Corporate & Securities Law

Genesco and Finish Line Settle Dispute over Merger
Genesco Inc. and The Finish Line reached a settlement that terminated both their merger agreement and the financial commitment that Finish Line had with UBS, just before start of a trial in Tennessee...

Genesco v. Finish Line: The Opinion
So, a few thoughts on the Genesco opinion issued yesterday: Fraud Claims. Chancellor Lyle finds that the Finish Line and UBS testimony was not believable as to Genesco's and Goldman Sachs's affirmative oral statements about their May performance and thus...

Genesco Delays Trial Ahead of (Costly) Settlement
Genesco Delays Trial Ahead of (Costly) Settlement Below is an article that recently ran in the NY Time's DealBook (here is the Genesco press release): Genesco and Finish Line appear to have reached an armistice in their battle over a...

Tennessee Court Orders Specific Performance to Complete Acquisition
Tennessee Court Orders Specific Performance to Complete Acquisition Last week - just after a Delaware court denied specific performance in the Cerberus–United Rentals decision - an opposite conclusion was found in Genesco v...

Genesco: A Half-Time Report
The picture which emerges from the Genesco opinion is a bidder engaged in a hot auction worried about a topping bid and pushing the limit on pricing. In the background is a financing bank looking to build a big client...

Lawrence Place Nursing Home Ordered to Close
The owners of Lawrence Place Assisted Living have been ordered to close and seek relocation of its residents by midnight, Monday, after allegations of nursing home abuse.

Merger Agreement Rejected
Finish Line and Genesco reach $175 million settlement in merger dispute.

Air Line Bankruptcy
BCI Aircraft Leasing agrees to pay $600,000 settlement related to Delta Air Lines bankruptcy claims.

Settlement Proposed in Class Action Against Facebook
Facebook will Close Beacon in Proposed Settlement

Sperm Donor
Ordered to Pay Child Support

Hope Food Supply
ordered to shut down by FDA and recall seafood products

Celebrity Chef
John Burton Race ordered to pay wife $7.2 million divorce settlement.