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Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 31, § 1544 (2026)

Liability of members to 3rd parties

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A person who is a member of a limited liability company is not liable, solely by reason of being a member, under a judgment, decree or order of a court, or in any other manner, for a debt, obligation or liability of the limited liability company, whether arising in contract, tort or otherwise or for the acts or omissions of any other member, agent or employee of the limited liability company.   [PL 2009, c. 629, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 2009, c. 629, Pt. A, §3 (AFF).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2009, c. 629, Pt. A, §2 (NEW). PL 2009, c. 629, Pt. A, §3 (AFF).
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Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2018–2022 · leading case: Old Town Util. & Tech. Park LLC v. Consol. Edison Solutions Inc (D. Me. 2019).
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Old Town Util. & Tech. Park LLC v. Consol. Edison Solutions Inc (D. Me. 2019). “” 31 M.R.S.A § 1544 (West 2019). However, in some cases officers can be held individually liable for their own tortious conduct.”
Thao v. Lh Hous. LLC (D. Me. 2022). “He is not alleged to have made any statements, fraudulently transferred any assets, entered into any agreements with the Thaos, negatively affected their personal property, failed to take any action that he had a duty to perform, directed any of LH Housing’s alleged misconduct…”
ARS Architecture, PA v. Winter Street, LLC (Me. Super. Ct 2018). “and Count IV Dowling echoes Winter Street's arguments for dismissal of the remaining Counts, but in the alternative argues that these Counts must be dismissed as to him personally because Dowling's involvement in this dispute was exclusively in his capacity as a member/ manager…”
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