Brown vs. RJ Reynolds
May 11, 2009
This Engle-progeny tobacco case involves a life-long smoker who allegedly started smoking when he was 12 years old. He died of lung cancer and esophageal cancer. The plaintiff claimed that the smoker was addicted to cigarettes that contained nic...
May 11, 2009
An appendectomy patient who had been taking the anti-coagulant Coumadin (due to a prior heart valve replacement) died after the attending surgeon allegedly overlooked internal bleeding before completing the operation.The plaintiff also alleged tha...
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May 8, 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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May 8, 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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Loral v. Highland Crusader
May 6, 2009
In a reply brief in support of its appeal, the satellite communications company said the Delaware Chancery Court erred by including Highland Crusader Offshore Partners' suit as part of a shareholder action challenging Loral's issuance of stock to ...
May 6, 2009
Wal-Mart asserted several causes of action, including claims based on unjust enrichment/restitution and nondisclosure against the issuers of COLI policies.
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Police Fund v. Bradbury (Amylin)
May 4, 2009
The Amylin case is a 2-day trial to determine the validity of a "poison put" takeover defense that would protect Amylin's board of directors from being replaced. Carl Icahn, who owns 9.4% of Amylin, and the hedge fund Eastbourne Capital, which ow...
May 1, 2009
This trial was conducted in two phasesBoth the trials in this litigation have been covered by cvn. Bakersfield farmer Fred Starrh sued Aera Energy, a joint venture of Exxon Mobil and Shell, in 2001 for trespass, alleging the oil company knowingly ...
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Apr 27, 2009
Appeal to Delaware Supreme Court: Versata argues on appeal that (1) Selectica's board did not undertake a reasonable investigation in adopting the NOL poison pill with a 4.99% trigger; and (2) Selectica's poison pill was preclusive because it effe...
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Apr 24, 2009
Hearing on motion for partial judgment on pleadings in suit over a Lockup Agreement related to the establishment of a margin account and transfer of pledges shares of GreenHunter Energy, Inc.
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