Sentences with phrase «in shareholder derivative actions»

The Chancellor of Delaware's Court of Chancery yesterday urged the Delaware Supreme Court to revise Delaware law on preclusion in shareholder derivative actions.

Mr. Lechtzin has also helped obtain significant corporate governance reforms in shareholder derivative actions.

Successfully opposed summary judgment in the Massachusetts Superior Court in a shareholder derivative action.

Obtained the complete dismissal on summary judgment for the directors of the nation's largest Korean - American bank in a shareholder derivative action.

California Court of Appeal rules for defendants in a shareholder derivative action brought by the former CEO of a company, who alleged his company should have sued the defendants for perceived business torts.

Defended a Cayman Island hedge fund in a shareholder derivative action alleging the management entity misled investors and wasted corporate assets.

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The Briscoe Law Firm, PLLC is a full service business litigation and shareholder rights advocacy firm with more than 20 years of experience in complex litigation matters, including claims of investor and stockholder fraud, shareholder derivative suits, and securities class actions.

Rigrodsky & Long, P.A., with offices in Wilmington, Delaware, Garden City, New York, and San Francisco, California, has recovered hundreds of millions of dollars on behalf of investors and achieved substantial corporate governance reforms in numerous cases nationwide, including federal securities fraud actions, shareholder class actions, and shareholder derivative actions.

A graduate of the Tulane University School of Law, Minerva has focused his areas of practice in securities law, shareholder derivative and consumer class action litigation.

The investigation and conclusions of the Special Committee may result in claims and proceedings relating to such matters, including previously disclosed shareholder and derivative litigation and actions by the Securities and Exchange Commission and / or other governmental agencies and negative tax or other implications for the Company resulting from any accounting adjustments or other factors.

Minority shareholders brought a derivative action against the majority shareholder who had sold his control block at a premium.103 The corporation manufactured steel, and the stock sale occurred during the Korean War.104 Steel was in short supply, and the government had imposed price controls.105 The majority shareholder sold his stock to a consortium of steel users, who were then able to control to their benefit the allocation of the corporation's steel production.106 Due to the price controls, the corporation lost no money.

Ademi & O'Reilly is a leading securities class action law firm based in Wisconsin that represents classes of investors in securities fraud, mergers & acquisitions, and shareholder derivative litigation.

Representing the members of the board of directors of Jo - Ann Stores, Inc., a publicly traded company, in defense of two shareholder derivative and class action complaints, challenging the fairness of a $ 1.6 billion «going private» merger transaction.

Lead counsel for a public healthcare company and its CEO in defense of a securities fraud class action and related shareholder derivative suit.

-- a shareholders» dispute involving a deadlock company in which one of the two shareholders sought permission to bring a derivative action;

We are now defending the board of a publicly traded company in three shareholder derivative and class action complaints challenging the fairness of a $ 2.5 billion merger transaction, and we are handling a matter of first impression involving the intersection of same - sex and common - law marriage.»

Representing an overseas company in relation to a high value international shareholders» dispute, derivative action and fraud claim brought under the UNCITRAL arbitration rules.

Representing Sumner M. Redstone, Chairman Emeritus of Viacom and CBS, in shareholder derivative and class action matters in the Delaware Court of Chancery arising out of changes to Viacom's Board of Directors and bylaws.

Tang, who joins his new firm as partner in San Francisco, is a securities litigator who represents companies and executives in securities class actions, shareholder derivative suits, mergers and acquisitions litigation, and SEC investigations.

Represented public companies and their Boards of Directors in friendly and hostile tender offers, proxy fights, shareholder derivative actions, and internal investigations.

The year 2017 saw two notable decisions in the area of shareholder derivative and class actions, one granting a corporation's motion to dismiss a derivative suit based on the results of a special litigation committee investigation, the other upholding the denial of class certification on the grounds that the proposed class representative could not adequately represent the class.

Some of the pre-publicity to CA 2006 suggested that the statutory duties combined with the statutory derivative action (CA 2006, s 260) rang in a new era in shareholder / director relationships, providing mechanisms for greater shareholder control and action.

His other case experience includes the trial and appeal of dissolution and shareholder derivative actions which established the scope of the business judgment rule in the state of Connecticut and a murder case that was a case study on the issue of time of death in Dr. Henry Lee's book Cracking Cases: The Science of Solving Crime.

In a ruling yesterday, the court struck an oppression claim after finding the alleged breaches affect all shareholders of a publicly traded company and must proceed by way of a derivative action.

«But where the allegations are only in respect of a [party] being a shareholder and every other shareholder has suffered the same damage, you have to proceed by way of a derivative action.»

Defense of leading U.S. pharmaceutical and biologic manufacturers in national and international product liability and commercial litigation involving prescription biologics, nonsteroidal pain medications, diet drugs, statins and other medications, including class actions, multi-district litigations, Congressional investigations, criminal proceedings, and shareholder derivative litigation

Lash & Goldberg LLP represented a Florida limited liability company and its officers in defense of a shareholder derivative action involving the ownership and management of an entity formed to acquire telecommunications equipment and provide telecommunications service in Latin America.

