As the COVID-19 pandemic came to its end, the Secretary invoked the HEROES Act to issue “waivers and modifications” reducing or eliminating the federal student debt of most borrowers. Six States challenged the plan as exceeding the Secretary’s...

Petitioners, holders of common stock (HCSs), sought an appraisal under Del. Code Ann. tit. 8, § 262(h) that arose out of a merger, wherein their shares were cashed out at a particular price by the controlling stockholder (CS). Respondent corporation...

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In a perfect world, crisis communications would be a rarely utilized skill for PR professionals—something called upon once in a career, if ever. In the real world, crises of all shapes and sizes pop up frequently, placing communications teams at...

Transactions involving the disposition of partnership property or partnership interests can trigger rules that limit business interest expense deductions. Section 163(j) of the Internal Revenue Code generally limits the deductibility of a partnership’s...

Defendant was charged with violating section 11-23.5(b) of the Criminal Code of 2012 (720 ILCS 5/11-23.5(b) (West 2016)), which criminalizes the nonconsensual dissemination of private sexual images. On defendant's motion, the circuit court of McHenry...

A federal grand jury issued a subpoena to petitioner, the president of two corporations, requiring him to produce the corporations' books and records. The petitioner was the sole shareholder of one corporation, which he had funded with his 100 percent...

GN Netcom, Inc. v. Plantronics, Inc. United States District Court for the District of Delaware July 12, 2016, Decided; July 12, 2016, Filed Civil Action No. 12-1318-LPS Opinion MEMORANDUM OPINION /s/ Leonard P. Stark STARK, U.S. District Judge : Pending...

Geier v. Am. Honda Motor Co. Supreme Court of the United States December 7, 1999, Argued ; May 22, 2000, Decided No. 98-1811 Opinion  [*864]   [***921]   [**1916]  JUSTICE BREYER delivered the opinion of the Court. This case focuses on the 1984 version...

Futures Llc v. Boyd St. Distro Llc United States District Court for the Central District of California September 15, 2021, Decided; September 15, 2021, Filed 8:21-cv-01027-JVS-ADSx Opinion CIVIL MINUTES - GENERAL Proceedings: [IN CHAMBERS] Amended Order...