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Nevada Court Finds Business Judgment Rule Applies to Nevada LLCs

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The Nevada District Court recently clarified that the business judgment rule — a fundamental corporate law protection — applies to limited liability companies when their operating agreements specify fiduciary duties. The...more

Womble Bond Dickinson

Putting Things Off Until Tomorrow May Preclude Claims Later

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Where the operating agreement failed to define what constituted “cause” to enable the involuntary withdrawal of a member, there was no “meeting of the minds” as to that contract term. Epic Chophouse, LLC v. Morasso, 2020 NCBC...more

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NC Business Court Clarifies Exception to Rule that LLC Members Do NOT Owe Fiduciary Duties to One Another

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One of the hallmarks of limited liability companies ("LLCs") is that members of an LLC ordinarily do not owe fiduciary duties to each other or to the company itself.  Generally speaking, a fiduciary duty is an obligation...more

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Is It Better To Be A LLC Member In The Minority Than A Minority Corporate Shareholder?

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It is pretty common to think that limited liability company members have similar rights as shareholders in a corporation. But they don't, (although in some respects the rights afforded to LLC members may be better). The...more

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