Bottoms v. Stapleton

TERNUS, Justice.

A minority shareholder brought this action against a limited liability company and its majority shareholder seeking damages for breach of fiduciary duty and conversion, judicial dissolution of the company, an accounting, and appointment of a receiver. Upon the minority shareholder’s motion to disqualify the defendants’ counsel, the district court held that counsel could not represent the company, but could continue to represent the majority shareholder. We granted the defendants’ application for interlocutory appeal. Although the potential for a conflict of interest exists,…