Below you'll find a list of all posts that have been categorized as “Complex Commercial Litigation”
Published by Chipman Glasser on July 18, 2025 In business, such as life, not all relationships last forever. And just as personal relationships can end acrimoniously, professional ones can too. When co-owners can no longer run their LLC or partnership together, the result is commonly business divorce, the legal and operational separation of business partners and their interests, commonly in …
Published by Chipman Glasser on May 29, 2025 Director disputes are not uncommon in the business world and can arise in companies of any size—from a closely-held family business to a publicly-traded corporation. These disputes frequently stem from disagreements over strategic direction, personality clashes, or matters of corporate governance. If left unresolved, disputes among the directors can hinder an organization’s …
By Daniel W. Glasser on May 16, 2025 For decades, Delaware has been regarded as the “go-to” forum for business formation, especially for publicly traded companies. The state’s Court of Chancery, a specialized court dedicated exclusively to business matters, has provided companies with consistent, predictable, and expert resolution of corporate disputes without jury trials. Delaware’s General Corporation Law has long …
Published by Daniel W. Glasser on January 16, 2024 Introduction It is no secret that Bankruptcy can turn everything we know about the law on its head. And when that happens in the realm of limited liability company (“LLC”) governance, investors, bankers and lawyers should pay attention. Free markets depend on predictability. Indeed, Delaware is often favored as a venue …
By Daniel Glasser and James Kin The forced termination of any business relationship is painful. But the expulsion of a member from a limited liability company (an “LLC”) can raise additional challenges—especially where the rules of engagement are either poorly defined or undeveloped. For example, a recent decision by the Delaware Court of Chancery may leave members personally liable for …
Chipman Glasser, LLC recently obtained prompt dismissal for a Colorado-based company that was named as a defendant in a nation-wide class action that involved potentially millions of class members. The client is a local Denver success story that administers insurance benefits on behalf of major national and regional health insurance companies. Sued in federal district court, the client was facing …
By E. Job Seese The previous two installments in this series addressed the pitfalls of conducting business communications via text messaging and outlined some practical measures that both individuals and companies can take in navigating the iWorld minefield. This third and final installment discusses the still-nebulous, but rapidly-evolving, area that text messages currently occupy in the civil discovery landscape. And …
By E. Job Seese The first post in this series discussed the pitfalls—and advantages—of conducting important business communications via text messaging. This second installment addresses some of the practical measures that individual businesspeople as well as companies can take in navigating the iWorld minefield. NSFW The increasing use of text messages in conducting business affairs suggests that many have …
By E. Job Seese NOTE: THIS IS THE FIRST IN A MULTI-PART SERIES. You, like the rest of the world, have learned the do’s and don’ts of conducting business by email. But what about texting, which has become the preferred method of communication for large swaths of the business world? What are the advantages of conducting business via text? And …
By Dean Shaffer The Colorado Supreme Court today, in Warne v. Hall, Case No. 14SC176, adopted the stricter civil pleading standard first applied by the U.S. Supreme Court in Bell Atlantic Corp. v. Twombly, 550 U.S. 544 (2007). Under the new standard, Colorado courts may dismiss claims that are not “plausible,” meaning that plaintiffs must support their claims with factual allegations sufficient …
