BofA v. Steel Partners
Jun 19, 2009
Plaintiffs were investors in the Steel Partners 2 family of funds, which included both domestic and off-shore entities, operating as part of a master feeder investment fund structure. The economic disruption of 2008 resulted in an unprecedented n...
Jun 17, 2009
6-17 contempt hearing.From "The American Lawyer" - "At the hearing Thursday, Chaney dismissed from the bench two tort cases against Dole and Dow Chemical, ruling that Los Angeles plaintiffs lawyer Juan Dominguez and co-counsel in Nicaragua committ...
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Jun 17, 2009
Argument as to whether Jackson's original defense counsel's comments to the trial judge in support of his motion to withdraw did impermissibly taint all subsequent events and decisions in the course of Jackson's case or cause Jackson actual prejud...
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Jun 17, 2009
This action, brought by Alliance Data Systems Corp., is to determine whether Blackstone Partners need to make good on a $7.8 billion merger promise to a credit card processing company. This suit seeks to compel Blackstone to merge.Outcome: The Su...
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Whitson v. Marie Raymond Trust
Jun 17, 2009
In approving the proposed settlement, the Court of Chancery denied a motion to intervene, and overruled objections. The objectors challenged the breadth of the settlement's release, raised purported due process concerns in connection with the sett...
Jun 17, 2009
Hearing on motion to dismiss in complex shareholder derivative litigation.Information on related federal cases:http://securities.stanford.edu/1032/MMC04_01/
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Jun 15, 2009
3-day bench trial in Tampa's business litigation division. The action arises out of a real estate sales contract for the purchase of five parcels of property representing approximately 40 acres. Sunset Cove asserted that the Santiago repudiated t...
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Jun 15, 2009
A Texas jury will hear a multibillion dollar claim by Huntsman Corp. that two of the world's largest banks, Credit Suisse and Deutsche Bank, scuttled its proposed mergers with Hexion Chemical and Basell Holdings, NV. Credit Suisse and Deutsche Ban...
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Siracusano v. Matrixx Initiatives
Jun 9, 2009
SAN FRANCISCO: Appeal in securities case related to Zicam (cold medicine) litigation.
Jun 9, 2009
SAN FRANCISCO: Appeal in civil suit against the FAA re: pilot safety requirements.
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Jun 9, 2009
San Francisco: Appeal re: outdoor advertising properties
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Jun 9, 2009
Landry's owns restaurant chains, including Rain Forest Cafe and Chart House, as well as the Golden Nugget Hotel and Casino. Landry's CEO Tilman Fertitta proposed to take the company private and offered $21 per share (a significant premium) to buy...
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