The Legal Environment of Business: Text and Cases
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Author: Frank B Cross/ Roger LeRoy Miller
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Case summary: The LLC named C and other investors took part in a project managed by another LLC, Z. The participants came into a new LLC agreement for the project. Investors had issued a complaint on Z for his failure in providing information. Investors filed a case against Z for breaching contract and fiduciary duty. Z went for summary judgement.
To find: The judgement of the court in Z’s case.
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