Evaluating a Board’s Election Process
A prominent mutual-benefit organization was sued by one of its members, who alleged that the board had manipulated election processes and improperly modified the corporate bylaws to entrench itself and…
Green v. Nuveen Advisory Group et al.
Certain plaintiff shareholders, on behalf of a class, charged Nuveen Advisory with breach of fiduciary duty.
IBP Inc. v. Tyson Foods
Tyson Foods (Tyson), the nation’s largest chicken processor, broke off its agreement to acquire IBP, the nation’s largest meatpacking firm, and IBP subsequently filed a breach of contract suit.
JDS Uniphase Corporation Securities Litigation
Counsel for JDS Uniphase (JDSU) and several former executives retained Cornerstone Research in this securities class action in which plaintiffs sought damages of approximately $20 billion due to claimed violations…
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.
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