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In re Fox Corp. Derivative Litig.
Publication Date: 2024-01-08 Practice Area: Corporate Governance
Industry: Investments and Investment Advisory |
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Technology Media and Telecom
Court: Court of Chancery Judge: Vice Chancellor Laster Attorneys: For plaintiff: Joel Friedlander, Jeffrey M. Gorris, Christopher M. Foulds, Friedlander & Gorris, P.A., Wilmington, DE; Julie Goldsmith Reiser, Molly J. Bowen, Brendan Schneiderman, Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll PLLC, Washington, DC; Katherine Lubin Benson, Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLP, San Francisco, CA; Nicholas Diamond, Gabriel A. Panek, Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLP, New York, NY; Ellen Rosenblum, Attorney General, Brian A. de Haan, Senior Assistant Attorney General, Oregon Department of Justice, Portland, OR; Andrew E. Blumberg, Daniel E. Meyer, Bernstein Litowitz Berger & Grossman LLP, Wilmington, DE; Ned Weinberger, Labaton Sucharow LLP, Wilmington, DE; Christopher H. Lyons, Tayler D. Bolton, Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP, Wilmington, DE; Randall J. Baron, David A. Knotts, Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP, San Diego, CA; Lee Rudy, Eric L. Zagar, Geoffrey C. Jarvis, Kessler Topaz Meltzer & Check, LLP, Radnor, PA; Jeremy Friedman, David Tejtel, Friedman Oster & Tejtel PLLC, Bedford Hills, NY for plaintiffs. For defendant: Case number: 2023-0418-JTL
Court granted the application of a plaintiff team to lead a consolidated derivative action where counsel had organized the stronger litigation team and the selected plaintiffs consistent of public agencies/officials with extensive financial experience.
Teamsters Local 443 Health Serv. & Ins. Plan v. Chou
Publication Date: 2023-12-04 Practice Area: Corporate Governance
Industry: Investments and Investment Advisory |
Pharmaceuticals
Court: Court of Chancery Judge: Vice Chancellor Glasscock Attorneys: For plaintiff: Gregory V. Varallo, Glenn R. McGillivray, Bernstein Litowitz Berger & Grossmann LLP, Wilmington, DE; Ned Weinberger, Mark D. Richardson, Labaton Sucharow LLP, Wilmington, DE; Christine M. Mackintosh, Rebecca A. Musarra, Grant & Eisenhofer P.A., Wilmington, DE; Christopher J. Orrico, Bernstein Litowitz Berger & Grossmann LLP, New York, NY; Frank Schirripa, Hach Rose Schirripa & Cheverie LLP, New York, NY; Nathaniel L. Orenstein, Steven L. Groopman, Berman Tabacco, Boston, MA for plaintiffs. For defendant: William M. Lafferty, D. McKinley Measley, Thomas P. Will, Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell LLP, Wilmington, DE; F. Joseph Warin, Jonathan M. Phillips, Courtney M. Brown, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, Washington, DC for defendant. Case number: 2019-0816-SG
Court dismissed derivative complaint where single-member special litigation committee conducted adequate review of the worthiness of the litigation and its conclusions were sufficiently supported by evidence, and there was an insufficient basis to question the single member's independence from other board members potentially facing liability.
In re Straight Path Commc'ns Inc. Consol. Stockholder Litig.
Publication Date: 2023-10-16 Practice Area: Corporate Governance
Industry: Technology Media and Telecom
Court: Court of Chancery Judge: Vice Chancellor Glasscock Attorneys: For plaintiff: Ned Weinberger, Mark Richardson, Labaton Sucharow LLP, Wilmington, DE; Jeroen van Kwawegen, Edward G. Timlin, Eric J. Riedel, Bernstein Litowitz Berger & Grossmann LLP, New York, NY for plaintiff. For defendant: Rudolf Koch, Kevin M. Gallagher, Daniel E. Kaprow, John M. O’Toole, Richards, Layton & Finger, P.A., Wilmington, DE; Thomas Uebler, McCollom D’Emilio Smith Uebler LLC, Wilmington, DE; Jason Cyrulnik, Paul Fattaruso, Matthew Henken, Cyrulnik Fattaruso LLP, New York, NY for defendants. Case number: 2017-0486-SG
Although controlling stockholder breached fiduciary duties by using his position to cause company to release an indemnification claim, the minority stockholders were only entitled to nominal damages due to significant obstacles to enforcing the claim which resulted in the release consideration being worth more than the company likely would have recovered attempting to enforce the claim.
Rising Star: Jake Bissell-Linsk
Jake Bissell-Linsk is a partner in the New York office of Labaton Sucharow. He focuses his practice on securities fraud class actions.
Arkansas Teacher Ret. Sys. v. Goldman Sachs Group Inc.
Publication Date: 2023-08-23 Practice Area: Class Actions
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Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit Judge: Circuit Judge Richard C. Wesley Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiffs-Appellees: Kevin K. Russell, Goldstein & Russell, P.C., Bethesda, MD; Spencer A. Burkholz, Joseph D. Daley, Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP, San Diego, CA; Thomas A. Dubbs, James W. Johnson, Michael H. Rogers, Irina Vasilchenko, Labaton Sucharow LLP, New York, NY, on the brief, Thomas C. Goldstein, Goldstein & Russell, P.C., Bethesda, MD.
