Petro-Diamond Inc. v. Verdeo Inc. et al.
Counsel for Petro-Diamond retained Carlyn Irwin of Cornerstone Research in a case involving allegations of fraudulent transfer and alter ego.
Cornerstone Research Coauthors Antitrust Amicus Curiae Brief for U.S. Third Circuit
The filing details economic considerations relevant to determining the appropriate scope of the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2013 decision in FTC v. Actavis.
In re BP p.l.c. Securities Litigation—May 2014 Ruling
The court declined to certify the subclass covering the vast majority of the proposed class period and most allegations.
City of Pontiac Policemen’s and Firemen’s Retirement System et al. v. UBS AG et al.
The Second Circuit upheld the Southern District of New York’s decision on all counts in this UBS securities case, affirming the district court’s dismissal under Morrison v. National Australia Bank…
Novack v. GSI Commerce Inc. et al.
Defense counsel retained Professor Paul Gompers of the Harvard Business School and Cornerstone Research in a case that involved two mergers.
Stragent LLC et al. v. Intel Corp.
After the judge excluded a key part of the analysis of the plaintiffs’ damages expert, a jury in the Eastern District of Texas found for defendant Intel in this patent…
SEC Allegations of Insider Trading
Defense counsel retained Professor Emeritus William Beaver of Stanford University and Cornerstone Research on behalf of a former CEO of a publicly traded water treatment company.
Hedge Fund Contract Dispute
Counsel retained Professor Robert Whitelaw of New York University and Cornerstone Research to analyze hedge fund strategy.
In re Skelaxin (Metaxalone) Antitrust Litigation
The court denied both the end payors’ and indirect purchasers’ motions for class certification in this pharmaceutical reverse payment antitrust case.
In re Principal U.S. Property Account ERISA Litigation
Defense counsel retained Cornerstone Research to assess the economic merits of the plaintiffs’ proposed class in a case of alleged breach of fiduciary duty.
IBEW Local 90 Pension Fund et al. v. Deutsche Bank AG et al.
The judge in this multibillion dollar securities class action granted our client’s Daubert motion and denied the opposing side’s motion for class certification.
Market Microstructure
Our work in this area has included numerous issues related to order handling, allegations of front running, rules involving price quoting, clearing and settlement, uncovered short sales, best execution, markups,…
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