Legal Opinion
Northwest Wholesale, Inc. v. Pac Organic Fruit, LLC
Washington Supreme Court
Decided September 10, 2015No. 90891-5PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMadsen, C.J.
¶1 — This case concerns whether a debtor who has filed a voluntary bankruptcy petition may maintain a derivative action on behalf of a limited liability company (LLC), of which the debtor was a former member. The primary inquiry addresses the interplay of federal bankruptcy law and portions of the Washington Limited Liability Company Act (WALLCA), ch. 25.15 RCW, and whether the state provisions are superseded under the circumstances of this case; specifically, whether 11 U.S.C. §§ 541 or 365 preempt RCW 25.15.130(l)(d).1 We hold that the dissociation provision found in RCW 25.15.130(l)(d) is…
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