Robbins Umeda LLP News
Robbins Umeda LLP Announces Class Action Suit Against BioSante Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
February 6, 2012 (San Diego, CA) – Robbins Umeda LLP announces that the firm commenced a class action lawsuit on February 3, 2012 in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, Eastern Division,...
Robbins Umeda LLP Appointed Co-Lead Counsel in Stereotaxis, Inc. Securities Class Action
On December 29, 2011, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri appointed Robbins Umeda LLP co-lead counsel in the class action lawsuit against Stereotaxis, Inc. (NasdaqGM: STXS) and the company’s...
Insights Features Article by Robbins Umeda LLP Attorneys on Say-on-Pay Litigation
Robbins Umeda LLP partner George Aguilar and associate Conrad Stephens discuss Say-on-Pay litigation in the November 2011 edition of Insights: The Corporate and Securities Law Advisor.
CEO Pay and Corporate Compensation
The...
Robbins Umeda LLP Attorney Ashley Palmer Honored by The Daily Transcript
On December 21, 2011, Robbins Umeda LLP attorney Ashley R. Palmer was selected as a Young Attorney 2011 Finalist by San Diego-based publication, The Daily Transcript.
The Daily Transcript Highlights San Diego’s Top Young...
Becoming Representative Plaintiffs: NBA Players Follow the Lead of NFL Players
Professional Basketball Players File Suit
On November 15, 2011, Carmelo Anthony, Caron Butler, Chauncey Billups, Kevin Durant and other professional basketball players became representative plaintiffs in class action lawsuits...
Robbins Umeda LLP Announces the Commencement of a Class Action Lawsuit Against MF Global Holdings Ltd
November 8, 2011 (San Diego, CA) – Robbins Umeda LLP announces that the firm commenced a class action lawsuit on November 7, 2011, in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York on behalf of all persons...
Robbins Umeda LLP Announces the Commencement of a Class Action Lawsuit Against CIBER, Inc.
November 1, 2011 (San Diego, CA) – Robbins Umeda LLP announces that the firm commenced a class action lawsuit on October 28, 2011, in the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado on behalf of all persons or entities...
Robbins Umeda LLP Announces Class Action Suit Against AgFeed Industries, Inc.
October 18, 2011 (San Diego, CA) – Robbins Umeda LLP announces that the firm commenced a class action lawsuit on October 18, 2011, in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee, Nashville Division, on...
The Law Office of Robbins Umeda LLP Announces Class Action Suit Against Stereotaxis, Inc.
October 10, 2011 (San Diego, CA) – Robbins Umeda LLP announces that the firm commenced a class action lawsuit on October 7, 2011, in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri, Eastern Division, on behalf...
Robbins Umeda Attorneys Discuss Corporate Political Spending in Law360
Corporate Political Spending Post-Citizens United
By Brian J. Robbins and Justin D. Rieger
As featured in Law360’s Expert Analysis column on September 28, 2011.
As the 2012 presidential election heats up and the 2011...
Lawdragon Inc. Features Brian Robbins in Lawyer Limelight
Robbins Umeda LLP’s managing partner Brian J. Robbins was featured in Lawdragon Inc.’s Lawyer Limelight. The article discusses Robbins’s early passion for shareholder rights litigation and the founding...
Robbins Umeda LLP Announces Preliminary Approval of Class Action Settlement of Genoptix, Inc.
September 14, 2011 (San Diego, CA) – Robbins Umeda LLP, a shareholder rights litigation firm announces that on August 31, 2011, the Honorable Jacqueline M. Stern, Judge of the Superior Court of the State of California,...
The Law Office of Robbins Umeda LLP Announces Class Action Suit Against Emdeon Inc.
September 14, 2011 (San Diego, CA) – Robbins Umeda LLP announces that the firm commenced a class action lawsuit on September 12, 2011, in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee, Nashville Division,...
Law Professor Observes Shareholders Taking a Stand against Excessive Executive Pay
On August 15, 2011, The National Law Journal published an opinion piece by Daniel J. Morrissey, a professor and former dean at Gonzaga University School of Law, advocating for shareholder activism in response to excessive...
The Law Office of Robbins Umeda LLP Announces Class Action Suit Against BJ’s Wholesale Club, Inc.
August 23, 2011 (San Diego, CA) – Robbins Umeda LLP announces that the firm commenced a class action lawsuit on July 27, 2011, in the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts on behalf of all persons who...
Robbins Umeda LLP Secures $8.6 Million Settlement and Corporate Governance Enhancements for Fossil, Inc. and its Shareholders
August 8, 2011 (San Diego, CA) – An $8.6 million settlement between Fossil, Inc., plaintiff shareholders, and current and former officers and directors of Fossil became final today. The settlement, which was approved...
The Law Office of Robbins Umeda LLP Announces Class Action Suit Against Varian Semiconductor Equipment Associates, Inc
August 8, 2011 (San Diego, CA) – Robbins Umeda LLP announces that the firm commenced a class action lawsuit on July 21, 2011, in the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts on behalf of all persons who hold...
