Publication Date: 2020-05-06
Practice Area: Corporate Governance
Industry: Hospitality and Lodging
Court: Court of Chancery
Judge: Vice Chancellor Glasscock
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Thomas W. Briggs, Jr. and Jarett W. Horowitz, Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell LLP, Wilmington, DE; John R. Lund and Adam E. Weinacker, Parsons Behle & Latimer, Salt Lake City, UT for plaintiff.
for defendant: Catherine G. Dearlove Andrew J. Peach, Richards, Layton & Finger, P.A., Wilmington, DE; Scott A. Hagen, Gregory S. Roberts, and Beth J. Ranschau, Ray Quinney & Nebeker P.C., Salt Lake City, UT for defendants.
Case Number: D68967
Mere participation by LLC minority members in the negotiation of the LLC agreements, without knowledge, intent, or participation to form the LLC specifically in Delaware was insufficient to find the transacting of business in Delaware so as to exercise long-arm personal jurisdiction over the out-of-state minority members.