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Potential Creditor Drags Corporation in Stalled Dissolution Proceeding into Receivership

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The dissolution of a company—and the winddown and liquidation that usually follow—often impacts a broad range of stakeholders beyond just the owners of the company, including creditors and potential creditors, who often are...more

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A Receiver For Your LLC?

LLC disputes frequently lead to the court’s appointment of a receiver under California Code of Civil Procedure section 564.  The receiver effectively steps into the shoes of the LLC’s manager, and calls the shots regarding...more

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Business Divorce Nation: A Cross-Country Tour of Recent Decisions of Interest

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There’s tremendous diversity from state-to-state when it comes to statutory and judge-made law in business divorce cases. The basic fact patterns one sees in cases from across the country, however, don’t vary nearly as much....more

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The Pre-Suit Demand Requirement for a Corporation in Liquidation or Receivership

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We’ve written from time to time, about the need to allege pre-suit demand or demand futility where a shareholder seeks to sue derivatively on behalf of a corporation for whom the court has appointed a receiver....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 Appoints Interim Receiver for LLC, But at What Price?

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The limited liability company did not exist as a legally recognized business entity in New York when I first began handling business divorce cases in the 1980s. Decades later, the LLC is “King of the Hill,” having displaced...more

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You Sued for Dissolution, They Elected to Buy You Out, What Else Do You Want?

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Article 11 of the Business Corporation Law features multiple provisions giving judges broad authority and discretion to impose interim remedies designed to preserve corporate assets and otherwise to protect the petitioning...more

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“Where’s the Beef?” Says Appeals Court, Reversing LLC Dissolution

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A dissolution petitioner received the judicial equivalent of the old quip “Where’s the beef?” in a Brooklyn appeals court decision last week reversing an order dissolving a limited liability company under Section 702 of the...more

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