For Defendants-Appellants: Richard H. Klapper, David M.J. Rein, Benjamin R. Walker, Julia A. Malkina, Jacob E. Cohen, Sullivan & Cromwell LLP, New York, NY; Morgan L. Ratner, Sullivan & Cromwell LLP, Washington, D.C., on the brief, Robert J. Giuffra, Jr., Sullivan & Cromwell LLP, New York, NY.
For Defendants-Appellants: Audra J. Soloway, Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP, New York, NY, on the brief, Kannon K. Shanmugam, Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP, Washington D.C.
For Amicus Curiae Former United States Securities and Exchange Commission Officials and Law Professors in Support of Defendants-Appellants: Todd G. Cosenza, Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP, New York, NY. For defendant: For Amicus Curiae Economic Scholars in Support of Defendants-Appellants: Victor L. Hou, Jared Gerber, on the brief, Carmine D. Boccuzzi, Jr., Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP, New York, NY.
For Amicus Curiae Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association, Bank Policy Institute, American Bankers Association, Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America, American Property Casualty Insurance Association in Support of Defendants-Appellants: Craig S. Waldman, Joshua C. Polster, Daniel H. Owsley, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP, New York, NY; Ira D. Hammerman, Kevin Carroll, Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association, Washington, D.C.; Thomas Pinder, American Bankers Association, Washington, D.C.; Gregg Rozansky, Bank Policy Institute, Washington, D.C.; Tyler S. Badgley, U.S. Chamber Litigation Center, Washington, D.C.; Kenneth Stoller, American Property Casualty Insurance Association, Washington, D.C., on the brief, Jonathan K. Youngwood, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP, New York, NY.
For Amicus Curiae Society for Corporate Governance in Support of Defendants-Appellants: Jeremy C. Marwell, James T. Dawson, Vinson & Elkins LLP, Washington, D.C.; Darla C. Stuckey, Randi V. Morrison, Society for Corporate Governance, New York, NY, on the brief, Christopher E. Duffy, Vinson & Elkins LLP, New York, NY.
For Amicus Curiae Washington Legal Foundation in Support of Defendants-Appellants: George Anhang, Shearman & Sterling LLP, Washington, D.C.; William Marsh, Shearman & Sterling LLP, Dallas, TX; Cory L. Andrews, John M. Masslon II, Washington Legal Foundation, Washington, D.C., on the brief, Lyle Roberts, Shearman & Sterling LLP, Washington, D.C.
For Amicus Curiae Financial Economists in Support of Plaintiffs-Appellees: Jeremy Lieberman, Emma Gilmore, Pomerantz LLP, New York, NY; Andrew L. Zivitz, Kessler Topaz Meltzer & Check, LLP, Radnor, PA; Stacey M. Kaplan, Kessler Topaz Meltzer & Check, LLP, San Fransisco, CA, on the brief, Ernest A. Young, Apex, NC.
For Amicus Curiae Securities Law Scholars in Support of Plaintiffs-Appellees: Linnet R. Davis-Stermitz, Gupta Wessler PLLC, Washington, D.C.; Salvatore J. Graziano, Jai K. Chandrasekhar, Bernstein Litowitz Berger & Grossmann LLP, New York, NY; Joseph E. White, III, Saxena White P.A., Boca Raton, FL, on the brief, Deepak Gupta, Gupta Wessler PLLC, Washington, D.C.
For Amicus Curiae Better Markets, Inc. in Support of Plaintiffs-Appellees: John Paul Schnapper-Casteras, Schnapper-Casteras PLLC, Washington, D.C.
For Amicus Curiae Former SEC Officials in Support of Plaintiffs-Appellees: John Paul Schnapper-Casteras, Schnapper-Casteras PLLC, Washington, D.C.; Daniel P. Chiplock, Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLP, New York, NY, on the brief, Carolyn E. Shapiro, Schnapper-Casteras PLLC, Washington, D.C. Case number: 22-484
Misrepresentations Did Not Impact Stock Price; Shareholder Class Decertified
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Dell Shareholders' Attorneys Awarded $266.7 Million in Fees in Wake of $1 Billion Settlement
Labaton Sucharow and Quinn Emanuel attorneys were co-lead counsel for the class of plaintiffs also represented by Andrews & Springer, Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd and Friedman Oster & Tejtel.
In Wake of $1 Billion Settlement, Dell Shareholders' Attorneys Awarded $266.7 Million in Fees
Labaton Sucharow and Quinn Emanuel attorneys were co-lead counsel for the class of plaintiffs also represented by Andrews & Springer, Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd and Friedman Oster & Tejtel.
Celebrating Outstanding Achievements: The 2023 Elite Trial Lawyers
The National Law Journal is proud to recognize professional excellence in plaintiffs litigation as well as lifetime achievements and diversity and inclusion initiatives. For the first time, the Elite Trial Lawyers awards also included The Plaintiffs Firm of the Year.TRENDING STORIES
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