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17 Mar 2009, 3:51 pm
For example, when Sumner Redstone and Viacom owned Blockbuster Inc., Viacom controlled the producer and distributor/exhibitor roles, and the consolidation of power benefited the company financially because stores could stock more Viacom-related films (Paramount Pictures, DreamWorks, MTV Films, et al.). [read post]
27 Sep 2007, 11:48 am
‘49) and media mogul Sumner Redstone (Harvard LL.B. [read post]
8 Jul 2011, 4:23 am by Walter Olson
Chamber] “Failure to Warn Suit Filed Against Tanning Salon” [AboutLawsuits via TortsProf; melanoma, Pennsylvania] NYC: “Politically Tied Lawyers Win Jobs Handling Foreclosures in the City” [NYT] Beldar tells a war story about the nature of de novo review, in the Prop 8 context; “Viacom’s Sumner Redstone: The Mogul Named ‘Sue! [read post]
22 Oct 2009, 5:17 pm
Bruton Smith, of Speedway Motorsports, which owns 8 NASCAR tracks, and Sumner Redstone, the controlling shareholder of  CBS and Viacom. [read post]
10 Jan 2009, 11:35 am
All of the key players in the story seemed to have had them: Sumner Redstone, Viacom’s chairman, was willing to pay almost any price to own a film studio; Barry Diller, QVC’s chief executive, was willing to go to great lengths to get back at Martin Davis, Paramount’s chief executive, for pushing him out of Paramount; and Martin Davis was willing to leave a lot of money on the table and cede control of his empire to stop Barry Diller. [read post]
7 May 2008, 2:56 pm
And Sumner Redstone's other media company -- CBS -- seems quite happy with YouTube. [read post]
16 Oct 2008, 3:05 pm
Lester joins Viacom (VIA) Chairman Sumner Redstone and Scholastic (SCHL) Chairman and CEO Richard Robinson who also disclosed having to sell shares. [read post]
11 Feb 2010, 11:00 am
Midway's insolvency was due to mounting corporate debt, and exacerbated by Sumner Redstone's decision to sell his 87% stake in the company in November 2008. [read post]
16 Dec 2015, 1:30 pm by Jules M. Haas
A recent example of the disputes that can be generated in these situations was widely reported in the media with regard to Sumner Restone. [read post]
12 Nov 2009, 4:18 am by Michael J. Hassen
Plaintiffs also blamed Sumner Redstone (chairman of Viacom and controlling shareholder of Midway) for the inflated stock prices because he had announced that he was “evaluating Midway as a potential acquisition target for Viacom” and had purchased millions of shares of stock in the company. [read post]
19 Mar 2008, 7:53 pm
Under QVC, the challenged transaction would have resulted in a shift of control to Sumner Redstone, so that deal was subject to Revlon. [read post]
29 Aug 2012, 8:43 am by Amy Ross
The complaint alleges that Viacom’s tax deductions for the compensation in excess of $1 million paid to executive chairman Sumner Redstone and two other senior executives were based on subjective criteria like “leadership and vision” and therefore violated Section 162(m). [read post]
13 Mar 2017, 8:26 am by John Jascob
He cited recent problems at Viacom, controlled by ninetysomething Sumner Redstone by virtue of dual-class shares, as an example of the long-term pitfalls of multi-class stock companies. [read post]
31 Oct 2017, 1:40 pm by Francis Pileggi
Background: This letter decision granted a motion to dismiss claims for breach of fiduciary duty, waste, and unjust enrichment in connection with a challenge to the payment of approximately $13 million of compensation to Sumner Redstone from July 2014 to May 2016, when the directors of Viacom allegedly knew that he was incapacitated and incapable of doing his job. [read post]
6 May 2007, 3:01 pm
As he’s managed to do so often over his 50-year career, Fields found himself stuck in the middle three sexy legal flaps — the Pellicano affair, the Sumner Redstone/Tom Cruise imbroglio, and the News Corp. [read post]
19 Dec 2017, 12:00 pm by Jacqueline Lipton
The law school is housed in a new state-of-the-art complex, including the Sumner M. [read post]
24 Feb 2010, 6:56 pm by Randall Reese
  The NAI Subordinated Claim is a claim asserted by National Amusements, Inc. against Midway arising under an Unsecured Subordinated Loan Agreement dated February 29, 2008 (National Amusements is a corporation controlled by Sumner Redstone). [read post]
24 Feb 2010, 6:56 pm by Randall Reese
  The NAI Subordinated Claim is a claim asserted by National Amusements, Inc. against Midway arising under an Unsecured Subordinated Loan Agreement dated February 29, 2008 (National Amusements is a corporation controlled by Sumner Redstone). [read post]
5 Apr 2012, 2:59 pm by Gina Durham
New York-based Viacom is controlled by Sumner Redstone and owns cable networks such as MTV and Comedy Central as well as the Paramount movie studio. [read post]