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Cruz v. Cingular Wireless, LLC, 2011 U.S. App. LEXIS 16811 (August 11, 2011)

LexisNexis Overview: Florida public policy that would invalidate waivers of class actions in cell phone customers' contracts was an obstacle to the Federal Arbitration Act's objective of enforcing arbitration agreements according to their terms, and was

Published Thu, Aug 11 2011 12:27 PM by Corporate & Securities Law Community Staff

J. McIntyre Mach., Ltd. v. Nicastro, 2011 U.S. LEXIS 4800 (June 27, 2011)

LexisNexis Overview: In a consumer's products-liability case, only purposeful availment in New Jersey would have made personal jurisdiction consistent with Due Process, and since a British manufacturer did not have a single contact with New Jersey short

Published Mon, Jun 27 2011 7:54 AM by LexisNexis Community Staff

Janus Capital Group, Inc. v. First Derivative Traders, 2011 U.S. LEXIS 4380 (June 13, 2011)

LexisNexis Overview: There was no allegation that an investment advisor filed prospectuses and falsely attributed them to a mutual fund, nor did the prospectuses indicate that they came from the advisor instead of the fund; thus, the advisor did not

Published Mon, Jun 13 2011 12:34 PM by Corporate & Securities Law Community Staff

AT&T Mobility LLC v. Concepcion, 2011 U.S. LEXIS 3367 (April 27, 2011)

LexisNexis Overview: Federal Arbitration Act (FAA) preempted a California rule under which class arbitration waivers in consumer contracts were held unconscionable under certain circumstances; the California rule could not be applied under the 9 U.S.C

Published Wed, Apr 27 2011 9:08 AM by LexisNexis Community Staff

Morrison v. Nat'l Austl. Bank, 2010 U.S. LEXIS 5257 (June 24, 2010)

LexisNexis Overview: Where foreign shareholders alleged that respondents violated § 10(b) of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 and SEC Rule 10b-5 regarding securities traded on foreign exchanges, dismissal was warranted because § 10(b) applied only

Published Fri, Jun 25 2010 8:57 AM by Corporate & Securities Law Community Staff

In re Alcon, 2010 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 51625 (S.D.N.Y. May 24, 2010)

LexisNexis Core Terms: shareholder, acquisition, merger, conveniens, deference, choice of forum, alternative forum, stock, retirement, Swiss Merger Act, enforceability, private interests, monetary, corporate law, subject matter, board of directors, convenience

Published Wed, Jun 16 2010 5:14 PM by Corporate & Securities Law Community Staff

Cumberland & Ohio Co. of Tex., Inc. v. Coffman, 2010 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 50316 (M.D. Tenn. May 21, 2010)

LexisNexis Core Terms: personal jurisdiction, venue, investor, forum state, purposeful, discovery, availment, materially, substantial connection, Tennessee Securities Act TSA, securities fraud, giving rise, fiduciary duty, deposition testimony, cause

Published Wed, Jun 16 2010 5:13 PM by Corporate & Securities Law Community Staff

Smith v. Copeland, 2010 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 51157 (N.D. Ga. May 21, 2010)

LexisNexis Core Terms: fiduciary duties, cause of action, aiding and abetting, unjust enrichment, conspiracy, investors, attorney's fee, punitive damages, respondeat superior, stolen, factual allegations, sale of securities, participated, fraudulent,

Published Wed, Jun 16 2010 5:12 PM by Corporate & Securities Law Community Staff

City of Pontiac Gen. Emples. Ret. Sys. v. Stryker Corp. et al., 2010 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 50410 (S.D.N.Y. May 21, 2010)

LexisNexis Core Terms: convenience, interest of justice, locus, class action, common stock, choice of forum, transferee, reside, stock, weighs, per share, headquarters, venue, misrepresentations, manufacturing, deference, resident, subpoena, finances

Published Wed, Jun 16 2010 5:12 PM by Corporate & Securities Law Community Staff

STF Equity Fund v. Prof'l Interactive Entm't, 2010 Cal. App. Unpub. LEXIS 3920 (Cal. App. May 25, 2010)

LexisNexis Core Terms: recapitalization, stock, common stock, outstanding, certificate, purchase price, number of shares, issuance, shareholder, diluted, subsidiary, capital structure, preferred stock, repudiation, merger, holder, outstanding shares,

Published Wed, Jun 16 2010 5:11 PM by Corporate & Securities Law Community Staff

Fox v. Jamdat Mobile, 2010 Cal. App. Unpub. LEXIS 3799 (Cal. App. May 25, 2010)

LexisNexis Core Terms: acquisition, shareholder, demurrer, ratification, cause of action, voting, proxy statement, exclusivity, stock, duty of loyalty, merger, board of directors, merger agreement, proxy, fiduciary, per share, judicial notice, sufficient

Published Wed, Jun 16 2010 5:11 PM by Corporate & Securities Law Community Staff

Ark. Teacher Ret. Sys. v. Caiafa, 2010 Del. LEXIS 230 (Del. May 21, 2010)

LexisNexis Overview: As a vice chancellor of a court of chancery determined that a former stockholder's derivative suit claims were worthless and added no conceivable value to a merger, his approval of a settlement that allowed a corporation to be acquired

Published Wed, Jun 16 2010 4:42 PM by Corporate & Securities Law Community Staff

Kassover v. PVP-GCC Holdingco II LLC, 2010 NY Slip Op 4453 (N.Y. App. May 25, 2010)

LexisNexis Core Overview: Shareholders were properly granted partial summary judgment on their claims for payment of merger consideration because there was no dispute that shareholders had tendered their shares to disbursing agent as required by merger

Published Wed, Jun 16 2010 12:34 PM by Corporate & Securities Law Community Staff

American Needle, Inc. v. National Football League, et al., 2010 U.S. LEXIS 4166 (May 24, 2010)

LexisNexis Overview: Agreements among a football league, its teams, and a licensor formed by the teams to license their intellectual property constituted concerted action that was subject to antitrust scrutiny under 15 U.S.C.S. § 1. The teams' decisions

Published Mon, May 24 2010 1:15 PM by Corporate & Securities Law Community Staff

United States v. Rigas, 2010 U.S. App. LEXIS 9670 (3d Cir. May 12, 2010)

LexisNexis Core Terms: conspiracy, indictment, defraud, double jeopardy, commit, duplicity, overt act, conspiracy to defraud, single offense, collateral estoppel, stock, separate offenses, duplicitous, sentence, family members, convicted, firearm, conspiracy

Published Fri, May 21 2010 9:35 AM by Corporate & Securities Law Community Staff