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In what is as far as I know the largest shareholder derivative lawsuit settlement ever as measured by dollar value, the defendant board members in the Tesla Board compensation derivative suit have agreed to settle the case for a combination of payments and transfers with a total value of $735 million. The agreement settles a […]
A newly unsealed lawsuit alleging that Tesla Inc.’s board of directors failed to appoint a general counsel who could stand up to controversial CEO Elon Musk highlights the limited options that company counsel have when dealing with difficult bosses. Tesla investor Chase Gharrity alleges, in a derivative suit filed in the Delaware Court of Chancery, […]
Objectors’ use of a litigation financing group as part of their competing proposal does not meet with court’s approval.
Lawsuit claims board of Diamond Foods Inc failed to properly oversee the company.
Court rules case “serves no goal other than to move money from the corporate treasury to the attorneys’ coffers.”
Berkshire Hathaway wins dismissal of shareholder lawsuit alleging former executive violated insider trading policy.
Court rules derivative action should be litigated in England.
Derivative lawsuit asks seeks disgorgement of Sokol’s trading profits in Lubrizol and damages.
Yesterday, Jefferson County Circuit Judge Allwin E. Horn granted the HealthSouth shareholders’ motion filed Friday (discussed here) to freeze the assets of HealthSouth Corp. founder Richard Scrushy. On June 18, the shareholders won a nearly $2.9 billion judgment against Scrushy related to the accounting fraud at the company. The AP reports that the judge’s rulng […]
On Friday, attorneys for HealthSouth shareholders asked Alabama Circuit Judge Allwin E. Horn to freeze the assets of former HealthSouth CEO Richard Scrushy, against whom they obtained a massive nearly $2.9 billion judgment last week. One of the attorneys acknowledged that there was no expectation of getting the full judgment from Scrushy, but said that […]