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Attorney's Fees Breach of Contract Limited Liability Company (LLC)

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A Dissolved LLC Can Still Recover Attorney Fees

An LLC Jungle post from last year addressed the issue of whether derivative claims can be pursued for a dissolved LLC.  See: Can Derivative Claims be Pursued for a Dissolved or Cancelled LLC?  The short answer is “yes.”...more

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Alter Ego Claims — Beware Attorney Fee Liability

One of the essential purposes of forming an entity and conducting business through that entity is to limit the owners’ personal liability. California law generally views the entity and its owners as separate and legally...more

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Roetzel & Andress: 2020 Appellate Year In Review

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The Appellate Law Practice Group of Roetzel & Andress represented clients in a wide variety of cases in both state and federal courts, appealing adverse trial court rulings and successfully defending lower court victories on...more

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Florida Real Property And Business Litigation Report, Volume 14, Issue 2

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Black Knight Servicing Technologies, LLC v. PennyMac Loan Services, LLC, Case No. 1D20-1492 (Fla. 1st DCA 2021). The filing of a separate lawsuit raising separate claims against a separate entity does not establish an...more

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Business Litigation Alert: "Will Texas Change the Recovery of Attorneys' Fees in 2017?"

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The general rule in Texas is that litigants must pay their own attorneys’ fees. Texas only allows the recovery of attorneys’ fees where it is authorized by statute, called for in the contract between the parties, or – in rare...more

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Texas Court of Appeals: Parties Cannot Recover Statutory Attorney's Fees from an LLC for Breach of Contract Claims

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A recent decision from the Texas Court of Appeals in Houston closes the door to the recovery of attorney's fees from limited liability companies under Chapter 38 of the Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code, one of the few...more

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LLCs Not Subject To Texas Attorney Fee Statute ... For Now

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In a matter of first impression, the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas recently held that Section 38.001 of the Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code — the statutory provision allowing a...more

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