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New York Court of Appeals Reaffirms the Internal Affairs Doctrine for Foreign Corporations

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In Ezrasons, Inc. v. Rudd, 2025 NY Slip Op. 03008, 2025 N.Y. LEXIS 717 (N.Y. May 20, 2025), the New York Court of Appeals reaffirmed the fundamental and controlling nature of the internal affairs doctrine as it relates to the...more

Patton Sullivan Brodehl LLP

Claim for Breach of Fiduciary Duty Might be Subject to the “Internal Affairs Doctrine”

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In a prior LLC Jungle post — Think Carefully Before Forming an “Out of State” LLC — we reviewed a published opinion (Boschetti v. Pacific Bay Investments Inc.) holding that a claim for Judicial Dissolution of an LLC was...more

Farrell Fritz, P.C.

Court of Appeals Bolsters the Internal Affairs Doctrine, Takes a Stroll Through Scottish Fiduciary Law

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It’s not every day that New York’s highest court considers a question impacting the business divorce cases that we typically litigate.  And even when an interesting business divorce issue does make its way up to Albany, it’s...more

A&O Shearman

New York Court Of Appeals Clarifies Application Of Internal Affairs Doctrine But Reverses Dismissal Of Fiduciary Duty Breach...

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On May 23, 2024, the New York Court of Appeals reversed the dismissal of breach of fiduciary duty claims brought by former shareholders of a fantasy sports company (the “Company”) against its directors and other defendants...more

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