Pluris takes on a wide range of valuation, infringement, or economic damages cases where our expertise may be helpful – including disputed matters involving auction-rate securities, distressed debt, bankruptcy claims, restricted stock, convertibles, warrants, intellectual properties, private equity, business valuation, or real estate. Representative engagements include:
- Stuckey v. Online Resources Corp – Pluris provided valuation analysis, an expert report, and testimony in depositions and at trial related to damages for failure to register a large block of restricted stock issued by a public company. Resulted in a verdict of more than $15 million of damages for our client. 2012
- [Confidential Settled Matter] – Pluris provided valuation analysis and an expert report in litigation between an investor and a public company for failure to deliver on certain anti-dilution provisions for warrants. Resulted in significant settlement for our client. 2013
- [Confidential Matter] – Pluris provided valuation analysis and an expert report in litigation between two hedge funds regarding the value of a portfolio of restricted stock, warrants, and convertibles. 2011
- [Confidential Arbitration Matter] – Pluris provided valuation analysis focused on the discount for lack of marketability (DLOM) applicable to a $30 million position in a public company. 2007
- [Confidential Arbitration Matter] – Pluris provided valuation services, and an expert report, for a purchaser of approximately $42 million of Auction-Rate Securities in a FINRA arbitration against the selling broker. Very favorable settlement for our client. 2011
- Deephaven Distressed Opportunities Tradings, LTD. et al v. 3V Capital Master Fund LTD. et al – Pluris provided valuation analysis and an expert report in litigation regarding a substantial trade claim position against a bankrupt firm. Our valuation conclusions were accepted by the court. 2012
- [Confidential Matter] – Pluris provided valuation analysis and an expert report in litigation regarding a bankruptcy claim of more than $200 million. 2014
- Plaintiff’s Shareholder Corporation v. Southern Farm Bureau Life Insurance Company – Pluris provided valuation analysis, an expert report, and deposition testimony (for a trial), in addition to arbitration testimony in the same matter. Case involved a $36 million damages claim against our client related to the value of an investment in the client. Panel held against the plaintiff and the case settled at a very favorable settlement for our client. 2013
- [Confidential Settled Matter] – Pluris provided valuation analysis and an expert report for a bankruptcy case involving the issuance of a convertible preferred (new) security as part of a cram-down. Case settled. 2009
- [Confidential Arbitration] – Pluris provided valuation analysis, a series of expert reports, and testimony at arbitration hearing regarding the valuation of a portfolio of investments in private and public companies. Case involved a damages claim of more than $200 million against our client and the arbitration panel found no damages. 2013
- [Confidential Matter] – Pluris provided damages analysis and an expert report in intellectual property infringement matter. 2014