TREE HOUSE BREWING COMPANY Your group assignment, if your group accepts it, is to first analyze...

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TREE HOUSE BREWING COMPANY Your group assignment, if your group accepts it, is to first analyze the Tree House Brewing allegations of excessive compensation, forgery, and conspiracy alleged by a minority shareholder in court filings in Massachusetts. Lucky you, one of the articles provided is the actual complaint! Second, applying the material we've covered to date, how likely is it that the minority shareholder will prevail? If you've paid attention, you'll know it's always 50/50 but humor me and give me your opinion of the merits of the case. Based on our lectures to date, what exactly is the basis of the claim? Hmmm, I'm thinking there might be a bit of agency law here and lots of corporate law, and something about duty, obligation, and responsibility. And finally, I'm confused, not an unusual state of affairs for me, but nevertheless, if I recall the lectures on forms of business organization, the parties should have limited liability. But, the complaint names Tree House Brewing Company Nathan P. Lanier and Damien L. Goudreau, which I might be wrong, means they are being sued personally. What? How can that be? I would love an answer. In fact, I think there's enough for a final paper here. In order to analyze the allegations and make your recommendations, if you have any, more likely they are considerations, you may want to think about the following: (Remember that thinking doesn't mean your hands are tied.) But, based on your readings, please "think" about the following questions: If you're the lawyer responding to the complaint levied at your clients how would you respond? I Are there questions of Agency fiduciary obligations, or corporate obligations? Why? What if the litigants were partners and not shareholders? Does that make a difference? Is their beer any good? + TREE HOUSE BREWING COMPANY Your group assignment, if your group accepts it, is to first analyze the Tree House Brewing allegations of excessive compensation, forgery, and conspiracy alleged by a minority shareholder in court filings in Massachusetts. Lucky you, one of the articles provided is the actual complaint! Second, applying the material we've covered to date, how likely is it that the minority shareholder will prevail? If you've paid attention, you'll know it's always 50/50 but humor me and give me your opinion of the merits of the case. Based on our lectures to date, what exactly is the basis of the claim? Hmmm, I'm thinking there might be a bit of agency law here and lots of corporate law, and something about duty, obligation, and responsibility. And finally, I'm confused, not an unusual state of affairs for me, but nevertheless, if I recall the lectures on forms of business organization, the parties should have limited liability. But, the complaint names Tree House Brewing Company Nathan P. Lanier and Damien L. Goudreau, which I might be wrong, means they are being sued personally. What? How can that be? I would love an answer. In fact, I think there's enough for a final paper here. In order to analyze the allegations and make your recommendations, if you have any, more likely they are considerations, you may want to think about the following: (Remember that thinking doesn't mean your hands are tied.) But, based on your readings, please "think" about the following questions: If you're the lawyer responding to the complaint levied at your clients how would you respond? I Are there questions of Agency fiduciary obligations, or corporate obligations? Why? What if the litigants were partners and not shareholders? Does that make a difference? Is their beer any good? +