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Limited Liability Company (LLC) Fiduciary Duty Covenant of Good Faith and Fair Dealing

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Conspiracy and Aiding & Abetting: Non-Manager Liability for Breach of LLC Fiduciary Duties

LLC managers owe fiduciary duties of loyalty, care, and good faith and fair dealing to both the LLC and the LLC’s members. (Corp Code §17704.09.)  One of the most common claims in LLC litigation is “breach of fiduciary duty”...more

Farrell Fritz, P.C.

“Intentional” Breach of Fiduciary Duty Defeats Operating Agreement’s Exculpatory Clause

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Last week, Peter Mahler blogged about a recent decision holding that a minority shareholder’s claim against its majority co-owners for breach of fiduciary duty in connection with a sale of the business to a third party...more

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Implied Covenant of Good Faith and Fair Dealing Saves Employee’s Claim for Improper Termination Under Company’s LLC Agreement

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Smith v. Scott, C.A. No. 2020-0263-JRS (Del. Ch. Apr. 23, 2021) - The Delaware LLC Act provides that fiduciary duties may be expanded or limited by the provisions of an LLC agreement. If the agreement is silent, then...more

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Nevada Legislature Innovates Corporation and LLC Laws

The Nevada Legislature and Gov. Steve Sisolak have recently approved Assembly Bill No. 207 (AB 207), a bill passed under the leadership and guidance of Assembly Speaker Jason Frierson. AB 207 makes certain meaningful changes...more

Allen Matkins

The Fiduciary Duties Of A Nevada LLC Manager May Be limited Indeed!

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When the Nevada legislature enacted the state's limited-liability company act, it did not prescribe the fiduciary duties, if any, owed by managers.  As I observed...more

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Does an LLC Manager’s “Sole Discretion” Eliminate the Implied Covenant of Good Faith and Fair Dealing?

It is no secret that LLC managers enjoy a lot of discretion regarding how they operate the LLC. Members of the LLC often find it difficult to challenge the manager’s decisions on key transactions, investments, and other...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

Patton Sullivan Brodehl LLP

Seven Critical Mistakes LLCs Make, and LLC Manager Power Issues

The “Seven Critical Mistakes LLCs Make” Series - This series of posts covers some of the most serious mistakes that LLCs regularly make. Here are...short summaries of each: Choosing the Wrong Business Partners —...more

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Testing the Limits of Sole Discretion – Delaware Supreme Court Holds That Implied Covenant of Good Faith and Fair Dealing Applied...

The Delaware Supreme Court recently affirmed the dismissal of a co-founder’s claim that a private equity investor and its affiliated managers breached the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing in connection with the...more

Tarter Krinsky & Drogin LLP

Delaware LLC Agreements: Beware Relying On The Implied Contractual Covenant Of Good Faith And Fair Dealing

Delaware has long been the jurisdiction of choice when forming a limited liability company (LLC). One reason is flexibility, with members themselves having the power to define their preferred relationship within their LLC...more

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Implied Covenant Of Good Faith And Fair Dealing Claim Dismissed By Chancery

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The implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing was recently addressed by Vice Chancellor Glasscock in the decision of Miller v. HCP & Co., C.A. No. 2017-0291-SG (Del. Ch. Feb. 1, 2018). The implied covenant applies only...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

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

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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Court Of Chancery Resolves Good Faith Claim In LLC Context

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Miller v. HCP & Company, C.A. 2017-0291-SG (February 1, 2018) - This decision resolves the tricky issue of when the provisions of an LLC agreement do not allow “gap filling” so as to permit a claim for violation of the...more

Pierce Atwood LLP

Alternative Duties for Alternative Entities: High Court Allows LLC and LLP Managers to Limit or Waive Fiduciary Duties

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The nation’s leading forum for business and shareholder disputes recently confirmed that alternative entities such as limited liability companies (LLCs), limited partnerships (LPs) and master limited partnerships (MLPs) can...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Practice Tips for M&A Practitioners for 2014

Based on a number of cases decided by the Delaware courts in 2013, below we summarize practice tips regarding careful drafting of contractual provisions and complying with technical and statutory requirements....more

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