Precision Kidd Acquisition, LLC v. Pass
In merger-related damages case, court upholds damages based on profits lost from key client’s termination of supply agreement with seller company; trial court properly rejected buyer expert’s DCF-based loss analysis which, among other flaws, overstated value of lost contract to seller company.
Proper Damages Measure Is Lost Profits Calculation, Not DCF-Based Loss Analysis
In merger-related damages case, court upholds damages based on profits lost from key client’s termination of supply agreement with seller company; trial court properly rejected buyer expert’s DCF-based loss analysis which, among other flaws, overstated value of lost contract to seller company.
Court ‘Surprised’ by Expert’s Failure to Back Up Business Loss
Court dismisses claim for business interruption losses because neither the plaintiff nor its experts could prove the damaged equipment caused an actual lost sale or lost sale opportunity.
Divorce Experts Diverge by More Than $1 Million—But Only One Used Correct Valuation Date
Divorce experts diverged by more than $1 million in valuing steel business, and court adopts the larger value based on thorough expert evidence and compliance with the correct valuation date under applicable law.
Goodwin v. Goodwin
Divorce experts diverged by more than $1 million in valuing steel business, and court adopts the larger value based on thorough expert evidence and compliance with the correct valuation date under applicable law.
Estate of O'Neal v. United States
At issue is the valuation date of the value of a deduction claimed by the estate.
11th Circuit Holds Claims Against Estate Do Not Include Post-Death Events
This is an appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama.
In re Valley-Vulcan Mold Co., Debtor
At issue is whether the bankruptcy court erred in admitting expert testimony on matters of valuation.
Solvency Opinions Admissible in Bankruptcy Court
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit affirmed the bankruptcy court's decision to permit expert testimony regarding the solvency of the debtor on the date of the alleged preferential transfer.
Harper v. Lovelace
At issue is whether or not Caldwell's Board of Directors violated their fiduciary duty to appellants in the course of negotiating the sale of Caldwell to Contech.
Shareholder Dispute Cases
In this case, the court upheld a Chancery Court decision that the board of directors of a company did not violate its fiduciary duty in organizing the sale of the company's stock to a competitor.