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Minority Shareholder Remedies

Shareholders who control corporations either through majority ownership or ownership of sufficient shares in a particular corporate structure to exercise control have a duty of fairness to minority shareholders. In addition to such fairness...

Federal Antitrust Actions by States

States are "persons" within the meaning of the Clayton Act and are entitled to bring actions on their own behalf for damages resulting to State property from violation of provisions of federal antitrust laws. For example, a state may bring a...

Monopolization Under the Sherman Act

Section 2 of the Sherman Act, 15 U.S.C.S. § 2, prohibits monopolies and attempts or conspiracies to monopolize. The Act provides for prison terms and fines in actions brought by the U.S. Department Justice and for injunctions and damages in...

Mergers

Self-regulatory organizations such as the New York and American Stock Exchanges and NASDAQ require that listed companies must obtain approval of their shareholders for stock options and other equity sharing plans. ...

Corporate Creditors

Generally, directors do not owe a fiduciary duty to a corporate creditor when that creditor has contracted exclusively with the corporation. However, a director may owe a fiduciary duty to a corporate creditor to protect the corporate...