Legal Opinion
In re Lonestar Logo & Signs, LLC
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided May 31, 2018No. 03-18-00214-CVPublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBob Pemberton, Justice
The pivotal issue presented in this mandamus proceeding is whether a former-but not current-member of a Texas limited liability company has standing to assert derivative claims on that entity's behalf. At least in the posture of this proceeding, the former member does not.
BACKGROUND
The underlying litigation concerns two successive Texas Department of Transportation contracts to operate TxDOT's "Informational Logo Sign and Tourist-Oriented Directional Sign Program," the program involving the now-familiar blue signs on Texas highways that advise motorists of participating businesses accessible…
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