The Law Office of Robbins Umeda LLP Announces Class Action Suit Against Duncan Energy Partners L.P.
Robbins Umeda LLP announces that the firm commenced a class action lawsuit on July 5, 2011, in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas, Houston Division on behalf of all persons who hold units of common...
Investor’s Business Daily Highlights Robbins Umeda LLP’s Investigation into Bridgepoint Education, Inc. for Shareholders
On July 1, 2011, Investor’s Business Daily featured an article by Gary Stern discussing how San Diego-based Bridgepoint Education, Inc. (NYSE: BPI) has been affected by the scandal currently engulfing for-profit colleges....
Partner Felipe Arroyo Profiled in Law360’s Top Litigators Q&A Series
On July 5, 2011, Law360 published a Q&A with Robbins Umeda LLP partner Felipe J. Arroyo as part of the publication’s ongoing Top Litigators Q&A series profiling litigators across the U.S. Here is the interview:
Q:...
Robbins Umeda LLP Discusses State Law Insider Trading Claims in The Recorder
In a recent decision, the Delaware Supreme Court re-established the validity of Brophy causes of action, explain Robbins Umeda LLP attorneys.
State Law Insider Trading Claims See New Light
By Brian J. Robbins and Gregory...
Law360 Features Profile of Brian J. Robbins in Top Litigators Q&A Series
On June 16, 2011, Law360 published a Q&A with Robbins Umeda LLP’s co-founder and managing partner Brian J. Robbins as part of the publication’s ongoing Top Litigators Q&A series profiling litigators across the...
Robbins Umeda LLP’s Founders Named 2011 Super Lawyers
Robbins Umeda LLP is pleased to announce that name partners Brian Robbins and Marc Umeda have been named “Super Lawyers” for 2011 by Law & Politics. This marks the fifth consecutive year that Robbins has made...
The Edge Singapore Reports Rising Scrutiny on Corporate Governance of US-Listed Chinese Companies
On April 25, 2011, The Edge Singapore published a story focusing on investments in Chinese companies listed on overseas exchanges. The article looked at the recent surge of investigations into US-listed Chinese companies...
Judge Rules Shareholder Derivative Suit on Behalf of Diebold Can Proceed, an Ohio Publication Reports
On April 26, 2011, Ohio-based publication CantonRep.com reported that a shareholder of Diebold, Inc., represented by Robbins Umeda LLP, can proceed with a suit on behalf of the company against its current and former directors...
The San Bernardino Sun Reports on Securities Class Action Filed by Robbins Umeda LLP’s Shareholder Client
On April 21, 2011, California-based newspaper The San Bernardino Sun reported that a shareholder of 1st Centennial Bancorp, represented by Robbins Umeda LLP, filed a securities class action lawsuit against certain former...
$90M Settlement Finalized in AIG Shareholder Derivative Litigation
A $90 million settlement in shareholder derivative litigation brought by Robbins Umeda LLP and other firms on behalf of American International Group, Inc. (NYSE: AIG) became final today, April 14, 2011.
AIG shareholders alleged...
Why You Should Be a Representative Plaintiff
In March 2011, after lengthy and contentious NFL labor negotiations fell apart, NFL players filed a lawsuit alleging violations of federal antitrust, state contract, and tort laws. The representative plaintiffs were Drew...
The Law Office of Robbins Umeda LLP Announces Class Action Suit Against Pride International, Inc.
March 28, 2011 (San Diego, CA) – Robbins Umeda LLP announces that the firm commenced a class action lawsuit on March 8, 2011, in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas, Houston Division on behalf of...
Robbins Umeda LLP Client Named Lead Plaintiff in Securities Class Action
March 11, 2011 (San Diego, CA) – In an order that became final today, the Honorable Candy W. Dale of the U.S. District Court for the District of Idaho named Robbins Umeda LLP’s client as the lead plaintiff in a securities...
Shareholder-Friendly Ruling in Delaware
In a recent case significant for shareholders of Delaware corporations, the Supreme Court of the State of Delaware held that shareholders may inspect books and records in Delaware after filing a derivative action. This...
ProLogis Shareholders File Class Action Suit to Block AMB Merger, Law360 Reports
On February 9, 2011, Law360 reported on the putative class action suit filed by Robbins Umeda LLP on behalf of shareholders of ProLogis, a warehouse space provider. The shareholder plaintiffs claim ProLogis was undervalued...
Directors And Officers Can’t Hide In Del.
By Brian J. Robbins and Gregory E. Del Gaizo
As featured in Securities Law360 on January 14, 2011.
While 2010 saw a number of decisions concerning director and officer liability in matters arising out of the financial...
