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Will the U.S. Supreme Court agree to decide once and for all whether corporations are liable for human rights abuses under the Alien Tort Statute?
Airgas's lawyers at Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz maintain that Air Products orchestrated a plan to accelerate Airgas's next shareholder meeting in violation of Delaware law.
It's been a long three months for jurors in the landmark f-cubed securities class action trial, but there's a light at the end of the tunnel. On Tuesday morning the Lit Daily went to court to check out Vivendi's closing arguments.
In an unusual move, J. Crew has turned the tables on shareholders and sued them for allegedly backing out of the terms of a memorandum of understanding. In a complaint filed in Delaware Chancery Court, the company seeks to enforce the $10 million "binding agreement" that allegedly resolved shareholder charges arising from the the company's buyout by CEO Mickey Drexler and two private equity funds.
HSBC on Monday announced it had entered into a partial settlement with investors in Thema International Fund. A day later Manhattan federal district court judge Richard Berman dismissed all the claims against the bank and other defendants, largely on the grounds that the cases should be filed in Ireland and Luxembourg.
Will Majority Rule Prevail in Electing Corporate Boards?
Majority voting is the big issue of proxy season 2006, dividing businesses and their outside counsel as well. This year more than 140 businesses faced proposals from shareholder activists wanting to alter methods of electing board members. Activists seeking the change hope to increase board members' accountability. Those opposed say it will destabilize companies, letting parties with short-term interests sway board composition. But both sides agree majority voting marks a shift in corporate power dynamics.Trending Stories
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