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In August, 2011, the U.S. 3d Circuit Court of Appeals held that the fact that the Pennsylvania Business Corporation Law (the PBCL) gives appraisal rights to minority shareholders "squeezed out" by a merger does not preclude other remedies, including a breach of fiduciary duty claim.

Companies with financing arrangements often think that the best way to get through a difficult time is to slip below the radar screen and hope that their lender won’t notice.

On April 18, 2012, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) granted accelerated approval of a final rule adopting a more relaxed alternative to the current $4.00 per share minimum bid price initial listing requirement for the NASDAQ Capital Market (Nasdaq).

To date, OCR has neither brought any enforcement actions against BAs nor included BAs within the scope of the HIPAA audit program.

The Supreme Court upheld the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act in a landmark 5-4 decision, which prompted many in business, the administration and states around the country to proceed with the Act’s implementation, while others are preparing for a major political effort to repeal the law.

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a complaint filed by the Native Village of Kivalina and the city of Kivalina (collectively Kivalina) against 22 of the world’s largest energy producers alleging damages caused by global warming. Kivalina v. ExxonMobil Corp., No. 09-17490 (9th Cir. filed Sept. 21, 2012).

While several courts around the country have concluded a potentially responsible party ("PRP") letter from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ("EPA") or a state regulatory agency is sufficiently adversarial to be the functional equivalent of a suit, no reported decision has yet extended that rationale to a request for information letter received from a regulatory agency.

Lest one question the severity of the evolving challenges in our rapidly growing cyber world, President Obama has crystallized it succinctly: (1) "cyber threat is one of the most serious economic and national security challenges we face as a nation;" and (2) "America’s economic prosperity in the 21st century will depend on cybersecurity."

Apple finds itself in hot water again for slapping the signature "i" on a product and claiming it as its own.

During the last 15 years there has been a dramatic increase in patent litigation due primarily to the rapid growth of advanced technology and the desire to protect and enforce intellectual property.

Less than two months ago, U.S. District Court Judge Reggie Walton declared a mistrial in the Roger Clemens case after the prosecutors played an inadmissible video clip to the jury.

The concept of fiduciary duties has existed since the inception of the legal profession and plays an integral role in class actions.

Reviewing a motion for sanctions for spoliation of evidence, the United States Court of Appeal for the Second Circuit rejected the argument that failure to issue a litigation hold constitutes gross negligence per se. Chin v. Port Authority, Nos. 10-1904-cv(L), 10-2031-cv(XAP), 2012 U.S. App. LEXIS 14088, at *68 (2d Cir. July 10, 2012).

Judge Timothy C. Batten, Sr., of the District Court for the Northern District of Georgia, imposed discovery sanctions against Delta Air Lines after it failed to disclose documents contained in backup tapes and hard drives that had been inadvertently overlooked by Delta’s counsel and IT personnel.

A class action brought pursuant to theFair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) requires a proactive class.

This past weekend, I went to my high school reunion. I didn’t really know what to expect going in.

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