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Business Ownership Breach of Duty Derivative Suit

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Limo Company Shareholders Can't Hitch a Ride in Derivative Litigation

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Closely-held business entities come in all shapes and sizes. By definition, under Partnership Law § 10, it takes “two or more” owners to form a general partnership. But corporations and LLCs have no such impediment, ranging...more

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Business Divorce in the Surrogate’s Court

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Like business divorce, New York trusts and estates litigation (“T&E”) is a highly specialized niche of the law. T&E litigators have their own universe of substantive law, their own set of procedural rules – the Surrogate’s...more

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Scaling an Even Higher Bar: Texas Law Raises the Stakes for Private Company Shareholders in Pursuing Derivative Claims

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A look back at Business Divorce developments during Texas 2018 reflects a continuing negative trend for private company shareholders who have claims for misconduct against the company’s control group (e.g., majority owners,...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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Delaware Court of Chancery Rejects Contemporaneous Ownership Requirement For Creditors Asserting Derivative Claims

In Quadrant Structured Products Co. v. Vertin, C.A. No. 6990-VCL, 2014 Del. Ch. LEXIS 193 (Del. Ch. Oct. 1, 2014), the Delaware Court of Chancery held that when creditors of insolvent firms assert derivative claims, they need...more

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