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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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Miami-Dade County Judge Rules in Favor of Bank, Against former Officers/Directors

By Michael Pike and Daniel Lustig |

On January 3rd, 2024, the South Florida Business Journal ruled in favor of a financial institution in a shareholder dispute involving a conflict with its former officers and directors. Notably, the officers and directors in question were all shareholders in the company. U.S. Century Bank—the Miami-Dade County based community bank—prevailed in its motion to… Read More »

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Shareholders Bring Massive Lawsuit Against NextEra Energy Inc. in Federal Court in Florida

By Michael Pike and Daniel Lustig |

According to a report, a group of shareholders have filed a massive lawsuit against a company called NextEra Energy Inc. in a federal court in Florida. With headquarters in Palm Beach County, NextEra Energy Inc. is one of the nation’s largest energy and infrastructure companies. It is being sued for losses of shareholder value… Read More »

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Shareholder Files Lawsuit Challenging UFC/WWE Merger

By Michael Pike and Daniel Lustig |

According to a report from Bloomberg Law News, a shareholder has filed a lawsuit challenging the proposed merger between Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) and World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). The lawsuit—filed by a pension fund—alleges that executives of the companies engaged in a “sham” bidding process. Within this blog post, our Miami shareholder litigation lawyer… Read More »

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Target Seeks Dismissal of Shareholder Lawsuit from Federal Judge in Florida

By Michael Pike and Daniel Lustig |

According to a report from Reuters, Target is seeking the dismissal of a shareholder lawsuit from a federal judge in Florida. The company is facing legal action from a shareholder over the fall out of its Pride-Month marketing campaign. The retailer argues that the shareholder lawsuit is politically motivated and that no violation of… 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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Walgreens Will Pay Nearly $200 Million to Settle Rite-Aid Shareholder Litigation

By Michael Pike and Daniel Lustig |

According to a report from Business Insurance, Walgreens has agreed to settle a shareholder lawsuit for nearly $200 million. The class action shareholder lawsuit was initially filed against the company back in 2017 by a group of Rite Aid Corp shareholders who accused top corporate executives at Walgreens of making material misrepresentations about the… Read More »

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Federal Judge Declines to Dismiss Shareholder Lawsuit Against General Electric (GE)

By Michael Pike and Daniel Lustig |

According to a report from Reuters, a federal judge in New York State will allow a shareholder lawsuit against General Electric (GE) to proceed. The multinational conglomerate is facing a lawsuit from shareholders that allege that the company’s leadership knowingly and improperly concealed certain financial risks from investors. Here, our Miami shareholder litigation attorney… 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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Amazon Shareholder Files Lawsuit Over Blue Origin Launch Contract

By Michael Pike and Daniel Lustig |

According to a report from Reuters, an Amazon shareholder has filed a lawsuit against the Board of Directors and its founder Jeff Bezos. The complaint—filed by the Cleveland Bakers and Teamsters Pension Fund—alleged that the company awarded a launch contract to Blue Origin (also owned by Mr. Bezos) without properly considering competing bids. Within… Read More »

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