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rnia Supreme Court to consider suit over Yelp review
Corporate Governance 09/09/2016The seven-member court voted unanimously Wednesday to take up an appeal by Yelp of a lower court ruling upholding an order requiring Yelp to remove posts against a San Francisco law firm. Yelp wants the Supreme Court to overturn the ruling, saying th...
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NY court: Case against ex-AIG execs can continue
Corporate Governance 08/23/2016New York's attorney general can continue his legal effort to bar two former American International Group Inc. executives from the securities industry and forfeit any improperly gained profits, the state's highest court ruled Thursday. The Court of Ap...
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High court directs Andhra Pradesh government to prepare summer plan
Corporate Governance 11/23/2015The Hyderabad High Court has directed the Andhra Pradesh government to take steps to protect people from heat waves during summer season. The bench of acting Chief Justice Dilip B Bhosale and Justice S Ravi Kumar gave AP two weeks to come up with a p...
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Ind. court to hear appeal in IBM welfare lawsuit
Corporate Governance 08/23/2014A panel of three judges will hear Indiana's appeal of a lower court ruling ordering it to pay IBM Corp. $52 million over a failed welfare privatization project. The Indiana Court of Appeals will take up the matter Monday. Both sides will have 45 minu...
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Levi & Korsinsky, LLP Launches an Investigation
Corporate Governance 01/17/2012Levi & Korsinsky is investigating potential claims on behalf of purchasers of Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corporation securities concerning possible violations of federal securities laws. On January 5, 2012, Integra LifeSciences announced...
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Wis. Supreme Court deadlocks on corporate law case
Corporate Governance 08/23/2011The Wisconsin Supreme Court deadlocked Tuesday on whether the former owners of a manufacturing business must pay millions in damages for enriching themselves while the company couldn't pay its bills. The court divided 3-3 on whether to uphold a jury'...
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Qwest ex-CEO prison term incorrect - appeals court
Corporate Governance 08/23/2011A U.S. appeals court ruled on Friday that Qwest Communications International Inc ex-Chief Executive Joseph Nacchio was incorrectly sentenced to six years in prison for insider trading. The 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ordered the federal distri...
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Deere sells wind energy business for $900M
Corporate Governance 08/23/2011Deere & Co. will sell its wind energy business to a subsidiary of Exelon for $900 million, the company said Tuesday, potentially signaling an active merger and acquisition period ahead for the power industry. With energy prices persistently low d...
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Parker Waichman Alonso LLP Files Class Action Lawsuits
Corporate Governance 08/05/2011Parker Waichman Alonso LLP Files Two Class Action Lawsuits on Behalf of Iowa Property Owners Alleging DuPont's Imprelis™ Herbicide Killed and Damaged Trees on Their PropertyParker Waichman Alonso LLP, a national law firm representing victims of...