Obtained jury verdict in favor of power plant construction company in federal breach of
fiduciary duty claim against former CEO.
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.
Plaintiff «brownfield developer» who alleges claims arising from a business deal to bid for, buy and redevelop a brownfield site from WMATA, may only pursue fraud and breach of
fiduciary duty claims against a single defendant who allegedly failed to...
Breach of
fiduciary duty claims against executors and trustees — acting for beneficiaries or co - executors / co-trustees who have concerns regarding the administration of an estate or trust, as well as defending executors and trustees;
Recently in van der Fluit v. Yates, the Delaware Court of Chancery dismissed
fiduciary duty claims against the board of a company stemming from its acquisition, even though the court concluded that business judgment review did not...
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.
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.
They
claim that Blatter «violated his
fiduciary duties and acted
against the interest of FIFA.»
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.
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.
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
(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.
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.
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.
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.
First, while the Court does reject the
claim against the real estate lawyer on its merits, the Court acknowledges that the lawyer's
fiduciary duties include the obligation to make full disclosure.
Jones
claimed damages of $ 70,000
against Tsige arising from an invasion of privacy and breach of
fiduciary duty.
Represented receiver in
claim brought in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
against the directors and officers of AA Capital Partners, Inc., an SEC - registered investment advisor, in a $ 60 million
claim for violations of ERISA, breach of
fiduciary duty, fraud, and conversion arising out of alleged misappropriation and misuse of investor funds.
Autonomy Corporation Ltd v Lynch and Hussain Acting for HP entities in relation to a
claim against former directors of Autonomy in a # 3bn breach of
fiduciary duty and deceit
claim.
The tentative ruling also allowed the estate's
claims against the Zouves Fertility Center for conversion and breach of
fiduciary duty, but struck those same
claims by the widow as an individual.
The tentative ruling allowed the estate's
claims against Tarnoff for negligence and breach of
fiduciary duty, and also allowed a
claim for conversion.
Serving as primary counsel and obtaining a dismissal of
claims in a breach of
fiduciary duty matter
against ERISA
fiduciaries and trustees.
She has extensive experience of team move litigation and
claims of breach of confidence and breach of
fiduciary duties against directors and senior executives.
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.
She has successfully defended financial firms and banks
against a variety of
claims, including breach of
fiduciary duty, fraud, negligence, unfair business practices, and breach of contract.
Recent examples include defending
against a civil RICO
claim, allegations of discriminatory lending practices under the Fair Housing Act and Equal Credit Opportunity Act, breach of
fiduciary duty claims, and insurance coverage
claims, as well as prosecuting a breach of construction contract
claim and various tort and contract
claims related to a real estate dispute.
a Malaysian - based investor in successfully obtaining a NZ$ 3m judgment
against a former joint venture partner, involving breach of
fiduciary duty and dishonest assistance
claims
Kozacky Weitzel McGrath, P.C. has experience defending professionals
against negligence
claims and breach of
fiduciary duty allegations in Illinois.
Hawkins v Atex Group Limited Acting for the former CEO of a digital media company on both an unfair prejudice petition and
claims against him for breach of
fiduciary duty and breach of his contract of employment (with David Chivers QC).
John is also regularly instructed to appear in analogous cases in the High Court and County Court such as
claims in which a purchaser seeks to enforce post-contractual restrictions
against a vendor of a business;
claims to enforce
duties of confidentiality;
claims in which a company to enforce a former director's
fiduciary duties; and
claims under the Commercial Agents (Council Directive) Regulations 1993.
In an example of its work
against surveyors, Andrew Bennett acted for Mortgage Express in a # 3.3 m
claim against a firm of surveyors for breach of
fiduciary duty and deceit.
Interactive Technology Corporation Limited v Ferster Acting for a company on
claims against one of its directors to set aside a purported sale of the Company's assets and
claims for breach of
fiduciary duty (with Richard Snowden QC and Nigel Dougherty).
(As a solicitor) Acted for Rabobank Nederland in its $ 200 million
claim against NatWest Bank plc for fraud, misrepresentation and breach of
fiduciary duty in the Commercial Court, culminating in a 53 - day Commercial Court trial.
Acting for Hewlett Packard entities in a # 3bn breach of
fiduciary duty and deceit
claim against former directors of Autonomy.
(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)
The United States Court of Appeals held that Judge Castel in the SDNY had properly dismissed
claims of a breach of
fiduciary duty under ERISA asserted
against Morgan Stanley Investment Management by the Pension Benefit Guaranty...
Real estate broker issues, including
claims against and defense of real estate brokers and agents including negligence, fraud / misrepresentation, breach of
fiduciary duty, disclosure obligations.
In addition, Carrie has defended trustees
against claims alleging breach of
fiduciary duties and other
claims of trust management.
He has particular expertise in disputes between directors,
claims against directors for breaches of
fiduciary duties and actions involving minority shareholders.
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.
Clifford acts in most types of commercial and insolvency litigation including Pre-emptive remedies, Minority Shareholder Actions,
claims against Directors for breach of
duty,
claims for Unjust Enrichment or for Breach of
Fiduciary duties, Shareholder Disputes, Partnership Disputes,
claims under the Commercial Agents Directive, Directors» Disqualifications, actions for Breach of Confidence and Database Rights and proceedings to enforce Restraint of Trade Covenants.
The complaint in the civil suit
against Maggio
claimed that Maggio had abused the public trust, which is a class D felony in Arkansas, and that this abuse made him liable to Ms. Bull's estate under the statute that allows victims of a felony to bring a civil action; that Maggio breached a
fiduciary duty to the plaintiffs by engaging in conduct that violated certain judicial and statutory rules; that Maggio engaged in a civil conspiracy with Gilbert Baker and Michael Morton; and that Maggio acted in concert with Morton and Baker.