Weber brings a broad securities litigation practice, representing clients in a diverse array of matters including securities class actions, shareholder derivative actions, proceedings initiated by the Securities and Exchange Commission and other regulatory authorities, internal corporate investigations, arbitrations and other complex commercial litigation.

Lamb's recent client successes include securing a dismissal on behalf of the board of a publicly traded company of three shareholder derivative and class action complaints in Ohio and Texas challenging the fairness of a $ 2.5 billion merger transaction and prevailing in an arbitration involving a dispute over the proper accounting treatment of certain items in connection with another client's purchase of a business.

Brad represents public companies and auditors in the defense of shareholder class actions and derivative actions, both at trial and appeal.

Mr. Klieger is currently representing Mr. Redstone in a Los Angeles County Superior Court action to recover $ 150 million from Ms. Herzer and another former companion, and in several derivative actions filed by shareholders of Viacom and CBS in the Delaware Court of Chancery.

Defended directors of selling corporation in derivative action by shareholders for breach of fiduciary duty

Carrie frequently represents corporations and their officers and directors in defending shareholder derivative suits and securities class actions.

Represents a US oil and gas producer in parallel securities class actions and shareholder derivative actions pending in Tennessee

«With a proven track record in shareholder derivative suits and securities fraud actions and an intimate knowledge of the appellate courts across Texas and the Texas Supreme Court, Andrew will be a strong asset to our firm and clients,» said Michael Forshey, managing partner of the Squire Patton Boggs Dallas office.

He also regularly represents companies and individuals in shareholder class - action and derivative litigations.

Brought a shareholder derivative and shareholder oppression action that ultimately forced the seven - figure purchase of the minority shareholder's stock in a prominent software development company on grounds including misuse of corporate assets, usurpation of corporate opportunities for the personal benefit of the majority shareholder and mismanagement of the company

Mr. Girard currently serves on the leadership team in the Target and Sony data breach actions; serves as lead counsel in derivative litigation on behalf of Wal - Mart shareholders arising out of alleged bribery in Mexico, lead counsel for commodities investors in litigation arising out of the collapse of a commodities futures merchant, and lead counsel in a multi-district «pay for delay» antitrust proceeding against major pharmaceutical companies.

Accordingly, the court dismissed the derivative action, making Home Depot the latest in a series of unsuccessful attempts by shareholders to pursue derivative claims in the wake of a data breach.

In addition, we represent companies in private shareholder and derivative actions and have conducted internal and special investigations covering accounting, disclosure, insider trading, and other matters on behalf of audit and specially formed board committees of issuing companieIn addition, we represent companies in private shareholder and derivative actions and have conducted internal and special investigations covering accounting, disclosure, insider trading, and other matters on behalf of audit and specially formed board committees of issuing companiein private shareholder and derivative actions and have conducted internal and special investigations covering accounting, disclosure, insider trading, and other matters on behalf of audit and specially formed board committees of issuing companies.

The SLC prepared a report and filed a motion to dismiss the derivative action, concluding that the derivative action «is no longer in the interests of KLA or its shareholders.»

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In In re Massey Energy Company Derivative and Class Action Litigation, the Delaware Court of Chancery recently dismissed shareholders» derivative and putative direct claims alleging that Massey's former directors and officersDerivative and Class Action Litigation, the Delaware Court of Chancery recently dismissed shareholders» derivative and putative direct claims alleging that Massey's former directors and officersderivative and putative direct claims alleging that Massey's former directors and officers caused...

As a result, the rule in Foss v Harbottle would prevent the respondents as shareholders from bringing suit to recover damages for wrongs caused to the corporations, absent leave to bring a derivative action.

Successfully represented Fairway Group Holdings Corp. and its private equity owner in a securities class action and shareholder derivative litigation relating to Fairway's 2013 initial public offering and subsequent disclosures.

Represented Co-founders of Marvell Technology Group in class action and related shareholder derivative lawsuits and parallel regulatory investigations.

Represented the Special Committee of the Board of Directors of Apple, Inc. in an internal investigation into the alleged backdating of stock option grants received by Apple executives including Steve Jobs, as well as the Apple Special Litigation Committee in related shareholder derivative lawsuits and class action litigation.

By comparison, the Ontario Court of Appeal recently held in Rea v. Wildeboer confirmed that, though there is the availability of both oppression and derivative actions where the facts permit, there is still a distinction, and the court precluded the individual shareholder from suing in an oppression action over matters which should properly have been brought under a derivative action.

The respondent to the appeal maintained that a shareholder could not sue in his personal capacity for diminution in share value as a result of losses the corporation suffered, and needed to sue as a derivative action and seek leave.

Successfully representing Kinder Morgan Inc. for many years in a number of high - profile shareholder actions, including most recently winning the reversal by the Delaware Supreme Court of a $ 171 million trial verdict issued by the Delaware Court of Chancery against El Paso Pipeline GP Company, L.L.C., a Kinder Morgan subsidiary, in a derivative claim brought by a limited partner.