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Shareholder Agreements Protect Minority Shareholders From Oppressive Conduct – Price/Book Value

HNW November 25, 2020 Shareholder Rights Litigation

Most commonly, Buy-Sell agreements provide for a purchase of shares based on book value. Book value is the difference in value between the assets …

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Shareholder Agreements Protect Minority Shareholders From Oppressive Conduct – Buy-Out Mechanisms and Their Limitations

HNW November 23, 2020 Shareholder Rights Litigation

The most useful mechanism in a shareholder agreement for dealing with shareholder oppression is a well-written Buy-Sell provision. Because shareholders in closely-held corporations have …

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Shareholder Agreements Protect Minority Shareholders From Oppressive Conduct – Required Dividends

HNW November 20, 2020 Shareholder Rights Litigation

The most straight-forward way of protecting a minority shareholder’s economic stake in a closely-held corporation is to require the payment of dividends. In most …

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Shareholder Agreements Protect Minority Shareholders From Oppressive Conduct – Employment Agreements

HNW November 19, 2020 Shareholder Rights Litigation

A primary claim for shareholder oppression is termination of employment. “A minority shareholder’s loss of employment within a closely held corporation can be particularly …

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Shareholder Agreements Protect Minority Shareholders From Oppressive Conduct – Adopting the Supermajority Voting Requirement

HNW November 18, 2020 Shareholder Rights Litigation

A strategy for providing some minority shareholder control is to alter the voting requirements for specific decisions to require supermajorities — either on the …

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Shareholder Agreements Protect Minority Shareholders From Oppressive Conduct – Establishing Classes of Shares to Protecting Minority Shareholders

HNW November 16, 2020 Shareholder Rights Litigation

A tool for maintaining a minority shareholder’s ability to have some control over the corporation is to issue different classes or series of shares …

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Shareholder Agreements Protect Minority Shareholders From Oppressive Conduct – Voting Agreements

HNW November 13, 2020 Shareholder Rights Litigation

Shareholders may bind themselves in a shareholder agreement to vote in a specified manner regarding specific matters. Examples might include places on the board …

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Shareholder Agreements Protect Minority Shareholders From Oppressive Conduct – Cumulative Voting

HNW November 12, 2020 Shareholder Rights Litigation

Cumulative voting is a mechanism for granting minority shareholders rights of participation to corporate decisions. However, this protection is quite limited and may, at …

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Shareholder Agreements Protect Minority Shareholders From Oppressive Conduct – Guaranteed Directorships to a Minority Member

HNW November 9, 2020 Shareholder Rights Litigation

Minority shareholders usually do not have the voting power to guaranty a spot on the board of directors. A shareholder who is not a …

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Shareholder Agreements Can Address Specific Oppressive Conduct and Their Limitations

HNW November 5, 2020 Shareholder Rights Litigation

Minority shareholders in a closely-held corporation may (should) try to protect themselves against the actions of the majority by including protective provisions in their …

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Recent NJ Cases Involving Shareholder Agreements Offer Much Guidance to Counsel and Clients – Part 2 of 2

HNW November 2, 2020 Shareholder Rights Litigation

Facts of the Case This case involved a closely-held corporation with four equal shareholders, in which three of the shareholders ceased paying salary to …

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Recent NJ Cases Involving Shareholder Agreements Offer Much Guidance to Counsel and Clients – Part 1 of 2

HNW October 30, 2020 Shareholder Rights Litigation

Case 1 I’ve written often about the importance of having legal disputes resolved by the courts in NJ. Our law states that “Subject to …

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Shareholder Disputes and Family Companies; NJ Business Laws Provide Remedies (Part 2)

HNW May 29, 2020 Business Law, Shareholder Rights Litigation

Part 2 of a 2 Part Series In my first post, I explained in detail the facts leading up to a family shareholder dispute …

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Shareholder Disputes and Family Companies; NJ Business Laws Provide Remedies (Part 1)

HNW May 28, 2020 Business Law, Shareholder Rights Litigation

Part 1 of a 2 Part Series Small family companies often break apart and family shareholders sue each other. To successfully obtain an injunction …

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Understanding the “Economic Value” of Being Employed When Stock is About to be Purchased By a Co-Shareholder

HNW January 31, 2020 Business and Corporate Legal Services, Shareholder Rights Litigation

Shareholders are often employees of their company If they sell their stock they may lose their job The value of being employed should be …

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Read This Trial Brief Involving a Hotly Contested Family Business Lawsuit (Part 2 of 2)

HNW January 30, 2020 Business Law, Shareholder Rights Litigation

In Part 1 of this article, I discussed the contents of an actual legal brief used by Hanlon Niemann & Wright in a shareholder, …

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Read This Trial Brief Involving a Hotly Contested Family Business Lawsuit (Part 1 of 2)

HNW January 24, 2020 Business Law, Shareholder Rights Litigation

Business and Corporate litigation cases are interesting. This article includes the contents of an actual legal brief used by Hanlon Niemann & Wright in …

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Can a Shareholder With a Minority Ownership Interest in a New Jersey Company Be Fired?

