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Delaware had barely birthed changes to Section 144 of its General Corporation Law when the Plumbers & Fitters Local 295 Pension Fund filed a complaint challenging those changes. The plaintiff seeks a declaration that the...more
The California Revised Uniform Limited Liability Company Act, Cal. Corp. Code § 17701.01 et seq., clearly authorizes the appointment of officers...more
Prior LLC Jungle posts have addressed the tricky issue of LLC managerial authority in the context of the LLC’s dealings with third parties... As referenced in those posts, under Corporations Code section 17703.01, when an...more
Judge Richard Platkin of Albany County recently handed down a stark reminder to Defendant Walid Darwish: everyone has to follow the rules of the road, even the person who writes the rules and owns all the cars. On April 26,...more
I’m delighted to present our 15th annual list of the past year’s ten most significant business divorce cases. This year’s list includes decisions by New York’s trial and appellate courts concerning a smorgasbord of...more
The Court of Chancery recently concluded that a member of a Delaware LLC could reach an implied contractual agreement to withdraw as a member of the LLC, even if the LLC does not have a written operating agreement....more
Roccia v. Mugica, C.A. No. 2020-0641-MTZ (Del. Ch. Dec. 29, 2020) - The inherent authority of officers of Delaware companies generally extends to powers in the usual and ordinary course of the relevant company’s business....more
Government committees, whistle blowers, the plaintiffs’ bar, activists, customers and special interest groups all appear to be readying to assail company boards, for failing the public trust. Originally Published inThe...more
Nearly every closely-held business has one or more governance documents which address the operation, management, and continuity of the organization. This might include an operating agreement, partnership agreement, or...more
Shareholder agreements and operating agreements contain a variety of knobs and levers, many of which a company’s founders hope never to invoke. Chief among them are the provisions for resolving disputes or deadlocks in...more
These two decisions hold that an advancement claim should be treated as a claim of a general creditor by a company in liquidation. Hence, those claims do not get priority in payment along with administrative expenses of the...more