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On January 28, 2014, Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. and Texas Industries, Inc. announced that the Boards of Directors of both companies have unanimously approved a definitive merger agreement under which Martin Marietta will acquire all of the outstanding shares of Texas Industries common stock in a tax‑free, stock‑for‑stock transaction valued at US$2.7 billion. Cravath represented Martin Marietta […]

Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Toni Weirauch, the Special Agent-in-Charge of the New York Field Office of the Internal Revenue Service, Criminal Investigation (“IRS-CI”), announced the indictment today of PETER AMREIN, an asset manager at a Swiss asset management firm who assisted U.S. taxpayer- clients and

Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that IGOR BELYANSKY and DAVID BINMAN were sentenced today in Manhattan federal court to 20 and nine months in prison, respectively, for conspiring to pay approximately $20,000 in bribes to former New York State Assemblyman Eric Stevenson in exchange for Stevenson’s

LOS ANGELES – A Florida man was charged today with trafficking in counterfeit electronic engine control devices manufactured and marketed by a Southern California company for use in modified Honda and Acura vehicles. Marc Heera, 24, of Sunrise, Florida, was charged with one count of trafficking in counterfeit goods, an offense that carries a statutory

LawFuel.com  — Law office of Brodsky & Smith, LLC announces that it is investigating potential claims against the Board of Directors of ArthroCare Corporation, Inc. (“ArthroCare” or the “Company”) ARTC +0.53% relating to the acquisition by Smith & Nephew plc (“Smith & Nephew”).   Under the terms of the transaction, ArthroCare shareholders will receive only

SANTA ANA, California – The owners of a now-defunct Southern California real estate investment firm were arrested today for allegedly perpetrating a Ponzi scheme that ended with the bankruptcy of their company and caused private investors and banks collectively to lose well over $110 million when the scheme collapsed.         Michael Stewart, 66, of Phoenix,

DLA Piper has been on an aggressive growth path for the past 15 years, achieving a top-of-the-heap ranking in both headcount and revenue terms.  Now the leadership is to change with the firm announcing a new lineup to take place in 2015. It’s a move that one of the new heads, corporate partner Roger Meltzer

The sexual abuse allegations against Woody Allen have not been supported by one of the family members, with Dylan Farrow’s brother Moses accusing Mia Farrow of abuse, rather than his adopted father. Dylan Farrow penned an open letter revealing details of the sexual abuse she claims happened 20 years ago, allegedly at the hands of