California Corporate & Securities Law

NRS 78.585 provides that dissolution does not impair any remedy or cause of action against a dissolved Nevada corporation or its directors, officers, or stockholders if it is  commenced within:

The California Revised Uniform Limited Liability Company Act deals separately with the dissolution and cancellation of a California limited liability company and the cancellation of registration of a foreign limited liability company. Yet, the...

The California General Corporation Law provides that a California corporation that is dissolved continues to exist for the purpose of, among other things, defending actions against it. Cal. Corp. Code § 2010(a). This, of course, begs the question of...

A corporation with an "active-pending termination" status can be returned to Active status by filing a Revocation of Election to Terminate, also known as a Revocation of Election to Wind Up and Dissolve, that meets the requirements of California...

Section 1800 of the California Corporations Code authorizes specified persons to file a complaint for involuntary dissolution of the corporation based on specified grounds. Section 2000 provides an "escape hatch" by which involuntary dissolution may...

The California Corporations Code governs the birth and death of a wide variety of entities, including corporations, limited partnerships, and limited liability companies. The provisions relating to each of these types of entities are generally the...

Under the California General Corporation Law a corporation which is dissolved nevertheless continues to exist for the purpose, among others, of prosecuting actions. Cal. Corp. Code § 2010(a). Further, no action to which a dissolved corporation is a...

My last several posts have for the most part concerned the liability of shareholders when a corporation voluntarily or involuntarily dissolves. Directors may also face liability under Section 316(a)(2) of the Corporations Code. That statute makes...

Today's post follows up on two prior posts addressing actions by creditors of dissolved corporations.  This post discusses the non-applicability of Chapter 5 of the California General Corporation Law to proceedings for winding up under Chapters 18 or...