The Delaware Court of Chancery recently explained under what circumstances dual claims will be allowed to proceed for both breach of fiduciary duty and breach of contract in the context of the manager of an LLC allegedly using LLC assets for his personal benefit in a manner not shared by all the other LLC members.
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Chancery Addresses Laches and Tolling of Statute of Limitations Pending Class Action Complaint
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In Re Nine Systems Corporation Shareholders Litigation, Consol. C.A. No. 3940-VCN (Del. Ch. July 31, 2013).
Issues addressed: (1) inquiry notice; (2) laches; (3) tolling of the statute of limitations (and whether it is a suspension or renewal) while a class action complaint is pending–and prior to denial of class certification.
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Chancery Court Applies 20-year Statute of Limitations for Contracts “Under Seal”; Rejects Laches Defense. Defines “Inquiry Notice”
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Whittington v. Dragon Group L.L.C., No. 2291-VCP (Feb. 15, 2010), read opinion here.
Previous decisions of the Delaware courts in the long line of cases involving this internecine warfare among family members fighting over their interests in various business entities, have been summarized on this blog and can be found here.
This latest iteration by the…