Unlike regular lawsuits that can be initiated with a notice pleading, a petition for involuntary corporate dissolution must contain detailed factual allegations supported by any available documentary evidence to establish the requisite grounds, be they oppressive action, fraud, waste and looting, or deadlock. A recent decision by Nassau County Commercial Division Justice Timothy S. Driscoll in Matter of Comparato illustrates the dire consequences of a petition that relies solely on conclusory allegations of misconduct. It’s in this week’s New York Business Divorce.
Continue Reading Attention All Would-Be Corporate Dissolution Petitioners: Notice Pleading Doesn’t Cut It. You Need to Allege Facts. Lots of Them.
Attention All Would-Be Corporate Dissolution Petitioners: Notice Pleading Doesn’t Cut It. You Need to Allege Facts. Lots of Them.
