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A Closer Look at M&A (“Takeover”) Securities Suits
Securities Class Action Report | December 11th 2009 by Andrew Gilman
My November 19 post referenced Dan Fisher’s recent Forbes piece on a securities suit filed against Berkshire Hathaway a few hours after it’s announcement of a $26 billion acquisition of BNSF. This and similar lawsuits usually allege tha read more
Minority Shareholder Must Utilize Derivative Action -Not Breach O…
Florida Legal Blog | December 9th 2009 by Jeffrey Kuntz
In Karten v. Woltin (4D08-4057), the Fourth District held: This appeal presents the question of whether a minority shareholder could pursue as a direct action a claim for breach of fiduciary duty against the majority shareholders of a closely held c read more
Multiple Derivative Actions
Law and Legal Developments | December 8th 2009 by Mihir N.
Over at Indian Corporate Law, Shantanu Naravane highlights a very interesting decision of the Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal. The case, Waddington Ltd. V. Chan Chun Hoo Thomas, highlights ‘multiple derivative actions’. Since Foss v. Harbo read more
Derivative Actions - Part I
Indian Corporate Law | December 7th 2009
The issue of shareholders making claims on behalf of a corporation has been a bone of contention ever since the decision in Foss v. Harbottle. However, in recent times, two particular aspects of this controversial area of corporate jurisprudence have read more
Day Trading
How It Works | October 3rd 2009 by Ishit Patel
Here are some of the important terminologies of Day Trading. You need to go through that.Securities: Financial assets that can be assigned value and traded. Typical securities include stocks and bonds. Derivative: A dependent security read more
Cumulative voting is a method of voting designed to allow minorit…
Tastee Marketing | September 26th 2009 by Tyler
18. Damages awarded in a shareholder’s derivative suit are paid to the shareholder who filed the suit. (Points: 4) True False 19. Delivery of intangible personal property must be done by symbolic delivery. (Points: 4) T read more
Directors and officers liability insurance
Directors and officers liability insurance | July 31st 2009 by James
Directors and Officers Liability Insurance (often called D&O) is liability insurance payable to the directors and officers of a company, or to the corporation itself, to cover damages or defense costs in the event they are sued for wrongful acts whil read more
Directors and officers liability insurance
Directors and officers liability insurance | July 28th 2009 by James
Directors and Officers Liability Insurance (often called D&O) is liability insurance payable to the directors and officers of a company, or to the corporation itself, to cover damages or defense costs in the event they are sued for wrongful acts whil read more
Gain Share (managing your Supply Chain costs)
the SUPPLY CHAIN blog | April 14th 2009 by Jan
Supply chain costs, in combination with working capital and revenue, are being targeted by public and private organisation alike as an important means to safeguard shareholder value in difficult economic times.The leverage the supply chain has over s read more
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