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The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, applying California law, has affirmed a district court’s determination that California Insurance Code § 533 barred indemnity and defense costs coverage for a lawsuit...more
The Texas Supreme Court has provided clarity on the fiduciary duties between business partners, particularly in the context of limited partnerships. The case, Bertucci v. Watkins, involved a dispute between two business...more
The judgment concerns the circumstances in which fiduciaries must account to their principals for the profits they make from their fiduciary relationships....more
The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit found that a district court erred in declaring on summary judgment that an attorney had no ownership interest in a winery because the alleged agreement was made orally. The Ninth...more
Join me if you know this refrain: In New York, deadlock is not an independent ground for LLC dissolution. But… Almost exactly two years ago from today, Peter Mahler published a post titled: “Has the Time Come for...more
Often, in litigation between an owner and their homeowners association (HOA), there is a question regarding the nature and the extent of the duty owed by the HOA to an owner (or even to a tenant of an owner). The answer to...more
In this issue, we explore ongoing corporate law issues involving controlling stockholders, with significant decisions anticipated from the Delaware Supreme Court in 2025; the rise in litigation over earnout provisions in...more
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The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals recently reversed a Michigan District Court’s grant of a motion to compel arbitration and dismissal in an unpublished decision Fleming v. Kellogg Company et al., No. 23-1966....more
The Motor Finance Commission Claims – including Johnson v FirstRand Bank, Wrench v FirstRand Bank, and Hopcraft v Close Brothers – are a set of Court of Appeal cases addressing undisclosed or partially disclosed commission...more
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The Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals recently affirmed a district court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of the fiduciaries of the Home Depot 401(k) plan, who defended against claims that they breached their fiduciary...more
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In Jarboe v. Moore, two LLC members sued each other for alleged breaches of fiduciary duties and fraud. The members tried their cases to a judge, who denied relief to both sides. The Indiana Court of Appeals affirmed and...more
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In an update to our May 2023 blog on the case, the Court of Appeal has held in Decision Inc Holdings Proprietary Ltd & Another v. Stephen Garbett & Another that the High Court erred both in its interpretation of and approach...more
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“A” brings an action against “B”. The causes of action asserted against “B” are all timely for statute of limitations purposes. Following discovery, “A” learns that “C” played a material role in the facts and...more