Prompt notice of the taking of the corporate action without a meeting by less than unanimous written consent shall be given to shareholders that would have been entitled to notice of the shareholder meeting if the action had been taken at a meeting and that have not consented to the action in writing.
The rest of the explanation comes from the applicable six-year statute of limitations (CPLR 2131) under which, as the Appellate Division held in 1996 in DiPace v Figueroa, the six years runs from the “instances of alleged wrongdoing adverted to by the petitioner as grounds for dissolution.” If an oppressed minority ...
An action seeking an award of damages must be commenced within 3 years after the cause of action under this section has accrued, or within 2 years after the shareholder discovers or reasonably should have discovered the cause of action under this section, whichever occurs first.
When directors or those in control of a corporation engage in conduct that is illegal, fraudulent, or willfully unfair and oppressive to a shareholder's interest as a shareholder, the courts have broad powers under Section 489 to provide a remedy, including dissolution and liquidation, injunctive relief, a forced buy- ...
A Stockholder Consent is the authorization of stockholders to carry out a specific corporate action. For example, a Stockholder Consent is used to elect or remove a member of the Board of Directors, approve a merger, and implement a Stock Incentive Plan (SIP).
Under Rule 10b‑5 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, investors can seek compensation from corporations and their officers who make materially misleading statements that the investors relied on when buying or selling a security.
Shareholder oppression occurs when minority shareholders are denied their rights as shareholders or when majority shareholders act in a way that favors the majority or unfairly prejudices the minority.
Prompt notice of the taking of the corporate action without a meeting by less than unanimous written consent shall be given to shareholders that would have been entitled to notice of the shareholder meeting if the action had been taken at a meeting and that have not consented to the action in writing.
“Written Consent in Lieu of Meeting” is a legal mechanism that allows the board of directors, shareholders, or members of an organization to make a decision or approve a resolution without actually convening a physical or virtual meeting.
In lieu of is a preposition that means instead of or in place of. It is often used to describe a substitution or replacement for something else. For example, if someone is unable to attend an event, they might send a gift in lieu of their attendance.