Limited Liability Company Act "Events Causing Dissolution" and "Right to Wind Up"

A limited liability company (“LLC”) allows members limited liability, but LLCs aren’t perpetual. Section 180/35-1 of the Limited Liability Company Act details the events that cause the dissolution of LLCs. 805 ILCS 180/35-1. Section 180/35-… Read More
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Corporate Dissolution: Notice Requirements for Discharge of Corporate Debts

Section 12.30 of the Illinois Business Corporation Act of 1983 (“Act”) (805 ILCS 5/12.30) explains the effects of corporate dissolution. Section 12.75 of the Act (805 ILCS 5/12.75) details the notice requirements a dissolved corporation must comp… Read More
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Business Corporation Act Section 12.56: Defining Shareholder Oppression

In a shareholder action against a co-shareholder (co-owners or incorporated business partners, colloquially), a court may order one of the remedies provided for in 805 ILCS 5/12.56(b) if the shareholder shows that “the directors or those in control… Read More
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Business Corporation Act Section 12.56 Remedies for Oppressed Shareholders

Illinois law offers a number of remedies for closely held or private corporation shareholders trapped in toxic or dysfunctional relationships with their corporations or fellow shareholders (co-owners). Given the structure of most corporations, 50/50… Read More
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