Her partner, she claims, preferred to keep the firm lean.

WSJ: Splitting With Your Company's Co-Founder Is a Tricky Task

Kraft Foods Global et. al actually came about that way, but a recent decision in the suit provides us another opportunity to opine about the proliferation of food labeling lawsuits and the preferred venue for these claims: The Food Court (aka the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California).

FORBES: Another Grocery Basket Full of Lawsuit Claims for The Food Court

The company claims it came up with the idea of requiring a shareholder vote on preferred stock last May, before Einhorn began his crusade, but Einhorn raised the issue in a conference call that same month.

FORBES: Judge Blocks Apple Vote On Preferred Stock -- Do Shareholders Win Or Lose?

It will not take long, he claims, for the proceeds to be substituted or diverted to the government's preferred ends.

ECONOMIST: Taxation