As 2016 begins, the anecdotal evidence indicates that derivative lawsuits filed by private company shareholders in Texas are increasing. This rising tide of shareholder derivative litigation was easy to foresee after the Texas Supreme Court’s Ritchie v. Rupe decision in June 2014 rejecting court-ordered buyouts for shareholder oppression and leaving only receivership as a remedy for oppressive conduct by majority owners. Minority owners, however, are still permitted to pursue shareholder derivative lawsuits filed in the name of the company to recover for injuries sustained by the business.
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