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Diebold securities litigation dismissal upheld by Sixth Circuit
Jones Day represented Diebold, Incorporated and a group of its current and former officers and directors, which had been sued under Section 10(b) of the Securities Exchange Act and Rule 10b-5 for allegedly making false statements about the status and prospects of Diebold's businesses.
May Department Stores defeats plaintiff's motion for class certification and obtains dismissal of shareholder litigation
Jones Day represented May Department Stores Company (formerly Federated Department Stores, Inc.) and its former directors in a lawsuit attacking the 2005 merger between Federated Department Stores (now known as Macy's Inc.) and May Department Stores Co.
National City Corporation defends shareholder litigation
Jones Day is representing National City Corporation and its directors and officers in shareholder litigation in Ohio (state and federal) and Delaware courts alleging breach of fiduciary duty in sale of the company to PNC.
Zimmer Holdings obtains dismissal of shareholder derivative action
Jones Day represented the directors of Zimmer, Inc. in a shareholder derivative action.
National City Bank defends securities, derivative and ERISA litigation arising from dislocations in credit and real-estate markets
Jones Day is representing National City Corporation and a group of its current and former officers and directors in a number of related cases arising out of the dislocations in the real-estate and mortgage markets in 2007 and 2008.
National City issues stock to Corsair Capital
Jones Day advised National City Corporation in its issuance of $7 billion of Common Stock and Series G Contingent Convertible Perpetual Non-cumulative Preferred Stock to Corsair Capital LLC and other investors.
Brantley Capital resolves securities class action
Jones Day represented Brantley Capital Management, an investment advisory firm, and certain officers and directors in a securities class action brought by shareholders of a closed-end mutual fund alleging securities disclosure violations predicated on asset valuations.
American Kidney Stone Management defends breach of contract and breach of fiduciary duty action brought against them by former LLC members
Jones Day is representing American Kidney Stone Management, Ltd., a physician-owned limited liability company, and its board of managers in three separate, but now consolidated, actions brought against them by numerous former LLC members alleging breach of contract and breach of fiduciary duty arising out of the adoption of an amendment to the LLC agreement setting criteria for LLC membership that plaintiffs could not meet because they were not (or no longer) engaged in the active practice of medicine, as defined.
International Coal Group defends securities class action
Jones Day is representing International Coal Group (ICG) and certain directors and officers in class action alleging disclosure violations regarding mine safety issues affecting purchasers of common stock.
Nationwide Mutual Insurance defends against shareholder class action alleging breach of fiduciary duty from buy-out
Jones Day represented the majority shareholder and Chief Executive Officer of Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company in shareholder class actions in Ohio (federal and state) and Delaware courts charging breach of fiduciary duty arising from a buy-out of minority publicly held shares.
International Coal Group obtains dismissal of shareholder class action
Jones Day represented International Coal Group, Inc. ("ICG") and certain of its officers and directors in this class action lawsuit that was filed on April 5, 2007 in the U.S. District Court in the Southern District of West Virginia.
Cardinal Health resolves securities class action, ERISA class action and shareholder derivative actions
Jones Day represented Cardinal Health, a Fortune 50 company listed on the NYSE, when they announced the restatement of their previous four years of financial statements in which it reclassified over $25 billion of revenues.
Macy's obtains dismissal of securities class action
Jones Day won dismissal of a shareholder class action against Macy's, Inc. and its CEO and CFO arising out of a decline in Macy's stock price in spring 2007 after it announced disappointing sales results.
Macy's obtains dismissal of shareholder derivative action
Jones Day represented directors and officers of Macy's in a shareholder derivative action alleging breach of fiduciary duties in connection with alleged misstatements and purchases and sales of company stock.
Sherwin-Williams defends shareholder derivative action stet
Jones Day represented corporate officers and directors of The Sherwin-Williams Company in a shareholder derivative litigation alleging that the directors manipulated the grant dates of stock options to benefit themselves.
Boykin Lodging resolves shareholder action
Jones Day represented Boykin Lodging Company and its Board of Directors in defending a shareholder action alleging breach of fiduciary duty and seeking to enjoin the sale of the company to a strategic acquiror.
Xcel Energy defends shareholder class action
Jones Day represented Xcel Energy Inc. as a majority shareholder of an independent power producer, and certain of Xcel Energy's officers and directors, in shareholder class actions charging breach of fiduciary duty arising from a buy-out of minority publicly held shares.
Albertson's and its directors defend shareholder action
Jones Day represented Albertson's, Inc. and its directors in a shareholder action alleging breach of fiduciary duty and seeking to enjoin the merger of Albertson's with Supervalu.
Diebold resolves ERISA stock drop action
Jones Day represented Diebold, Incorporated company directors and plan fiduciaries in ERISA actions alleging that company stock was an imprudent investment option for 401(k) plan.
USX Corporation defends shareholder class action
Jones Day represented USX Corporation and its inside directors in shareholder class actions based on alleged disclosure violations in public stock offering.