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WSJ Video: BofA Chiefs Charged With Securities Fraud
WSJ video report on NY AG Cuomo’s new case against former top BofA execs.
Archived Version and Materials for Jan. 12 Webcast–’Causes and Economic Consequences of Merger & Acquisition Disputes’
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Today’s Webcast Materials: Jan. 12 Webcast on ‘Causes and Economic Consequences of Merger & Acquisition Disputes’
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Today’s Webcast (Jan. 12): Causes and Economic Consequences of Merger & Acquisition Disputes
Please joins us for this free webcast (CLE credit available in Illinois).
Jan. 12 Webcast: Causes and Economic Consequences of Merger & Acquisition Disputes
Please join Michael Conway, Brooke Anthony, Jacob Smith, Jeff Litvak, and Nicole Wells for this free webcast.
December 2 Webcast: Causes and Economic Consequences of Merger & Acquisition Disputes
Please join Michael Conway, Brooke Anthony, Jacob Smith, Jeff Litvak, and Nicole Wells for this free webcast.
December 2 Webcast: Causes and Economic Consequences of Merger & Acquisition Disputes
Please join Michael Conway, Brooke Anthony, Jacob Smith, Jeff Litvak, and Nicole Wells for this free webcast.
Class Actions Challenging JPMorgan Buyout of Bear Stearns Dismissed
Last week, New York State Supreme Court Justice Herman Cahn dismissed the shareholder class actions challenging Bear Stearns’ buyout by JPMorgan Chase & Co. The court found that Bear Stearns pursued the deal to prevent a “potentially cataclysmic” bankruptcy.
The lawsuits claimed that JPMorgan’s offer to purchase Bear Stearns was “unfair and inadequate,” and that Bear [...]
Australia: Lawyers Foresee Lawsuits Over Companies Rejecting Takeover Bids
In Australia, boards of directors that reject takeover bids where their company subsequently collapses face possible lawsuits from investors.
The Australian quotes Slater and Gordon class actions head James Higgins as stating that it is only a matter of time before a target company is sued by dissenting shareholders over a decision to rebuff a takeover [...]
Litigation from Daimler-Benz/Chrysler Combination Lives On in Stuttgart
Apparently the litigation following the 1998 — yes, 1998 — combination of Daimler-Benz AG with Chrysler Corp. will never end. The AP reports that in Stuttgart, Germany, former DaimlerChrysler AG CEO Juergen Schrempp was back on the witness stand rejecting allegations that the deal he oversaw to create DaimlerChrysler in 1998 undervalued his company’s shares.
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