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Altice USA Inc. Settlement Notice

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Cornerstone Building Brands (f/k/a NCI Building Systems) Settlement Notice

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El Pollo Loco Settlement Notice

  

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Andrews & Springer LLC Defeats Motion to Dismiss Claims Against Pandora Media, Inc.'s Board of Directors and Sirius XM Holdings, Inc.

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Andrews & Springer LLC Files A Class Action Lawsuit on behalf of former stockholders of TD Ameritrade, Inc.

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Andrews & Springer LLC Files A Derivative Complaint On Behalf Of Fidelity National Financial, Inc.

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Andrews & Springer LLC Defeats Motion to Dismiss Claims Against Former Directors and Officers of HomeFed Corporation Inc.

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Andrews & Springer LLC Defeats Motions to Dismiss In Class Action On Behalf Of Former Class V Stockholders of Dell Technologies, Inc.

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Andrews & Springer LLC Defeats Motion to Dismiss Claims Against Former Directors and Officers of Intersections, Inc.

 

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Andrews & Springer LLC Defeats Motions to Dismiss In Case Against Certain Directors of NCI Building Systems, Inc. and Clayton Dubilier & Rice LLC

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Andrews & Springer LLC Defeats Motion to Dismiss Claims Against Genworth Life Insurance Company And Its Affiliates

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Andrews & Springer LLC Achieves $25.5 Million Settlement On Behalf Of Former Stockholders of Diamond Resorts, Inc.

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Andrews & Springer LLC Defeats Motions to Dismiss Claims Against General Electric and Certain Directors of Baker Hughes

 

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Andrews & Springer LLC Files A Class Action Lawsuit On Behalf Of Stockholders Of Sears Hometown and Outlet Stores, Inc.

 

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Andrews & Springer LLC Defeats Motion to Dismiss Challenge To Elon Musk's $55 Billion Pay Package

 

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Andrews & Springer LLC Files A Class Action On Behalf Of Former Stockholders of Pandora Media, Inc.

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Andrews & Springer LLC Files A Derivative Complaint On Behalf Of Baker Hughes, A GE Company

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Andrews & Springer LLC Files A Class Action Lawsuit On Behalf Of Class V Stockholders Of Dell Technologies, Inc.

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Andrews & Springer LLC Files Class Action On Behalf Of Former Stockholders of Intersections, Inc.

 

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Andrews & Springer LLC Defeats Motion to Dismiss $385 Million Breach of Fiduciary Duty And Insider Trading Claims In Fitbit Derivative Action

 

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Andrews & Springer LLC Files A Derivative And Class Action Lawsuit On Behalf Of NCI Building Systems, Inc. And Its Stockholders

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Andrews & Springer LLC Achieves $19.5 Million Settlement On Behalf Of Former Stockholders Of Saba Software, Inc.

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Andrews & Springer LLC Files A Class Action Complaint On Behalf Of Long-Term Care Policy Holders Of Genworth Financial, Inc.

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Andrews & Springer LLC Files A Stockholder Class Action And Derivative Complaint On Behalf Of Tesla, Inc. Stockholders

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Andrews & Springer LLC Files A Derivative Complaint On Behalf Of Fitbit, Inc.

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Andrews & Springer LLC Files A Derivative Complaint On Behalf Of WildHorse Resource Development Corporation

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Andrews & Springer Files A Class Action Lawsuit On Behalf of National Research Corporation Stockholders

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Andrews & Springer LLC Survives Motion to Dismiss In Case Against FXCM's Board of Directors

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Andrews & Springer LLC Defeats Motion to Dismiss In Case Against Spectra Energy Corp. & Spectra Energy Partners (DE) GP LP

   

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Andrews & Springer Files a Class Action and Derivative Lawsuit on Behalf of Earthstone Energy, Inc. Stockholders

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Andrews & Springer LLC Achieves $19 Million Proposed Settlement On Behalf Of Former Stockholders Of Rentrak Corporation

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Andrews & Springer LLC Achieves Landmark Post-Trulia Preliminary Injunction Ruling Halting Consolidated Communications Holdings Inc.'s Acquisition of FairPoint Communications, Inc.

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Andrews & Springer LLC Defeats Motion to Dismiss Insider Trading Claims In El Pollo Loco Derivative Action

               

 

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Andrews & Springer Files a Class Action Lawsuit on behalf of former shareholders of Diamond Resorts International, Inc.

