The test for dissolution of an LLC includes whether its purpose as defined in the LLC agreement is no longer achievable. This week’s New York Business Divorce looks at cases, including a Delaware Chancery Court decision released days ago, in which courts have looked outside the agreement to determine the LLC’s purpose.
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Surviving a Motion to Dismiss in LLC Dissolution Cases
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Surviving a dismissal motion in LLC dissolution cases can be affected by the form of the suit, i.e., whether brought as a special proceeding or as a plenary action. Find out more, and see how a dismissal motion played out in a recent decision by Manhattan Justice Ellen Coin, in this week’s New York Business Divorce.
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Oppression Claims Don’t Cut It in LLC Dissolution Cases
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Last week’s decision by a Manhattan appellate panel in Barone v. Sowers reaffirms its holding two years ago in Doyle v. Icon, LLC that a minority member of an LLC cannot solely rely on allegations of oppression by the majority member to survive a pretrial motion for dismissal of a dissolution claim. Learn more in this week’s New York Business Divorce.
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Delaware Chancery Court Endorses Equitable Dissolution of LLC
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Equitable dissolution of LLCs may not sound familiar to business divorce mavens, but that could change after last week’s decision by Vice Chancellor Laster of the Delaware Chancery Court in a case involving the Tom James custom apparel company. Read more in this week’s New York Business Divorce. …
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Court Rebuffs Dissolution Withdrawal in Denying Enforcement of Non-Compete
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Can majority members of an LLC withdraw a dissolution claim, over two years into the case, for the purpose of enforcing against a minority member the LLC agreement’s non-compete provision which, by its terms, lapses upon dissolution? Find out in this week’s New York Business Divorce. …
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Another Case of Seller’s Remorse Bites the Dust
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Disputes over shareholder buy-outs continue to generate interesting court decisions addressing whether the purchasing controller has an affirmative, fiduciary duty of disclosure, as in Brummer v. Red Rabbit, LLC, highlighted in this week’s New York Business Divorce.
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Court Denies Mandatory Injunctive Relief in Battle for Control of Family Business
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The intensely personal dynamic of a family business divorce can lead to a multitude of applications to the court for interim relief in an effort to gain the higher ground financially and psychologically. This week’s New York Business Divorce highlights a case in which Justice Emily Pines addressed dueling motions by step-siblings for interim, mandatory injunctions in a battle for control of their late father’s auto dealerships.
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Not Your Father’s Derivative Action
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This week’s New York Business Divorce travels upstate, to Buffalo, where a most interesting dispute between 50/50 members of a realty company has played out in litigation before Justice Timothy Walker, focusing on the rights of the non-managing member to bring a derivative summary eviction proceeding against the LLC’s sole tenant. …
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LLC Formalities that Matter: Guest Post by Professor Daniel Kleinberger
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Posted in LLCs
This week’s New York Business Divorce proudly features a guest post entitled “LLC Formalities that Matter” by Daniel S. Kleinberger, Emeritus Professor of Law at William Mitchell College of Law and leading authority on unincorporated business entities. Don’t miss it!
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Appellate Court Upholds 0% Marketability Discount in LLC Fair Value Case
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Posted in Accountants/Experts, Buyout, Family-Owned Businesses, LLCs, Valuation, Valuation Discounts
A Brooklyn appellate panel last week provided more fodder for the DLOM debate that’s been in the legal news of late, upholding a 0% DLOM in a fair value appraisal of a membership interest in a real estate holding company. It’s featured in this week’s New York Business Divorce.
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