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…
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…
LLC Membership Interests Are “Personal Property”
When LLC membership interests suffer harm at the hands of wrongful conduct by another member or the LLC’s manager, the litigation claims are usually based on…
The DAO Jungle?
A DAO is a Decentralized Autonomous Organization. It’s a blockchain thing. How do DAOs relate to LLCs? And why are DAOs the subject of this post…
LLC Derivative Claims — Sometimes It’s “Now or Never”
One substantial LLC membership right in California (and most other states) is the ability of members to file a “derivative” lawsuit. If the LLC has suffered…
Does an Arbitration Clause Apply to Your LLC Dispute?
Suppose your LLC’s operating agreement contains a typical clause requiring all disputes to be resolved in binding arbitration instead of the court system. Is it then…
Family Trusts and LLC Membership
LLC members often hold their membership interests in a family trust. The benefits of trusts are well known — they generally allow assets to be easily…
The LLC Jungle Blog is Coming!
The LLC Jungle blog is coming in October 2018! The blog will cover developments in California law governing limited liability companies — the increasingly popular form…