Metropolitan Creditors’ Trust et al. v. Ernst & Young
Counsel for Ernst & Young retained Cornerstone Research and Professor Christopher James of the University of Florida in an accountant’s malpractice claim brought by the bankrupt estate of Metropolitan Mortgage…
DiFelice et al. v. US Airways, Inc., et al.
Defense counsel achieved a complete victory for US Airways, Inc., in the first post-Enron ERISA company stock case to go to judgment following trial.
WorldCom, Inc. ERISA Litigation
Cornerstone Research worked with Professor John Peavy of Texas Christian University, who testified regarding the viability of WorldCom prior to its bankruptcy filing in July 2002.
Analysis of Complex Transactions
In the context of the impending bankruptcy of a major corporation, Cornerstone Research worked with a finance expert to analyze a complex transaction that was alleged to constitute a fraudulent…
Bank Holding Company Bankruptcy
In a claim brought by the trustee of a bankrupt bank holding company, defense counsel retained Cornerstone Research.
Disclosure
Cornerstone Research was retained by a law firm representing a computer maker in a decade long securities class-action suit.
Failed Financial Institution
Defense counsel retained Cornerstone Research in a Resolution Trust Corporation lawsuit against the former officers and directors of a savings and loan, in which the plaintiff claimed that the defendants…
Failed Hedge Funds and Insurers
In cases arising from the failures of hedge funds and insurers, Cornerstone Research has worked with Professor René Stulz of The Ohio State University to assess investment strategies and to…
Failed Leveraged Buyouts
In a lender liability case involving a large European bank and its merchant banking subsidiary, we assisted the banks’ counsel.
Fraudulent Asset Sale Claim
Counsel defending a national retailer retained Cornerstone Research in a fraudulent conveyance action that arose from the sale of assets by one of the retailer’s regional divisions to a competitor.
High Yield Debt Pricing
Cornerstone Research supported two experts who addressed allegations regarding an investment bank’s role in the failure of a life insurance company.
Holding Company Liability for Asbestos-Related Claims Against a Subsidiary
In a case involving asbestos-related claims, Cornerstone Research assisted counsel for a holding company which had acquired a homebuilder two years prior to seeking bankruptcy protection.
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