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Shareholder Inspection Rights Are Not An Automatic Right To Attorneys’ Fees

Recently the Court of Appeals has addressed a director’s inspection rights, and shareholder inspection rights and the associated opportunity to recover attorney fees and other expenses incurred in securing the inspection of...more

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Legislator Proposes Treble Damages And Unilateral Attorneys' Fee For Securities Claims

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Assembly Member Al Muratsuchi recently introduced a bill, AB 2069, that would grant courts the discretion to award treble damages for violations of the qualification requirements of the Corporate Securities Law of...more

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But Wait, Nevada Already Has A Fee Shifting Statute

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Yesterday, I took note of a recently introduced Nevada bill, AB 304, that would, among other things, allow a Nevada corporation to impose liability on a stockholder for attorney's fees and costs in connection with an...more

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Why Is California’s Derivative Suit Statute Stuck In 1977?

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California Corporations Code Section 800 governs derivative suits brought by both domestic and foreign corporations. The statute provides a modicum of protection to defendants by establishing a procedure by which either the...more

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