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Conflicts of Laws and the Internal Affairs Doctrine

By Franklin C. McRoberts on September 12, 2022

Posted in Corporate Governance, Delaware, Family-Owned Businesses

In this week’s New York Business Divorce, read about the matrimonial-turned-business-divorce litigation between Italian billionaire Silvio Scaglia and his estranged wife / business partner, Julia Haart, and the difficult conflicts-of-laws questions that can arise when litigating damages claims related to Delaware entities in New York courts.
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Minority Shareholder’s Petition to Dissolve Seltzer Business Loses Its Fizz

By Peter A. Mahler on August 1, 2022

Posted in Family-Owned Businesses, Grounds for Dissolution

Grandpa’s Brooklyn-based seltzer manufacturing business went flat, but his real estate investments went through the roof. This week’s New York Business Divorce features a case in which one of four third-generation owners unsuccessfully sued her brother and cousins for judicial dissolution in her quest to monetize her share of the realty’s value. …
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