by Royer Advisors | Dec 11, 2024 | Court Rulings, Valuations
r2 Advisors, LLC v. Equitable Oil Purchasing Co. (In re Red Eagle Oil, Inc.) When the distributor of Exxon-branded fuel ran into financial trouble, it agreed to transfer its rights to supply several retail stores to the defendant in exchange for the latter’s...
by Royer Advisors | Dec 11, 2024 | Court Rulings
In re Stericycle Financial expert testimony is critical to class actions, which are their own breed of lawsuits. What is still an unresolved issue is whether courts must perform a full Daubert inquiry at the class certification stage. A contract case illustrates the...
by Royer Advisors | Dec 11, 2024 | Court Rulings, Divorce Litigation, Valuations
Ramundo v. Ramundo, 2017 N.J. Super. Unpub. LEXIS 443 (Feb. 24, 2017) A New Jersey divorce case revolving around the valuation of a chiropractic practice is a good example of how a skilled valuation expert may produce a credible, if incomplete, appraisal when denied...
by Royer Advisors | Dec 11, 2024 | Court Rulings, Valuations
Merion Capital L.P. v. Lender Processing Servs., 2016 Del. Ch. LEXIS 189 (Dec. 16, 2016) The adage is that the Delaware Court of Chancery has a bias toward the discounted cash flow analysis when determining fair value in statutory appraisal actions. Yet, in the past...
by Royer Advisors | Dec 11, 2024 | Court Rulings
The U.S. Supreme Court recently ruled that service advisors at car dealerships, whose jobs included selling repair and maintenance services, are not eligible to receive overtime. According to the Court, they’re covered by the provision in the Fair Labor...
by Royer Advisors | Dec 11, 2024 | Court Rulings
Step carefully when employees request time off under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA). The FMLA is a minefield in a number of ways, including how eligibility for leave should be documented. According to the Department of Labor, an employee qualifies for time...
