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executive compensation
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Delaware Corporate & Commercial Litigation Blog
Excessive Executive Compensation (looting?) Claim Allowed to Proceed
In Re: infoUSA, Inc. Shareholders Litigation, 2007 WL 2332543 (Del. Ch., Aug. 13, 2007), read opinion here.[updated/revised opinion here.] This Chancery Court decision serves as a veritable “litigator’s guide” on…
Labor Law Prof Blog
Top-5 Benefits/Compensation/Pension SSRN Downloads
Rene B. Adams & Daniel Ferreira, One Share, One Vote: The Empirical Evidence (502).Jason S. Scott, Longevity Annuity: An Annuity for Everyone? (414).Matthew D. Hutcheson, Retirement Plan Disclosure: Ethical Principles…
Labor Law Prof Blog
Top-5 Benefits/Compensation/Pension SSRN Downloads
Rene B. Adams & Daniel Ferreira, One Share, One Vote: The Empirical Evidence (478).Jason S. Scott, Longevity Annuity: An Annuity for Everyone? (404).Matthew D. Hutcheson, Retirement Plan Disclosure: Ethical Principles…
Labor Law Prof Blog
Top-5 Benefits/Compensation/Pension SSRN Downloads
Rene B. Adams & Daniel Ferreira, One Share, One Vote: The Empirical Evidence (458).Jason S. Scott, Longevity Annuity: An Annuity for Everyone? (384).Matthew D. Hutcheson, Retirement Plan Disclosure: Ethical Principles…
M & A Law Prof Blog
Playtex’s Change of Control Agreements
Footnoted.org has a nice post today on Playtex's change in control agreements for its executives. Last Thursday, Energizer announced that it will acquire Playtex for $18.30 per share in cash…
Securities Law Prof Blog
Former Fannie Mae CEO Sues Over Stock Award
Franklin Raines, former CEO of Fannie Mae, filed suit challenging the Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight's power to delay the receipt of last month's award of 58,812 shares worth…
Securities Law Prof Blog
Congress Subpoenas Executive Compensation Consultant
Gretchen Morgenson's column in the New York Times today discusses conflicts of interest between executive compensation consultants and the companies they advise. A few month ago, Henry A. Waxman, Chair…
Securities Law Prof Blog
Fannie Mae Wants to Pay Incentive Bonuses
Fannie Mae plans to pay millions of dollars in incentive compensation to current and former officers and employees based on corporate performance since 2003, including the periods in which earnings…
Securities Law Prof Blog
Shareholder Discontent at Yahoo Annual Meeting
About one-third of Yahoo shareholders voted against the re-election of one or more directors, reflecting dissatisfaction with high executive compensation and poor performance under CEO Terry Semel's tenure. Three proxy…
Securities Law Prof Blog
Shareholder Unhappiness at Yahoo
Yahoo's annual meeting is this Tuesday, and shareholder dissatisfaction is expected over the high compensation package of CEO Terry Semel -- in 2006, it was valued at $71.6 million --…