In most cases, the single most important issue in a minority shareholder oppression dispute is the valuation of the complaining shareholder’s interest in subject closely held company. One important sub-issue is the applicability of marketability and minority discounts in valuing a less than controlling interest in the subject closely held corporation.
This week’s New Jersey Legal Update podcast is a follow-up to a previous podcast on minority oppression discussing who can file a minority oppression lawsuit, and what one can expect if they do. This podcast will follow up with a discussion of one of the most important parts in a minority oppression lawsuit – valuation
This week’s New Jersey Legal Update podcast will discuss the case In re Lead Paint Litigation, which is currently before the New Jersey Supreme Court. This podcast will give a brief discussion on the background, facts, and parties of the case, an overview of the procedural events that have occurred, as well as a discussion on the impact this decision could have throughout the state of New Jersey.
This week’s New Jersey Legal Update podcast will discuss oppressed minority shareholder litigation. This podcast will explain who qualifies as an oppressed minority shareholder, the New Jersey statutes that govern shareholder divorces, and what these rules and regulations can mean for you and your business.
The law has a specific definition what constitutes actionable legal fraud. In order to assert a legal fraud claim the moving party must establish five elements by clear and convincing evidence.
The Parol Evidence Rule is a substantive rule which states that whenever contractual intent is sought to be ascertained from among several expressions of agreement by the parties, an earlier tentative agreement will be rejected in favor of a later expression that is final.
What is consideration? A simple way of defining consideration is to say that both sides must “get something out of the exchange.”
This week’s New Jersey Legal Update podcast will discuss the New Jersey court system. This podcast will include an explanation of the different court systems, the various divisions of each court system, and a discussion of what to do once a complaint has been filed in the state of New Jersey.
Valuation is one of the most important issues in a minority oppression suit. New Jersey law presumes that the valuation date to be used in a minority oppression claim is the date when the complaint was filed.
This week’s New Jersey Legal Update podcast will discuss the recent decision in The Jayson Company v. Vertical Market Software where the court ruled on the enforcement of arbitration clauses in commercial contracts.
