Mergers & Acquisitions Law Report Index-Summary

DERIVATIVE ACTIONS

– Dow/Rohm and Haas merger, suit not pleading demand futility rejected (Del. Ch.), 75
– Oil and gas, Teppco Partners/Enterprise Products merger settles suit challenging transfer of assets (Del. Ch.), 121

DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS

– Corporate governance, boards bundling unfavorable amendments with shareholder favored measures, 220
– Executive compensation

See EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

DISCLOSURE

– Accounting issues

See ACCOUNTING; FAIR VALUE ACCOUNTING

– Executives benefiting from transaction, failure to disclose claims settled (S.D. Iowa), 223
– Fiduciary duty, oral misrepresentations, affirmative duty to disclose right to change plan benefits (U.S. rev den), 202
– Minority shareholder claims of failure to disclose pending merger talks reinstated (5th Cir.), 219
– Private company transaction under Del. law, analysis, 183
– Securities acquisition reports, violation of Swiss law nets record fine, 132

DISCOVERY

– HP/3Com merger

– – EC clears, 176
– – Fast track bid rejected (Del. Ch.), 31

DRUG COMPANIES

See PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANIES