Also known as: bringing an action · brought an action · brings an action · commence an action · institute proceedings
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An act of commencing litigation by filing a complaint or petition in a court having jurisdiction over the dispute.
Uriah met with Cole and the other members of Bright Lodging LLC and asked them to cause the company to recover diverted commissions from an affiliate. Cole refused. Uriah then filed suit asserting derivative claims on behalf of the LLC.
After a freight train struck Tompkins on a footpath alongside the tracks, he filed a complaint in federal court alleging negligence in the train's operation and maintenance.
After Caleb sold the shop and house and kept all proceeds, Victoria filed suit in state court asserting breach of their cohabitants' agreement and an equitable claim based on her contributions.
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A limited partner first demanded that the general partners cause the partnership to enforce a right belonging to the entity. When the general partners failed to act within a reasonable time, the limited partner filed a derivative action.
A Pennsylvania citizen injured by a passing train filed an action in federal court in New York against the railroad company, invoking diversity jurisdiction over the negligence claim.
MITE Corporation filed suit in federal court seeking to enjoin enforcement of the Illinois Business Take-Over Act after the Secretary of State initiated administrative proceedings against its tender offer.
A member must first demand that the managers or other members cause the LLC to bring an action to enforce the right. The demand requirement is satisfied if the managers or members do not bring the action within a reasonable time.
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No. An individual who is or was a cohabitant may commence an action on a contractual or equitable claim arising out of contributions to the relationship. The action is not barred because of a sexual relationship or subject to additional requirements because the parties are or were cohabitants.
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The partner must first make a demand on the general partners requesting that they cause the partnership to bring an action to enforce the right. If the general partners do not bring the action within a reasonable time, the partner may maintain the derivative action.
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…and that he was struck by something which looked like a door projecting from one of the moving cars. To enforce that claim he brought an action in the federal court for southern New York, which had jurisdiction because the company is a corporation of that State. It denied liability; and the case was tried by a jury. The Erie…