Former Theranos CEO Denied Attorney-Client Privilege Over Communications with Company Attorneys; District of Massachusetts Allows Putative Securities Class Action to Proceed Against OvaScience Investors; Delaware Chancery...more
6/16/2021
/ Attorney-Client Privilege ,
Board of Directors ,
Breach of Duty ,
Client Representation ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Corporate Officers ,
Derivative Suit ,
Dismissals ,
Engagement Letters ,
Fiduciary Duty ,
Health and Safety ,
Initial Public Offering (IPO) ,
Insider Trading ,
Investors ,
Public Statements ,
Putative Class Actions ,
Securities Litigation ,
Securities Violations ,
Shareholders ,
Standing ,
Unjust Enrichment
A Win for Deal Certainty, Delaware Court of Chancery Orders Closing of Cake Supplier Acquisition; Under Armour to Pay $9M to Settle SEC Charges Involving Disclosure Failures; First Circuit Upholds Decision Applying Federal...more
5/19/2021
/ Acquisitions ,
Board of Directors ,
Breach of Duty ,
Business Judgment Rule ,
Buyers ,
Buyouts ,
Cease and Desist ,
Civil Monetary Penalty ,
Controlling Stockholders ,
Debt Financing ,
Dismissals ,
Failure To Disclose ,
Fiduciary Duty ,
Foreign Investment ,
Going-Private Transactions ,
Investors ,
Minority Shareholders ,
Motion to Dismiss ,
Partial Summary Judgments ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Securities Act of 1933 ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Exchange Act ,
Securities Fraud ,
Securities Regulation ,
Securities Violations ,
Sellers ,
Settlement Agreements ,
Solicitation
Massachusetts Superior Court BLS Finds No Duty to Disclose Alleged Preliminary Merger Discussions, Northern District of California Declines to Dismiss Oracle Fraud Class Action Suit, SCOTUS Hears Oral Argument in Goldman...more
4/7/2021
/ Arkansas Teacher Retirement System v Goldman Sachs Group ,
Bad Faith ,
Breach of Contract ,
Breach of Duty ,
Burden of Persuasion ,
Burden of Production ,
Business Litigation ,
Class Action ,
Class Certification ,
Collateralized Debt Obligations ,
DE Supreme Court ,
Derivative Suit ,
Dismissal With Prejudice ,
Dismissals ,
Duty to Disclose ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Fiduciary Duty ,
Fraud ,
Investors ,
Mergers ,
MetLife ,
Misleading Statements ,
Motion to Dismiss ,
Oracle ,
Oral Argument ,
Pensions ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Fraud ,
Shareholders ,
Stock Prices
Rhode Island Federal Court Dismisses Securities Class Action Against CVS Arising From Statements Made After Omnicare Acquisition; SEC Division of Corporation Finance Suggests Companies Issue Additional Disclosures When...more
3/3/2021
/ Acquisitions ,
Asset Purchase Agreements ,
Board of Directors ,
Breach of Contract ,
Breach of Duty ,
Buyers ,
Capital Raising ,
Cardinal Health ,
Class Action ,
Closing Documents ,
CVS ,
Derivative Suit ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Dismissals ,
Division of Corporate Finance ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Fiduciary Duty ,
Investors ,
Market Volatility ,
Mergers ,
Mismanagement ,
Motion To Strike ,
Omnicare ,
Opioid ,
Purchase Price Adjustment ,
Putative Class Actions ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Fraud ,
Securities Litigation ,
Securities Violations ,
Unclean Hands ,
Volkswagen