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When do discussions of a great business idea have real consequences and how can an entrepreneur plan for and manage them? Using facts from a litigated case, the concept of inadvertent formation of an entity is explored, the duties of partners to one another are introduced and the legal consequences ... More

T. Rowe Price's mutual funds, separate accounts, institutional investors and retirement accounts were in the aggregate Dell Inc.'s third largest shareholder in 2013 when Dell announced a management-led buy-out, or MBO, structured as a merger. In considering whether to vote for or oppose the transact... More

Supplement to case 317088. After deciding to oppose the Dell MBO, T. Rowe Price together with other dissident Dell shareholders sought appraisal of their shares in the Delaware courts. The appraisal process resulted in a significant increase in the price to be paid to dissenting shareholders for the... More

Senior Lecturer Lena G. Goldberg prepared the original version of this case "The EC Rains on Oracle/Sun," HBS No. 310-086, which is being replaced by this version prepared by the same author. This case was developed from published sources. Funding for the development of this case was provided by Har... More

Supplement. Senior Lecturer Lena G. Goldberg prepared the original version of this case "The EC Rains on Oracle/Sun," HBS No. 310-086, which is being replaced by this version prepared by the same author. This case was developed from published sources. Funding for the development of this case was pro... More

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The fiduciary duties of loyalty and care, the corporate opportunity doctrine and the business judgment rule are introduced in the context of three vignettes drawn from decided cases that explore: a classic test of loyalty when one partner elects to take advantage of an opportunity the partnership ma... More

Varsity Brands, the leading manufacturer of cheerleading uniforms in the U.S., obtained copyright protection for certain designs of stripes, chevrons, color blocks and lines on cheerleading uniforms. Star Athletica, a newcomer in the field, used those designs in its own uniforms and was promptly sue... More

When faced with the increasing accumulation of its stock by activist investors led by Daniel Loeb's Third Point LLC and the activists' stated objective to replace management and at least some Sotheby's Board members, Sotheby's, the world's oldest auction house, responded with the adoption of a right... More

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This note considers common legal pitfalls associated with the launch of new products. A series of questions are presented that companies poised to launch a product should keep in mind. Questions about advertising, pricing, and branding are explored, as well as who in a product's supply chain might b... More

In three mini-cases, readers see a range of disputes in competition law -- and apply legal principles to assure fair competition.... More

The international joint venture that successfully bid for $6 billion in contracts to build LNG trains on Nigeria's Bonny Island became entangled in a widening bribery and corruption probe triggered by an unrelated accusation against an employee of one of the JV partners. The (A) case discusses the J... More

After leading a management buy-out, Harold Mills transformed ZeroChaos into a global staffing enterprise. Poised to raise additional capital to fund the company's next phase of growth, he was also confronting the liquidity demands of his early-stage investors and relationships were becoming strained... More

After leading a management buy-out, Harold Mills transformed ZeroChaos into a global staffing enterprise. Poised to raise additional capital to fund the company's next phase of growth, he was also confronting the liquidity demands of his early-stage investors and relationships were becoming strained... More

The international joint venture that successfully bid for $6 billion in contracts to build LNG trains on Nigeria's Bonny Island became entangled in a widening bribery and corruption probe triggered by an unrelated accusation against an employee of one of the JV partners. The (A) case discusses the J... More

This note considers common legal pitfalls associated with the launch of new products. A series of questions are presented that companies poised to launch a product should keep in mind. Questions about advertising, pricing, and branding are explored, as well as who in a product's supply chain might b... More

Six vignettes drawn from decided cases explore legal and business issues in hiring, firing, promoting, and demoting employees, with an emphasis on protected classes, pretext, and anti-discrimination laws in the setting of start-ups and privately held companies.... More

The case describes Albert "Jack" Stanley's response to actions initiated against him by the U.S. Department of Justice and the SEC.... More

In July 2007, after several failed attempts to acquire Huntsman Corporation, Hexion/Apollo prevailed in a bidding war for the company and signed a definitive merger agreement. Apollo had down bid Huntsman during previous attempts to acquire the company, and Huntsman was suspicious. That suspicion, c... More

To be used with Hexion/Apollo's Courtship of Huntsman Corporation (A) 316-028.... More

Focuses on a small start-up software company engaged in a negotiation over its software licensing agreement with a very large potential client. The entrepreneur must weigh legal and business issues versus his desire to land the key customer.... More

The international joint venture that successfully bid for $6 billion in contracts to build LNG trains on Nigeria's Bonny Island became entangled in a widening bribery and corruption probe triggered by an unrelated accusation against an employee of one of the JV partners. The (A) case discusses the J... More

Case: Senior Lecturer Lena G. Goldberg and independent researcher Danielle V. Holland (Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP) prepared this case. This case was developed from published sources, court records and interviews with Paul Dacier. Funding for the development of this case was provided by... More

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