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Internal Affairs Doctrine Derivative Suit Jurisdiction

Marshall Dennehey

New York Court Reaffirms Internal Affairs Doctrine, Denies Standing in Derivative Suit Against English Corporation

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Ezrasons, Inc. v. Rudd, No. 2, --- N.E.3d ---, 2025 WL 1436000 (May 20, 2025) - “Few principles are more firmly entrenched in corporate law than the internal affairs doctrine, a choice-of-law rule providing that, with rare...more

Farrell Fritz, P.C.

Court of Appeals Again Bolsters Internal Affairs Doctrine, This Time Clipping Derivative Suits Brought on Behalf of Foreign...

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Section 626 of New York’s Business Corporation Law governs standing to sue derivatively in New York.  It states that “an action may be brought in the right of a domestic or foreign corporation . . .  by a holder of shares or...more

Allen Matkins

Court Rules Internal Affairs Doctrine Bars California Insider Trading Claim

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California, unlike the federal government, has codified its prohibition on insider trading. Corporations Code Section 25402 provides...more

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