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The annual Haynes and Boone Securities Litigation Year in Review comments on significant securities - related decisions by the Supreme Court, federal appellate courts and district courts, notes key developments in SEC enforcement, and summarizes significant rulings in state law fiduciary litigation against directors and officers of public companies.

Not exact matches

STEVENSON, Md. --(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The securities litigation law firm of Brower Piven, A Professional Corporation, has commenced an investigation into possible breaches of fiduciary duty and other violations of state law by the Board of Directors of DCT Industrial Trust Inc. (NYSE: DCT)(«DCT Industrial» or the «Company») relating to the proposed buyout of DCT Industrial by Prologis, Inc..

The mega-settlements Schlichter has won, along with a U.S. Supreme Court ruling last year that put plan fiduciaries on high (er) alert about the need to continuously monitor plan investments, has encouraged more law firms to develop and expand their fiduciary litigation practices.

When questioned by the Inspector General for Fiduciary Appointments, Schlesinger produced a client list that showed his law firm represented the Nassau Democratic Committee in 65 separate litigations over a five - year period.

Her estate litigation practice now boasts seven lawyers and eight litigation support clerks and focuses on dispute resolution in the areas of estate, trust, capacity, powers of attorney, guardianship, elder law, fiduciary advice, and opinion work.

This is the purpose: A blog established by a practicing & teaching lawyer in Pennsylvania for the benefit of law students, consumers, & professionals interested in legal developments affecting Elder Law, long - term care, End - of - Life issues, estate & personal planning, fiduciary administrations (by agents under powers of attorney, custodians, guardians, & trustees), elder conflict dispute resolution, or Orphans» Court litigation in this Commonwealth, with reference to trends nationally.&raqlaw students, consumers, & professionals interested in legal developments affecting Elder Law, long - term care, End - of - Life issues, estate & personal planning, fiduciary administrations (by agents under powers of attorney, custodians, guardians, & trustees), elder conflict dispute resolution, or Orphans» Court litigation in this Commonwealth, with reference to trends nationally.&raqLaw, long - term care, End - of - Life issues, estate & personal planning, fiduciary administrations (by agents under powers of attorney, custodians, guardians, & trustees), elder conflict dispute resolution, or Orphans» Court litigation in this Commonwealth, with reference to trends nationally.»

We also successfully represented the Company's Board in related shareholder derivative litigation in the same court alleging breaches of fiduciary duty, abuse of control, and unjust enrichment, all of which the Court dismissed for failure to make a pre-suit demand or allege demand futility with the particularity required by Delaware law.

Advice and litigation relating to the conduct of meetings, directors» fiduciary duties, breach of warranties claims in the context of company acquisitions, financial assistance and other aspects of Company Law.

ERISA litigation can be one of the most challenging areas of the law for employers, plan sponsors, fiduciaries, and employees / plan participants and beneficiaries alike to confront.

He is co-author of «DOL Final Fee Disclosure Rules May Have Consequences for Fiduciaries Beyond Fines - Could Result in Increased Litigation and Government Enforcement,» appearing in Bloomberg BNA's Pensions & Benefits Daily, «ERISA Fiduciary Claims: Planning, Protecting and Preparing for Class Actions,» appearing in the Employee Relations Law Journal.

The 13 attorneys who joined Waller are: Eric J. Taube — focuses on complex commercial and business litigation; bankruptcy restructuring and litigation; securities litigation; real estate litigation; employment law; and fiduciary litigation.

Peter has handled well in excess of 1000 securities litigation matters involving claims for violation of federal and state securities laws, breach of fiduciary duty, fraud, unauthorized trading, unsuitability, elder abuse and related claims.

Our lawyers have trial experience in a wide range of business disputes including contract interpretation and enforcement, corporate litigation, franchise disputes, real estate, land use, fiduciary responsibility, securities, intellectual property, municipal law, construction and employment litigation.

Our trial experience encompasses a wide range of business disputes including contract interpretation and enforcement, corporate litigation, franchise disputes, real estate, land use, fiduciary responsibility, securities, intellectual property, municipal law, construction and employment litigation.

This blawg focuses on elder law, long - term care, end - of - life and health care surrogate decision - making, estate and personal planning, fiduciary administrations (by agents under powers of attorney, custodians, guardians, executors / administrators and trustees), elders» dispute resolution, and Orphans» Court litigation in Pennsylvania, with reference to trends nationally.

ERISA Law Answer Book is a practical desk reference that provides clear, concise, authoritative answers to more than 1,300 key questions, covering everything from benefit plan design, administration, communication, amendment, coverage, funding, distribution, and defense to fiduciary liabilities and litigation issues.

Providing trusted counsel in estate planning and administration, elder law, fiduciary litigation, tax controversies, and representation of business owners and charitable entities.

Representing PepsiCo, Inc. and Bottling Group, LLC in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Iowa, in litigation alleging claims under the Sherman Antitrust Act, the Robinson Patman Act, the Lanham Act and Iowa competition law, and for tortious interference, breach of fiduciary duty, business defamation and, on behalf of a putative class, breach of contract.

With our focused and extensive experience on the issues surrounding trust and estate planning and administration, elder law, fiduciary litigation (trust and estate disputes) and related areas, the attorneys at Hill & Watchko, LLC can help you plan and address these challenges.

Practice Areas: Fiduciary Law, Private Foundations Law, Tax Planning Law, Probate Law, Estate Administration Law, Probate Litigation Law, Trust Law, Nonprofit Organizations Law, Trust Administration Law, Asset Protection Law, Income Tax Law, Tax Controversies Law, Tax Litigation Law, Trust Litigation Law, Business Law, Retirement Planning Law, Tax Law, Trusts and Estates Law, Estate Planning Law, Business Succession Planning Law

Some of our areas of commercial and business law include: • Business and Commercial Litigation • Contracts and Breach of Contract • Business Formations and Dissolutions • Small Business Development • Fiduciary Disputes • Incorporations • Small Business Disputes • Partnerships • Mergers and Acquisitions • Leases • Transfer Agreements • Business Valuations • Reorganizations • Buy - Sell Agreements • Employment and Independent Contractor arrangements

Our experience encompasses the full range of issues, including tax planning and controversies, corporate and business law, mergers and acquisitions, estate planning, trusts and estates administration, business succession planning, charitable giving and fiduciary litigation.

(1) extending negligent misrepresentation beyond «business transactions» to product liability, unprecedented in Texas; (2) ignoring multiple US Supreme Court decisions that express and implied preemption operate independently (as discussed here) to dismiss implied preemption with nothing more than a cite to the Medtronic v. Lohr express preemption decision; (3) inventing some sort of state - law tort to second - guess the defendant following one FDA marketing approach (§ 510k clearance) over another (pre-market approval), unprecedented anywhere; (4) holding that the learned intermediary rule does not apply whenever a defendant «compensates» or «incentivizes» physicians to use its products, absent any Texas state or appellate authority; (5) imposing strict liability on an entity not in the product's chain of sale, contrary to Texas statute (§ 82.001 (2)-RRB-; (6) creating a claim for «tortious interference» with the physician - patient relationship, again utterly unprecedented; (7) creating «vicarious» breach of fiduciary duty for engaging doctors to serve as expert witnesses in mass tort litigation also involving their patients, ditto; and (8) construing a consulting agreement with a physician as «commercial bribery» to avoid the Texas cap on punitive damages, jaw - droppingly unprecedented.