April 23, 2025
Attorneys at Monteverde & Associates PC urged an Illinois federal judge not to order certain sanctions against them in a challenge to so-called mootness fees paid to settle and dismiss allegedly baseless merger disclosure suits, saying more sanctions would be inconsistent with "well-established" pleading and sanctions standards.
March 10, 2025
An Illinois federal judge signaled Tuesday that he was open to sanctions including a mandatory violation disclosure against plaintiffs' counsel as he continues navigating a challenge to so-called mootness fees paid to settle and dismiss allegedly baseless Akorn Inc. merger disclosure suits.
July 07, 2017
Six proposed derivative class actions over Akorn Inc.'s planned merger with Fresenius Kabi AG will move forward in Illinois federal court after a Louisiana judge agreed with Akorn this past week that a court near its headquarters is the most appropriate venue.