There’s surprisingly little case law addressing disguised dividends as a basis for finding oppression of minority shareholders. This week’s New York Business Divorce looks at a recent Maryland court decision that does exactly that.
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Less Drastic Measures: Maryland Case Highlights Non-Dissolution Remedies for Oppressed Minority Shareholders
By Peter A. Mahler on
Posted in Dissolution Basics, Grounds for Dissolution
A recent decision by Maryland’s highest court addresses the intersection of minority shareholder rights under the “oppression” statute and the at-will employment doctrine, including a thoughtful discussion of less drastic, alternative remedies to dissolution when oppression is established. Learn more in this week’s New York Business Divorce. …
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