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Defendant prevails on non-existent contract

Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
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USA
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November 26 2012

Sometimes, the law simply gets “curiouser and curiouser”

“Sweat equity” means no security

Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
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USA
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November 21 2012

There was no such thing as a limited liability company in 1933, 1934 or even 1968

Law firm uses attorney-client privilege as shield in derivative suit

Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
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USA
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November 20 2012

Nancy Wojtas at Cooley LLP recently brought an interesting ruling to my attention that involves the interplay between derivative litigation and the attorney-client privilege, IP Telesis Inc. v. Velocity Networks Inc., C.D. Cal. Case No.CV 11-09950 RGK (AJWx) (Nov. 5, 2012

Court rejects use of alter ego doctrine to “borrow” contractor license

Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
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USA
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November 15 2012

California’s Contractors’ State License Law, Business & Professions Code Section 7000 et seq., requires contractors to be licensed unless they are exempt from licensure

Can it be so? Court holds that a Nebraska corporation is not a corporation

Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
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USA
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October 26 2012

Section 2010(b) California Corporations Code provides that no action or proceeding to which a corporation is a party abates by dissolution of the corporation

Court of Appeal upholds unsigned stock option agreement

Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
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USA
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October 25 2012

In an opinion handed down yesterday, the Fourth District Court of Appeal upheld an “oral” stock option agreement

Court holds promoters may owe fiduciary duties to non-shareholder investors and a lamentable example of notice

Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
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USA
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October 12 2012

Yesterday, the California Court of Appeal issued an opinion addressing two important questions involving the liability of corporations and promoters - Cleveland v. Johnson, Cal. Ct. of Appeal Case No. B233762 (Oct. 11, 2012

Prominent amici urge reversal of Court of Chancery refusal to grant preclusive effect to prior rulings

Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
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USA
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September 17 2012

In “Delaware Court of Chancery ‘Overrules’ Federal Court“, I wrote about Vice Chancellor J. Travis Laster’s ruling Louisiana Municipal Police Employees’ Retirement System v. Pyott, C.A. No. 5795-VCL (Del. Ch. June 11, 2012) to allow a derivative suit against the board of directors of Allergan, Inc. to proceed in Delaware even though U.S. District Court Judge David Carter had dismissed a similar suit in California

CA court concludes Form 8-K filing is not an “official proceeding” why it matters

Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
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USA
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September 14 2012

Companies subject to the reporting requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act are required to file a Current Report on Form 8-K with the Securities and Exchange Commission within four business days of the retirement, resignation or termination of specified executives

What happens when the incorporator dies?

Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
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USA
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September 6 2012

One or more natural persons may form a corporation under the California General Corporation Law “by executing and filing articles of incorporation”