Landlord/Tenant – Commercial Lease – LLC Member – Capital Improvements
DCHG Investments, LLC v. IAC Greenville, LLC (Lawyers Weekly No. 002-070-17, 12 pp.) (Mary Geiger Lewis, J.) 6:15-cv-02013; D.S.C. Holding: Even though defendant International Automotive Components Group North America, Inc. (IAC-NA), is not a party to the lease between plaintiff and IAC Greenville, LLC (IAC-G), since the plaintiff-landlord contends that IAC-NA handled the rent payments, […]
Corporate – LLC – Member Contributions – Handwritten Note
Clary v. Borrell A short, handwritten note from defendant did not satisfy the LLC operating agreement’s provisions for requiring a member to make a capital contribution.
Tort/Negligence – Nuisance – Landfill Odors – Corporate – LLC – Related Entities – Punitive Damages
Babb v. Lee County Landfill SC, LLC Even though plaintiffs assert that defendants Republic Services of South Carolina, LLC and Republic Services, Inc. directly control the landfill, which is owned by defendant Lee County Landfill SC, LLC, plaintiffs have failed to show that direct liability exists in South Carolina for non-owning entities who nevertheless directly control a property.
Taxation – Real Property – Legal Residence Tax Ratio – LLC – Single Member
CFRE, LLC v. Greenville County Assessor Where appellant is a limited liability company (LLC) that is not taxed as a corporation, and where the LLC has only one member who herself meets all the requirements of S.C. Code Ann. ¤ 12-43-220 with respect to the LLC’s real property, the LLC is entitled to taxation at the legal residence ratio.
Labor & Employment – Payment of Wages Act – LLC – Member Liability
Allen v. Pinnacle Healthcare Systems, LLC Where defendants Robert J. Gunn and Rick Joyce were in charge of the defendant-limited liability company’s finances and knew they were not paying employees who were still working for the LLC, Gunn and Joyce are individually liable for the plaintiff-employee’s unpaid wages. We affirm the master-in-equity’s ruling as to Robert Gunn and Rick[...]
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