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Proctor v. Vishay Intertechnology Inc.
Former minority shareholders of company, which was acquired following approval of settlement by Delaware court, may not relitigate issues in California court.
Corporations Feb. 20, 2013
Scheenstra v. California Dairies Inc.
Milk cooperative breaches its contract with member when board of directors implemented quota system that placed some members in better position to detriment of others.
Corporations Feb. 1, 2013
Shen v. Miller
Attorney who represented shareholder in individual and derivative claims should not be disqualified where no attorney-client relationship with corporation existed.
Corporations Dec. 18, 2012
Fullington v. Equilon Enterprises LLC
Gas station operator may sue franchisor for fraudulently forcing rent overpayment, even if operator recovered rent in prior settlement.
Corporations Oct. 29, 2012
Maughan v. Correia
Court reduces award to holder of minority interest in family owned corporation after she prevailed in case to enforce stock option agreement.
Corporations Oct. 25, 2012
Cleveland v. Johnson
Internet service provider must pay for former company’s mistakes where it merely continued former business to avoid liabilities.
Corporations Oct. 12, 2012
Cunningham v. Magidow
Corporation’s owner may not force other owner to acknowledge that his prior loan to corporation satisfied judgment against him.
Corporations Sep. 4, 2012
Villari v. Mozilo
Plaintiff lacks standing to maintain shareholder derivative action where he was no longer shareholder and merger’s purpose was not to deprive shareholders of standing.
Corporations Aug. 31, 2012
Perfectly Fresh Farms Inc. v. USDA
Produce company officers are subject to bans in perishable agricultural commodities industry because they exercised control over activities that caused statutory violations.
Corporations Aug. 29, 2012
Mongols Nation Motorcycle Club Inc. v. City of Lancaster
Action is dismissed in entirety as moot because one week after plaintiff corporation was served with appellants’ opening brief, corporation filed certificate of dissolution.
Corporations Aug. 3, 2012
Aguilar v. Goldstein
Denial of anti-SLAPP motion is proper where defendants failed to show breach of fiduciary duty claim involving private negotiations arose from protected activity.
Corporations Jul. 20, 2012
Lidow v. Superior Court (International Rectifier Corp.)
Under internal affairs doctrine, California law applies to corporate officer's claim for wrongful termination in violation of public policy.
Corporations May 23, 2012
Miske v. Bisno
General partner is jointly liable for copartner's concealment of material facts where concealment induced innocent third party to purchase partnership units.
Corporations May 6, 2012
Miske v. Bisno
General partner is jointly liable for copartner's concealment of material facts where concealment induced innocent third party to purchase partnership units.
Corporations Apr. 12, 2012
Red Lion Hotels Franchising Inc. v. MAK LLC
Out-of-state franchisee may assert claim against Washington franchisor under Washington Franchise Investment Protection Act's franchisee bill of rights.
Corporations Dec. 8, 2011
Kight v. CashCall Inc.
Corporation may be liable for illegal eavesdropping where same entity employed supervisors who monitored conversations and known parties to conversations.
Corporations Nov. 22, 2011
De Boni Corp. v. Del Norte Water Co.
Water company has discretion to allocate water rights that is different from historic water allocation in event of water shortage.
Corporations Nov. 15, 2011
Panakosta Partners LP v. Hammer Lane Management LLC
Anti-SLAPP statute does not apply to limited partners' petition to avoid dissolution via buyout of partnership's shares under Corporations Code Section 15908.02.
Corporations Sep. 27, 2011
Corrales v. Corrales
Court relies on erroneous buyout theory where partnership ceases to exist by law when partner of a two-person partnership withdrew from partnership.
Corporations Aug. 11, 2011
Misik v. D’Arco
Plaintiff’s failure to allege alter ego theory does not preclude motion to amend judgment where alter ego had virtual representation in underlying litigation.
Corporations Aug. 10, 2011
Misik v. D’Arco
Plaintiff’s failure to allege alter ego theory does not preclude motion to amend judgment where alter ego had virtual representation in underlying litigation.
Corporations Jul. 28, 2011
Phillips, Spallas & Angstadt LLP v. Fotouhi
Court properly issues charging order against judgment debtor’s partnership interest against corporation, which was deemed to be mere continuation of partnership.
Corporations Jul. 28, 2011
Monty v. Leis
Investor may use its majority shares after agreement is signed to amend articles to allow it to issue additional shares to itself.
Corporations Apr. 27, 2011
Monty v. Leis
Investor may use its majority shares after agreement is signed to amend articles to allow it to issue additional shares to itself.
Corporations Mar. 31, 2011
FCC v. AT&T Inc.
Corporations do not have ‘personal privacy’ interests under Freedom of Information Act to exempt their documents from disclosure by federal agency upon request.
Corporations Mar. 2, 2011
Harrington v. Richter
Appellate court errs in granting habeas relief to defendant for ineffective assistance of counsel despite absence of state court opinion explaining denial.
Corporations Jan. 20, 2011
Shaoxing County Huayue Import & Export v. Bhaumik
Creditor's action to hold individual liable as alter ego of corporation is not property of bankruptcy estate and is not subject to stay.
Corporations Jan. 19, 2011
Greenspan v. LADT LLC
Trustee is properly named as judgment debtor, providing creditor viable avenue to pursue judgment against judgment-proof companies held in trust.
Corporations Jan. 2, 2011
1-800-Got Junk? LLC v. Superior Court (Millennium Asset Recovery Inc.)
California Franchise Relations Act does not bar choice of law provision where provision gave franchisee enhanced protection under Washington law.
Corporations Nov. 21, 2010
Nursing Home Pension Fund Local 144 v. Oracle Corp.
Plaintiffs fail to defeat grant of summary judgment motion where they did not show specific facts of fraud relating to company’s earnings projections.
Corporations Nov. 16, 2010