LLC Dissolution Vote Defeats Statutory Buyout
Several prior LLC Jungle posts have explored the statutory buyout procedures established by California Corporations Code section 17703.03 and related statutes: a botched buyout “fair value”…
Can a Statutory Buyout be Dodged by Dismissal?
The statutory right to judicial dissolution in California comes with a hook — the defendants can avoid dissolution by exercising a “buyout” procedure. This is true…
Statutory LLC Buyouts — “Fair Value” vs. “Fair Market Value”
Under section 17707.03 of California’s Revised Uniform Limited Liability Company Act, when a member sues the other members for dissolution of the LLC, the other members…
Portrait of a Mangled Business Divorce
Business divorce can be messy, as reflected by many of the cases covered here at The LLC Jungle. Two issues that frequently arise during the dissolution…
A Dissolved LLC Can Still Recover Attorney Fees
An LLC Jungle post from last year addressed the issue of whether derivative claims can be pursued for a dissolved LLC. See: Can Derivative Claims be Pursued…
A Podcast Guest Appearance — Navigating The LLC Jungle
A huge THANK YOU to Ryan Lockhart — an excellent tax and estate planning attorney and podcast host at the McKenna Brink Signorotti LLP law firm…
Can Derivative Claims be Pursued for a Dissolved or Cancelled LLC?
Today’s post focuses on a thorny issue arising from the LLC Jungle — can derivative claims be pursued on behalf of a dissolved or cancelled LLC?…
Think Carefully Before Forming an “Out of State” LLC
Many California-based LLC managers and members are lured by the potential benefits of forming the LLC under the laws of a jurisdiction outside of California. Delaware…
Dissolving an LLC when its Purpose Fails
Most LLC Operating Agreements contain a provision describing the “purpose” of the business. These “purpose statements” can be extremely broad and open-ended, parroting the boilerplate language…
“Retaliatory Amendment” of an LLC Operating Agreement
LLCs are celebrated for allowing business partners to freely define their relationship by contract — i.e., the LLC operating agreement. The operating agreement generally covers all…