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Anatomy of a Business Divorce Lawsuit

Dissociation | Explusion • Jay McDaniel • Saturday, Oct 1, 2022

A business divorce is the process by which the owners of a business separate their business interests.  The process involves negotiation and may also require litigation. These cases can be divided into four phases: the emergent phase, the examination phase, the valuation phase and the resolution phase. Most owner... read more

Court Vacates Arbitration Award in Ownership Dispute

Miscellaneous • Jay McDaniel • Thursday, Jun 24, 2021

An arbitration award entered in a dispute between two parties over the alleged issuance of shares in a financing transaction was vacated by a court because of the arbitrator’s failure to issue the written award on time. In the Matter of the Application to Confirm an Arbitration Award of... read more

Plaintiff Released Claims of Fraud in Purchase of Interest

Miscellaneous • Jay McDaniel • Wednesday, Jun 23, 2021

In a business divorce case alleging the fraudulent acquisition of shares, once the defendant  established the existence of a release, plaintiff must prove it is invalid. A claim of a fiduciary relationship does not relieve plaintiff of proving that he did not release a claim that he was the... read more

No Breach of Fiduciary Duty in Ordinary Contract

Miscellaneous • Jay McDaniel • Monday, Jun 21, 2021

An ordinary contract, even between close friends, does not create a fiduciary relationship from which a court will find an equity interest. Dominic Thomas Karipaparambil, Plaintiff-Appellant, v Robert Michael Polus et al., Defendants-Respondents. Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (Jennifer G. Schecter, J.), entered March 10, 2021, dismissing the... read more

United Health Care Rebuffed on Injunction Request

Miscellaneous • Jay McDaniel • Wednesday, Feb 17, 2021

Although a former executive was bound by a restrictive covenant, the fact that his duties after joining a competitor were directed to a different market made the scope of the restrictions unreasonable. A restrictive covenant that is not narrowly tailored to protecting specific interests of the former employer at... read more

Anti-Deadlock Agreements in Business Divorce Litigation

Deadlock • Jay McDaniel • Wednesday, Jun 26, 2019

Owners of a closely held business, be it a corporation, limited liability company or partnership, may enter into contracts that are triggered when the principals have become deadlocked. Anti-deadlock provisions may provide for the appointment of an independent director,  for alternative dispute resolution, or for the compelled sale of... read more

New Jersey LLC Statute Limits Creditors Rights

Members | Partners | Shareholders • Jay McDaniel • Tuesday, Mar 4, 2014

A recent amendment to New Jersey’s limited liability company law changes the rights of creditors seeking to collect a judgment from a member of a limited liability company, eliminating the creditor’s right to foreclose the member’s interest. Foreclosure of LLC Member Interests Eliminated This particular aspect of the Revised... read more

Stock Certificate Transfer Claim Rejected

Members | Partners | Shareholders • Jay McDaniel • Friday, Nov 9, 2012

  Ownership Transfer Rejected When Stock Certificate Note Endorsed One of the principles of corporate law that comes up with some frequency in shareholder disputes is that a share certificate is not an interest in a company, but only evidence of ownership.  That does not mean, however, that the formalities for... read more

LLC Mortgage May Be Challenged

Members | Partners | Shareholders • Jay McDaniel • Friday, Nov 9, 2012

Purchaser Alleges Mortgage Was Not Approved by All LLC Members A mortgage given by a New Jersey limited liability company to one of its members can be challenged by the purchaser in a court-approved sale of the business, the Appellate Division holds, reversing the trial court. This case arises... read more

Indemnification of Director Despite Judgment of Wrongdoing

Miscellaneous • Jay McDaniel • Wednesday, Feb 2, 2011

Most corporations include broad indemnification provisions in their by-laws that are intended to protect directors and officers from the costs of lawsuits claiming wrongdoing. Those corporate provisions, however, as well as the statutory provisions that permit indemnification have an important caveat, an officer or director cannot be indemnified against... read more

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