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Family Businesses Breach of Duty

Farrell Fritz, P.C.

Eastland Redux: Do Close Corporation Shareholders Have a Direct Claim Against Directors For Taking Disguised Distributions?

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Earlier this year, using as a springboard the Maryland intermediate appellate court’s decision in Eastland Food Corp. v Mekhaya, I posted about a topic on which there’s little or no New York law, viz., whether a complaint for...more

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Family-Owned Business Divorce: When Litigation is Your Only Remedy

Family-owned businesses can be an optimal means for transferring and preserving family wealth. When the family works cooperatively in their respective best interests to run and manage their businesses and assets efficiently,...more

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Employee’s Fiduciary Duty May Not Be Limited To His Or Her Employer

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​​​​​​​In Trench Tech Int’l, Inc. v. Tech Con Trenching, Inc., the son of an owner of a company, who was an employee, downloaded design plans and other information and went to another company who used that information. No....more

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Principles of Fiduciary Deference: The Business Judgment Rule and Exculpatory Clauses

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A number of lawsuits have percolated through New York’s courts over the past five years between Adam Max, son of world-renowned visual artist Peter Max, and Adam’s sister, Libra, over control and management of the family...more

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Jury Finds that Manager Did Not Breach Fiduciary Duties

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In the recent Texas case of Trinh v. Cent. River Healthcare Grp., a pair of siblings engaged in a legal dispute over whether one sibling had breached a fiduciary duty in the management of a PLLC. NO. 03-19-00393-CV (Tex. App....more

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Death of Limited Partner Disarms Derivative Action

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I’ve yet to see him make a court appearance, and hope I never do, but the Grim Reaper sure has a knack for disrupting business divorce litigation involving LLCs and limited partnerships....more

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Top Ten Business Divorce Cases of 2018

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I’m very pleased to present my 11th annual list of this past year’s ten most significant business divorce cases. This year’s list includes four important appellate decisions, including one likely to stand as a landmark...more

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Restaurant Wars: Breach of Fiduciary Duties at the Palm Restaurant Empire

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One of the philosophies of the world-famous Palm restaurant is to treat guests like family. That philosophy may need to be re-examined in light of a recent decision by the New York Supreme Court in Ganzi v. Ganzi, a case...more

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Does This Decision Put the Brakes on Non-Unanimous Amendments to Operating Agreements?

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Much digital ink has been spilled on this blog and elsewhere (Tom Rutledge’s terrific article can be read) concerning the ability of LLC controllers to adopt or amend an operating agreement without the consent of all members....more

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Shareholder Oppression Requires More Than Denial of Access to Company Information

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The family-owned business at the center of Vaccari v Vaccari, 2018 NY Slip Op 30546(U) [Sup Ct NY County Mar. 28, 2018], decided last month by veteran Manhattan Commercial Division Justice Eileen Bransten, is a classic...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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Trustees Beware: Which Fiduciary Standard Applies to Your “Business Judgments”?

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To what legal standard must a trustee adhere when he or she also participates in the control of a family or closely held business? Courts continue to grapple with this question. The high courts in both Georgia and Nebraska...more

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Friction in the Family Business: When Fiduciary Duties Become Compromised

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Many people ask, "What duties are owed to a family member who has an interest in the business?" Before getting into this important topic, it is critical to understand the legal nuances of a particular jurisdiction. A wide...more

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