On behalf of Daniel Watkins of Watkins Firm, A Professional Corporation posted on Friday, November 12, 2010. Seven Conseco Life Insurance policyholders prevailed against the odds and were granted national class action status for their lawsuit against the Indiana company. Law.com reports that at an October hearing in San Francisco, the U.S. District Court granted the class certification, a […]
On behalf of Daniel Watkins of Watkins Firm, A Professional Corporation posted on Friday, October 22, 2010. An important decision affecting businesses and business law in California came out of the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals yesterday. The court rejected arguments that a corporation’s creditors should be prevented from suing shareholders in California state court under an “alter ego” theory if […]
On behalf of Daniel Watkins of Watkins Firm, A Professional Corporation posted on Tuesday, October 12, 2010. The Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer movie studio has been putting together a reorganization plan for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, part of which is that Spyglass Entertainment would take over management of the studio. Now Lions Gate has offered a merger agreement with debt-laden MGM, potentially cancelling out […]
On behalf of Daniel Watkins of Watkins Firm, A Professional Corporation posted on Thursday, October 7, 2010. A recent California contract law case ended with a verdict that for the plaintiff, a company that helped put a manufacturer’s pool cleaning supplies in stores. The manufacturer, Water Tech, failed to live up to its signed contract, according to SWIM, Inc. San Diego […]
On behalf of Daniel Watkins of Watkins Firm, A Professional Corporation posted on Tuesday, October 5, 2010. The Securities and Exchange Commission is being sued by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the nation’s biggest business lobby, and the Business Roundtable. The suit seeks to overturn a rule that makes it easier for corporate shareholders to remove corporate directors. San Diego shareholders’ […]
On behalf of Daniel Watkins of Watkins Firm, A Professional Corporation posted on Friday, October 1, 2010. Leap Wireless International, Inc., and Pocket Communications have announced that they have formed a Leap-controlled and managed joint venture. San Diego-based Leap is a leading provider of wireless communications services, and Pocket will give the joint venture customers and coverage in Texas that will add to those provided […]