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Shareholder Conflict: Delaware Judge Voids Elon Musk’s Tesla Compensation Plan

By Michael Pike |

On January 31st, 2024, the Associated Press (AP) reported that a Delaware judge voided the Tesla compensation plan for Tesla CEO Elon Musk on the grounds that it is “excessive” and there constitutes a breach of fiduciary duty by the company’s Board of Directors. For his part, Elon Musk has stated his intent to… Read More »

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Netflix Prevails in a Shareholder Lawsuit Over Account-Sharing

By Michael Pike and Daniel Lustig |

On January 8th, 2024, Reuters reported that Netflix prevailed in court in a shareholder lawsuit. The lawsuit—which was brought on behalf of Netflix shareholders between January of 2021 and April of 2022—alleged that the company made material misrepresentations about the extent to which account-sharing was hurting its growth. Here, our Miami shareholder dispute attorney… Read More »

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Meta Seeking Dismissal of Shareholder Lawsuit Against Corporate Directors

By Michael Pike and Daniel Lustig |

On December 20th, 2023, ABC News reported that Meta—the Silicon Valley-based social media giant—is seeking the dismissal of a shareholder lawsuit that was filed against several of its corporate directors. The lawsuit makes the relatively novel argument that officers at the Fortune 500 company owe duties not just to the corporation itself, but also… Read More »

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Can a Shareholder Hold a Corporate Liable for Excessive Executive Compensation?

By Michael Pike and Daniel Lustig |

How much should a corporation pay its executives? The answer is “it depends.” What constitutes appropriate compensation is highly case-specific. That being said, there are certainly some circumstances in which a corporation may pay its executives so much that it constitutes unreasonable excessive compensation. It could give rise to a claim by shareholders. Here,… Read More »

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What People Get Wrong About Shareholder Derivative Lawsuits

By Michael Pike and Daniel Lustig |

There are two different types of shareholder lawsuits: 1) Direct actions and 2) Derivative actions. A derivative action is a type of legal claim through which a shareholder (or group of shareholders) seeks to take legal action on behalf of the corporation itself. Shareholder derivative actions are notoriously complex. Below, our West Palm Beach… Read More »

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Federal Appellate Court Revives Privacy-Based Shareholder Lawsuit Against Meta

By Michael Pike and Daniel Lustig |

According to a report from Reuters, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has revived a shareholder lawsuit filed against Meta. The tech giant that owns Facebook and Instagram is facing a complaint from shareholders for harm related to alleged data privacy violations. In this article, our Miami shareholder litigation attorney discusses the dispute in… Read More »

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Shareholder Drops Lawsuit Against LifeWallet

By Michael Pike and Daniel Lustig |

According to a report from the Miami New Times, a shareholder has dropped a lawsuit against LifeWallet—a collection company headquartered in South Florida. Notably, the publicly-traded company’s stock price has collapsed in recent years—falling sharply in the Spring of 2023 following restated financials that showed that the business had losses that were dramatically larger… Read More »

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Wells Fargo Prevails in Shareholder Lawsuit Over Alleged “Fake” Interviews

By Michael Pike and Daniel Lustig |

According to a report from Reuters, Wells Fargo—the American multinational financial services company based in San Francisco, California—has prevailed against a lawsuit filed by a group of shareholders. The claim had alleged that the company used “sham” interviews to boost certain diversity statistics. Within this article, our West Palm Beach shareholder litigation attorney explains… Read More »

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JP Morgan, CEO Jamie Dimon Prevail in Shareholder Lawsuit Centered Around Alleged Ties to Disgraced Former Hedge Fund Manager Jeffrey Epstein

By Michael Pike and Daniel Lustig |

According to a report from Reuters, JP Morgan, its Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Jamie Dimon, and the company’s board of directors have prevailed in a shareholder derivative lawsuit centered around its alleged connections with former distracted hedge fund manager Jeffrey Epstein. A federal court dismissed the shareholder lawsuit on the grounds that shareholders failed… Read More »

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Forum Selection Clause Upheld in Shareholder Dispute

By Michael Pike and Daniel Lustig |

According to a report from Reuters, a federal judge in Texas has upheld a forum selection clause in a shareholder derivative agreement. In doing so, the court effectively ended a shareholder derivative lawsuit filed against the company SolarWinds. Here, our Miami shareholder rights lawyer discusses the case and highlights the key things to understand… Read More »

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