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Tully v. Mirz, 457 N.J. Super. 11 (App. Div. 2018).  This opinion by Judge Geiger today addresses the question of what claims, between two owners of a closely-held corporation, are properly considered derivative claims and what claims are correctly treated as direct claims.  After a one-day bench trial, the trial court dismissed the complaint for lack of standing, asserting that all claims presented were derivative claims that could not be brought directly.  Applying de novo review of the purely legal issue of standing, the Appellate Division affirmed in part and reversed in part, ordering a...

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