DeVry Officers Face Shareholder Suit, Bloomberg Reports
On January 3, 2011, Bloomberg reported that a shareholder of DeVry Inc. is suing fourteen of the for-profit educational company’s officers and directors. The shareholder derivative action alleges DeVry’s financial...
Why Litigation Is Still a Shareholder’s Best Option to Be Heard
By Brian J. Robbins and Jay N. Razzouk
As published on Corporate Compliance Insights on December 14, 2010.
The wave of corporate scandals following on the heels of Enron’s collapse nearly a decade ago helped propel...
Robbins Umeda LLP Says Ruling Could Result in Profound Shift in the Way Derivative Actions are Litigated
Control of Forum in Derivative Actions
By Brian J. Robbins and Gregory E. Del Gaizo
Oracle Corp. is based in Redwood City. Every year, Oracle holds its annual shareholder meeting at its executive headquarters in California....
Law360 Covers Robbins Umeda LLP’s Shareholder Suit against Novell, Inc. Over $2.2 Billion Attachmate Corp. Acquisition
On November 24, 2010, Law360 reported that a shareholder of Novell, Inc., represented by Robbins Umeda LLP, filed a lawsuit accusing Novell’s officers and directors of breaching their fiduciary duties by planning to...
Stockholder Files Class Action Suit to Stop $2.8 Billion Acquisition of J. Crew, Law360 Reports
On November 29, 2010, Law360 reported that a shareholder of J. Crew Group Inc., represented by securities litigation firm Robbins Umeda LLP, filed a putative class action against the clothing retailer and certain of its officers...
KeyCorp Investors Sue Executives over Illegal Tax Schemes, According to Law360
On November 24, 2010, Law360 reported that KeyCorp investors, represented by Robbins Umeda LLP, filed a consolidated suit on behalf of the company against certain current and former executives. The shareholder derivative...
Law360 Interviews Brian Robbins
On November 11, 2010, Law360 published a Q & A with Brian J. Robbins, co-founder and managing partner of Robbins Umeda LLP. In the interview, Robbins discusses his most challenging case, aspects of the law that need...
Law360 Reports on Shareholder Suit Against RAE Systems Inc. Over Battery Ventures Merger
On November 5, 2010, Law360 reported on the shareholder suit filed by Robbins Umeda LLP on behalf of one of its clients, a shareholder of the radiation detection maker RAE Systems Inc. The lawsuit alleges RAE Systems, certain...
Fortune Reports on Hewlett-Packard CEO’s Controversial Resignation and Robbins Umeda LLP’s Role in Obtaining Allred Letter
On November 5, 2010, Fortune reported that Robbins Umeda LLP is in possession of the letter from attorney Gloria Allred to Mark Hurd that accuses the former Hewlett-Packard CEO of sexually harassing her client, Jodie Fisher....
Law360 Covers Suit Targeting Executives at Firearms Maker Smith & Wesson
On October 29, 2010, Law360 reported that thirteen directors and officers at firearms maker Smith & Wesson Holding Corp. (NASDAQ:SWHC) were targeted in a shareholder derivative action. Represented by Robbins Umeda LLP...
Robbins Umeda LLP Discusses Double Derivative Suits in The Recorder
Clearing the Path for Double Derivative Suits
By Brian J. Robbins and Gregory E. Del Gaizo
Shareholder derivative actions are one of the chief means the owners of a company have for enforcing high standards of conduct...
Robbins Umeda LLP’s Shareholder Suit Involving Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Inc. Makes Headlines
On October 6, 2010, a number of local and national news outlets reported on the filing of a shareholder derivative lawsuit involving Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Inc. Represented by Robbins Umeda LLP and other law firms,...
Law 360 Covers Robbins Umeda LLP’s Class Action Suit Challenging Solectron-Flextronics Acquisition
On August 19, 2010, Law360 reported that the California Superior Court certified a class of former shareholders of Solectron Corp. who lost their positions when Solectron was acquired by former rival Flextronics International...
Robbins Umeda LLP Announces Settlement of Shareholder Derivative Litigation Brought on Behalf of Sequenom, Inc. Shareholders
August 27, 2010 (San Diego, CA) – The settlement approved by the United States District Court for the Southern District of California between certain current and former officers and directors of Sequenom, Inc. (NASDAQ:SQNM),...
Law360 Reports on Robbins Umeda LLP’s Derivative Suit against Ernst & Young, Blue Coat Executives
On August 20, 2010, Law360 reported that Ernst & Young and former executives of Blue Coat Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:BCSI), a proxy-server and manufacturer technology company, agreed to pay nearly $4 million to Blue Coat to...
Class Certified in Action Brought on Behalf of Former Shareholders of Solectron Corp. (NYSE:SLR), Acquired by Flextronics Int’l Ltd. (NASDAQ:FLEX)
August 19, 2010 (San Diego, CA) – Robbins Umeda LLP announced today that a lawsuit on behalf of former public shareholders of Solectron Corp. (NYSE:SLR) has been certified to proceed as a class action. The class is represented...
