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...(A) Upon the winding up of a limited liability company, payment or adequate provision for payment, shall be made to creditors, including members who are creditors, in satisfaction of liabilities of the limited liability company. (B) After a limited liability company complies with division (A) of this section, any surplus shall be distributed as follows: (1) First, to each person owning a membership interest that ...

...(A) The law of the state or other jurisdiction under which a foreign limited liability company is formed governs all of the following: (1) The organization and internal affairs of the foreign limited liability company; (2) The liability of a member as a member for the debts, obligations, or other liabilities of the foreign limited liability company or a series thereof; (3) The authority of the members and agent...

...(A) In order for a foreign limited liability company or any one or more of its series to transact business in this state, the foreign limited liability company shall register with the secretary of state. Neither a foreign limited liability company nor any one or more of its series may transact business in this state until the registration has been approved by the secretary of state and the foreign limited liability c...

...(A) A foreign limited liability company whose name does not comply with section 1706.07 of the Revised Code may not file a registration as a foreign limited liability company until it adopts, for the purpose of transacting business in this state, an assumed name that complies with section 1706.07 of the Revised Code. A foreign limited liability company that adopts an assumed name under this division and then files a ...

...(A) A foreign limited liability company that has a registration as a foreign limited liability company in the records of the secretary of state may cancel its registration as a limited liability company by delivering for filing a certificate of cancellation of registration of a foreign limited liability company to the secretary of state. (B) A certificate of cancellation of registration of a foreign limited liabili...

...(A) No foreign limited liability company, or a series thereof, transacting business in this state, nor anyone on its behalf, shall be permitted to maintain a proceeding in any court in this state for the collection of its debts unless an effective registration as a limited liability company for the foreign limited liability company is on file in the records of the secretary of state. (B) A court may stay a proceedi...

...(A) A member may commence or maintain a derivative action in the right of a limited liability company to recover a judgment in favor of the limited liability company by complying with sections 1706.61 to 1706.617 of the Revised Code. (B) A member associated with a series of a limited liability company may commence or maintain a derivative action in the right of the series to recover a judgment in favor of the serie...

...(A) A member may commence or maintain a derivative action in the right of the limited liability company only if the member meets both of the following conditions: (1) The member fairly and adequately represents the interests of the limited liability company in enforcing the right of the limited liability company. (2) The member either: (a) Was a member of the limited liability company at the time of the act or ...

...A member may not commence a derivative action in the right of the limited liability company, or a series thereof, until both of the following occur: (A) A written demand has been made upon the limited liability company or the series to take suitable action. (B) Ninety days have expired from the date the demand was made unless either of the following applies: (1) The member has earlier been notified that the dem...

...For the purpose of allowing the limited liability company or the series thereof time to undertake an inquiry into the allegations made in the demand or complaint commenced pursuant to sections 1706.61 to 1706.617 of the Revised Code, the court may stay any derivative action for the period the court deems appropriate.

...(A)(1) A derivative action in the right of a limited liability company shall be dismissed by the court on motion by the limited liability company if one of the groups specified in division (A)(2) of this section has determined in good faith, after conducting a reasonable inquiry upon which its conclusions are based, that the maintenance of the derivative action is not in the best interests of the limited liability co...

...A derivative action may not be discontinued or settled without the court's approval. If the court determines that a proposed discontinuance or settlement will substantially affect the interests of members of the limited liability company, or the interests of members associated with a series of the limited liability company, the court shall direct that notice be given to the members affected.

...On termination of the derivative action the court may do any of the following: (A) Order the limited liability company to pay the plaintiff's reasonable expenses, including attorney fees, incurred by the plaintiff in the derivative action if the court finds that the derivative action has resulted in a substantial benefit to the limited liability company; (B) Order a series to pay the plaintiff's reasonable expens...

...In any derivative action in the right of a foreign limited liability company, or a series thereof, the right of a person to commence or maintain a derivative action in the right of a foreign limited liability company, or a series thereof, and any matters raised in the action covered by sections 1706.61 to 1706.616 of the Revised Code shall be governed by the law of the jurisdiction under which the foreign limited lia...

...(A) Subject to division (B) of this section, a member may maintain a direct action against another member or members or the limited liability company, or a series thereof, to enforce the member's rights and otherwise protect the member's interests, including rights and interests under the operating agreement or this chapter or arising independently of the membership relationship. (B) A member maintaining a direct a...

...(A) A limited liability company may merge with one or more other constituent entities pursuant to sections 1706.71 to 1706.713 of the Revised Code and to an agreement of merger if all of the following conditions are met: (1) The governing statute of each of the other entities authorizes the merger. (2) The merger is not prohibited by the law of a jurisdiction that enacted any of the governing statutes. (3) Each...

...(A) To be effective, an agreement of merger shall be consented to by all the members of a constituent limited liability company. (B) After the agreement of merger is approved, and at any time before a certificate of merger is delivered to the secretary of state for filing under section 1706.712 of the Revised Code, a constituent limited liability company may amend the agreement or abandon the merger: (1) As provi...

...(A) After each constituent entity has approved the agreement of merger, a certificate of merger shall be signed on behalf of both of the following: (1) Each constituent limited liability company, as provided in division (A) of section 1706.17 of the Revised Code; (2) Each other constituent entity, as provided in its governing statute. (B) A certificate of merger under this section shall include all of the follo...

...(A) When a merger becomes effective, all of the following apply: (1) The surviving entity continues or comes into existence. (2) Each constituent entity that merges into the surviving entity ceases to exist as a separate entity. (3) All property owned by each constituent entity, or series thereof, that ceases to exist vests in the surviving entity without reservation or impairment. (4) All debts, obligations,...

...(A) An entity other than a limited liability company may convert to a limited liability company, and a limited liability company may convert to an entity other than a limited liability company pursuant to sections 1706.72 to 1706.723 of the Revised Code and a written declaration of conversion if all of the following apply: (1) The governing statute of the entity that is not a limited liability company authorizes th...

...(A) A declaration of conversion must be consented to by all the members of a converting limited liability company. (B) After a conversion is approved, and at any time before the certificate of conversion is delivered to the secretary of state for filing under section 1706.722 of the Revised Code, a converting limited liability company may amend the declaration or abandon the conversion: (1) As provided in the dec...

...(A) After a declaration of conversion is approved, both of the following apply: (1) A converting limited liability company shall deliver to the secretary of state for filing a certificate of conversion. The certificate of conversion shall be signed as provided in division (A) of section 1706.17 of the Revised Code and shall include all of the following: (a) A statement that the converting limited liability compan...

...(A) When a conversion takes effect, all of the following apply: (1) All property owned by the converting entity, or series thereof, remains vested in the converted entity. (2) All debts, obligations, or other liabilities of the converting entity, or series thereof, continue as debts, obligations, or other liabilities of the converted entity. (3) An action or proceeding pending by or against the converting entit...

...(A) If a member of a constituent or converting limited liability company will have personal liability with respect to a surviving or converted entity, approval or amendment of a plan of merger or a declaration of conversion are ineffective without the consent of the member, unless both of the following conditions are met: (1) The limited liability company's operating agreement provides for approval of a merger or c...

...Sections 1706.71 to 1706.74 of the Revised Code do not preclude an entity from being merged or converted under law other than this chapter.