“I see the bad moon arising, I see trouble on the wayI see earthquakes and lightnin’, I see bad times today”*
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Unreasonableness Or Carelessness Is Insufficient To Prove Liability In Nevada
Nevada’s exculpatory statute, NRS 78.138(7), requires a plaintiff to both rebut a statutory presumption of good faith and prove a breach of fiduciary duty involving intentional misconduct, fraud, or a knowing violation of the law. In Tsatas v. Airborne Wireless Network, Inc.,…
Intentionally Discriminatory Public Offering Stalled At The SEC
In this February post, I pondered the question of whether an issuer could allocate shares on the basis of race, gender or ethnicity. That post was inspired by the case of Glennon v. Johnson, U.S. Dist. Ct. Case No. 1:25-cv-01057 (N.D.…
Another Post SB21 Proposal To Reincorporate From Delaware To Nevada
The ink has barely dried on Delaware’s hotly debated amendments to its General Corporation Law and already another company has proposed reincorporation in Nevada. In preliminary proxy materials filed yesterday with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Roblox Corporation, an NYSE…
Tempus Fugit Ad Nevada
Three days after Delaware’s governor, Matt Meyer, signed into law controversial amendments to Delaware’s General Corporation Law, another publicly traded company filed preliminary proxy materials with the Securities and Exchange Commission seeking stockholder approval of a reincorporation in Nevada.
“Fugit…
Can Investors Themselves Be Liable For A Failure To Register The Offer And Sale Of Securities?
Section 12(a)(1) of the Securities Act of 1933 imposes liability on sellers of securities who violate that Act’s registration and prospectus delivery requirements. Because the statute refers to sellers, it seems unlikely that investors themselves might have liability under Section…
Can An Employer Require Employees To Invest In The Business?
Employee stock bonus, stock purchase, and stock option plans are extremely common. Most employees and prospective employees are undoubtedly happy to receive these types of equity compensation awards, but can an employer require an employee to invest in the employer’s…
Can Common Interest Communities Ban Religious Displays On Doors And Doorframes?
The Nevada legislature is currently considering a bill, SB 201, that would restrict, with certain exceptions, an association or unit’s owner who rents or leases his or her unit from prohibiting a unit’s owner or occupant of a unit…
SEC Abandons Defense Of Brobdingnagian Climate Change Disclosure Rule
Three years ago, the Securities and Exchange Commission issued a nearly 500 page rule proposal that would require registrants to provide certain climate-related information in their registration statements and annual reports. At the time, I argued. albeit to no avail,…
Is Registration As A Foreign Corporation A Form Of Compelled Consent?
Not too long ago, I wrote about a bill that is currently pending in the Nevada legislature, AB 158. This bill would authorize Nevada courts to exercise general personal jurisdiction over entities on the sole basis that the entity:
- is organized, registered or
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