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Shareholder, Partnership & LLC Disputes
Partners who stop sharing money or information, deadlocks, buyouts, exits and fiduciary duties inside a Texas LLC, partnership or closely held corporation.
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Shareholder, Partnership & LLC Disputes
A Shareholder's Right to Inspect Corporate Records in Texas
Texas shareholders who have held shares six months, or hold five percent, may inspect corporate books on written demand for a proper purpose. Refusal shifts attorney's fees.
Shareholder, Partnership & LLC Disputes
Asking a Court to Appoint a Receiver or Dissolve a Texas Company
Texas courts can appoint a receiver over one asset, over the whole business, or to liquidate it, and can order a partnership or LLC wound up. Each order has strict grounds.
Shareholder, Partnership & LLC Disputes
Can I Sue My Business Partner in Texas?
Yes. Texas law lets a partner or LLC member sue a co-owner for breach of the agreement, fiduciary duty, fraud or an accounting. The claim, court and deadline turn on the facts.
Shareholder, Partnership & LLC Disputes
Can One Partner Dissolve the Company? Winding Up a Texas LLC or Partnership
Usually not alone. An LLC winds up by majority vote of all members unless the agreement says otherwise. A general partner can withdraw, but the others can keep the business going.
Shareholder, Partnership & LLC Disputes
Can You Force a Partner Out of an LLC in Texas?
Not by default. Under § 101.107 an LLC member may not be expelled unless the company agreement provides for it. Without that clause: a buyout, removal from management, or a court.
Shareholder, Partnership & LLC Disputes
Do Minority Shareholders Have Protection From Oppression in Texas?
Not as a standalone claim since Ritchie v. Rupe (2014). What remains: receivership on narrow grounds plus contract, fiduciary, records and derivative claims.
Shareholder, Partnership & LLC Disputes
Family Business Disputes: Siblings, Parents and Ownership Fights
Family businesses are governed by the same Texas entity law as any other company. What differs is the facts: no paperwork, assumed roles, inheritance expectations and marriages.
Shareholder, Partnership & LLC Disputes
How a Partner Buyout Is Priced and Enforced in Texas
The price comes from one of three places: a formula in your agreement, the partnership statute's fair value rule, or a negotiated deal. Texas courts do not invent a buyout.
Shareholder, Partnership & LLC Disputes
How a Partnership Lawsuit Unfolds in Texas, Start to Finish
Records demand, derivative demand if the claim is the company's, petition, often a TRO, the counterclaim, discovery with a forensic accountant, mediation, and a buyout or trial.