On July 12, 2022, Twitter, Inc. brought a civil action in the Delaware Court of Chancery against Elon Musk, the co-founder and CEO of Tesla Motors, Inc., for breach of contract in an attempt to force Musk to complete his...more
7/28/2022
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Attorney-Client Privilege ,
Breach of Contract ,
Class Action ,
Criminal Convictions ,
Cryptoassets ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Discovery Disputes ,
Elon Musk ,
Gaming ,
Insider Trading ,
Merger Agreements ,
Securities ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Exchange Act ,
Securities Fraud ,
Specific Performance ,
Spoofing ,
Twitter
On April 27, 2022, the Delaware Court of Chancery in In re Tesla Motors Stockholder Litigation rendered a post-trial verdict finding for Elon Musk, co-founder and CEO of Tesla Motors, Inc., on claims that Musk breached his...more
5/18/2022
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Breach of Contract ,
Broadband ,
Business Judgment Rule ,
Charter Communications ,
Controlling Stockholders ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Delaware General Corporation Law ,
Elon Musk ,
Fiduciary Duty ,
Institutional Investors ,
Mergers ,
Popular ,
Putative Class Actions ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Shareholder Litigation ,
Shareholders ,
Tesla ,
Time Warner ,
Twitter
Delaware Court of Chancery Awards Attorneys’ Fees After Gilead’s “Glaringly Egregious” Litigation Conduct; S.D.N.Y Grants Plaintiffs’ Partial Summary Judgment in Securities Class Action Against Perrigo; SPAC Investors Launch...more
7/29/2021
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Attorney's Fees ,
Board of Directors ,
Books & Records ,
Class Action ,
Delaware General Corporation Law ,
Dismissals ,
Failure To Disclose ,
Failure To State A Claim ,
False Statements ,
Information Requests ,
Initial Public Offering (IPO) ,
Investors ,
Misleading Statements ,
Misrepresentation ,
Omissions ,
Partial Summary Judgments ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Putative Class Actions ,
Section 220 Request ,
Securities Act of 1933 ,
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ,
Securities Litigation ,
Securities Violations ,
Shareholders ,
Short Selling ,
Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACs)
SCOTUS Vacates Class Certification In Suit Against Goldman Sachs And Clarifies Appropriate Scope Of Price Impact Evidence; Stockholders Strike $110 Million Settlement In Suit Alleging Breaches Of Fiduciary Duties By Former...more
7/27/2021
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Aiding and Abetting ,
Anti-Fraud Provisions ,
Anti-Money Laundering ,
Arkansas Teacher Retirement System v Goldman Sachs Group ,
Bank Secrecy Act ,
Basic v Levinson ,
Board of Directors ,
Breach of Duty ,
Burden of Persuasion ,
Burden of Proof ,
Certiorari ,
Class Action ,
Class Certification ,
Conflicts of Interest ,
Controlling Stockholders ,
Cybersecurity ,
Deferred Prosecution Agreements ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Dismissals ,
Failure To Disclose ,
Fiduciary Duty ,
Goldman Sachs ,
Investors ,
Mergers ,
Moneygram ,
Presumption of Reliance ,
Reversal ,
SCOTUS ,
Securities Exchange Act ,
Securities Fraud ,
Securities Litigation ,
Securities Violations ,
Shareholders ,
Vacated ,
Wire Fraud
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
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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