“Equitable Buyout” as a Remedy for LLC Wrongdoing?
In the world of LLCs, buyouts — where one member sells his/her membership interest to another member or the LLC itself — are commonplace. Buyouts generally…
LLC and Partnership Authority “Safe Harbors”
California’s statutes governing LLCs and general partnerships include “safe harbor” provisions making it easier for third parties to rely on the apparent authority of an LLC’s…
LLC Operating Agreements: Indemnity, Arbitration, and Equity
LLC operating agreements frequently provide for indemnity to the LLC’s manager. This is consistent with the statutory default rule embodied by California Corporations Code section 17704.08(a),…
Diversion of LLC Funds Is Not “Protected Activity” Under California’s Anti-SLAPP Statute
California’s anti-SLAPP statute (Code of Civil Procedure section 425.16) aims to protect defendants from meritless lawsuits designed to chill “protected activity” — i.e., the exercise of…
California Supreme Court: Penal Code Section 496(c) Can Apply To Business Disputes
In a long-awaited opinion — Siry Investment, L.P. v. Farkhondehpour — the California Supreme Court held that California Penal Code section 496 can apply to a business…
Conspiracy and Aiding & Abetting: Non-Manager Liability for Breach of LLC Fiduciary Duties
LLC managers owe fiduciary duties of loyalty, care, and good faith and fair dealing to both the LLC and the LLC’s members. (Corp Code §17704.09.) One…
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…
LLC Operating Agreements Can Reduce Fiduciary Duties
LLC managers owe fiduciary duties both to the LLC and to the LLC’s members, similar to the duties owed by a partner to other partners in…
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…
LLC Managers: No Immunity for Bad Faith Conduct
Under the “default” rules of most limited liability company laws, including California’s Revised Uniform Limited Liability Company Act, LLC managers owe fiduciary duties to the LLC…