Legal Question in Business Law in Maryland

Your rights are going to be determined by the operating agreement/articles of organization. If there is no agreement then it will be based on Maryland State Law. Your percentage in the business may provide you with some rights depending on what your operating agreement says. Additionally you have to be really cautious about the secondary business your brother is running through the family business. There may be a breach of fiduciary duty occurring and his business may be creating liability for the family business. Without consulting with you about the specifics of your situation I could not give you a definite answer. Feel free to contact our office as we represent clients on business issues in Maryland.

In Maryland, if you do not have a written Operating Agreement, then the Maryland Code says what right you have, and what obligations the others have to both the corporate entity and to you, as a shareholder. And in your capacity as a 50% owners and officer, you have obligations to investigate what is going on, and perhaps to demand an accounting. The others may be "usurping corporate opportunities" and diverting assets and business. We are in the middle of several lawsuits involving facts like you describe. You must seek out advice, and share all details with an attorney of your choice.