HNW November 15, 2019 Business Law, Shareholder Rights Litigation

• Shareholders are often employees of the company they own • Majority Shareholder will sometimes “fire” and dismiss a minority shareholder as an employee …

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Online Business Reputation and Defamation Cases: Part 5 ON APPEAL

HNW July 29, 2016 Business Law, Partnership Rights Litigation, Shareholder Rights Litigation

By Fredrick P. Niemann, Esq. of Hanlon Niemann & Wright, a Freehold, NJ Business Litigation Attorney In this 5 part series, I have discussed …

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Online Business Reputation and Defamation Cases: Part 4 Breach of Contract Cause of Action: Trial Level

HNW July 29, 2016 Business Law, Partnership Rights Litigation, Shareholder Rights Litigation

By Fredrick P. Niemann, Esq. of Hanlon Niemann & Wright, a Freehold, NJ Business Litigation Attorney In this series I have discussed a case …

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Online Business Reputation and Defamation Cases: Part 3 The Defamation Cause of Action: Trial Level

HNW July 29, 2016 Business Law, Partnership Rights Litigation, Shareholder Rights Litigation

By Fredrick P. Niemann, Esq. of Hanlon Niemann & Wright, a Freehold, NJ Business Litigation Attorney Previously in this series I discussed the dissolution …

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Online Business Reputation and Defamation Cases: Part 2 Overview of Evidence and Pre-Trial Motion

HNW July 29, 2016 Business Law, Partnership Rights Litigation, Shareholder Rights Litigation

By Fredrick P. Niemann, Esq. of Hanlon Niemann & Wright, a Freehold, NJ Business Litigation Attorney In Part 1 of our series, we learned …

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Online Business Reputation and Defamation Cases: Is there a Legal Remedy for Business Reputation Defamation? Part 1

HNW July 29, 2016 Business Law, Partnership Rights Litigation, Shareholder Rights Litigation

By Fredrick P. Niemann, Esq. of Hanlon Niemann & Wright, a Freehold, NJ Business Litigation Attorney Often landlords and tenants have problems with each …

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Every NJ Shareholder is a Fiduciary to Their Fellow Shareholders

HNW June 7, 2013 Business Law, Shareholder Rights Litigation

By Fredrick P. Niemann, Esq. a NJ Shareholder Lawsuit Attorney As a shareholder of a New Jersey corporation, it is important to understand your …

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Common Stock vs. Preferred Stock: What is the Difference?

HNW September 21, 2012 Business Law, Shareholder Rights Litigation

By Fredrick P. Niemann, Esq., a NJ Shareholder Attorney  Purchasers of stock in a corporation all have shareholders rights. These rights differ depending on …

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Different Types of Ownership in NJ Corporations

HNW September 7, 2012 Business Law, Shareholder Rights Litigation

By Fredrick P. Niemann, Esq., a NJ Shareholders Attorney New Jersey corporations create funding and cash flow by offering prospective shareholders an investment opportunity …

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A SHAREHOLDER LAWSUIT CAN GET YOU MORE THAN JUST MONEY!

HNW August 31, 2012 Business Law, Shareholder Rights Litigation

By Fredrick P. Niemann, Esq. a New Jersey Shareholder Lawsuit in New Jersey Attorney If you are sued by your business partner because of …

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As a Shareholder of a NJ Family-Owned Corporation, Should You Consider Bringing in Independent Directors?

HNW June 29, 2012 Business Law, Shareholder Rights Litigation

By Fredrick P. Niemann, Esq., a NJ Shareholders Attorney As more family businesses are established in New Jersey and across the country by ambitious …

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Every NJ Shareholder is a Fiduciary to Their Fellow Shareholders

HNW May 11, 2012 Business Law, Shareholder Rights Litigation

By Fredrick P. Niemann, Esq., a NJ Shareholders Attorney As a shareholder of a New Jersey corporation, it is important to understand your fiduciary …

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Shareholders In Closely-Held Corporations May Be Subject to Piercing of the Corporate Veil

HNW April 27, 2012 Business Law, Shareholder Rights Litigation

By Fredrick P. Niemann, Esq., a NJ Shareholders Attorney  Many NJ corporations are structured today so that a few shareholders comprise the ownership of …

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