Daggett v. Feeney, Nos. S-15799/15819, No. 7179 (Alaska 6/16/17).  A dispute arose between a property owner and an unlicensed contractor hired to install a wind turbine on the property.

Nguyen v. View, Inc., C.A. No. 11138 (Del. Ch. 6/6/17). The Delaware Chancery Court ruled that Sec. 204 could not be used to validate actions taken by a corporation in pursuing a round of preferred stock financing that was declared void because the majority stockholder revoked his consent to the financing transaction. 

BNSF Railway Co. v. Tyrrell, No. 16-405 (5/30/2017). The US Supreme Court ruled that (1) Sec. 56 of the Federal Employers’ Liability Act does not address personal jurisdiction

Kokesh v. Securities and Exchange Commission, No. 16-529 (6/5/2017). The US Supreme Court ruled that a claim for disgorgement in an SEC enforcement action must be commenced within 5 years of the date the claim accrued.

Young v. Affliction Holdings, LLC, CA 5:16-cv-11342 (USDC, SD WV) decided May 24, 2017.  A federal court in West Virginia held that a West Virginia LLC that was administratively dissolved by the Secretary of State for failure to file an annual report

Water Splash, Inc. v. Menon, No. 16-254 (5/22/2017).  The US Supreme Court resolved a split in the Circuits on the issue of whether the Hague Service Convention (a treaty governing service of documents in foreign countries) prohibits service of process by mail. 

TC Heartland LLC v. Kraft Foods Groups Brands LLC, No. 16-341 (5/22/2017). The US Supreme Court ruled that a patent infringement suit against a corporation, where venue is based on the corporation’s residence, must be brought in the state of incorporation. 

Serota v. London Towne Homeowners Association, 2017 Pa. Commw. Unpub. LEXIS 302 (4/27/17). The Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court ruled that an amendment to the association’s bylaws changing the voting rights of members from one vote per lot owned to one vote per member was invalid. 

U.S. Energy Management Inc. v. JRB International L.P., 2017 Tex. App. LEXIS 374 (4/26/2017). The Texas appellate court ruled that a corporation that listed its business address as its registered office, and then failed to update the Secretary of State’s records when the business moved, was not entitled to a bill of review of the default judgment issued against it.

First National Bank of Omaha v. Spirit Medical Transport, 2017 Ohio App. LEXIS 1475 (4/21/17). The Ohio appellate court ruled that the plaintiff bank could not maintain an action in Ohio because it was not qualified to do business.