![]() ![]() A year later, Hexion attempted to renege on its contractual obligations. The case stemmed from Hexion’s July 2007 agreement to acquire Huntsman for $10 billion. The litigation between V&E’s client, specialty chemical manufacturer Huntsman Corporation, and the private equity firm Apollo and its portfolio company, Hexion Specialty Chemicals, Inc., was as high-stakes and high-profile as litigation gets. After two and a half months of expedited discovery and a six-day trial in Delaware Chancery Court, Huntsman emerged with a victory that could not have been more lopsided. Faber proved to be correct-in terms of both the intensity of the fight and the ultimate outcome. and Michael Holmes So proclaimed CNBC’s David Faber on his Jnightly news show. The $10 Billion Huntsman Litigation: The Inside Story Inside _ page 8 V&E Profile: The Trials of Brian Robison by Mark Curriden _ page 12 CAFA Trumps Securities Act’s Non-removability Provision – Or Does It? by David Woodcock _ page 16 “Estop” ’Em in Their Tracks: How to Compel Arbitration Even When You Are Not Party to an Agreement to Arbitrate by Steven Paradise, Michael Davi, and Daniel Centner _ page 20 Success in the Courtroom _ page 24 V&E Wins Sager Award for the South/Southwest Region for Second Year in a Row _ “It does have the feeling that the Apollo guys brought a knife to a gun fight.” By Jim Reeder, Jr. Litigation News Spring 2009 The V&E Huntsman trial team poses during preparation. ![]()
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