San Diego-based Illumina’s shareholders say no to Roche takeover

On behalf of Daniel Watkins of Watkins Firm, A Professional Corporation posted on Wednesday, April 25, 2012. Roche, a Switzerland-based healthcare giant has had its eye on the San Diego-based company Illumina. The California company has been one of the market leaders in manufacturing DNA sequencing tools, something that Roche had hoped to...

Quest shareholders dispute CEO’s business decisions

On behalf of Daniel Watkins of Watkins Firm, A Professional Corporation posted on Saturday, April 7, 2012. Quest Software Inc. is locked into a shareholder dispute right now over the chief executive’s rush to sell the company. This move comes as no surprise, as the CEO was attempting to get out before a regulation committee was...

Shareholder lawsuit accuses Groupon of fraud

On behalf of Daniel Watkins of Watkins Firm, A Professional Corporation osted on Friday, April 6, 2012. California investors might be interested in a recent wave of criticisms and complaints lodged against Groupon, the online daily deal coupon service. After revealing accounting problems in last year’s annual report, Groupon’s CEO and CFO have been...