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TiVo's $490 mln patent settlement not enough for shareholders 
7 Jun 2013
Video recorder pioneer TiVo Inc said it would get $490 million as settlement for a patent lawsuit against Google Inc's Motorola Mobility and others...
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Social media can amplify parody-related copyright risks  Premier Article
16 May 2013
Conflicting rules on to whether, and to what extent, copyrighted materials can be parodied in Europe and North America mean…
Analysis
Deal flow slows as investors digest massive wave of deals  Premier Article
14 May 2013
A handful of Asian and small domestic issuers came to the primary US dollar high-grade market on Tuesday, with valuations looking stretched and investors...
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India's top generic drugmakers look to U.S. as patents end  Premier Article
8 May 2013
India's top drugmakers, among the world's biggest producers of cheap generic medicines, are looking beyond their own shores to generate revenue, seeking to profit from big-selling drugs going off-patent this year in the lucrative U.S. market...
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Judge sets new trial dates in Apple vs Samsung patent battle  Premier Article
30 Apr 2013
A federal judge has set new trial dates in November to decide whether $450.5 million of damages awarded by a jury to Apple Inc in a patent dispute with Samsung Electronics should stand, according to a court filing...
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Actavis settles OxyContin lawsuit with Purdue  Premier Article
26 Apr 2013
Generic drugmaker Actavis Inc said it had settled a patent lawsuit with Purdue Pharma related to Actavis' generic version of the abuse-deterrent formulation of Purdue's painkiller OxyContin...
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China's ZTE signs Android patent license with Microsoft  Premier Article
23 Apr 2013
China's ZTE Corp, one of the world's largest smartphone makers, has agreed to pay Microsoft Corp a royalty for devices it makes using Google Inc's Android and Chrome operating systems...
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Breakingviews: More hat, less cattle in M&A and patent fight site  Premier Article
2 Apr 2013
Texas is becoming more hat and less cattle when it comes to M&A and intellectual property lawsuits. Though the state is well known for favoring plaintiffs in such cases...
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AP wins ruling in copyright case against news aggregator  Premier Article
20 Mar 2013
The Associated Press won a ruling in a copyright lawsuit against news aggregator Meltwater News Service over its use of AP story excerpts without paying licensing fees...
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Breakingviews: Companies need more lawyers on board  Premier Article
26 Feb 2013
U.S. companies could do with more lawyers. Not so much the bill-by-the-hour variety, though they help cover bosses' behinds...
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Corporate governance watch: Office Depot sets AGM in response to shareholder compliant in court 
18 Jun 2013
Faced with a complaint in the Court of Chancery, Office Depot Inc finally heeded a shareholder’s call to schedule an annual meeting...
Analysis
Breakingviews: Google shareholders get modest future-proofing 
18 Jun 2013
Google shareholders are getting some modest future-proofing. A novel deal protects owners of the company's non-voting stock against a discount...
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Russian coalmaker Sibanthracite says plans London IPO 
18 Jun 2013
A New York court designated a pension fund as the lead plaintiff in a lawsuit filed by shareholders of Elan Corp against SAC Capital, a court filing showed...
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Sprint sues Dish, Clearwire as key deadline looms 
17 Jun 2013
Sprint Nextel Corp on Monday said it has sued Dish Network Corp to block its tender offer for Clearwire Corp, on the eve of a key deadline in a takeover battle that also includes Japanese mobile carrier SoftBank Corp...
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JPMorgan must face lawsuit challenging mortgage fees 
14 Jun 2013
JPMorgan Chase & Co must face a lawsuit accusing the largest U.S. bank of illegally imposing marked-up or unnecessary fees on delinquent mortgage borrowers, a federal judge ruled.
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Recent M&A developments in focus  Premier Article
14 Jun 2013
Recent months have seen several noteworthy developments regarding tender offers, “poison puts” , reverse triangular mergers and…
Guest Authors
Royalty says most Elan shareholders to reject acquisition deals 
14 Jun 2013
U.S. investment firm Royalty Pharma said on Friday it expects the majority of takeover target Elan's shareholders will reject the Irish firm's own proposed acquisition...
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U.S. SEC settles pricing case against Morgan Keegan fund directors 
13 Jun 2013
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has settled civil charges accusing eight former directors of Morgan Keegan bond mutual funds of failing to police the portfolio managers they oversaw, allowing toxic mortgage assets to be overvalued prior to the financial crisis.
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U.S. SEC says Revlon misled shareholders in a Perelman deal 
13 Jun 2013
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission charged Revlon Inc with misleading shareholders about a transaction with its controlling shareholder...
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Rhoen shareholder to contest takeover hurdle vote 
13 Jun 2013
A Rhoen-Klinikum investor who opposed a takeover of the German hospitals chain will contest a shareholder vote to remove a barrier to any future deals, Rhoen said...
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Delaware Chancery Court finds board likely breached duty of care by failing to waive standstills  Premier Article
31 May 2013
In a preliminary injunction opinion issued May 21, 2013, the Delaware Court of Chancery found that the board of NetSpend Holdings Inc…
Guest Authors
Review of major developments affecting mergers, acquisitions and divestitures  Premier Article
23 May 2013
In this issue of Business Law Currents, the authors review recent case law developments relating to several areas of interest to business counselors including…
Guest Authors
Delaware Chancery Court’s decision on flawed merger process has big implications for plaintiffs  Premier Article
15 May 2013
In the recent decision of In re Plains Exploration & Production Company, Vice Chancellor John Noble ruled that directors…
Analysis
SEC shifting post-crisis enforcement focus to client risk management, liquidity, official says  Premier Article
30 Apr 2013
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is shifting its enforcement unit away from credit-crisis-era cases to new market problems...
Analysis
Eurobank first to fall under state control in Greek bailout  Premier Article
30 Apr 2013
Greece's fourth-biggest lender Eurobank won approval on Tuesday from its main shareholder National Bank for a capital injection that makes it the first major Greek bank to fall under state control as a result of the debt crisis...
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Delaware proposal could prompt two-step merger structures in going-private transactions  Premier Article
26 Apr 2013
The Delaware State Bar Association has proposed an amendment to the Delaware General Corporation Law (DGCL) that may significantly change…
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Delaware Supreme Court provides guidance on multi-forum shareholder litigation  Premier Article
12 Apr 2013
When acquisitions of public companies reach the $100 million threshold, it is almost a guarantee that shareholders will bring…
Analysis
Court says city of Stockton, California may proceed with bankruptcy  Premier Article
1 Apr 2013
A U.S. federal judge on Monday approved the city of Stockton's petition for bankruptcy in a case that sets the stage for a lengthy battle between bondholders and the California pension system...
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Delaware court confirms conventional wisdom on reverse triangular mergers and anti-assignment clauses  Premier Article
28 Mar 2013
A key consideration in structuring any acquisition transaction is the assignability and transfer of the target company’s rights and obligations…
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Disclosure watch: Cyprus crisis triggers disclosures from U.S. companies  Premier Article
25 Mar 2013
The financial bailout and ongoing economic crisis in Cyprus is causing concern for U.S. public companies…
Analysis
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