Alter Ego, LLCs And Choice Of Law

In deciding whether to impose alter ego liability with respect to a limited liability company, a federal court has several possible choices. It could apply the law of the state of formation of the LLC, it could apply the forum state's law, or it...

What About Acts By Members That Are Not Apparently For Carrying On In The Ordinary Course Of An LLC's Business?

California's version of the Revised Uniform Limited Liability Company Act provides that in the case of a member managed limited liability company provides:

The One Where Everyone Got The Statute Wrong

In yesterday's post, I discussed the Court of Appeal's unpublished opinion in Milks v. Affirmed Techs., LLC,  2024 WL 1502944 (Cal. Ct. App. Apr. 5, 2024), reh'g denied (Apr. 30, 2024). That case involved claims against a dissolved Nevada limited...

A California LLC Endures Forever, A Nevada LLC Not So Long

California's Revised Uniform Limited Liability Company Act endows limited liability companies with a certain level immortality.  Corporations Code Section 17707.06(a) provides:

California Court Opines On Fiduciary Duties Of LLC Members And Covenants Not To Compete

Yesterday, the Fourth District Court of Appeal issued a noteworthy opinion addressing at least two significant questions.  Samuelian v. Life Generations Healthcare, LLC, 2024 WL 3878448.

Court Holds Internal Affairs Doctrine Typically Covers Breach Of Fiduciary Claims Despite No Averment Of Fiduciary Duty

California's Revised Uniform Limited Liability Company Act provides "The law of the state . . . under which a foreign limited liability company is formed governs all of the following: The organization of the limited liability company, its internal...

Is Member Ratification Effective Or "Like Takin' Sick When Nobody Knows The Cure"?

When faced with an unauthorized or defective action, I expect that many practitioners will seek fix the problem by obtaining a ratification of the action.  But will a ratification cure the problem?

California's LLC Certificate of Cancellation - One Form That May Not Fit All

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...

Does LLC Cancellation Constitute An Affirmative Defense?

Section 17707.08(c) of the California Corporations Code provides:

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