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Andrews & Springer LLC Files A Class Action Complaint Against comScore's Directors and Officers For Federal Securities Violations

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Andrews & Springer LLC Files A Class Action Complaint Against NRG Yield Inc.’s Board of Directors and NRG Energy, Inc.

          

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Andrews & Springer LLC Files A Derivative Class Action Complaint On Behalf Of Intrexon Corporation

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Andrews & Springer LLC Files A Class Action Complaint Against Paylocity On Behalf of Stockholders

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Andrews & Springer LLC Files A Derivative Class Action On Behalf of TerraForm Global, Inc.

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Andrews & Springer LLC Files A Class Action and Derivative Lawsuit On Behalf of Unitholders of Spectra Energy Partners LP

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Andrews & Springer Files a Class Action and Derivative Lawsuit on Behalf of Erin Energy Stockholders

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Andrews & Springer Files a Class Action and Derivative Lawsuit on Behalf of Ashford Inc. Stockholders

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Andrews & Springer Files a Class Action Lawsuit on behalf of Vivint Solar, Inc. Stockholders

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Andrews & Springer Files a Class Action and Derivative Complaint on behalf of Southern Copper Corporation Stockholders

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Andrews & Springer Files a Class Action Lawsuit on behalf of Excel Trust, Inc. shareholders

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Andrews & Springer Files a Class Action Lawsuit on behalf of Rentrak Corporation's stockholders

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Andrews & Springer LLC Files A Class Action Lawsuit On Behalf of Northwest Biotherapeutics, Inc. and Minority Shareholders

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Andrews & Springer LLC Files A Class Action Lawsuit On Behalf of Sears Holdings Corporation Against Edward Lampert

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Andrews & Springer LLC Appointed Lead Counsel On Behalf of Legacy Shareholders of Paulson Capital Corporation

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CHENIERE ENERGY, INC. SETTLEMENT ALERT

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Covance Investor Sues Over Goldman Sachs's LabCorp Advice

A lawsuit filed by Andrews & Springer LLC challenging . . . 

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Andrews & Springer LLC and Milberg LLP File A Class Action Lawsuit Against Family Dollar Stores

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Andrews & Springer LLC and Scott + Scott LLP File A Class Action Lawsuit Against Duke Energy Corporation

On July 18, 2014, Andrews & Springer LLC and Scott + Scott LLP filed a derivative class action lawsuit on behalf of Duke Energy Corporation ("Duke" or the "Company") against the Company's board of directors alleging breaches of fiduciary duty for exposing Duke to billions of dollars in liability over its coal ash management. 

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Andrews & Springer LLC Files Lawsuit Against Del Frisco's Restaurants For Fraud and Breach of Contract

On August 18, 2014, Andrews & Springer LLC filed a lawsuit against Del Frisco's Restaurant Group LLC and affiliates . . .

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Andrews & Springer LLC Files Lawsuit Against American Realty Capital Healthcare Trust, Inc. And Its Board of Directors for Breaches of Fiduciary Duty

Andrews & Springer, LLC, a boutique securities class action law firm focussed on representing shareholders nationwide, has filed a class action in the Maryland Circuit Court for Baltimore City against the Board of Directors of American Realty Capital Healthcare Trust ("ARCH" or the "Company") for alleged breaches of fiduciary duties.

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Andrews & Springer LLC Appointed Co-Lead Counsel in Cheniere Energy, Inc. Class Action

On June 11, 2014, the Delaware Court of Chancery approved the law firms of Andrews & Springer LLC, Barrack Rodos & Bacine and Bernstein Litowitz Berger & Grossman LLP as co-lead counsel. 

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Partner Peter B. Andrews Comments On Recent NY Decision Quadrant Structured Products Ltd v. Vincent Vertin

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Andrews & Springer LLC and Milberg LLP File A Class Action Lawsuit Against DirecTV

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Bloomberg Highlights Cheniere Energy Class Action In The Midst Of Delayed Annual Meeting

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Andrews & Springer LLC Files A Lawsuit Against Cheniere Energy, Inc. Challenging Compensation Awards and Proposed Share Reserve

On May 29, 2014, Andrews & Springer LLC filed a class action and derivative lawsuit on behalf of public stockholders of Cheniere Energy, Inc. ("Cheniere" or the "Company") against Chief Executive Officer ("CEO") Charif Souki, certain Cheniere executives and the Company's board of directors.

