Questions from Business Law

Q: iStar, Inc., a Maryland corporation, promised to award shares

iStar, Inc., a Maryland corporation, promised to award shares of company stock to employees for their performance if the stock averaged a certain target price per share over a specific period. The stoc...

Q: In 1930, Charles Guth became the president of Loft, Inc

In 1930, Charles Guth became the president of Loft, Inc., a candy-and restaurant chain. Guth and his family also owned Grace Company, which made syrups for soft drinks. Coca-Cola Company supplied Loft...

Q: This opinion concerns the proposed settlement of a stockholder class action challenging

This opinion concerns the proposed settlement of a stockholder class action challenging Zillow, Inc.’s acquisition of Trulia, Inc. in a stock-for-stock merger. Shortly after the public announcement of...

Q: Air Products and Chemicals, Inc., which provides gases and chemicals

Air Products and Chemicals, Inc., which provides gases and chemicals for industrial uses, made a tender offer of $70 per share for all of the shares of Airgas, Inc. The Airgas board of directors, whic...

Q: This case involves a dispute over corporate action during a shareholder meeting

This case involves a dispute over corporate action during a shareholder meeting of Appellee Sink & Rise, Inc., (Sink & Rise) a Wyoming corporation. Appellee James Caleb Case (Cale Case) was the only s...

Q: Omnicare, Inc., a pharmacy services company, filed a registration

Omnicare, Inc., a pharmacy services company, filed a registration statement in connection with a public offering. The statement expressed the company’s opinion that it was in compliance with federal an...

Q: Texas Gulf Sulphur Company (TGS) conducted aerial geophysical surveys over

Texas Gulf Sulphur Company (TGS) conducted aerial geophysical surveys over more than 15,000 square miles of eastern Canada. The operations indicated concentrations of commercially exploitable minerals...

Q: Dolan Company specializes in professional services and business information from its base

Dolan Company specializes in professional services and business information from its base in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Discover Ready—a subsidiary of Dolan Company—performed litigation support [discover...

Q: Driving that train, high on cocaine, Casey Jones you better

Driving that train, high on cocaine, Casey Jones you better watch your speed. Trouble ahead, trouble behind, And you know that notion just crossed my mind. The Grateful Dead, Casey Jones, on Workingma...

Q: Dean Brothers Corp. owns and operates a steel drum manufacturing plant

Dean Brothers Corp. owns and operates a steel drum manufacturing plant. Lowell Wyden, the plant superintendent, hired Best Security Patrol, Inc. (BSP), a security company, to guard Dean property and “...