Kahn v. Tremont Corp. et al.
In this case involving a related-party transaction, the plaintiff alleged that a stock repurchase plan inflated the price Tremont paid for stock in NL Industries.
Lewis et al. v. Beall et al. and Rockwell International Corporation
Counsel for Rockwell’s directors retained Cornerstone Research and Professor Robert Stobaugh of Harvard University to assess and testify about the directors’ practices.
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…
MacPherson’s v. Windermere Real Estate
Windermere’s counsel retained Dr. Michael Keeley, a senior vice president of Cornerstone Research, as an expert witness to examine MacPherson’s antitrust claims.
Bunch et al. v. W. R. Grace & Co. et al.
In contrast to most employer stock price drop ERISA lawsuits that allege the imprudence of maintaining company stock as an investment option, the plaintiffs in this matter alleged a breach…
Department of Labor Investigation
Cornerstone Research was retained by the outside counsel of an electronics manufacturing company to assist with a Department of Labor investigation of potential breaches of fiduciary duty under ERISA.
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.
Dispute between a Pension Plan and an Investment Manager
In a suit brought by a pension plan and its trustees against the investment manager of one of the plan’s portfolios, plaintiffs alleged that the investment manager did not comply…
Hecker et al. v. Deere & Company et al.
The plaintiffs alleged that Deere & Company (Deere) and the fiduciaries of the Deere Savings & Investment Plan and Tax Deferred Savings Plan breached their duties to plan members and…
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.
In re Sorbates Direct Purchase Antitrust Litigation
A class of direct purchasers of sorbates brought a suit alleging a price-fixing conspiracy.
Long Beach Crude Oil Price Litigation
The state of California and the city of Long Beach charged Exxon and six other oil companies with conspiring to depress crude oil prices, claiming damages of about $270 million…
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