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Andrews & Springer LLC and Kahn Swick & Foti LLC File A Class Action Against Susser Holdings Corp.

On May 5, 2014, Andrews & Springer LLC and Kahn Swick & Foti LLC filed a class action lawsuit against Susser Holdings Corp. (the "Company") and its board of directors alleging breaches of fiduciary duty in connection with the merger of the Company with Energy Transfer Partners L.P.

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The Delaware News Journal Spotlights Andrews & Springer's Use Of Technology To Prosecute Cases

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Law360 Profiles Securities Litigation Boutique Andrews & Springer LLC

 

 

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Does William Ackman’s and Valeant Pharmaceutical’s Hostile Bid for Allergan Constitute Insider Trading? What Stockholders Need to Know!

On April 22, 2014, William A. Ackman (“Ackman”), CEO of Pershing Square Capital Investment (“Pershing Square”) and Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc. (“Valeant”) (NYSE: VRX) jointly announced an unsolicited bid to acquire all the outstanding shares of Allergan, Inc. (“Allergan”) (NYSE: AGN) in a transaction valued at approximately $45.6 billion, or $48.30 in cash and 0.83 shares of Valeant common stock.  

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Can A Corporation Institute A Poison Pill To Restrict Shareholders From Replacing Board Members? We Will Soon Find Out.

On March 25, 2014, Third Point LLC, a hedge fund run by shareholder activist Daniel Loeb, filed a lawsuit against the world's oldest fine art broker and auction house Sotheby's (the "Company"). Third Point's complaint can be found here.

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Andrews & Springer LLC and Milberg LLP File a Class Action Against Zygo, Corp.

On April 17, 2014, Andrews & Springer LLC and Milberg LLP filed a class action lawsuit against Zygo Corp. (the "Company") and its board of directors alleging breaches of fiduciary duty in connection with the merger of the Company.

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Andrews & Springer LLC and Milberg LLP File a Class Action Against SWS Group, Inc.

On April 7, 2014, Andrews & Springer LLC and Milberg LLP filed a class action lawsuit against SWS Group, Inc. (the "Company") and its board of directors alleging breaches of fiduciary duty in connection with the merger of the Company with one of its shareholders Hilltop Holdings, Inc. ("Hilltop").

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Andrews & Springer LLC and Milberg LLP File Suit Against DFC Global Corp.'s Board of Directors for Breaches of Fiduciary Duty

Andrews & Springer LLC, a Delaware-based law firm representing investors nationwide, has filed suit in the Delaware Chancery Court against the board of directors of DFC Global Corp. ("DFC" or the "Company") for alleged breaches of fiduciary duties in connection with the proposed acquisition of the Company by Lone Star Funds and its affiliates LSF8 Sterling Parent LLC and LSF8 Sterling Merger Company (collectively "Lone Star").

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Deposition Practice Reminders When Taking Delaware Depositions

One of the biggest challenges of litigation is finding the time to do the little things that will make your practice easier and more effective for your clients. If you are an out-of-state attorney responsible for taking a deposition in a Delaware case, you may have other questions besides the ones you plan on asking the witness. Questions such as “what objections can be made under Delaware law?” or “what communications, if any, can defense counsel have with their client during a deposition?” are questions that should be answered to protect not only yourself, but also your client(s). The following are a few Delaware rules to keep in mind when participating in a deposition under Delaware law:

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Entire Fairness—The Tristar Effect—The Burden Still Lies on Defendants In Non-Controller Cases

On November 4, 2013, in In re Jefferies Group, Inc. Shareholders Litigation, No. 8059-CS (Nov. 4, 2013), the Delaware Court of Chancery considered the latest iteration of the entire fairness standard. In this oral ruling from the bench, Chancellor Leo Strine (now appointed to the Delaware Supreme Court) denied defendants’ motions to dismiss refusing to shift the burden of proof for entire fairness from defendants to plaintiffs. The transcript from this ruling can be found here.

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Delaware Supreme Court Addresses The Standard of Review In Freeze-Out Mergers

On March 14, 2014, the Delaware Supreme Court issued an opinion in In re MFW Shareholders Litigation, No. 334, 2013 (Del. 2014) which answers the fundamental question as to which standard of review applies to a majority stockholder led freeze-out merger of the minority.  

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