To enforce a claim for misappropriation of a trade secret, the plaintiff must prove that the information was secret and valuable. Plaintiffs in New Jersey can rely on either the common law or the New Jersey Trade Secrets Act. Secrets that have been publicly disclosed lose their their protection as…
Managers of a limited liability company owe to the company fiduciary duties of loyalty and care, must act in good faith, and refrain from reckless or unlawful conduct. A member who seeks information about a manager-managed limited liability company must state the purpose for the request under the Uniform Limited…
A limited liability company member withdraws by voluntary dissociation, which occurs when the company has notice of his ‘express will” to withdraw. Voluntary dissociation terminates management rights, but not economic rights. A court may refuse relief on a claim when the plaintiff has acted with unclean hands with regard to…
New York does not recognize a cause of action for minority oppression of a member of a limited liability company. Judicial dissolution is a remedy available to the minority LLC member when the majority is unwilling or unable to promote the purpose of the company or continuing the business has…
A trial court reasons that because a member-managed limited liability company is similar in management to a partnership, the court may reason from partnership law in fashioning a remedy for an expelled member. The majority members of the LLC, who voted under the Operating Agreement, to compel the withdrawal of…
Revised Uniform Limited Liability Company Act Changes Legal Landscape The effective date of New Jersey’s Revised Uniform Limited Liability Company Act is approaching. The law will be effective on March 18, 2013 for newly formed LLCs and will be applied to all LLCs effective March 1, 2014. There is…
Limited Liability Company Act Transforms Principles of LLCs A new set of laws governing New Jersey limited liability companies will become effective in March. The changes are profound. The Limited Liability Company Act fundamentally changes a number of bedrock principles about the manner in which limited liability companies are organized and managed. Limited Liability…