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Corporate – Limited Liability Company – Tort/Negligence – Personal Liability – First Impression
16 Jade Street, LLC v. R. Design Construction Co. Even though S.C. Code Ann. § 33-44-303 appears to insulate a member of a limited liability company from personal liability for his own torts, the General Assembly did not intend to enact such a sweeping liability shield.
Corporate – Tort/Negligence – Fraud — Investor – Individual Lawsuit – Derivative Shareholder Claim
Rivers v. Wachovia Corp. An investor who suffered losses in 2007 when his 100,000 shares of Wachovia stock plunged from $56.65 per share price to below $1 cannot bring an individual suit based on defendant corporate officers’ alleged fraud about Wachovia’s financial health; the 4th Circuit says the investor does not qualify for any exception to the general rule that plaintiff must use[...]
Corporate – Dissolution – Accounting – Accounts Payable to Shareholders – Financial Statements – Timber Corporation
Dissolution - Accounting - Accounts Payable to Shareholders - Financial Statements - Timber Corporation
Corporate – Valuation – Income Approach – Excessive Salaries – Failure to Consider
Valuation - Income Approach - Excessive Salaries - Failure to Consider
Corporate – Securities Fraud – 'Market Timing' – Prospectus Statements
Securities Fraud - 'Market Timing' - Prospectus Statements
Corporate – Corporate Opportunities – Misappropriation Allegation – Profit Distributions
Corporate Opportunities - Misappropriation Allegation - Profit Distributions
Corporate – Real Property Development – Sale Proceeds – Expenses – Evidence Ruling – Interest & Attorney's Fees
Real Property Development - Sale Proceeds - Expenses - Evidence Ruling - Interest & Attorney's Fees
Corporate – LLC Dissolution – Improper Valuation -Damages
LLC Dissolution - Improper Valuation -Damages
Corporations – Nonprofit — Improper Conduct — Board Members — Expert Witness
Nonprofit -- Improper Conduct -- Board Members -- Expert Witness
Corporate – SOX Whisteblower Claim — Fraud — Billing Discrepancy
SOX Whisteblower Claim -- Fraud -- Billing Discrepancy
Corporate – SOX Whistleblower — Attorney's Fees — Rule 68 Offer
SOX Whistleblower -- Attorney's Fees -- Rule 68 Offer
Corporate – Sarbanes- Oxley Act – Whistleblower – Bank Accountant
Sarbanes- Oxley Act - Whistleblower - Bank Accountant
Business Law
- Economy forces attorneys to get down to business
- Business Court judges trawl for customers
- Va. company's Web site did not subject business to personal jurisdiction in S.C., appeals panel rules
- Former running back from S.C. wins courtroom victory in contract dispute
- Contract – Government Contract – Qui Tam – False Claims Act
- Tort – Business Tort – Va. Computer Crimes Act – Trade Secrets
- Consumer Protection – FCRA – Auto Loan – Bank Accounting Errors
- Licenses & Permits – Beer & Wine Permit – Restrictive Covenant – Suitable Location
- Licenses & Permits – Veterinarian – Vaccine Maintenance
- State regulators look at car dealer accused of lying to customers
- Textile firm, railroad settle Graniteville train wreck lawsuit
- Subprime mortgage meltdown hits securities law
Commentary
- Virginia Tech student got due process in hearing
- High court justices cross the line of propriety
- High court’s term was rough on big business
- The flip side of generative AI in law and how to address it
- The fight for equal educational opportunity continues
- Letter From The Editor – Working from Home
- NLRB joins FTC in taking aim at non-competes
- Supreme Court leaves key internet protection untouched
- US Supreme Court bites back at parody’s use of the First Amendment
- My goal: Provide the information that you need now
- Case study: North Carolina courts provide guidance on scope, limitations of attorney-client privilege
- A Different Ode to Pro Bono Work
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