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Why California Law Applies To Dividends Made By A Delaware Corporation (And Not To Some California Corporations)

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Corporations incorporated under California's General Corporation Law are subject to the limitations on distributions set forth in Chapter 5 of that law.   A foreign corporation may also be subject to Chapter 5 by virtue of...more

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Pre-Closing Dividend Did Not Violate Appraisal Rights Statute

In Re GGP, Inc. Stockholder Litigation arose out of a case where Brookfield Property Partners, L.P. and its affiliates acquired GGP.  The merger agreement provided upon approval of a majority of the GGP stock unaffiliated...more

Adler Pollock & Sheehan P.C.

Glossary of Important Securities Regulation Terms and Definitions

This Glossary is designed to provide law students taking Securities Regulation with a tool that will assist them in learning the basic language of securities law and achieve a working knowledge of the fundamental principles...more

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Significant Headwinds for Securities Class Actions

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In April 2015, the Supreme Court of Canada released its decision in Theratechnologies Inc. v 121851 Canada Inc., 2015 SCC 18, in which it emphasized the need for a robust screening mechanism to prevent unmeritorious secondary...more

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Seventh Circuit Holds Under Indiana Law, Company Was Allowed to Vote Its Own Shares

The United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit recently affirmed a district court decision holding that under Indiana law, an Indiana corporation could vote its own outstanding preferred shares. In 1999, Emmis...more

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IC-DISC Benefits Enhanced with Foreign Shareholders

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Since the reduction in the individual tax rate on qualified dividends in 2004, the Interest Charge Domestic Sales Corporation (“IC-DISC”) has become an attractive vehicle to obtain a tax incentive for exporting U.S.-produced...more

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California Dividend Statutes Found To Preempt Common Law Claims

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Chapter 5 of the California Corporations Code imposes specific limitations on “distributions to shareholders”, a term defined in Corporations Code section 166. Directors who approve the making of any distribution to...more

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