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Summer Shorts: Equitable Contribution, Stock Redemption, and Other Recent Decisions of Interest

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Welcome to the 13th annual edition of Summer Shorts. This year’s edition features brief commentary on five recent decisions by New York courts in a variety of business divorce cases involving equitable contribution among...more

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But What of the Equitable Accounting?

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I can’t say what the number is, but my own experience tells me that a significant percentage of lawsuits by a minority owner of a closely-held company against those in control of the company include a demand for an...more

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The Money’s There But Out of Reach for the Minority LLC Member

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Of late I’ve been ruminating on New York’s membership in the shrinking pool of states that don’t recognize oppression of an LLC minority member by the controlling members or managers as ground for judicial dissolution....more

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LLC Member’s Petition to Dissolve Boxing Club Dealt First Round KO

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In the end, it wasn’t much of a fight. The case of Huggins v Scott, decided last month by Justice W. Franc Perry of the Manhattan Supreme Court, illustrates anew the well-nigh insurmountable hurdle faced by a minority...more

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Court Takes Ambiguity Off the Menu of Restaurant’s LLC Agreement

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I’ve lost track of how many lawsuits I’ve seen between co-owners of New York City restaurants. It’s not surprising given the high percentage of restaurant failures in an intensely competitive market with high rents, high...more

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Chancery Finds Unauthorized Transfer of LLC Interest Void and Denies Transferee Inspection Rights

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Absalom Absalom Trust v. Saint Gervais LLC, C.A. No. 2018-0452-TMR (Del. Ch. June 27, 2019). Plaintiff was assigned a membership interest in the defendant, a Delaware limited liability company, and sought to exercise books...more

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Why LLC Managers Should Take Member “Books and Records” Requests Seriously

Under California’s Revised Limited Liability Company Act (“RULLCA”), LLC participants have substantial freedom to structure their relationship in a customized manner under their governing operating agreement.  But one of the...more

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Inspection Rights, Oral Operating Agreements, and Other Pop-Diva Delights

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Over the last several years, the books-and-records proceeding and its corresponding shareholder rights of inspection seem to have entered a bit of renaissance period in the courts. ...more

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Court Of Chancery Explains Inspection Rights Under An LLC Agreement

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Aloha Power Company LLC v. Regenesis Power LLC, C.A. 12697-VCMR (Dec. 22, 2017) - This books and records decision addresses inspection rights granted under an LLC agreement. It also is useful as a reminder that a mere...more

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Can the Bare Naked Assignee Demand Access to LLC Records?

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I wish I could take credit for it, but I can’t. The phrase “bare naked assignee” was coined by the preeminent scholar and LLC maven Professor Daniel Kleinberger whose massive oeuvre (not to mention his guest posts on this...more

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A Member By Any Other Name . . . May Have Access to LLC Books and Records

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I’ve said it before, I’ll say it again: for professionals who dwell in the world of LLCs, whether as transactional, tax, or litigation counsel, attending the annual, two-day LLC Institute, sponsored by the LLCs, Partnerships...more

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