{"data":{"id":"us-me/13-c-m.r.s.-1009","jurisdiction":"us-me","citation":"13-C M.R.S. §1009","heading":"Effect of amendment","body":"An amendment to a corporation's articles of incorporation does not affect a cause of action existing against or in favor of the corporation, a proceeding to which the corporation is a party or the existing rights of persons other than shareholders of the corporation. An amendment changing a corporation's name does not abate a proceeding brought by or against the corporation in its former name.","path":["TITLE 13-C: MAINE BUSINESS CORPORATION ACT","CHAPTER 10: AMENDMENT OF ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION AND BYLAWS","SUBCHAPTER 1: AMENDMENT OF ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION"],"source_url":"https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/13-C/title13-Csec1009.html","current_through":"October 1, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:12:27Z","sha256":"2399fbef670246c3647871b15dda6c99fc0fff85698e20a749dd31408f8aa88c","source_id":"us-me","stale":false,"prev":"us-me/13-c-m.r.s.-1008","next":"us-me/13-c-m.r.s.-1020"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}