resisting claims for damages based on breach of contract and breach of
fiduciary duty against the seller of a Dominican company.
aul, Weiss secured an affirmance of the dismissal of a New York state court action for breach of
fiduciary duty against Silverpeak Real Estate Partners LP, which had been filed by investors who purchased Lehman real estate assets...
Paul, Weiss secured an affirmance of the dismissal of a New York state court action for breach of
fiduciary duty against Silverpeak Real Estate Partners LP, which had been filed by investors who purchased Lehman real estate assets...
The principal may have an action for dishonest assistance in a breach of
fiduciary duty against the briber.
The sellers claimed fraud, negligent misrepresentation, and breach of
fiduciary duty against the buyer and the buyer's representative, arguing that the buyer did not make a good faith effort to secure financing, and that the buyer's representative failed to notify the lender that the sellers had agreed to lower the purchase price.
Not exact matches
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.
Weighing shareholders» expressed preferences
against its
fiduciary duty to act in the long - term best interest of the Company, the Committee recommended, and the Board has concluded, that the continuity and quality of leadership that results from a classified board contributes to long - term shareholder value and is in the best interests of the Company and its shareholders.
However, there is a catch — while these financial advisors were made ERISA
fiduciaries on June 9, the DOL won't «pursue claims
against fiduciaries who are working diligently and in good faith to comply with the
fiduciary duty rule and exemptions» until January 1, 2018.
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.
Subjecting brokers to a
fiduciary duty, a standard that now applies to professional money managers, will lead to more lawsuits
against the industry and add burdensome compliance requirements, industry groups argue.
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.
Even more troubling, we have been told that Benchmark has been conferring with Lowercase Capital with respect to adverse action
against Uber, indicating that they are seeking to remove Arianna Huffington from the Board and, in clear violation of their
fiduciary duties, wrongfully leaked highly confidential details from the investigation by former Attorney General Eric Holder.
They claim that Blatter «violated his
fiduciary duties and acted
against the interest of FIFA.»
It is not possible to uphold that
fiduciary duty while failing to consider, let alone, mitigate
against climate change and its associated costs to the economy and environment,» said Cunningham, who heads CLF's clean energy and climate change program.
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).
Hedge funds, however, are subject to the same prohibitions
against fraud as are other market participants, and their managers owe a
fiduciary duty to the funds that they manage.
I would advise clients to always obtain their own inspection report as I believe there was an Ontario court ruling some years ago that a buyer can not rely on an inspection report prepared for a seller and therefore there is no recourse
against the inspector and no
fiduciary duty required from the sellers inspector.
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.
Earlier this year, the group of concerned alumni, students, and faculty filed a lawsuit
against Cooper Union's Board and President for violating its
fiduciary duties and the school's charter.
It is not possible to uphold that
fiduciary duty while failing to consider, let alone, mitigate
against climate change and its associated costs to the economy and environment,» said Cunningham, who heads CLF's clean energy and climate change program.
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.
It states the DOL «will not pursue claims
against fiduciaries who are working diligently and in good faith to comply with the
fiduciary duty rule and exemptions, or treat those
fiduciaries as being in violation of the
fiduciary duty rule and exemptions.»
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.
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.
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».
(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.
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.
In Dorozhko, the 2nd Circuit held that the SEC can proceed with fraud charges
against a hacker for engaging in insider trading even though he owed no
fiduciary duty to the company whose shares he traded.
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.
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.
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.
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.