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2021The corporation itself must bring such an action, or a derivative suit may be brought on the corporation’s behalf.’ ”].) A “cause of action is individual, not derivative, only ‘ “where it appears that the injury resulted from the violation of some special duty owed the stockholder by the wrongdoer and having its origin 19 in circumstances independent of the plaintiff’s status as a shareholder.” ’ ” (Nelson v. Anderson (1999) 72 Cal.App.4th 111, 124 , italics added.) As Oflye’s damages expert confirmed, it is undisputed that Oflye had no direct ownership interest in any of the assets it claimed

2015F. Ahmanson & Co. (1969) 1 Cal.3d 93, 106 (Jones) and Nelson v. Anderson (1999) 72 Cal.App.4th 111, 124 (Nelson) to an action involving a limited partnership].) " '[An] action is derivative, i.e., in the corporate right, if the gravamen of the complaint is injury to the corporation, or to the whole body of its stock and property without any severance or distribution among individual holders, or if it seeks to recover assets for the corporation or to prevent the dissipation of its assets.' " (Jones, at p. 106.) "[A]n individual cause of action exists only if the damages were not 11 incidental t

2015F. Ahmanson & Co. (1969) 1 Cal.3d 93, 106 (Jones) and Nelson v. Anderson (1999) 72 Cal.App.4th 111, 124 (Nelson) to an action involving a limited partnership].) " '[An] action is derivative, i.e., in the corporate right, if the gravamen of the complaint is injury to the corporation, or to the whole body of its stock and property without any severance or distribution among individual holders, or if it seeks to recover assets for the corporation or to prevent the dissipation of its assets.' " (Jones, at p. 106.) "[A]n individual cause of action exists only if the damages were not 11 incidental t

2015F. Ahmanson & Co. (1969) 1 Cal.3d 93, 106 (Jones) and Nelson v. Anderson (1999) 72 Cal.App.4th 111, 124 (Nelson) to an action involving a limited partnership].) " '[An] action is derivative, i.e., in the corporate right, if the gravamen of the complaint is injury to the corporation, or to the whole body of its stock and property without any severance or distribution among individual holders, or if it seeks to recover assets for the corporation or to prevent the dissipation of its assets.' " (Jones, at p. 106.) "[A]n individual cause of action exists only if the damages were not 11 incidental t

2014“In determining whether an individual action as opposed to a derivative action lies, courts look at ‘the gravamen of the wrong alleged in the pleadings.’ (Nelson v. Anderson (1999) 72 Cal.App.4th 111, 124 [(Nelson)].)” (PacLink Communications Internat., Inc. v. Superior Court (2001) 90 Cal.App.4th 958, 965 (PacLink).) “[A]n individual cause of action exists only if the damages were not incidental to an injury to the corporation. [Citation.]” ( Nelson, supra, at p. 124 .) “The cause of action is individual, not derivative, only ‘“where it appears that the injury resulted from the violation of s

2014“In determining whether an individual action as opposed to a derivative action lies, courts look at ‘the gravamen of the wrong alleged in the pleadings.’ (Nelson v. Anderson (1999) 72 Cal.App.4th 111, 124 [(Nelson)].)” (PacLink Communications Internat., Inc. v. Superior Court (2001) 90 Cal.App.4th 958, 965 (PacLink).) “[A]n individual cause of action exists only if the damages were not incidental to an injury to the corporation. [Citation.]” ( Nelson, supra, at p. 124 .) “The cause of action is individual, not derivative, only ‘“where it appears that the injury resulted from the violation of s

1975Instead, they speak to an exception to that rule (which is not applicable here) “where it appears that the injury resulted from the violation of some special duty owed to the stockholder by the wrongdoer and having its origin in circumstances independent of the plaintiff’s status as a stockholder.” (Shaw v. Empire Savings & Loan Assn., 186 Cal.App.2d 401, 407 [ 9 Cal.Rptr. 204 ]; italics original.) In Jones v. H.

1975Instead, they speak to an exception to that rule (which is not applicable here) “where it appears that the injury resulted from the violation of some special duty owed to the stockholder by the wrongdoer and having its origin in circumstances independent of the plaintiff’s status as a stockholder.” (Shaw v. Empire Savings & Loan Assn., 186 Cal.App.2d 401, 407 [ 9 Cal.Rptr. 204 ]; italics original.) In Jones v. H.

1960“It is only where the injury sustained to one's stock is peculiar to himself alone, and does not fall alike upon other stockholders, that he can recover as an individual” (Shenberg v. DeGarmo, 61 Cal.App.2d 326, 332 [ 143 P.2d 74 ]) ; otherwise stated, “to obtain a personal right of action there must be relations between him [the shareholder] and the tort-feasor independent of those which the shareholder derives through his interest in the corporate assets and business.” (Shenberg v. DeGarmo, supra.) Such independent relations or circumstances were found in Sutter v. General Petroleum Corp., s

1960“It is only where the injury sustained to one's stock is peculiar to himself alone, and does not fall alike upon other stockholders, that he can recover as an individual” (Shenberg v. DeGarmo, 61 Cal.App.2d 326, 332 [ 143 P.2d 74 ]) ; otherwise stated, “to obtain a personal right of action there must be relations between him [the shareholder] and the tort-feasor independent of those which the shareholder derives through his interest in the corporate assets and business.” (Shenberg v. DeGarmo, supra.) Such independent relations or circumstances were found in Sutter v. General Petroleum Corp., s