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Post date: Posted on: June 27, 2014

LLC Law Monitor reports on two recent decisions (one in Montana, and the other in Louisiana) dealing with personal liability of the manager of an LLC:

Tags: Agency, Alternative Business Entities, Comparative Law, Contracts, Equity / Chancery, Limited Liability Companies, Torts
Post date: Posted on: June 20, 2014

At the Delaware Corporate and Commercial Litigation Blog, Francis Pileggi analyzes the Delaware Court of Chancery’s opinion in In re: El Paso Pipeline Partners, L.P. Derivative Litigation.[1]

Tags: Alternative Business Entities, Commercial Litigation, Commercial Transactions, Contracts, Corporations, Courts, Equity / Chancery, Fiduciary Duties, Legal Theory, Limited Liability Companies, Partnerships
Post date: Posted on: June 17, 2014

The Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance and Financial Regulation  from around the country addressing the enforceability of exclusive forum clauses in corporate bylaws.  Such clauses are designed to limit forum shopping by shareholders and other potential litigants by mandating that c

Tags: Comparative Law, Contracts, Corporations, Equity / Chancery, Fiduciary Duties, Securities
Post date: Posted on: June 13, 2014

Gordon Smith of and Jordan Lee of Brigham Young University's J. Reuben Clark Law School have published an article on discretion in exercising fiduciary duties.

From the abstract:

Tags: Agency, Alternative Business Entities, Contracts, Corporations, Equity / Chancery, Fiduciary Duties, Legal Theory, Limited Liability Companies, Mergers and Acquisitions, Partnerships, Trust Law
Post date: Posted on: June 11, 2014

Delaware's Division of Corporations reports that 83% of the companies involved in initial public offerings (IPOs) in 2013 were Delaware corporat

Tags: Corporations, Equity / Chancery, Legal Industry, Mergers and Acquisitions, Securities
Post date: Posted on: June 6, 2014

At Family BusinessCast, Tibor Dani interviews Jeff Savlov on best practices related to hiring and employing one's children in family businesses.

Tags: Alternative Business Entities, Business Ethics, Contracts, Labor and Employment, Limited Liability Companies, Partnerships, Professional News
Post date: Posted on: June 4, 2014

Business Law Basics co-author and Berger Harris partner Brian Gottesman has been named a 2014 Delaware Rising Star by Super Lawyers.

Tags: Professional News
Post date: Posted on: May 30, 2014

The Freakonomics Blog has re-posted a podcast discussion between Steve Levitt and Stephen Dubner about sunk costs and when, in economic analysis, it is beneficial to quit one's course of action.  Many litigators would benefit from a better understanding of sunk costs and what they represent.

Tags: Civil Litigation / Civil Procedure, Commercial Litigation, Law & Economics, Legal Industry, Legal Theory
Post date: Posted on: May 30, 2014

We have previously covered many different perspectives, both pro and con, on Bitcoin and other electronic currencies.

Tags: Commerce, Commercial Transactions, Technology & Law
Post date: Posted on: May 19, 2014

Io9 has a feature on an interesting and developing legal field: the tort liability associated with injuries to person and property caused by autonomous robots.

Tags: Agency, Comparative Law, International Law, Technology & Law, Torts

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