City of Hialeah Emples. Ret. Sys. v. FEI Co.
Court rejects dissenting shareholder’s proxy challenge, finding board member statements about management projections are protected under applicable act’s safe harbor provision; also, court says financial advisor’s fairness opinion did not double count for risk in underlying DCF analysis.
Financial Advisor’s Fairness Opinion Not Materially Misleading
Court rejects dissenting shareholder’s proxy challenge, finding board member statements about management projections are protected under applicable act’s safe harbor provision; also, court says financial advisor’s fairness opinion did not double count for risk in underlying DCF analysis.
Discount Rate Analysis Requires Expert’s Subjective Judgments
In Daubert ruling, court says expert’s lost profits calculation based on discounted cash flow (DCF) method is reliable; plaintiff’s expert properly determined discount factor based on identified sources and made permissible judgment calls based on his exp ...
Jack Tyler Engineering Co. v. Colfax Corp.
In Daubert ruling, court says expert’s lost profits calculation based on discounted cash flow (DCF) method is reliable; plaintiff’s expert properly determined discount factor based on identified sources and made permissible judgment calls based on his exp ...
Tax Court Determines That Value Was 'Somewhere in the Middle' of Expert Opinions
The taxpayers' expert, Gregory Heebink, used the discounted cash flow (DCF) method and the guideline public company method.
Hess v. Commissioner
Taxpayers gave 10 shares of HII common stock (a 10% stockholder interest) to an irrevocable trust established for their daughter. Issue was the fair market value of the stock for gift tax p ...
Hanover Shoe, Inc. v. United Shoe Machinery Corp.
U.S. Supreme Court upholds district court’s decision not to reduced compensatory damages award by the additional taxes the plaintiff would have had to pay, absent the defendant’s violation.