It is no secret that employees are often the most likely people to misappropriate an employer’s confidential information or valuable trade secrets. In this particular situation, employers have many options at their disposal, including asserting a claim under the faithless-servant doctrine. In a recent decision from the Manhattan Commercial Division, Justice Melissa A. Crane
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Res Judicata: Avoiding Preclusion Confusion in Derivative Litigation
By Farrell Fritz P.C. on
A few weeks ago, my colleague Sonia Russo blogged about how shareholders seeking to bring successive derivative actions should be wary, since dismissal of a derivative action for failure to allege pre-suit demand or demand futility may have a preclusive effect on a subsequent derivative action based on the same issues. But what if a
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Res Judicata: Shareholders Get One Bite at the Derivative Suit Apple
By Farrell Fritz P.C. on
Posted in Res Judicata, Standing
When filing a shareholder derivative suit, it‘s important to get the job done right the first time, as other shareholders may not get a second bite of the proverbial apple.
In Noor v. Mahmood, the Second Department upheld Justice Lawrence Knipel’s Order which granted defendants’ motion for summary judgment, dismissing a shareholder derivative…