shareholders lawsuits News

Securities Fraud Trial Over Elon Musk’s 2018 Tweets Draws to a Close

A lawyer for Tesla Inc. shareholders who claim Elon Musk deceived them when he tweeted that he had secured funding to take his electric car company private is expected to make closing arguments to a San Francisco jury on Friday. …

Danske Bank Ex-CEO Faces $387M Lawsuit over Money Laundering Scandal

The ousted chief executive of Danske Bank A/S, Thomas Borgen, has been personally targeted in an investor lawsuit arguing he withheld information about potential money laundering that subsequently destroyed the lender’s market value. Deminor, a Brussels-based law firm, said on …

Retiring Delaware Justice Strine Was Influential in Shareholder Cases

Chief Justice of the Delaware Supreme Court Leo Strine will retire in the next few months, Governor John Carney announced on Monday, a leadership change in the court system that decides disputes for more than two-thirds of Fortune 500 companies. …

Danske Money Laundering Scandal Damages Denmark’s Reputation: Regulator

Denmark’s status as one of the world’s least corrupt places has been undermined by the money laundering scandal engulfing its biggest bank, according to the country’s financial regulator. In a report examining risks facing Danish banks, the Financial Supervisory Authority …

Danske Bank Faces Shareholder Lawsuit over Money Laundering Scandal

Litigation funder IMF Bentham has teamed up with legal experts Quinn Emanuel and Njord Law Firm and plans to file a shareholder lawsuit against Danske Bank by July over a 200 billion euro ($230 billion) money laundering scandal. IMF’s European …

Shareholders Sue in 94% of M&As; 75% Settle Before Closing: Cornerstone Research

Shareholders challenged more than 94 percent of U.S. merger and acquisition (M&A) deals valued over $100 million in 2013, according to a new M&A report by Cornerstone Research. Deals worth $100 million or more attracted an average of five lawsuits, …

Why Companies Try to Herd Shareholder Lawsuits to Delaware

When International Coal Group Inc. announced plans this month to sell itself, investor lawsuits challenging the deal were quickly filed in state courts in Delaware and West Virginia as well as in federal court. If corporate America has its way, …