Elite Destinations, Ltd. v. JD&T Enterprises, Inc., B269316 (decided 6/27/17). The California Court of Appeal held that (1) a Nevada LLC that was a “membership travel company” that performed fulfillment services in California through an independent company was not transacting intrastate business and was not required to register to maintain its suit

Salemi v. TMR Exploration, Inc., 2016 CA 0567 (La. App. 1 Cir. 6/13/17).  The Louisiana Court of Appeal ruled that Sec. 12:1502 of the Louisiana corporation law, which sets forth limitations periods for filing lawsuits against officers, directors, shareholders, etc. of business organizations formed under the laws of the state does not apply to the officers, directors, shareholders, etc. of corporations incorporated in another state but qualified to do business in Louisiana.…

Daggett v. Feeney, Nos. S-15799/15819, No. 7179 (Alaska 6/16/17).  A dispute arose between a property owner and an unlicensed contractor hired to install a wind turbine on the property.

Nguyen v. View, Inc., C.A. No. 11138 (Del. Ch. 6/6/17). The Delaware Chancery Court ruled that Sec. 204 could not be used to validate actions taken by a corporation in pursuing a round of preferred stock financing that was declared void because the majority stockholder revoked his consent to the financing transaction. 

BNSF Railway Co. v. Tyrrell, No. 16-405 (5/30/2017). The US Supreme Court ruled that (1) Sec. 56 of the Federal Employers’ Liability Act does not address personal jurisdiction

Kokesh v. Securities and Exchange Commission, No. 16-529 (6/5/2017). The US Supreme Court ruled that a claim for disgorgement in an SEC enforcement action must be commenced within 5 years of the date the claim accrued.

Young v. Affliction Holdings, LLC, CA 5:16-cv-11342 (USDC, SD WV) decided May 24, 2017.  A federal court in West Virginia held that a West Virginia LLC that was administratively dissolved by the Secretary of State for failure to file an annual report

Water Splash, Inc. v. Menon, No. 16-254 (5/22/2017).  The US Supreme Court resolved a split in the Circuits on the issue of whether the Hague Service Convention (a treaty governing service of documents in foreign countries) prohibits service of process by mail. 

TC Heartland LLC v. Kraft Foods Groups Brands LLC, No. 16-341 (5/22/2017). The US Supreme Court ruled that a patent infringement suit against a corporation, where venue is based on the corporation’s residence, must be brought in the state of incorporation. 

Serota v. London Towne Homeowners Association, 2017 Pa. Commw. Unpub. LEXIS 302 (4/27/17). The Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court ruled that an amendment to the association’s bylaws changing the voting rights of members from one vote per lot owned to one vote per member was invalid.