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Chancery Addresses Pleading-Stage Arguments for Dismissal in LLC Dispute

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Principal Growth Strategies LLC v. AGH Parent LLC, C.A. 2019-0431-JTL (Del. Ch. January 25, 2023) - This decision provides helpful guidance to practitioners to address pleading-stage arguments for dismissal. The plaintiff...more

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Winter Case Notes: Murder, Forgery, Accidental Death, Oppression, Oh My!

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Welcome to this year’s Winter Case Notes where, amidst the arctic blast currently sweeping most of the nation, I offer shortish takes on several court decisions in recent business divorce cases. This year’s edition...more

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Winter Case Notes: Punitive Damages Awarded for Breach of Fiduciary Duty and Other Recent Decisions of Interest

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Notwithstanding that the pictured snow globe is the only snow I’ve seen in my neck of the woods this balmy winter, I’m pleased to present my annual Winter Case Notes collection of recent court decisions of interest....more

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Is Alter Ego Coming To A City Or Town Near You?

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Historically, the alter ego doctrine has been applied to hold a shareholder or shareholders liable for the claims made against the corporation.  In general, two requirements must be met for the doctrine to be applied.  First,...more

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A Trio of Recent Business Divorce Decisions by Manhattan Commercial Division Judges

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The COVID-19 pandemic kept New York’s courthouses dark the last few months, but it didn’t slow down the output of decisions by Commercial Division judges. If anything, the pause of new case filings and non-emergency motions...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

2019 Delaware Corporate Law and Litigation Year In Review

In 2019, the Delaware courts issued a broad range of important decisions addressing various corporate law and governance issues—including board compensation, controlling stockholder conflicts, board oversight obligations, M&A...more

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Summer Shorts: LLC Minority Member Oppression and Other Decisions of Interest

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It’s that time of year again, when I offer some lighter fare for poolside consumption consisting of summaries of a few recent decisions of interest involving disputes between business co-owners....more

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Winter Case Notes: Oppression of the “Gifted” Minority Shareholder and Other Recent Decisions of Interest

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Notwithstanding we’ve had no more than a dusting of snow thus far in my downstate New York neck of the woods, welcome to another edition of Winter Case Notes in which I visit my backlog of recent court decisions of interest...more

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Guidance Provided to Evaluate the Implied Covenant of Good Faith and Fair Dealing

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The Delaware Limited Liability Company Act’s policy is to give the maximum effect to the principle of freedom of contract in LLC operating agreements. While the act permits parties to eliminate fiduciary duties that members...more

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Court Of Chancery Applies The Covenant Of Good Faith And Fair Dealing To Fill A Gap

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In re Oxbow Carbon LLC Unitholder Litigation, C.A. 12447-VCL (February 12, 2018) - This may be the definitive decision on when and how to apply the covenant in every LLC agreement to act in good faith and deal fairly. Here...more

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Contracting Party Beware: The Implied Covenant Will Not Save You From Your Agreement If You Negotiated Away Your Rights

On February 1, 2018, the Delaware Court of Chancery granted defendants’ motion to dismiss an action brought by minority unitholders of Trumpet Search, LLC (“Trumpet” or the “Company”). The defendants were other unitholders...more

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Winter Case Notes: LLC Deadlock and Other Recent Decisions of Interest

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This winter forever will be remembered in the Northeast as the winter of the “bomb cyclone,” which gets credit for the 6º temperature and bone-chilling winds howling outside as I write this. So in its honor, I’m accelerating...more

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Veil Piercing/Alter Ego Determinations – How Fund Managers Can Protect Themselves

A veil piercing claim can be a worst-case scenario for a private fund manager dealing with a struggling portfolio company investment – the company fails, and ensuing legal claims are brought not only against the portfolio...more

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“Food Fight” Sequel Ends Badly for Ousted Sibling

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A little over three years ago I reported on the first round of a fascinating “food fight” among four siblings, each of whom is a 25% shareholder of a Brooklyn-based, second-generation food distributor known as Jersey Lynne...more

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Michigan Supreme Court Clarifies Statute of Limitations for Shareholder/Member Oppression Claims

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When does the statute of limitations start running on claims for minority shareholder/member oppression under Michigan law? In its recent decision in Frank v. Linkner, a unanimous Michigan Supreme Court answered that...more

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Editorial: Fla. Sets Strict Standard For Direct Shareholder Claims

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Florida recently clarified the limited circumstances in which a corporate shareholder or limited liability company member has standing to bring a direct claim for damages relating to the company. On July 9, in Dinuro...more

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California’s RULLCA Impossible Pleading Requirement For Derivative Suits

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California’s Revised Uniform Limited Liability Company Act requires a member of a domestic or foreign LLC to include two specific allegations in any complaint brought in the right of the company. Failure to include these two...more

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Concurrent ‘Alter-Ego’ Claims: Oklahoma Leads the Nation in Extending Protection to Shareholders, Officers and Directors

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During the past several years, practitioners have devoted significant attention to the fate of the Oklahoma Legislature’s efforts at, and the Oklahoma Supreme Court’s response to, legislative tort reform. However, few noticed...more

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