Corporate & Securities Law

Delaware Supreme Court: CA/AFSCME Certification Accepted and Fast Tracked
Delaware Supreme Court: CA/AFSCME Certification Accepted and Fast Tracked Yesterday, the Delaware Supreme Court accepted the questions certified to it by the SEC relating to the battle between CA and AFSCME over the proponent's binding bylaw proposal seeking reimbursement for...

CA v. AFSCME: The Supreme Court Giveth And The Supreme Court Taketh Away
CA v. AFSCME: The Delaware Supreme Court Giveth and the Supreme Court Taketh Away Some pretty fine analysis - and quick - from Travis Laster: Yesterday, the Delaware Supreme Court issued its much anticipated decision in CA, Inc...

Delaware Supreme Court Issues Opinion on Shareholder-adopted Bylaws
The Delaware Supreme Court has issued its opinion in the AFSCME/CA matter. The opinion is available here. We have earlier posted on this important case here, here, and here. We have received communications from several of our guest contributors...

CA v. AFSCME: Should the SEC Have Raised the Question
A few years ago, the Delaware Legislature amended the state constitution to permit the Securities and Exchange Commission to request advisory opinions on Delaware corporate law from the Delaware Supreme Court...

The Delaware Supreme Court's AFSCME/CA Hearing: All the News Fit to Post
The Delaware Supreme Court's AFSCME/CA Hearing: All the News Fit to Post With a hearty thanks to J.W. Verret, our man on the ground during yesterday's Delaware Supreme Court hearing about the important issue certified from the SEC regarding AFSCME's...

CA, Inc. v. AFSCME Employees Pension Plan
(Editor’s note: The author of this post, Robert Giuffra, argued on behalf of CA in the Delaware Supreme Court.) My firm has recently issued a memorandum on the Delaware Supreme Court’s decision in CA, Inc...

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California Supreme Court Proposition 8 Decision
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Is Barack Obama a Natural Born Citizen?
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Slim-Fast Recalled in US
Slim-Fast recalled in US

Sears, Roebuck & Co.
alleging the company’s web site used spyware to track customers Internet use.

Child Abuse Settlement
The mother of 6-year-old Brandon Ford has accepted a $1.5 million settlement in a lawsuit that claimed the boy was severely brain damaged while in foster care...

Ebay Fined
French Court Sets Fine at $61 Million

Personal Injury
Appeals Court Upholds Congressional Legislation

Tomato Salmonella
Sheetz Convenience Stores agrees to confidential out-of-court settlement with food poisoning victim.