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Slayer Statute — Does a Crime Committed Against the Decedent Impact Inheriting from the Decedent under Michigan Law?

Yes, depending on the nature of the crime and if convicted. In re Donald F. Clark Trust, Court of Appeals January 16, 2025 (unpublished). This appeal involved the probate court's winddown of the Donald F. Clark Trust....more

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Delaware Court of Chancery Clarifies That Fiduciary ‘Duty of Oversight’ Applies to Officers and Extends Fiduciary Duty Claims to...

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In what seems destined to be a landmark Delaware Court of Chancery decision, Vice Chancellor J. Travis Laster denied former McDonald’s Executive Vice President and Global Chief People Officer David Fairhurst’s motion to...more

Proskauer - Corporate Defense and Disputes

Second Circuit Upholds Insider-Trading Conviction and Clarifies Scope of Requisite Fiduciary Relationship

The Second Circuit yesterday affirmed the insider-trading conviction of a doctor who, in breach of a confidentiality agreement, had traded on nonpublic information about a drug trial in which he had been participating.  The...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Inside the Courts – An Update From Skadden Securities Litigators - April 2020

This issue includes summaries and associated court opinions of selected cases principally decided between October 2019 and January 2020. ...more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

The Supreme Court - February 26, 2020

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Today, the Supreme Court of the United States issued the following three opinions: Intel Corp. Investment Policy Comm. v. Sulyma, No. 18-1116: The Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (“ERISA”) demands that...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

Warum die aktuelle Siemens-Diskussion auch für andere Unternehmen relevant ist

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Es wird viel über die Entscheidung von Siemens diskutiert, vertragsgemäß Signaltechnik für eine Zugstrecke zu liefern, die das australische Carmichael-Bergwerk mit dem Meer verbindet. Warum ist das Interesse hier so groß?...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Inside the Courts – An Update From Skadden Securities Litigators - November 2019

This quarter’s issue includes summaries and associated court opinions of selected cases principally decided between August and October 2019. The cases address developing trends in the definition of a security, fiduciary...more

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