Search : U.S. Supreme Court : Corp. Governance : From 10/01/02 To 07/01/03
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| Court: | U.S. Supreme Court |
| Topic: | Civil Procedure, Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Food & Beverages, International Law, Securities Law |
| Title: | DOLE FOOD CO. v. PATRICKSON |
| Date: | 04/22/03 |
| Case Number: | 01-593 |
| Summary: | A corporation is an instrumentality of a foreign state under the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act of 1976 only if the foreign state itself owns a majority of the corporation's shares. Instrumentality status is determined at the time of the filing of a complaint. |
| Court: | U.S. Supreme Court |
| Topic: | Civil Rights, Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Labor & Employment Law |
| Title: | CLACKAMAS GASTROENTEROLOGY ASSOCS., P.C. v. WELLS |
| Date: | 04/22/03 |
| Case Number: | 01-1435 |
| Summary: | In determining whether shareholder-directors of a corporation should be counted as "employees" under the ADA, courts should assess whether the shareholder-directors operate independently and manage the business, or instead are subject to the firm's control. |
| Court: | U.S. Supreme Court |
| Topic: | Civil Rights, Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Labor & Employment Law, Property Law & Real Estate |
| Title: | MEYER v. HOLLEY |
| Date: | 01/22/03 |
| Case Number: | 01-1120 |
| Summary: | The Fair Housing Act, 42 U.S.C. Sections 3604(b), 3605(a), imposes liability without fault upon an employer in accordance with traditional agency principles, i.e., it normally imposes vicarious liability upon a corporation but not upon its officers or owners. |